r/AquariumsAustralia

Hey everyone complete newbie here!

I've only ever owned a single betta as a kid and recently decided to come back to try my hand again ive been looking online and trying to do research but it all seems to be America focused I have 2 tanks I bought for 10 bucks im going to clean (obviously) ones 23 litres and the other is just on 70 I want to start small but have no real idea where is best to start im in a fairly cold region through winter but can hit mid 30s in summer (good old QLD) any help /advice is massively appreciated.

I would like to work towards a 20ish gallon style community tank set-up over a year or so thank you!

G'day everybody,
Im fairly new to the hobby and i wanted to make a Shrimp tank, i have a 16L tank currently and im still gathering bits and bobs such as sand and plants.

My questions are:

1. What sorta sand could i use in the tank?
2. Can i just leave the water to sit for 24hrs roughly before filling the tank? (instead of dechlorinating). Ive seen some things online about copper content in water etc, im located in Perth, WA, if that helps.

Cheers

- How many fish would you recommend for a 21L tank?

I’m starting out in my aquarium journey and will be getting some fish after I fully cycle the tank, but I’m just not sure how many fish i should be getting at this size!

- beginner friendly plant suggestions

- do I need a master test kit for the cycling journey or will the water test strips do the trick?

- I have a shared pond with my neighbour (aka my neighbour does all the work with it), which has healthy, established koi fish, could I theoretically get some media/small amount of water from the pond and put it in my tanks filter to speed up the tank cycle? Or could this risk harmful bacteria getting into the tank?

- Also if anyone has any handy tips/tricks for tank cycling or anything else aquarium related, please feel free to share!

Apologies in advance if these are silly/annoying questions, there is so much info online it can be overwhelming 😭🥺