BondStreet
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi there...
So here is the deal. My partner and I have just purchased this big glass box and I want to know what to do with it. JUST KIDDING! We just bought a 75 Gallon tank with all the trimmings(filter, heater, kit, gravel, hood, light, etc.) - no fish yet of course - and I wanted to know what steps I should go ahead and start following. When I was younger I had smaller tanks and took care of them real well, however, when I went to the fish store to buy the tank, the guy told me that undergravel filters were "old school" which leaves me to believe there are better, "new school" ways of setting up our tank. I am planning on doing it all fresh-water(just cause) and I want to set it up with live plants and stuff, but I just wanted to know if there is a new line of thinking or steps to follow in setting it up. Consider us "born again" aquarist virgins - we have done it in the past, but it has been a while. Any new advice? Thanks....this site is too cool for words. Kinda scary though. I could see myself getting addicted to it.
So here is the deal. My partner and I have just purchased this big glass box and I want to know what to do with it. JUST KIDDING! We just bought a 75 Gallon tank with all the trimmings(filter, heater, kit, gravel, hood, light, etc.) - no fish yet of course - and I wanted to know what steps I should go ahead and start following. When I was younger I had smaller tanks and took care of them real well, however, when I went to the fish store to buy the tank, the guy told me that undergravel filters were "old school" which leaves me to believe there are better, "new school" ways of setting up our tank. I am planning on doing it all fresh-water(just cause) and I want to set it up with live plants and stuff, but I just wanted to know if there is a new line of thinking or steps to follow in setting it up. Consider us "born again" aquarist virgins - we have done it in the past, but it has been a while. Any new advice? Thanks....this site is too cool for words. Kinda scary though. I could see myself getting addicted to it.