After we moved everything into my place, we decided that we wanted to actually use the fifty five gallon fish tank that my man has as so far it has just sat in the living room empty. Now I am not really a pet person. I had a fish when I was very little and it turned me away from having them ever again (well to be fair; that and looking at fish at Walmart makes me sick to my stomach). I also had a dog that I couldn't keep when I moved out, in turn breaking my heart. Since I have been on my own I have had two cats that did not work out since I did not know how to train them. I was very concerned about getting any other animals. So when the idea arose I was more than worried as my man works mostly twelve hour days and works five or six days a week, leaving me to be the primary caretaker for the fish. (When it is seven kids between 3 and 14 years old.. cool! We are good. However a tank of fish creeps me out.. lol) I was worried to say the least, but will support him in what he wants to do.
I decided that I would start looking for the rest of the equipment that we need for the fish tank online. During my quest I came across a website that sales fish, equipment and other supporting products but that had detail on how to care for each fish and each type of tank. I was drawn into the detail they share on each fish they sale that included name, size upon arrival, temperance, diet, how hard they are to maintain, how hard it is to acclimate them, and other varieties of information that may be very crucial to maintain optimal health for each fish! What!? People at most pet stores just want you to buy stuff and they rarely tell you things you need to know but this site told you everything on every animal, plant, and product that they sale. Awesome!! Now I don't know how much if anything that I will be buying through them but what I do know is that it got me excited. I can actually care for our fish in the most appropriate manner if I actually know how to.
I am now looking forward to starting our tank now. I am so excited that I started organizing a notebook on the tank including products we need to obtain, chemical levels for the type of tank we are going to have (saltwater), saltwater fish we may be interested in, live corals, marine plants, invertebrates, and live rock and sand. I have also cleaned out the tank stand and fixed the doors/ tightened all the loose pieces on top of organizing the products that we already have. I have spent more than twelve hours of research and am sure that I will put in much more as we further in our progress towards setup and beyond as this is only the beginning. I will be sure to start posting pictures as we proceed along with future blogs on our progress. I welcome feedback and ideas or advice.
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