Oooo that is nice Is this so you could get Mr. Tailer a friend? Make sure you take your time with cycling and keep a close eye on the water once you've added Mr. Tailer due to mini cycles.

He gets more gorgeous every day, I love his big belly is white

I can't wait to see it all set up. What are you doing with your old tank?

Thank you so much Andrea and Minde I added a few more pics just now of the lighting fixture and filter. Do you think this size filter will do for a 27 gallon tank? I know it says it is for up to 60 gallons but I hope that the water flow isn't too mental and strong as to make it hard for my buddy to get around or relax at times...I was going to get the size down from this but remembered how much filtration goldies need especially if I get another fish. And for certain I will take care of setting up this tank properly and seed it with substrate from the little aquarium, cycle and good bacteria

I am so excited about decorating this as the depth of it gives a great deal of space to place different things. I read that Ryukin goldies like to explore around their tanks so hopefully I can find something special and large enough for Tailer to swim thru   Also picked up a bottle of Aqueon water treater as recommended. Promise to keep you posted my fish loving friends.

Wow! Awesome tank! I love that kind of light! I've got that blue light in my biOrb and I used while keeping the first three goldfish of mine It was so beautiful in the evenings, glowing blue like that

Make sure you get an air stone with air pump! It's really cheap, but it'll totally be worth it Not only does it make the tank look more beautiful, but it will also help oxygenating the water Which is needed here since your tank is rather higher instead of longer Goldfish need lots of oxygen!

I am pretty sure that filter will be enough. But you could always tell me how much water per hour it turns! That'd let us know for sure Sometimes filtration is pretty weak even for bigger systems because tropicals aren't as messy as goldfish, and the filters are usually made on the basis of tropical fish.

Are you going to buy live plants for him later? In that case, do as mindemae suggested and keep them separately in the small tank for a few weeks or so, in case there would be parasites on them! You wouldn't want any ich or anything in your new, beautiful tank And also, about the ornaments, if I was you, I'd really try avoiding getting any swim-through objects... Ryukins grow really big, and ROUND, so it'd be even harder for them to get through anything.
Hanna had this accident with her fish when she had some tunnel-y something in her tank, and little Hump had gotten stuck in it and broken his dorsal fin She treated him with Melafix though, so he was fine, but it's always good to avoid. The fish might just get some worse wounds or something You could get something small with a hole in though, where the fish won't fit in at all and in turn won't even try That works, and it's much safer for the fish

Hi April,
That filter may be a bit overkill.   That will be alot of movement for the tank.  That will run like 325 gph!
I would have gone with the 30.  It is sufficient for 30-45 gallon tanks and the gph is 200!  More than sufficient for a 27g tank and 2 fish.  Most filters run lower gph so you have to buy the largest to get the suffcient gph waterflow.  With the Aqueon filters they have a higher gph flowand they are very powerful.  I love the fact that the intake wand is adjustable too.  You will want to pull that down to the lowest it can go. I use the Aqueon 30 in my 30 gallon tank.  It does a very good job as long as you do regular water changes which I know you will.
With an added bubbler You will get enough air flow at the surface, for a good gas exchange.

Now I'm looking at your tank and it does seem kinda tall.
How tall is it btw?
Maybe you will need the 55 filter?
Hmm..I would do this put the filter in the tank after you fill it and try it, if the water flow seems too much then you can always take it out and wipe it off and take it back to the store and get the 30-45 one.

aqueon 55= 325 gallons per hour
aqueon 30-45= 200 gallons per hour

My 30 gallon tank is 16 3/4 inches tall
The aqueon 55 might be fine.
I tried the 55 in my tank but even with the intake tube all the way up it was too low and touched the gravel and then I just thought a bit too powerful with poor little Smidget in that tank, so I went with the 30 instead!

Minde: excellent info about filters, I learned sth again 

April: very good ides to try it out like you do 

awww, Hanna you crack me up!!  That picture is sooo cute!!
 

April, that sounds good about the filter.  My Aqueon filters are super quiet.  With the media in it it should hardly make any noise.
Does it make a loud noise?  If it does then something might be wrong with it.

There's no such thing as overkilll with filtration, the more the better, no matter what! However, I know that the fish won't like too strong currents, which is why I've aimed my filter outflows in the way that it bothers them the least They make the surface move, and good water circulation, but I'm stopping them against the tank walls to avoid too strong currents inside the tank.
It's usually possible to control the strength of the outflow, if you'd look for some small switch or something

Good luck with cycling!

Thanks Nossie! I agree with the filtration being key and the more the better. Perhaps I can find a submersable unit that will move the water beautifully and with less dripping. I could hear it clear on the other side of the house and the tank is fully filled with water, very curious indeed. I will sleep on this for sure, good night

april, did you adjust the dial on the bottom of the filter?  so that the filter would sit flat against the side of the tank? If it's not sitting flush it will make more noise causing a vibration sound. 

Here is a photo of the Aqueon 55 on the side of my tank.

I think Minde and I are talking about different filters d: Mine is an internal power filter, and you fit two sheets of biological filter media on the sides inside of it On the 4 (biggest) they are really big, and that would be to the benefit of your goldfish, since biological filtration is the most important kind of filtration in a goldfish tank!
You can fit this one slightly below the water line, or how deep under water you might want it! But to make sure you get most oxygen possible into the water, you should barely cover the top of it. That way, there won't be any dripping noise

My tank sometimes confuses me, it sounds like a waterfall in the night, so I'm not sure if it's raining outside or not since I can't hear it d:

Thank you Minde, Nossie and Hanna. The filtration is vital and that is why I am being so picky as I want this tank set up the best possible way so Mr. Tailer can live a long healthy life (with a friend eventually  )I returned the Aqueon without issue and bought the Whisper EX70 power filter and it was much better (zero dripping sound and only a minor vibration) this is another beautiful machine but not for me. I figured out why the sound from the motor is so loud. The tank is situated in a corner and the space behind it is amplifying the sound. So after watching several videos online, I've decided to fork out the dough and by the RENA filstar unit and set everything up below and inside the cabinet. I have 46 inches from floor to water line in tank so I should be ok as I read that a minimum of 27 inches is required in length from machine intake to the tanks water line in order for it to be efficient.

This sounds really great and it also means that you will be able to set up  the tank pretty soon. WOW how exciting.
Cannot wait to see pics, lol