CanadaquaBetween Pond and Tanks

Setting up

I’m busy building the stand:

Meanwhile the tank is being tested for leaks. Everything looks good, though:

Here it is on the assembled stand, background in place:

 

Gravel’s washed, rocks and wood scrubbed, and a first set in place:

I might have to play around with it a little, though. Depends on what I find at the auction tomorrow.

Finding Information

Seems I found a stand. It’s gonna get here Saturday, so pics will have to wait. Meanwhile I finished reading Mein Erstes Aquariumbuch (how fitting) which is a first rate starter book for kids (kudos to you and Monika, Volker), and Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver, an easy read, also aimed, or so I’d think, mainly at beginners and new tank owners.

Finding Room

Had to do some major rearranging to clear the perfect corner for my new tank. So, here’s where it’s gonna go. Now, I need to find me a stand and a timer and a big ass power bar.

I’m so weak

After discovering that Ottawa has an aquarium society, I went to their January meeting and bought my first aquarium plants (a bunch of Vals and some Java Fern). And the tank is still in it’s box. Good thing the tiger had a 2 gallon nano he was willing to lend me for the time being.

Something about me

We had a huge aquarium when I was a child, and I’ve always been fascinated by them (wandered through the Aquarium of the Pacific last Feb and felt like a child at Christmas). Last year we built a pond in the backyard and started with three comets, who are hopefully hibernating peacefully at the bottom (they were alive as of Jan 9th aka the meltdown).

But what brought me here happened at the end of summer: I got a Waterhome 25 aquarium kit:

And was infected with the bug. I started reading up on aquariums, slowly deciding what Id like to do with my tank (something well planted, Amazonian w/ small Tetras), and I’m currently working on a list of fish that would go well together, so it’ll be easier to pick some in the end (Neons, Glowlights, that sort of thing, maybe some shrimp …). As of today the tank is still empty, because I have to renovate my office to make room for it and the solid base it needs. I’d like to start slowly, gathering as much information as I can beforehand.