Allow Me To Introduce Myself

Good Morning TF,

My name is Simon and I always been fond of fish keeping since I was a teenager. After having a substantial break from the hobby as everyday life takes over etc however I’ve always kept my books and gone into my local fish stores.

I have decided to return to the hobby with thanks going to my mum and Step dad (as he has a huge marine set up) and I was gifted a 60L (30 x 60 x 30cm) tank.

I am still in the very early stages of planning and research but my new set up will be community fish based as my previous tank (many moons ago) was 120L but I was far from educated then and I’ve learned a lot already most areas of the hobby since growing up and the rise of the internet.

I look forward to speaking to you all at some point on here 

Hello Simon,

Welcome to Think Fish! 

Don't hesitate to ask as many questions as you like. We'll try to answer them.

JPC

Hi Simon and welcome to the forum. 

I'm looking forward to hearing about your tank plans. 

Thank you all for your warm welcome,

I have been sifting through the topics and I'm sure I will find my answers or ask you all! currently I am revising the fish less cycling procedure to ensure I understand it and bringing my chemistry up to scratch.

The tank in question is the Tetra AquaArt in white, it has come supplied with the easy crystal filter, heater and some of Tetras bottle products which are water conditioner and safe start or filter enzyme (I cant remember which). Bless my mum she got me some additional bits to get me started too bless her; That being said I have a long list of items I either need or wish to get.

At the moment there are no concrete plans of what is going in or the fish I will be keeping, the only things I do know is I will use real plants and I will not be keeping any livebearers but will be aiming for a medium planted aquarium with community fish with a single show piece or a group of guys & girls that will cover top middle and bottom of the aquarium for maximum viewing pleasure.

 

  Thank you I appreciate it. I had been reading Sue’s article on cycling and how she did it. I will find it easier to follow one procedure however I understand every set up is different. I’m lucky with having access to free RO water I can mix to adjust my parameters but again every situation is different I may start with treated tap water as I have my parameters from the water supply company.

There will be plenty time to set up once you've moved