Hello everyone!
First would love to say - this place is amazing! I have learned so much and have been inspired by so many of your posts in my short time being on the platform, and I’m so excited to be apart of this community.
Growing up I had a 45 gallon tank that was gifted to my mom and I from her brother (he was upgrading to a 125 gallon himself!) that I quite literally could not keep my hands out of. Since this was shortly after my favorite movie of all time, Finding Nemo, came out, we naturally got a ‘Nemo,’ a ’Dory,’ a ‘Bubbles,’ and a ‘Jacques.’ Some of my fondest memories from my childhood involved that tank, and I have missed it dearly. Fast forward to my 26th birthday, my mom surprised me with a tank! It’s a 13.5 gallon Fluval Evo (perfect size for us NYC apartment dwellers), and I am absolutely ecstatic to be starting it up! I’ve currently got some live sand, dry rock (who doesn’t love a challenge?), and some bottled bacteria to hopefully help kickstart the cycle. I will be reading through all of your posts for the next couple of months while I watch my tank cycle, eager to learn as much as I can from all of you!
