Billy wrote:
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| Hello, I am starting up a 10g tank. I plan on having just black
gravel
| a black backing, some anacharis and some neon tetra. I was ondering

if
| anyone could reccomend any equipment, like a filter heater or
| lighthood.
|

Sounds like a pretty basic setup. In all likelihood, for your needs,
one of the 'starter kits' available at places like Petco, PetSmart
and other big-box stores would be fine. A basic power filter, (I
recommend one with a bio-wheel, less chance of wiping out your
biological colony when cleaning the media) a heater, (neons will be
happiest around 78 degrees F. Anacharis grows like a weed under
powerful lighting, so the basic fluorescent bulbs will be fine.
Have you done your research about fishkeeping, and the nitrogen
cycle in particular?

http://faq.thekrib.com/begin.html

Enjoy, and keep posting if you need help getting things going!


Thanks, I do however have a 20g and a 29g and have been in the hobby or
as I see it, the obssession of aquaria for 2 years. Thank for the
inivte to post more for help. Now I'll take you up on it... I have used
BLack Tetra to cycle one tank, Platinum and Snakeskin Gouramis to cycle
another. Would Neons be sufficient to cycle a tank, and more
importantly, would the be able to survive the cycle.
Thanks in advance,
Evan