Freshwater Tips and Tricks
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What makes the hobby a little less expensive for me is buying the smallest possible fish of the type I want. Smaller costs less and then I get the fun of more fish for my $ and it’s cool to watch them grow. I’ve really enjoyed plants in my tank too. I’ve actually spent more on 1 plant that I did on my 3 fancy goldfish.
I appreciate the cautions about not following the instructions, but the way I figure it, as long as the proportions are the same, I'll get the same results.
That is, unless they've drastically changed science in the last 15 years, because that is how it worked for the 10 years I was a science teacher.
Thanks for the efforts at getting the thread back on track. We'll see how it goes.
That is, unless they've drastically changed science in the last 15 years, because that is how it worked for the 10 years I was a science teacher.
Thanks for the efforts at getting the thread back on track. We'll see how it goes.
I appreciate the cautions about not following the instructions, but the way I figure it, as long as the proportions are the same, I'll get the same results.
That is, unless they've drastically changed science in the last 15 years, because that is how it worked for the 10 years I was a science teacher.
Thanks for the efforts at getting the thread back on track. We'll see how it goes.
Not true. It is not a simple proportion of volume..it has to do with the chemical bonds of the reagents and the water.
Best advice is buy the biggest tank you can afford...The larger tanks are 10 times easier to keep stable and fend off spikes and dead fish (90gal +) ....that and OVER FILTER...never buy a filter rated at 55 gal for a 55 gal tank (get 2!)...and the best newbie advice there is...BE PATIENT when cycling a new tank!!
Put your tank close to a window! Siphon the water straight out the window and bring the hose in to fill her up!
Join a fish club. You will find it a source of fish that cannot be had anywhere else and will learn a lot. A club auction is also a great place to find affordable hardware. Many of us have learned to do something related to fish keeping quite well and don't mind sharing the fruits of our labors at a club auction. I raise live foods, one of the other members is a magician with plants, one finds and breeds rare and endangered goodeids and so on. Try finding any of that in a LFS and you will fail.
Stop buying at pet stores and either order online or shop on Craigslist. That saves an awful lot of money.
