Dawny11
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi, I joined this site yesterday in hope that I will be further educated about this wonderful hobby. I have recently set up a 60ltr Fluvel Edge tank with 4kg of live rock, and sand. I have the lightening and temperature installed and correct to. The first 6 weeks have been a disaster and having been advised by the local aquatic store, I started all over again, but I'm getting there and thankfully I haven't brought any fish yet. I'm off to buy cleaner shrimp and hermits today and maybe one or two snails to start some life in the tank. Having read some of the threads here and far too much information on the net, I am horrified by the different numbers and chemical equations that I keep seeing. Could someone tell me what I should always be testing for and why, but in layman terms please as I really don't understand some of the jargon. I know there will be people that will say i shouldn't do this if I don't know what I'm doing, but I have to start somewhere and do have a very basic knowledge. Hope to hear from new friends soon. Thank you