As the title suggests, today I ordered a brand new 40 gallon glass setup with the "everything needed to support a tank" along with a nice stand (which my parents approve of). I've been waiting for this moment for the last 8 months (as some of you may recall in some of my former posts) and though it may not be the size I hoped for (they totally ignored the research I've done to find the average tank size on MFK which BTW is i think 87.43.... ) I'm still pleased that I finally got them to break down and let me get a tank, best of all they are paying for the expenses. So basically I have to pay for just the fish and I guess the decor if I add any.
The tank isn't coming till next tuesday so I have a little more than a week to think of what to stock it with. I was leaning toward the heavily planted tank with a whole community of small fish like the ones in PFK and TFH magazines. But I'm looking for ideas from the rest of the MFK network. It's standard 40 gallon size 38" I think. No special filter, just one or two HOBs, standard heater, and for now, a standard one bulb light strip (trying to replace with T5 or some other quality light good enough for a heavily planted tank).
All ideas welcomed and appreciated! FINALLY!!!!!! THE POWER OF PERSISTENCE HAS PREVAILED!
The tank isn't coming till next tuesday so I have a little more than a week to think of what to stock it with. I was leaning toward the heavily planted tank with a whole community of small fish like the ones in PFK and TFH magazines. But I'm looking for ideas from the rest of the MFK network. It's standard 40 gallon size 38" I think. No special filter, just one or two HOBs, standard heater, and for now, a standard one bulb light strip (trying to replace with T5 or some other quality light good enough for a heavily planted tank).
All ideas welcomed and appreciated! FINALLY!!!!!! THE POWER OF PERSISTENCE HAS PREVAILED!
