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Start A Betta Fish Sorority Tank
Equipment You’ll Require To Get Started
The first thing you require to do to initiate setting up a female betta fish sorority tank is to have a perception of how many female betta fish, or hens, you want in your sorority and at least an idea of what you’d like the tank to look like when you’re finished. This will help determine what size tank you will require. But first, you need to ensure that, once you add in your collection of female betta fish, they have all the support systems already in place that they will need to thrive. Believe me, it is much easier to take your time and do it right instead of cutting corners and, at best, trying to fix mistakes in mid-stream (yes, pun intended), or at worst, ending up with disheartening disasters.
Some of the components can be spendy, but each one is just as crucial as the next. Take some time to compile all of the necessary pieces, depending on your budget. Below is a list of the hardware you’ll need to start your female betta fish planted tank sorority:
– Aquarium, of either glass or acrylic construction and appropriate size and style
– Tank stand or furniture stand capable of supporting the filled aquarium. Water weighs 8.3 lbs per gallon so a 20 gal tank weighs over 175 lbs.
– Canister Filter rated for your tank’s specific size
– Canister filters, bio-media and carbon filter
– Spray bar kit
– Fluval intake cover sponge
– Extra hose and adaptor kits (depending on your tank’s intended configuration)
– Light Strip outfitted with “grow” lights of either LED, fluorescent or compact fluorescent. If the light isn’t part of a hood, or aquarium cover, then you’ll need:
– A Glass top cover
– Heater with adjustable settings capable of heating the aquarium you’ve chosen
– Digital thermometer with min./max temperature alarms
– Power strip with surge protector
– Digital or mechanical timer for the light
– Magnetic algae scrubber
– Quarantine equipment (see the female betta fish webpage “Quarantine: Why and How” for details)
This is decidedly one of those projects that requires a lot of forethought and preparation. Besides for envisioning what you’d like in your mind’s eye, do a few sketches and certainly take the time to get a tape measure out and check the tank’s future space, plus take note of how far away the nearest power outlet is. If you’re able to spend some time in advance researching and shopping around, you can generally get the merchandise you want, plus save yourself a few bucks with store sales or online promotions. The more time you spend planning and stocking up on the parts that will make up the infrastructure of this future little planet, the less time you’ll have to spend later on emergency runs across town to track down parts and pieces in the middle of your project.
Once you’ve made up your mind about the size and style of aquarium you’ll want, make it your first purchase, then squirrel it away someplace safe. Physically having your aquarium will help you in buying all the subsequent parts, since you’ll have all the specs and will be able to do test fits, modifications or other adjustments in advance, plus it prevents capability catastrophes, like planning your whole setup around an aquarium that, when you go to buy it, is out of stock or, even worse, discontinued. For more material on starting you female betta fish sorority visit FemaleBettaFish.net.
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