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 Stocking 65 gallon Roseline Shark tank!!
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Hi everyone, I know this is a general question but, I enjoy seeing everyone's suggestions to give me ideas.
Stats:
65 gallon 4' long tank
2 Bio wheel filters rated for 50 gallons each.
Power head
Tahitian sand (black)
Drift wood, and I am going to make this a planted tank in the near future. Also will be replacing fake decorations with more drift wood. ( I am tired of the fake stuff)
I currently have 6 Roselines, some shrimp and a electric blue crayfish. There is a Dwarf Gouramis but he may be moved to another tank depending on tank mates chosen for this tank.
Lets see some ideas, here is a current picture of my setup...(newb tank) Thanks everyone!!
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What are your water stats (pH and hardness)?
That tank will look excellent with real plants - they'll really stand out against the black sand.
Given you have roselines (lovely active fish, but be aware they get pretty big!) I'd recommend a few things for the bottom half of the tank. How about a large school of cories? You could keep a few rams in there with roselines, they're really popular on this forum (and I wish I had a spare tank for some!)
How fast is your current in the tank? Roselines like something to swim against.
Rainbowfish might work well if you plant the tank up heavily. 
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 Originally Posted by Slowerthnyou99
65 gallon 4' long tank
2 Bio wheel filters rated for 50 gallons each.
Power head
Tahitian sand (black)
Drift wood, and I am going to make this a planted tank in the near future. Also will be replacing fake decorations with more drift wood. ( I am tired of the fake stuff)
Honestly, you don't have enough filtration for that size tank - generally, it is recommended to have enough filtration for at least double the size of a tank.
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Originally Posted by andreahp
Honestly, you don't have enough filtration for that size tank - generally, it is recommended to have enough filtration for at least double the size of a tank.
Good point, I missed this. As they grow you'll see your water quality suffer.
I'm not keen on HOBs for tanks this size - have you considered using a couple of large cannister filters (e.g. Eheim Classics? Fluvals?)
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Right now I have the head with lower speed propeller on the power head as you can see to the right. I had the turbine style? with the big propeller but I got nervous as a few of the Roselines were curious and almost got sucked in ( they are still small.)
I do like the Cory's I used to have the Albino Cory cats and they were crazy flying all over the tank.
As for my pH level. When I tested it, it falls right between my test solutions for low pH and high Ph on my API kit. I would say it is in the 7.3-7.4 range.
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Originally Posted by Slowerthnyou99
Right now I have the head with lower speed propeller on the power head as you can see to the right. I had the turbine style? with the big propeller but I got nervous as a few of the Roselines were curious and almost got sucked in ( they are still small.)
You should have the intake of the powerhead covered or caged (like the marine-style powerheads you see). There should be no chance of anyone getting sucked in then.
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Originally Posted by andreahp
Honestly, you don't have enough filtration for that size tank - generally, it is recommended to have enough filtration for at least double the size of a tank.
To andreahp and ~firefly~ 100% agree, I was given this tank as a gift and had a seeded filter already so I put a second for the time being. At the first of the year with tax returns I will be investing in a Rena, or Eheim!! So well before these fish start to grow.
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Originally Posted by ~firefly~
You should have the intake of the powerhead covered or caged (like the marine-style powerheads you see). There should be no chance of anyone getting sucked in then.
It did come with a cage, but with the size (1.5"-2") of the Roselines and there torpedo shape they can fit through the cage especially with the suction of the propeller. I may try it out again as the power head alone put a great current in the tank and they seemed happy with it.
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Cool. I'd be interested to see more photos when this tank progresses and you choose what to add to it.
Recommendation: if you go for Eheim - do make sure you get a pair of Eheim Classics (very simple design and doesn't break down). I was stupid and upgraded my classic to a Pro 3. I thought it was brilliant until the valve broke off inside and I had a horrible, stressful emergency.
Getting two filters will reduce the impact of one of them breaking down 
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Originally Posted by Slowerthnyou99
It did come with a cage, but with the size (1.5"-2") of the Roselines and there torpedo shape they can fit through the cage especially with the suction of the propeller. I may try it out again as the power head alone put a great current in the tank and they seemed happy with it.
You could always add some sort of netting over it. Got a spare pair of fishnet stockings? 
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