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Your set-up sounds so awesome, now I want to get one of those bubbling volcanoes or treasure chests!
Thanks for reminding me of changing the filter, btw., it was definitely time. This is my filter setup, in addition to it I also use that AquaSafe tap water treatment stuff, plus I have a heating unit. (Which may or may not still work.)
I can get away with this kind of cheapy setup because goldfish are hardy, tropical fish are much more demanding, and ergo, expensive and time consuming. With an aging dog around I am not willing to invest that much into an aquarium.
Not sure I would use old gravel either, fishies have their own diseases as much as any other species. (I had some koi once who all died of ich.)froze said:Your tank isn't a whole lot different then mine just a bit smaller, I have gravel of course like yours, I have fake plastic plants too like yours though I prefer live ones but my wife doesn't, I have 5 of those glow in the dark rocks, a beach house, and a volcano that bubbles and that's it, nothing much more then you have. I got my tank used in a garage sale so that saved me about $150, you can find used aquariums on Craigslist all day long, and some will come with extras like a ship etc that you can put into the tank. I'm not sure if I would use old gravel unless it was cleaned really well.
Your set-up sounds so awesome, now I want to get one of those bubbling volcanoes or treasure chests!
Thanks for reminding me of changing the filter, btw., it was definitely time. This is my filter setup, in addition to it I also use that AquaSafe tap water treatment stuff, plus I have a heating unit. (Which may or may not still work.)
I can get away with this kind of cheapy setup because goldfish are hardy, tropical fish are much more demanding, and ergo, expensive and time consuming. With an aging dog around I am not willing to invest that much into an aquarium.