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What would be the proper setup for a 38 gallon tank housing 1 RBP (I mean the whole nine

yards, heaters, filters, powerheads, sand/gravel, ). I am in college and that means Im also on

a budget. I want to get reliable products at a reasonable price. Is BIGALSONLINE.COM a good

place to shop? I just want one baby RBP. The reason I am asking is because I know very

little on the quality of aquarium products. I am a NOVICE, but I want to do things the right way

from the start. THANK YOU AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE KNOWLEDGE ON THIS

FORUM!!!!!!!

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Email me at [email protected] and i will show you my 38 gallon setup.

But if u just want generals go with harleys suggestion on filter. The heater, go ahead and go with the 100 w because its like $1.00 cheaper for half the wattage. With the substrate go to a local gravel store, or sometimes even a petstore will carry a very fine riverbed gravel that i got for 14 cents per lb. Also only one RBP? I would prob. go with a diff. kind of piranha. But its up to you. My powerhead is a rio800 that i bought for $20.00, although it is not nessesary. I would buy some driftwood also for its hiding spot, and have some wax paper and duct tape available so i can show u how i dimmed my lights to make my p's more sociable.