Always polite just to say hi

[Cosmic]

I think it's always polite just to say hi. A forum is a bit like someone's home - you wouldn't walk in without knocking and saying hello now would you

So - hi everyone! A bit about me is in order I guess. I am a professional webmaster and software/script writer with time to spare and I have been looking for ways to fill that time with something constructive, fun and rewarding. What better then than to start keeping tropical fish.

I have a 20(ish) gallon tank and have spent the last 10 days or so reading everything I can find on fish and fish keeping. I like to read up on a thing before diving in (no pun intended). I set the tank up yesterday with an undergravel filter (mainly because it was an inherited tank - I like to do things cheap if I can), heater, mixed gravel bed (ordinary coloured gravel and some substrate for planting) and some pebbles/rocks.

When I get a chance I'll post a piccie here so you can all see it. Then maybe I'll post a few more as it develops and we can have a sort blow by blow account of how a newbie copes when everything is new - sounds like a good idea to me if only for other newbies to learn from my mistakes - of which I've no doubt there will be plenty

 

[Scougie]

Hi, Whats your lighting like? Read up on that it's as important as your gravel if not more so.

 

[ScuabaDuba]

cool! good luck with everything and be sure to let us know if you need any help!

welcome!

-the former king

 

[Cat]

Welcome I'm sure you will find this forum very helpful

 

[Ben]

ttf

 

[Cosmic]

Thanks everyone for your welcome

And for Scougie it has an 18W gro-lux tube. I shall be replacing this at the weekend when I get my first lot of plants so I'll take a good look at the lighting requirements of my tank before that - guess I need a 60W or similar but advice is always gratefully received.

Anyhoo, here's the picture I promised:

 

[ScuabaDuba]

nice looking tank :thumbs

looks like a great cichlid environment!

 

[Cosmic]

Thanks! Dunno bout cichlids though. I thought I would start off with something easy.

 

[canarsie11]

Welcome to the forum, just thought I would say hello, people here can be very helpful, utilize thier knowledge. See you around!

 

[Cosmic]

Heehee! thx

 

[Puffer_freak]

Welcome *bows* to our forum!

Yep, a great newbie who does their reading!

Good stuff!

 

[jams.alaskan]

It will be so fun to stock that one! What are you leaning toward?
Welcome to the forum!

ALASKA

 

[samthefishman]

Welcome and have a great time here