Just Bought a Fish Tank

[Dpantherman]

me too

[The Saltman]

me too

well one reason why im getting this tank is my wife is horrible at taking care of fish in a bowl.

and is why i will be taking care of this fish now myself.

had 3 die in 2 weeks lol

[mmmbeans]

fish in bowls always die... primarily because they're floating around in their own piss and shiat.

[The Saltman]

fish in bowls always die... primarily because they're floating around in their own piss and shiat.

ya figured that out pretty quick.

plus my wife is a cheap ass...

which is mostly good because i am now broke.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

make sure you do your research and don't end up with something that will get too large for your tank, especially when considering plecos for algae duty

i miss my clown loaches :(

[The Saltman]

make sure you do your research and don't end up with something that will get too large for your tank, especially when considering plecos for algae duty

i miss my clown loaches :(

damn, reading that you need a minimum 75 gal tank for that fish.

Jeesus

[Hawk]

don't cheap out on the filter...that's for sure.

if you are sticking with fresh water, lighting is just for looks, so don't spent alot there.

cycle the tank and make sure your water samples are good before dropping in any fish. plants can be helpful as far as maintenance of your tank goes, but not real cheap either.

alot of people say you should change alot of the water in your tank on a regular basis and I personally think it's a huge waste of time myself. I have a 55 gallon and I add fresh water when the level drops, but rarely take water out of the tank.

if you buy a decent filter and make sure you clean it on regular intervals, you should be good to go

[The Saltman]

thanks.

the tank I have has a light and I bought a pretty good filter.

[Mrs Pantherfan]

no..im just going to put semi agressive tropicals in there.

might need some aquarium salt but thats it.

your sarcasm isn't going to help you start a saltwater tank from scratch :)

I have 100 gallon and I could definitely give you some pointers...If you change your tude

btw...cycling takes like a month..minimum

[The Saltman]

your sarcasm isn't going to help you start a saltwater tank from scratch :)

I have 100 gallon and I could definitely give you some pointers...If you change your tude

btw...cycling takes like a month..minimum

Sarcasm?

I wasnt being sarcastic at all...i put in my OP that im a newbie so I wrote what I thought was correct.

if im wrong let me know. im not being sarcastic at all.

and I did hear that cycling takes 1 month but do you wait a month before you put fish in the tank?

[Mrs Pantherfan]

Sarcasm?

I wasnt being sarcastic at all...i put in my OP that im a newbie so I wrote what I thought was correct.

if im wrong let me know. im not being sarcastic at all.

and I did hear that cycling takes 1 month but do you wait a month before you put fish in the tank?

I was teasing you :)

yes! definitely don't put anything in there (except your sand and rocks)...I have a great LFS I go to to by the water..RO and Salt(already in there for you) definitely find where you can buy it that way..it's cheap and obviously all mixed in for you. Don't skimp on your filters, your lights, your skimmer..buy the best, b/c when you don't it makes it difficult in the long run. Why only 37 gall??

buy all live rocks and sand btw..don't buy the fake crap.

Also, Don't go to Fintastic..they sucka da balls!

it's an expensive hobby..to set up...once you get going you're golden. Mr.PF and I have easily put 7k in ours..who am I kidding..he's easily put that much in there :)

[The Saltman]

I was teasing you :)

yes! definitely don't put anything in there (except your sand and rocks)...I have a great LFS I go to to by the water..RO and Salt(already in there for you) definitely find where you can buy it that way..it's cheap and obviously all mixed in for you. Don't skimp on your filters, your lights, your skimmer..buy the best, b/c when you don't it makes it difficult in the long run. Why only 37 gall??

buy all live rocks and sand btw..don't buy the fake crap.

Also, Don't go to Fintastic..they sucka da balls!

37 gallon was as big as I wanted to go.

I needed one with a stand and I dont have that much room for a massive tank.

its really for my daughter so we can have a couple of fish.

maybe when I have a bigger house I can get a better one but its my first so i didnt want to go too big.

thanks for the tips.

[Hawk]

buy some real cheap fish...like little feeder fish or something...around here I can get them for like 59 cents each...they'll help get your cycle going and are a pretty cheap flush when they die

[Hawk]

and I missed that you were going salt water fish...so that changes the game real quick