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I'm up in the NW corner and just looking to get started. I'd love to see people's creations, although I know we can be a bit introverted up here :]
Anyone in northwestern CT?
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Awesome Dennis
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Hey I’m dennis, I’m also by Danbury.
Getting through the uglies on my 180 which is still a work in progress.
Getting through the uglies on my 180 which is still a work in progress.
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Dang, nice.
I'm in the research phase still, I've never had even a freshwater tank before, so I'm studying as much as I can before I get started. I know someone selling a 55g saltwater setup fairly cheaply, so I'm thinking about picking that up and experimenting with it while I get used to managing the water chemistry. I'm a ways out from putting anything alive into a tank :]
I'm in the research phase still, I've never had even a freshwater tank before, so I'm studying as much as I can before I get started. I know someone selling a 55g saltwater setup fairly cheaply, so I'm thinking about picking that up and experimenting with it while I get used to managing the water chemistry. I'm a ways out from putting anything alive into a tank :]
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We’re in Colebrook, just about on the MA border. 800 people and no traffic lights, pretty much heaven for me. We went out to Cornwall a couple of weekends ago to hit Ellsworth Farms for cider and donuts, it’s so beautiful.
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raketemensch
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Beautiful area, especially right now.
I’m going to try to make a run to the Waterbury Aquarium store this week to check it out — i started cycling my first tank yesterday, and think I might be ready for the CUC next week.
I’m going to try to make a run to the Waterbury Aquarium store this week to check it out — i started cycling my first tank yesterday, and think I might be ready for the CUC next week.
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736 Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills, NY 10507
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Emmons Tropical Fish & Ponds
1612 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
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1655 Boston Rd #148, Springfield, MA 01129
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Emmons Tropical Fish & Ponds
1612 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-5401
Aquarium Solutions 101
942 NY-376 #5, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 518-4779
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School Of Fish
1655 Boston Rd #148, Springfield, MA 01129
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How are you cycling the tank?
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It has some live rock from the previous owner, which I kept damp until I could get enough RODI water to fill it.
So now it's got the live rock and I've been adding fish flakes on a daily basis -- for small values of "daily," since it's only been yesterday and today.
Ammonia's up already. I don't trust any of the test strips that I got with this tank, so I went to Petco yesterday and bought some there (using the online price match -- ALWAYS look up the online price before you buy), but when I got home to box was empty except for the instructions... :mad: I’d like to be able to test the nitrites.
Doing more reading, next week sounds way early for the CUC.
So now it's got the live rock and I've been adding fish flakes on a daily basis -- for small values of "daily," since it's only been yesterday and today.
Ammonia's up already. I don't trust any of the test strips that I got with this tank, so I went to Petco yesterday and bought some there (using the online price match -- ALWAYS look up the online price before you buy), but when I got home to box was empty except for the instructions... :mad: I’d like to be able to test the nitrites.
Doing more reading, next week sounds way early for the CUC.
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