Christian3886
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello all! Glad to be a part of this forum. I have so much to learn!
My name is Christian and I am from Alabama. I recently bought a 36 gallon bow front TopFin tank with all of the accessories instead of the cabinet (HUGE REGRET).
I am now changing out pretty much everything that came with it. Filter is terrible so I am going with a Tidal 35 filling it with sponges and seeing if that does well.
Bought an ornament with an air pump and will be taking those back as well and replacing it with a wave maker.
Ph level is at 7 and my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels are all at 0. The tank was started on 3-11-21 and I have introduced fish. My kids (and I) were just so anxious. So I have 5 Glofish Tetras and 3 Mollies (Another mistake I know).
I put in just a few live plants. My biggest issue is this horrible top and light. I have no idea what to do about it. It's just plastic garbage. I am trying to learn more about lighting so this will have to do for now. However I really don't want to take this whole top off every single time I want to do anything in the tank.
So there you have it. That's about all I can say about my new found tank life. I look forward to learning from you all and meeting you in chats. Certainly I welcome any feedback on anything you see above (ANYTHING AT ALL). I take criticism well so feel free to tell me what I am doing wrong.
Cheers!
My name is Christian and I am from Alabama. I recently bought a 36 gallon bow front TopFin tank with all of the accessories instead of the cabinet (HUGE REGRET).
I am now changing out pretty much everything that came with it. Filter is terrible so I am going with a Tidal 35 filling it with sponges and seeing if that does well.
Bought an ornament with an air pump and will be taking those back as well and replacing it with a wave maker.
Ph level is at 7 and my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels are all at 0. The tank was started on 3-11-21 and I have introduced fish. My kids (and I) were just so anxious. So I have 5 Glofish Tetras and 3 Mollies (Another mistake I know).
I put in just a few live plants. My biggest issue is this horrible top and light. I have no idea what to do about it. It's just plastic garbage. I am trying to learn more about lighting so this will have to do for now. However I really don't want to take this whole top off every single time I want to do anything in the tank.
So there you have it. That's about all I can say about my new found tank life. I look forward to learning from you all and meeting you in chats. Certainly I welcome any feedback on anything you see above (ANYTHING AT ALL). I take criticism well so feel free to tell me what I am doing wrong.
Cheers!