Work In Progress: Aquarium

When we moved from Oregon to Maryland in the summer of 2012, we sent first a pod full of our stuff.  Scott's dad gifted us his aquarium- a 75 gallon beast.  The thing sat in our living room for a year, gathering dust.  We even decorated it for Halloween, filling it with pumpkins and spider webs.  I was nervous to fill it- nervous that something had jostled or cracked in transit, and we would end up with a flooded house or a hole in the floor when it fell through.

A few weekends ago, we finally had the time and decided to put the effort into getting the aquarium set up.  It started with some water (and one minor leak, which Scott quickly fixed), and then a few plants, and then a few more, and then a few fish.  It's a slow process, but worth it.  I've also done tons and tons of research on what kinds of fish we want, which ones live peacefully together, etc.  I love research, so that part has been fun for me!  I can't wait until the tank is full of beautiful, colorful fish!

Filling the tank, slowly but surely.

Water goes in (and some comes out- but don't worry, Scott fixed it.)

Filled tank, cloudy, pre-plants.

First batch of plants.

Close up of first batch of plants.

My Marimo ball!

Close up of our second batch of plants.

Second batch of plants.

Fishies!

Two of the three fish, and some plants.

Fish and Marimo ball.

That's everything so far!  Very exciting, I know.  There are three fish right now, but it's hard to get a photo of all of them together.  It is a 75 gallon tank with 3 tiny fish inside, after all.  They have plenty of room to roam and/or hide.  Cross your fingers we don't lose them, and keep an eye out for updates in the future!