but to answer your question about what i am doign here...i just recently (2 months ago) picked up the hobby for aquarium keeping as i needed something to occupy my time. and i was having issues on establishing my tank (cycling, substrate compatibility questions....disease questions etc) and this website has been a good resource in finding information out, as i feel i have gained quite an extensive knowledge on fishkeeping through this site than i ever thought i would know about fish keeping.