Hello, I'm Chris. I decided to jump in head first, I saw a 65 gallon tank and stand on sale at the local fish store. I spent WAY more than I had originally planed but, oh well. Any way. After setting it up and adding water and getting my water levels right I began stocking. What a shock I had the next morning when I woke up to a cloudy tank. I freaked out. Any way a month of ( for lack of better term) sacrificed fish. I got all of my levels right. My tank is thriving and I was even surprised to see that my pair of plattys had produced babies. Twice now. Sorry for the ramble. Just excited about the hobby.