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[catbalabon]

Hi everyone i am new to the forum but not realy new to fish keeping,but im learning everyday and any helpfull advise will be appreciated,i guess i have been lucky with my 20 gallon that i set up 6-7 months ago,i only lost 1 fish,and i have never done a ph check or any of the other test.
                                                             cathy

 

[honeybee105]

wow sounds like you've been having good luck with your tank. I want to start a 20 gallon tank soon. I'm pretty new here too, and I'm also REALLY new to the hobby of fishkeeping, i'm learning more and more everyday through friends, here, and books. Good luck with your tank and welcome to the forum!

                                   ~*Katie*~

 

[catbalabon]

Thanks Katie,about 4 years ago i had a 10 gallon,20,50 gallon,i guess i have always been pretty lucky with them,just get this 20 gallon up 6-7 months ago,i cant realy afford all the expencive filters and all the other stuff so i just try to maintain what i do have,i do a 1/3 water change every week and so far its been working for me.
                                            cathy

 

[honeybee105]

wow thats sum great luck, I hope I have sum good luck when starting my new tank!

 

[catbalabon]

Im sure you will,just be patient.
                                        cathy

 

[kimmarie0462]

Hi sis, welcome to the board.
If you have any questions there are a lot of  good people here willing to give you their advice, and share their experiences with you.
   Kim  

 

[catbalabon]

Hi sis,thanks.I just had a friend of mine call me and ask if i wanted 6 tetras,she is shutting down her tank,looks like i will be finding somewhere to set up my 10 gallon now,lol
                                                                     cathy

 

[kimmarie0462]

Sounds like it sis. I hope you have good luck with them also. I just set up my 2 gallon today for my betta. He is getting picked on by the guppies, so I'm going to move him in a few days.

Do you add anything to the water when you start up a tank?  

If you want to start a new thread, all you do is click on messageboard, Then you click on the section you what to post in eg. frestwater beginners. Then at the top of that page on the same live as the number of pages is where you can start a new thread. Hope this helps you get familar with the board.
 Kim

 

[dattack]

You girls are sisters?

I have a brother also.

Guess which one is me! ;D

 

[kimmarie0462]

LOL, That's cool dattack. We are not real sisters, but we have known each other for a while now. We started off in a chat room at yahoo about 5 years ago. There was a lot of us that used to chat together every night for about a year or so. Most of them have gone their own way, but Cathy and I have kept in contact with each other. We all called each other sis in chat, and it just seems funny to call her Cathy.
Kim.

 

[catbalabon]

no sis actualy i didnt add anything to it,i just let it cycle for a few days.I just wonder if it would be ok to go ahead and put the tetras with my goldfish for about a month.Ron is building me a goldfish pond out back and the goldfish will have a new home so they can grow.lol,well actualy we should be real sisters,i talk with you more than i do my real sis
                                                                 cathy