OKay, so I just talked to my plant guy, and he says that cherry barbs eat plants, so their out. I guess I will use zebra danios for the time being until I can get a large order of rainbows.
Also, I need to do a GH/KH test for him in the next few days, but the kit I ordered wont be in until too late, so now I need to find a way to test this fast. I dont think local stores carry those tests, but I will be calling tomorrow. I dont suppose there is some quick-and-dirty method?
Plants will be in on 4/8, and I was told to NOT drain the water down most of the way, which is what I was originally going to do, since I thought that is what I have seen from most tank journals here. But it makes sense to leave most water in, so plants are not drooping all over the place.
LOTS of pics tomorrow, so all your stragglers need to read all the posts and check out all the pics I have posted today so you are ready for tomorrow.
By the way, I know I could have saved money by buying plants from different people here, but I needed a quick and easy plant package that I could pay someone else to put togeather for me. I dont know much about plants, layouts, height issues (foreground, mid, back). I known I paid extra, but I think this will be a good decision for getting the tank up and running within two weeks. For additional plants, and future tanks, I will certainly look to our members for goods.
