Sueq824
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello Everyone –
We just received our first fish tank, I believe it is 29 gallons. We want to make sure that we do it correctly so I am hoping that I can get some advice on where to start. My son can’t wait to put fish in it, but I told him we had to wait until the water was ready for the fish.
So far we have set it up, put in gravel, some plastic plants and some decorations to providing hiding places. On Sunday (6/26/11) will filled it with water, conditioned the water and ran the filter. We have a dual waterfall like filter as well as a bubbler. I used a test strip to test the water, but I have no idea what the colors mean (even after reading the box). I am taking a sample of the water to the pet shop to be tested.
I read a lot of discussion about cycling. I have no idea what that is. I am also trying to find what type of fish we should put in the tank. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
We just received our first fish tank, I believe it is 29 gallons. We want to make sure that we do it correctly so I am hoping that I can get some advice on where to start. My son can’t wait to put fish in it, but I told him we had to wait until the water was ready for the fish.
So far we have set it up, put in gravel, some plastic plants and some decorations to providing hiding places. On Sunday (6/26/11) will filled it with water, conditioned the water and ran the filter. We have a dual waterfall like filter as well as a bubbler. I used a test strip to test the water, but I have no idea what the colors mean (even after reading the box). I am taking a sample of the water to the pet shop to be tested.
I read a lot of discussion about cycling. I have no idea what that is. I am also trying to find what type of fish we should put in the tank. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you