Heres a picture of my set up.
Some Info:
The tank has been running for a little over a week now. The fishes I currently have are listed on my signature. I'm currently trying to get rid of my 2 lava rocks to accommodate the loaches I recently purchased ( I heard Lava rocks were not recommended for them). The two plants in the back ground are fake and cost me a lot of money. There are 3 driftwood (1 Mopani, 2 Malawi) and 2 inches of flourite substrate. Tank is filtered by Fluval 404 with 2 baskets containing biomax, 1 basket eheim floss, and the last basket contains carbon. I have a total of 80w of light, 1 power glo, 1 light glo.
I piled up the driftwoods in the corner to give my new loaches some place to hide. I know its not exactly aesthetically pleasing.
Its been over a week and the ammonia level has not risen, but the water is starting to get cloudy (bacteria bloom?). I'm also looking for someone to adopt my loaches while my tank cycles (stupid mistake buying them). I'm not very artistic in terms of what color and type of rocks will match my substrate (and plants). Any suggestion is welcome.
P.S.I'm on a student budget, so in other words, I am poor.
Thanks
Some Info:
The tank has been running for a little over a week now. The fishes I currently have are listed on my signature. I'm currently trying to get rid of my 2 lava rocks to accommodate the loaches I recently purchased ( I heard Lava rocks were not recommended for them). The two plants in the back ground are fake and cost me a lot of money. There are 3 driftwood (1 Mopani, 2 Malawi) and 2 inches of flourite substrate. Tank is filtered by Fluval 404 with 2 baskets containing biomax, 1 basket eheim floss, and the last basket contains carbon. I have a total of 80w of light, 1 power glo, 1 light glo.
I piled up the driftwoods in the corner to give my new loaches some place to hide. I know its not exactly aesthetically pleasing.
Its been over a week and the ammonia level has not risen, but the water is starting to get cloudy (bacteria bloom?). I'm also looking for someone to adopt my loaches while my tank cycles (stupid mistake buying them). I'm not very artistic in terms of what color and type of rocks will match my substrate (and plants). Any suggestion is welcome.
P.S.I'm on a student budget, so in other words, I am poor.
Thanks