plantlady13
New Member
Hi all! SO glad I found this forum, such a great resource!
So, I'm in Everett working as an organic gardener with two cats and a hot rod-building boyfriend. I've always had four-legged pets, but occasionally growing up we had fish or birds and even a ferret at one time. My mom just loves all sorts of animals and I guess she passed that on to me! I haven't had an aquarium since my betta died about 8 or 9 years ago, but I got a little 5 gallon tank for free at a garage sale ("Oh, you can just HAVE that"
). I figure I'll start with the little tank, dip my toes in and see if I have the drive for a larger tank.
I got it all scrubbed out and set up with a 3 gal filter I had sitting around from an early attempt at a circulating cat drinking fountain, I'll replace this later, I mostly just wanted to make sure it would actually hold water! There was also a big bag of fake plants and a couple of decor items that the guy gave me to go with it, so I soaked those in warm water in the sink for a couple of hours. So far, just letting it sit with some water in and circulating slowly before I do much else. In the meantime, I'm reading a lot about tank setup and maintenance to refresh my memory. I worked at Falling Water Gardens in Monroe a few summers back, and they specialize in koi and ponds/water gardens so I got a crash course then (and got the koi pond bug, but no room or $ for that right now, unfortunately).
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and stop lurking around Now off to ogle some more or your tanks!
So, I'm in Everett working as an organic gardener with two cats and a hot rod-building boyfriend. I've always had four-legged pets, but occasionally growing up we had fish or birds and even a ferret at one time. My mom just loves all sorts of animals and I guess she passed that on to me! I haven't had an aquarium since my betta died about 8 or 9 years ago, but I got a little 5 gallon tank for free at a garage sale ("Oh, you can just HAVE that"
). I figure I'll start with the little tank, dip my toes in and see if I have the drive for a larger tank.I got it all scrubbed out and set up with a 3 gal filter I had sitting around from an early attempt at a circulating cat drinking fountain, I'll replace this later, I mostly just wanted to make sure it would actually hold water! There was also a big bag of fake plants and a couple of decor items that the guy gave me to go with it, so I soaked those in warm water in the sink for a couple of hours. So far, just letting it sit with some water in and circulating slowly before I do much else. In the meantime, I'm reading a lot about tank setup and maintenance to refresh my memory. I worked at Falling Water Gardens in Monroe a few summers back, and they specialize in koi and ponds/water gardens so I got a crash course then (and got the koi pond bug, but no room or $ for that right now, unfortunately).
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and stop lurking around
Now off to ogle some more or your tanks!
