{"id":3981,"date":"2015-04-26T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.furleybio.com\/?p=3981"},"modified":"2016-02-06T20:38:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T12:38:36","slug":"hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobby: First time Aquarium for Arowana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I was given a Gold Cross Back Arowana from a dear friend.<\/p>\n<p>I have been hesitant to accept such responsibility and what I consider as an extra curricular activity with that being said being from a Chemistry background I found the water chemistry intriguing and possibly exciting.<\/p>\n<p>This is a documented adventure of my experience in setting up and maintaining my first aquarium.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in time since I am writing this article I have expanded my interests into aquascaping, raring guppies and with an intention to breed betta&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u76ee\u5f55<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dad9fa31c86\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">\u5207\u6362<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dad9fa31c86\"  aria-label=\"\u5207\u6362\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana\/#The_Tank\" >The Tank<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana\/#The_Filter\" >The\u00a0Filter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana\/#The_Air_Pump\" >The Air Pump<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana\/#Initial_Liquids_Starter_Kit_Recommended_by_a_friend\" >Initial Liquids (Starter Kit)\u00a0Recommended by a friend<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Tank\"><\/span>The Tank<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With most first timers the tank is indeed the place where you see your fish. It is your viewing screen to the fishes world.<br \/>\nPersonally as I went for value for money. I had a friend whom is very keen about raising Arowana help me get a tank for under MYR280 with the stand at his local loitering spot in Seremban.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Filter\"><\/span>The\u00a0Filter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So there are many approaches to this. I went with value for money and options to increase in tank size as Arowana&#8217;s can outgrow the tank I have bought.<br \/>\nI purchase a EHEIM 600 Classic Canister for around MYR550 (On Offer)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Air_Pump\"><\/span>The Air Pump<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Need to pump some air into the water, I initially bought some Malaysian brand which works well but is very noisy. So I shopped around again and ended up with a Hailea with 2 air outlets. (Works relatively silently for good value)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Initial_Liquids_Starter_Kit_Recommended_by_a_friend\"><\/span>Initial Liquids (Starter Kit)\u00a0Recommended by a friend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dechlorination Solution<br \/>\nNutrafin Aqua Water Conditioner<\/p>\n<p>Bacteria Start Culture<br \/>\n1. Nutrafin Cycle<br \/>\n2. API Stress Zyme (Bought 1 month later)<\/p>\n<p>Ammonia Test Kit<br \/>\nAPI Ammonia Test<\/p>\n<p>\u98df\u54c1<br \/>\nHikkari\u00a0Food Sticks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.furleybio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_1343-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/furleybio.com\/blog\/zh\/hobby-first-time-aquarium-arowana\/img_1343-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d155kity4o7fyf.cloudfront.net\/2018\/11\/IMG_1343-1.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1427241309&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1343-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/d155kity4o7fyf.cloudfront.net\/2018\/11\/IMG_1343-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/d155kity4o7fyf.cloudfront.net\/2018\/11\/IMG_1343-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4003\" src=\"https:\/\/d155kity4o7fyf.cloudfront.net\/2018\/11\/IMG_1343-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1343-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I was given a Gold Cross Back Arowana from a dear friend. 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