Got all setup today, tank looks wicked.

Get some pics up

Just got the tank setup today, water in, water conditioned, get the pH right. Fish next week I think.

Looks alright for a first timer??

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Looks nice and natural, done well.

A few L168 plecos or peppermint bristlenose would go awesome around the bottom of that tank...

Cheers mate yeah it's all OK. When i look through the tank long ways, it looks a little cloudy. Not sure if this is just because it needs a week to filter, if the rocks are causing it, or if I need to get the pH right.

Cloudy water occurs during setup. Ph shouldn't cause cloudiness. If those are limestone rocks you'll always be buffered alkaline.

Let the tank settle over a week or two then start to be concerned about the water visibility.

What fish are you going to use to get the tank through its starting ammonia/nitrites cycle?

Hey mate.

No idea yet to be honest - Need advice here, how many etc?

Maybe 3 cheap hardy fish. Something like electric yellows will work. The idea is to get them in there eating and shitting. The waste goes through your filter and builds a bacteria colony which then filters and feeds off the future waste. When you first put fish in, ammonia & nitrates will shoot up. You don't want to add more fish or anything expensive until they settle back down.

There is a few good threads on cycling new tanks on PCS.

what kind of wood is good to lower pH?
can you use any branch off the garden?

Be careful just grabbing any wood out of your yard. Some wood could be harmful to the fish, it could have chemicals on it and worst of all it will probably leech tannins like a mofo...

If you're going to do it, chuck it in water for a few weeks before putting it in your tank to water log it and so that the tannins leech out. Saves your tank going brown/yellow.