Total Newbie questions..

Some friends are moving away, and have offered me their tank, never done
an aquarium before, sounds like something I could handle (no pets at the
mo). Was looking for some sites that have real newbie info on there,
the real basics... Any good places to shop for stuff, in the UK??

Cheers.
I'm hoping to not turn into a fish serial killer :-)

"Black Shuck" wrote in message
...
| Some friends are moving away, and have offered me their tank, never
done
| an aquarium before, sounds like something I could handle (no pets
at the
| mo). Was looking for some sites that have real newbie info on
there,
| the real basics... Any good places to shop for stuff, in the UK??
|
| Cheers.
| I'm hoping to not turn into a fish serial killer :-)

Congrats on looking for information. You're already on the right path
to avoid becoming "fish slayer". g

Subscribe to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
This group is pretty dead.

Try the following sites:

http://faq.thekrib.com/sbegin.html
Great beginner site

http://www.melevsreef.com/
Info on DIY stuff, a wide range of other info. A regular in the
groups.

www.reefcentral.com
Excellent forum for marine aquarists. Just stay away from the
advanced topics for now, you'll OD your brain. g

Also, can I recommend a book,
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...024686-0011919
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for
Successful Sal****er Hobbyists
by Robert M. Fenner

Welcome to the obsession......Tell us about the tank you'll be
getting.

Keep posting!

billy

I would start here...

http://www.netmax.tk/

this is Netmax's website and he is one of the more helpful and knowledgeable
people here.

Welcome to the hobby (Obsession??)

"Black Shuck" wrote in message
...
Some friends are moving away, and have offered me their tank, never done
an aquarium before, sounds like something I could handle (no pets at the
mo). Was looking for some sites that have real newbie info on there,
the real basics... Any good places to shop for stuff, in the UK??

Cheers.
I'm hoping to not turn into a fish serial killer :-)

Billy got up from the bar and shouted: :
"Black Shuck" wrote in message
...
| Some friends are moving away, and have offered me their tank, never
done
| an aquarium before, sounds like something I could handle (no pets
at the
| mo). Was looking for some sites that have real newbie info on
there,
| the real basics... Any good places to shop for stuff, in the UK??
|
| Cheers.
| I'm hoping to not turn into a fish serial killer :-)

Congrats on looking for information. You're already on the right path
to avoid becoming "fish slayer". g

Subscribe to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
This group is pretty dead.

Try the following sites:

http://faq.thekrib.com/sbegin.html
Great beginner site

http://www.melevsreef.com/
Info on DIY stuff, a wide range of other info. A regular in the
groups.

www.reefcentral.com
Excellent forum for marine aquarists. Just stay away from the
advanced topics for now, you'll OD your brain. g

Also, can I recommend a book,
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...024686-0011919
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for
Successful Sal****er Hobbyists
by Robert M. Fenner

Welcome to the obsession......Tell us about the tank you'll be
getting.

Keep posting!

billy




Tank should be dropped round (hopefully not literally) tomorrows, seem
to remember when I saw it last, it was a reasonable size, bit will post
the CC when I get it..

Thanks for the links, and I'll have a scan on ebay/amazon for that book.

Cheers.

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"Richard Blincoe" wrote in message
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|I would start here...

There I go again, assuming marine. I didn't even ask if it was fresh
or marine. doh.

Black Shuck got up from the bar and shouted: :
Billy got up from the bar and shouted: :

"Black Shuck" wrote in message
...
| Some friends are moving away, and have offered me their tank, never
done
| an aquarium before, sounds like something I could handle (no pets at
the
| mo). Was looking for some sites that have real newbie info on there,
| the real basics... Any good places to shop for stuff, in the UK??
|
| Cheers.
| I'm hoping to not turn into a fish serial killer :-)

Congrats on looking for information. You're already on the right path
to avoid becoming "fish slayer". g

Subscribe to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
This group is pretty dead.

Try the following sites:

http://faq.thekrib.com/sbegin.html
Great beginner site

http://www.melevsreef.com/
Info on DIY stuff, a wide range of other info. A regular in the groups.

www.reefcentral.com
Excellent forum for marine aquarists. Just stay away from the advanced
topics for now, you'll OD your brain. g

Also, can I recommend a book,
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...024686-0011919
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for
Successful Sal****er Hobbyists
by Robert M. Fenner

Welcome to the obsession......Tell us about the tank you'll be getting.

Keep posting!

billy




Tank should be dropped round (hopefully not literally) tomorrows, seem
to remember when I saw it last, it was a reasonable size, bit will post
the CC when I get it..

Thanks for the links, and I'll have a scan on ebay/amazon for that book.

Cheers.


Well I got the tank, and loads of other stuff to sift through, the tank
is 14.5 Gallon (or for those us that use a proper measurement system,
54Litres). I know it depends on the fish, but typically how many fish
should I be looking at putting in there?

"Black Shuck" wrote in message
...
| Well I got the tank, and loads of other stuff to sift through, the
tank
| is 14.5 Gallon (or for those us that use a proper measurement
system,
| 54Litres). I know it depends on the fish, but typically how many
fish
| should I be looking at putting in there?

Assuming it's freshwater, which I previously neglected to find out,
there is a rule of thumb that states "one inch of tropical fish per
gallon". (yes, I'm in the US, and we have a lousy measurement system,
so roughly 6mm of fish per litre) Keep in mind the adult size of the
fish before purchase. This rule has many exceptions. Some fish are
too territorial to share their space with other fish, for example.

billy

Billy got up from the bar and shouted: :
"Black Shuck" wrote in message
...
| Well I got the tank, and loads of other stuff to sift through, the
tank
| is 14.5 Gallon (or for those us that use a proper measurement
system,
| 54Litres). I know it depends on the fish, but typically how many
fish
| should I be looking at putting in there?

Assuming it's freshwater, which I previously neglected to find out,
there is a rule of thumb that states "one inch of tropical fish per
gallon". (yes, I'm in the US, and we have a lousy measurement system,
so roughly 6mm of fish per litre) Keep in mind the adult size of the
fish before purchase. This rule has many exceptions. Some fish are
too territorial to share their space with other fish, for example.

billy



Just spotted the same question asked in the thread above, which prompts
the next obvious question, does this NG have a FAQ?

"Black Shuck" wrote in message
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|
| Just spotted the same question asked in the thread above, which
prompts
| the next obvious question, does this NG have a FAQ?

Indeed it does, and a damn good one at that.

"The Krib"
http://faq.thekrib.com/

Don't let it keep you from asking questions, though. Also, this group
is pretty slow, add rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc to your list.

billy

On 2005-02-05, Black Shuck wrote:
Some friends are moving away, and have offered me their tank, never done
an aquarium before, sounds like something I could handle (no pets at the
mo). Was looking for some sites that have real newbie info on there,
the real basics... Any good places to shop for stuff, in the UK??


http://honors.montana.edu/~weif/firsttank/steps.phtml
http://fins.actwin.com/aquariafaq.html

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