alright wow didn't realize all that...
so plant cycle it is then which plants would you recommend?
the room the tank will be in gets a lot of sun not sure if that matters as it will have the light on the tank.
ah ok glad i asked so that's fine i can wait till the 55 is all set for actual fish
so must i cycle for 2 weeks with no exception or am i able to get purified water or i did go by my local fish store to look around at fish see what i like etc
they do sell established tank water versus using...
thank you everyone for all the help glad I asked before just doing whatever,
I'll be waiting on filling and stocking the 55 Gallon, as I will be getting the built-in hutch done right so I don't run into problems later on.
going to reinforce it with 2x4 instead by simply rebuilding it...
sorry for late reply been dealing with my two year being sick on top of the newborn doesn't want to sleep lol
anyways so here's the pictures
pretty much not a carpenter by any means so if there is a better way then what i did or i did it wrong let me know
the idea is there the wall being...
a lot of great advice so i'm try to answer everything
so location is Massachusetts if that's what you mean for water
the hutch i took the draws out and looked underneath it definitely don't look like it would support it not entirely sure
but ended up reinforcing it with materials i had...
so my two year loves looking at the fish , when i took him to the pet store and i ended up buying a 55 gallon as i have a built in hutch in the living room it think would fit good & look nice with a little redoing the hutch
first question would be does an old built in hutch have the capability...