Hi everyone. Just thought i'd join and find a place to get knowledgeable advice. I'm John. I make hot sauce, grow peppers, and now i want to grow some fish and aquatic plants.
What began as a new home for a betta has evolved into a full-on aquarium project. Got a small 5 gallon tank from Wallyworld, some equipment, some sciencey stuff in bottles, some starter fish (read: sacrificial feeder fish), and some plants. It's been about 2 weeks running now and doing well. Had my first real nitrite spike and PH spike which i am now combatting. One feeder fish (the runt) died a day ago, or rather i ended his suffering. I expected as much. I figure 2-3 more weeks and it'll be ready for "keeper" fish provided things go well. I'm a newbie with all this, so it's all trial and error for me.
Here is my current setup as of an hour ago. I'm not a photographer, but you get the idea.
And here's the betta we have affectionately named Alphonso.
As i said, i'm new to all of this. ANY and all help is appreciated.
What began as a new home for a betta has evolved into a full-on aquarium project. Got a small 5 gallon tank from Wallyworld, some equipment, some sciencey stuff in bottles, some starter fish (read: sacrificial feeder fish), and some plants. It's been about 2 weeks running now and doing well. Had my first real nitrite spike and PH spike which i am now combatting. One feeder fish (the runt) died a day ago, or rather i ended his suffering. I expected as much. I figure 2-3 more weeks and it'll be ready for "keeper" fish provided things go well. I'm a newbie with all this, so it's all trial and error for me.
Here is my current setup as of an hour ago. I'm not a photographer, but you get the idea.
And here's the betta we have affectionately named Alphonso.
As i said, i'm new to all of this. ANY and all help is appreciated.
