RLG2182
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Well... here goes mine. 
When I was little, my brother, mother and myself would always go rent video games from a local store. On the way back to the car we would pass by a LFS that was recently starting up. After what seemed like 1349120 trips inside, my mother finally let my brother and I start up a small 10 gallon FW tank. Just started with some Neon Tetras and Plattys, the cheezy blue gravel, and an under gravel filter (ooh, ooh! and the treasure chest to boot). Needless to say, we had no idea what we were doing, and ended up feeding the fish 3 times a day, and tapping on the glass like no tomorrow.
RIP class of 1985.
After that, probably at age 13, I tried my luck with a 29gal SW tank. Went well, although I knew nothing about cycling, water quality, proper filtration, overcrouding, testing... but managed to keep it alive for what I remember to be almost 1 year. I obviously eventually overstocked it (blue tang, yellow tang, percula clown, regular clown, couple damsels, few snails...) and possibly set the world record for ammonia spikes in a home SW aquarium. RIP class of 1992.
Annnnnnd... today, at 22, I plan on making a reef out of my 60 gal/20 sump. But this time, being more educated, better prepared, and with more $$$$$$$, I plan to do things right. Reading up on everything I can get my hands on, buying the right equipment, and adding the most important aspect of the hobby... PATIENCE. 8) I've had it with stuff dying on me due to my ignorance. I'll put faith in the fact that my cat is still alive (
) and turn a new leaf on my past experiences.
Fin.
~~Rob
When I was little, my brother, mother and myself would always go rent video games from a local store. On the way back to the car we would pass by a LFS that was recently starting up. After what seemed like 1349120 trips inside, my mother finally let my brother and I start up a small 10 gallon FW tank. Just started with some Neon Tetras and Plattys, the cheezy blue gravel, and an under gravel filter (ooh, ooh! and the treasure chest to boot). Needless to say, we had no idea what we were doing, and ended up feeding the fish 3 times a day, and tapping on the glass like no tomorrow.
RIP class of 1985.After that, probably at age 13, I tried my luck with a 29gal SW tank. Went well, although I knew nothing about cycling, water quality, proper filtration, overcrouding, testing... but managed to keep it alive for what I remember to be almost 1 year. I obviously eventually overstocked it (blue tang, yellow tang, percula clown, regular clown, couple damsels, few snails...) and possibly set the world record for ammonia spikes in a home SW aquarium.
RIP class of 1992.Annnnnnd... today, at 22, I plan on making a reef out of my 60 gal/20 sump. But this time, being more educated, better prepared, and with more $$$$$$$, I plan to do things right. Reading up on everything I can get my hands on, buying the right equipment, and adding the most important aspect of the hobby... PATIENCE. 8) I've had it with stuff dying on me due to my ignorance. I'll put faith in the fact that my cat is still alive (
) and turn a new leaf on my past experiences. Fin.
~~Rob
