Sucker_dad
Aquarium Advice Newbie
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2016
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- 6
Okay, so we had a couple of aquariums when I was little and I thought it would be great for my kids. Apparently, its a little more than I remember from being a little kid and my parents setting up a tank. So I have basically done everything wrong to start. I have a 10 gallon tank and my first mistake was washing it out with Dawn. After I killed 2 batches of fish(I'm a bit stubborn) I decided to do a little research. I hadn't started with a filter either as I had goldfish when I was young that did not have them. I now have a tank with a 3rd batch of fish. 1 male Betta and 1 female and 6 common Goldfish. i haven't put gravel in yet but I plan to. i did use a product called start right for the beneficial bacteria and a water conditioner for de-chlorinating the water. I checked the ph and it seems to be in a decent range, 8.1. i am open to advice from anyone at this point as /i want this to be something my kids enjoy working on with me. my plan is to add gravel and eventually live plants.