Todd C.
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9 hours ago, CalmedByFish said:
Welcome @Todd!
Where you live, will it be practical to order supplies online? Wondering because ordering online helps me SO much.
I hope the 30 years' worth of changes turn out to be fun for you!
Thanks CalmedByFish,
Yes I can order stuff online but there is also a petsmart in a close by town, about 20 mins away. and I am about 1 1/2 from Minneapolis and have had good luck with 2 of the local fish stores there only thing I am worried about is the transport time if I buy fish in Minneapolis.
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Also when I ordered the heater I thought it would be much smaller, so I have a smaller one on order and will be using the current one for the 55gal when I start setting that one up.
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I like your tank pics they look good but I am more of a natural looking plant tank, that's what I used to have and I like the look, so I will be planting in the substrate, on logs and floating plants, with the hardness of my water, which is mostly calcium if the faucets in my home are any indication, i don't see adding to much in the way of fertilizer for the plants, what I would like to find is some kind of lily pad plant so the betta can float under it and I like the thought of floating lily pads rather then the stem ones.
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xXInkedPhoenixxX asked for pics, and since I didn't have any at the time I could not post but I took one of the tank setup I have so far, one live plant and a Betta whom I call Charlie (as he is my chicken of the sea), it has been a couple of weeks since starting up and I am hoping Charlie will help the cycle, cycle as it were, so far water is very hard GH is at 300ppm, and PH is testing at 8.4 not sure how much I trust the tetras 6in1 strips though and since I am on a limited budget at the moment can't afford an API test kit yet.
Although Charlie seems to be doing well with the water conditions, I have some wood and more plants on order should be here next week. he will have tank mates when/if the water stabilizes, or if it stays the same I plan on getting some guppies and an algae eater.
And thank you for the welcome to the forum.
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Hey Folks,
Getting back into fish after being out for about 30 years and starting up a new tank again, lots of stuff has changed I have noticed.
I am in a totally different area since the last time I had a tank, still city water but I live in a very small town pop. under 100.
I am glad to find so many people in the fish community.
Todd
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Thanks Andy,
I do have Styrofoam boxes available to use I will have to keep one or 2 in the truck when I head into the cities, I never thought about using them for that.