well, thats the cool part about the tank being between the computer, and kitchen...
when im on computer, i get a very nice view, and the opposite side, is the kitchen sink... the faucet has one of those extension hoses on it, you know?? so i can just extend the hose right into the tank...
i just need a small independent hose to siphon the water out, but again.. right into the sink, so no problem... for that reason, should be easy cleaning, and re-filling.
but yea, the pH levels and stuff, this is something i was not familiar with, after i bought the tank and got home, i cleaned it outside with the garden hose, i used dish soap, cleaned it, rinsed it good, and brought it inside to fill it up... then the previous owner called me and says "i forgot to tell you, when you clean it dont use any chemical, not even dish soap!" lol.... so now i have to drain it all, and he said to take it out into the sun, and let the sun evaporate any soup residue that may be left behind... he said even the smallest of soap suds that could be in the tank will kill the fish..
he also says i have to get some kind of chemical thing to put into the tank water, and let that sit for at least a week before putting any fish, or the fish again will die... regular water from the kitchen sink is not ok for fish, the water has to be treated.... so yah, there is a lot of work involved, before, and after i get the fish, but im hoping that being so close to the sink, it wont be as difficult... i still have a lot to learn with the fish tank...
i am not sure what fish i will get yet either... i know salt water fish have much more exotic coloring, and just all around cooler, i have a heating unit for the tank if i did choose to go salt water (i guess the water temp needs to be regulated with salt water fish) but, with salt water there is so much more work, time, and money involved..... where as fresh water aquariums are much more self sufficient, easy maintenance, and less money.... so, i think we will go with fresh water fish, i was possibly thinking turtles... i really like turtles, i think they are pretty damn cool swimming around, thats why i had not filled the tank all the way up, i believe turtles only need half water, then alot of rocks that are outside of the water for them to sit on... i believe i would need a high powered heating lamp for turtles too though, so they can "sun bath" im not sure... this all stuff i need to look into...
not sure if i can have a mixture of turtles, and fish... or if the turtles will just eat all the fish, but that would be cool too, having a mixture of both, being its a pretty big tank.
you have a fishy tank nino?? or experience with them?? what do you recommend? are salt water tanks extremely difficult to maintain?? or not so bad?? because i would rly love to have salt water, if it was not such a difficult task... it would be really cool to have some small octopus, sea horse, jelly fish, and small shark!!!
if you know about fishy tanks, then "school" me... get it?? its a fish pun
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