Data
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi all,
great forum here.
newbies usually come to a new hobby and ask tons of questions (don't worry, I will do that too), but I rather try to read and research first.
last week the aquarium bug has bitten me and all I knew about an aquarium was, that there are pretty fish in a glass container.
I must have read a thousand posts on this and some other forums and also seen a thousand sites within the past few days.
what I would like to do is tell you my next step and if you see me doing something stupid, than try to stop me and convince me of something better.
what I already did: bought the book "The New Marine Aquarium" by Michael S. Paletta and am half way through.
also have the book on order: "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert M. Fenner, should be here before the weekend.
already have an reverse osmosis RO/DI 6 stage filter system installed.
what you can still stop me from doing before it is to late:
I'm shopping for a tank and stand, hopefully I can get one used in my area through the local paper or so.
I'm looking for a 75gal or 90gal tank to start with.
by the time I find a tank, I most likely will have read both books and some more good info on the internet and will make filter/LR/LS etc. decisions based on what I come up with.
before buying I will come here and post my idea and you can stop me before it is to late.
btw, my name is david aka data
thanks for a great site.
great forum here.
newbies usually come to a new hobby and ask tons of questions (don't worry, I will do that too), but I rather try to read and research first.
last week the aquarium bug has bitten me and all I knew about an aquarium was, that there are pretty fish in a glass container.
I must have read a thousand posts on this and some other forums and also seen a thousand sites within the past few days.
what I would like to do is tell you my next step and if you see me doing something stupid, than try to stop me and convince me of something better.
what I already did: bought the book "The New Marine Aquarium" by Michael S. Paletta and am half way through.
also have the book on order: "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert M. Fenner, should be here before the weekend.
already have an reverse osmosis RO/DI 6 stage filter system installed.
what you can still stop me from doing before it is to late:
I'm shopping for a tank and stand, hopefully I can get one used in my area through the local paper or so.
I'm looking for a 75gal or 90gal tank to start with.
by the time I find a tank, I most likely will have read both books and some more good info on the internet and will make filter/LR/LS etc. decisions based on what I come up with.
before buying I will come here and post my idea and you can stop me before it is to late.
btw, my name is david aka data
thanks for a great site.