Yesterday I went out and bought a new 55 Gallon Tank with a Stand from my local Big Al’s Aquarium Supplies store.  I’ve been looking around for a nice stand and the only ones I liked so far are at Big Al’s so I decided to get it there along with the 55 Gallon Aquarium.

This is going to be my main tank, and I’ll probably use the 20 Gallon as an intermediate place for some of my smaller fish or new fish I bring from the store as a mini-quarantine system.

Here’s what I ended up picking up yesterday for my setup:

• 55 Gallon Aquarium Tank
• Glass Aquarium Canopy
• Aqualight T-5 Light
• Some Gravel

I was going to also pickup a Rena XP3 Canister Filter, but they were sold out.  So, today I went over to King Ed’s Pet Supply and picked up the following to add to the setup:

• Rena XP3 Canister Filter
• Some Filter Media
• 300 Watt Heater
• Thermometer
• Aquarium Background
• A Bit More Gravel
• Cycle

This is a picture of the setup with just the stand put together and the aquarium and background installed.  It’s not the best picture as it was a bit dark, but you get the gist of what it looks like.  I’ve got the gravel in there now, the filter and heater setup, and I’m letting the filter run it’s course to go through the water while the heater brings it up to the correct temperature.

I’ll try to take some more pictures soon so you guys can see what it looks like lit up.

My New 55 Gallon Tank

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