Floyd R Turbo
Aquarium Advice Addict
I have long been wanting to convert my 55 FW to a SW tank. Since I'm taking my PE (Professional Engineer) License exam on 4/8, I decided to sell and/or give away all the fish and plants. Then I got an offer from someone to buy my 55, stand, gravel, and light for $75.
So yesterday, I gave away the last of the fish and plants to someone who had to round up money for gas just to come and get them (they have 3 tanks, but can't afford gas or a cell phone. Is it me, or do they need better priorities??) then another guy who actually paid for some plants a few weeks ago came and got the tank.
I realized while we were 'negotiating' that the natural (not painted) gravel in the tank is the same gravel that I bought over 20 years ago when I was in junior high school, and that I still have a plastic/burlap sack with about 20 pounds in it that I never used.
It was bittersweet. I had the tank for about 10 years, I got it for I think $300 and it house several different types of fish over the years. The planted tank I did this time had some massive growth and was fun to play with, but I got busy over the last 6 months and it went by the wayside.
I figure that once I do decide to get started on the SW tank, I'll want a bigger tank anyways. Maybe I'll start again with a 55 from Petco if I can get in on the $1/gallon sale the next time they have it.
All is not lost however. 2 Swordtail fry in my 10 gallon tank escaped the net, so I kept a few plants, mainly some Moneywort and a few Vallisneria from the 10, and from the 55 some Rotala Indica, one near-dead sword plant, and some Dwarf Sag that never took off. I moved the 10g tank and reclaimed part of my desk.
So now I am off to study hard-core for the next 2 months so I can take an 8 hour exam. If I pass and get my PE license (Electrical Engineering) I can sign off on projects and become truly liable for what I do in work in addition to the rest of my life. Yippee!!
So yesterday, I gave away the last of the fish and plants to someone who had to round up money for gas just to come and get them (they have 3 tanks, but can't afford gas or a cell phone. Is it me, or do they need better priorities??) then another guy who actually paid for some plants a few weeks ago came and got the tank.
I realized while we were 'negotiating' that the natural (not painted) gravel in the tank is the same gravel that I bought over 20 years ago when I was in junior high school, and that I still have a plastic/burlap sack with about 20 pounds in it that I never used.
It was bittersweet. I had the tank for about 10 years, I got it for I think $300 and it house several different types of fish over the years. The planted tank I did this time had some massive growth and was fun to play with, but I got busy over the last 6 months and it went by the wayside.
I figure that once I do decide to get started on the SW tank, I'll want a bigger tank anyways. Maybe I'll start again with a 55 from Petco if I can get in on the $1/gallon sale the next time they have it.
All is not lost however. 2 Swordtail fry in my 10 gallon tank escaped the net, so I kept a few plants, mainly some Moneywort and a few Vallisneria from the 10, and from the 55 some Rotala Indica, one near-dead sword plant, and some Dwarf Sag that never took off. I moved the 10g tank and reclaimed part of my desk.
So now I am off to study hard-core for the next 2 months so I can take an 8 hour exam. If I pass and get my PE license (Electrical Engineering) I can sign off on projects and become truly liable for what I do in work in addition to the rest of my life. Yippee!!
