What do you do to spice up bland food? Add salt, of course! So, what do you do to spice up a bland fish tank? Add salt! And that's exactly what I did one-and-a-half months ago.
On October 16, I became the proud owner of a saltwater fish tank. Lisa came across the tank when someone from her work was selling it off. It was ideal for us because we could get the whole works (the tank, the live rock, fish, snails, etc) for a good price. I've had plenty of experience with freshwater tanks, but I was pretty nervous about running a saltwater tank.
Turns out running the tank isn't too complicated. After the first couple of weeks, I got to the point where I understood all the major facets of a saltwater system (salinity, biological filtration, protein skimmer, water polisher, etc.) I monitored all the stats every day at the beginning to make sure the system was stabilized. I love it! It's been fun, interesting, and a nice diversion from the stresses of life without consuming too much time. And of course, Emily is thrilled to have her own real life "Nemo" swimming around in the fish tank.
You can see me as the proud owner of the fish tank in our photo gallery. Also, check out my Saltwater Fish Tank wiki page for all the details.
On related note, I looked in the tank and saw the hermit crab's shell sitting at a really odd angle. When I looked closer the shell was belly up. I thought, "Oh no! The hermit crab died!" But then, I saw a shell moving around in the back. Turns out the hermit crab changed shells sometime since yesterday evening. Unfortunately, I liked the old shell better. :-P
Posted by enigma at December 4, 2006 10:37 PM