Hmm, I don't think I have ever posted in a 'introduce yourself' forum before, but I just feel the need to do it this time round
Let's see. My wife finally bugged me enough to go and get us a fish tank, so we trudged down to the LFS (see, I'm learning the lingo already!!), and had a good good look round. It's a family-run place, so I suspect the advice and service will be good. They used to advertise on the local radio, so I knew where to find them. All the fish they had (cold, tropical and marine) were in superb condition in nice large, very under-stocked tanks.
We went in with the intention of buying cold-water tank, but when the chap said that there are only 3 types of fish available for cold-water tanks, we sort of lost interest. When we asked what the 3 types were, the guy replied with a smirk, "goldfish, goldfish and goldfish."
We explained we were new to the whole idea of keeping fish, and he said that he had an excellent offer on at the moment on a 10 gallon tank, which included the tank, a 50w solid-state heater, a biomechanical in-water power filter, hood, lighting, startup chemicals (dechlorinators, cycle etc), a starter pot of fish food, some nice looking plastic plants, thermometer and a 'how-to' book, all for £65 GBP! ($115USD give or take). Given that a tank has not been unknown to cost that much (the evidence was all around us), we snapped it up. 10 gallon was the perfect size for where we had in mind to put it anyway!
We had a fun afternoon setting it all up, and now we're just waiting for the dreaded fishless cycle to get a move on and complete so we can buy some fish !
So there we are, Hi everyone
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