rodinwilmington
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello all, I really love the site and have gotten a lot of info off of here already. I'm starting a tank for the same reason that alot of other dads have used, my son is a Finding Nemo freak, he's turning 2 on December 28th and I'm gonna surprise him with a little Nemo of his own, well I hope I'll be able to do that. One difference that separates me from most others who have gotten into this hobby for the Nemo reason, I assume, is that I'm gonna take this hobby serious and I understand the time, effort, and dedication that is necessary to be sucessfull. I'm beginning with a 45 gallon tank that fits the space I have perfectly and I just built the stand and canopy for it today, I'll post a pic soon so all may see my craftsmanship, or lack thereof. That's as far as I've gotten so far and I'm looking to do a FOWLR set up and I'll be looking for lighting, filter, PHs and all the other good stuff so any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I think I have a good understanding of the cycling and I'm planning on using mostly dry sand with a bag of live sand mixed in and dry rock as a base with some pieces of LR to get things started. I'm really excited about this endeavor and I'm gonna get started on Saturday, I'm a firefighter so I get to do alot of research at the firehouse so I'll be doing all of that tomorrow and will be ready to hit the ground running on Saturday. In advance I thank all of you for the help you will provide me either directly by answering questions or indirectly answeres you've already posted for others.
Rod
Rod