Ok i probably did what alot of people do. i went to the pet store, got a fish tank kit and got it home and filled it with water figuring the next day i would get the fish and the plants.
what i know:
i have a 30 gallon tank kit with gravel, filter, heater and air pump. luckly i decided to jump on the good old internet and so i dont currently own any plants or fish yet.
i know i want live plants and live fish
what i dont know:
everything.
my experiance with fish comes from getting gold fish at the carnival when i was little. 20-25 years ago. that involves winning fish, taking them home and putting them in a bowl and hoping they are still alive in the morning.
and so here i am lost as to what to do now.
i got the tank on july 10th its now july 14th. this is what i have done so far. i got the tank kit, got it home filled it with water and turned on the filter. soon there after reliezing i forgot gravel. i went back to petco the next day and got 35 pounds of gravel, airpump and 18 inch bubble bar. Got the gravel put in after cleanign it off and got the bubble bar set up and running.
so the 10th,11th,12th and 13th i had crystal clear water. today the 14th the water was lightly cloudy.(petco says thats a good thing)which is good cause i was panicing. i havent added anything to the water. i havent changed the water. i am just kinda letting it run for now untill i find out what my next step is.
so my questions are:
what is my next step lol.
is the light that came with the tank good enough for live plants or do i have to get a diffrent light.
when can i add plants.
at this time i dont plan on using co2 so what should i plan on doing to keep the plants healthy.
i know i have a million more questions but i think and hope this will get me to my next step. so until then ill continue to read everythign i can on these forums.
opps forgot. the tank is the 29 gallon top fin kit. i couldnt find it online to give more info so if you need any more details ask and ill try and answer.
what i know:
i have a 30 gallon tank kit with gravel, filter, heater and air pump. luckly i decided to jump on the good old internet and so i dont currently own any plants or fish yet.
i know i want live plants and live fish
what i dont know:
everything.
my experiance with fish comes from getting gold fish at the carnival when i was little. 20-25 years ago. that involves winning fish, taking them home and putting them in a bowl and hoping they are still alive in the morning.
and so here i am lost as to what to do now.
i got the tank on july 10th its now july 14th. this is what i have done so far. i got the tank kit, got it home filled it with water and turned on the filter. soon there after reliezing i forgot gravel. i went back to petco the next day and got 35 pounds of gravel, airpump and 18 inch bubble bar. Got the gravel put in after cleanign it off and got the bubble bar set up and running.
so the 10th,11th,12th and 13th i had crystal clear water. today the 14th the water was lightly cloudy.(petco says thats a good thing)which is good cause i was panicing. i havent added anything to the water. i havent changed the water. i am just kinda letting it run for now untill i find out what my next step is.
so my questions are:
what is my next step lol.
is the light that came with the tank good enough for live plants or do i have to get a diffrent light.
when can i add plants.
at this time i dont plan on using co2 so what should i plan on doing to keep the plants healthy.
i know i have a million more questions but i think and hope this will get me to my next step. so until then ill continue to read everythign i can on these forums.
opps forgot. the tank is the 29 gallon top fin kit. i couldnt find it online to give more info so if you need any more details ask and ill try and answer.