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I just jumped into the deep end (all puns intended) and bought a fish tank this weekend. 20 gallon w/ heater and filter. Anyone care to give some tips to a first time owner? I want to minimize the 21 Flush salutes. I must say though, the sound of the filter is very soothing.

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Will it be a fresh water or salt water tank?

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Originally posted by rwingett
Will it be a fresh water or salt water tank?
Fresh water.

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Don't buy hatchet fish and let the lid open!!:'( As a kid I remember finding a school of fish lying on the carpet, apparently they thought they were lemmings.

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Originally posted by rwingett
Will it be a fresh water or salt water tank?
aren't you listening? He said he bought a FISH tank! What kind of fool would buy a 20 gallon WATER tank for his living room?😵

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Originally posted by belgianfreak
aren't you listening? He said he bought a FISH tank! What kind of fool would buy a 20 gallon WATER tank for his living room?😵
When should we go metric?
It would be easier to visulise the size if it had been in litres.
I still buy my perfume by the gallon.
Linda.

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Originally posted by misslead
When should we go metric?
It would be easier to visulise the size if it had been in litres.
I still buy my perfume by the gallon.
Linda.
75.71 liters in 20 gallons.
1 gallon = 3.79 liters.

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Originally posted by belgianfreak
...He said he bought a FISH tank! What kind of fool would buy a 20 gallon WATER tank for his living room?😵
I always thought it would be cool to have a Gatorade tank in the house.... although I'm not sure if all of the vitamins and minerals would be healthy for the fish! 🙄

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Originally posted by willatkins
75.71 liters in 20 gallons.
1 gallon = 3.79 liters.
Actually that holds only in the USA Lyn and Will... 4.54 litres to the gallon in the UK

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Originally posted by ChessNut
[b]I always thought it would be cool to have a Gatorade tank in the house
that would be interesting 🙂

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Originally posted by kyngj
Actually that holds only in the USA Lyn and Will... 4.54 litres to the gallon in the UK
Is a UK gallon to a US Gallon what a British pound is to a Euro?

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Originally posted by willatkins
Is a UK gallon to a US Gallon what a British pound is to a Euro?
I think you might find there are more Belgian freaks to the English eccentric.
Linda.

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My top tip: don't give them names.

Any fish that I name dies. All the fish that I haven't named survive.

I therefore have a tank full of fish called 'fish'.

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Originally posted by willatkins
Fresh water.
I have had a poor track record with fish. But two things I did learn the hard way are: Make sure your fish are compatible and that they won't eat each other. Don't put them in water straight out of the tap. I would personally recommend those little aquatic albino frogs. They're more entertaining than fish, and generally a little more robust. I did manage to keep a pair of those alive for a few years. But don't put them in the same tank with fish.

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Originally posted by timmo
My top tip: don't give them names.

Any fish that I name dies. All the fish that I haven't named survive.

I therefore have a tank full of fish called 'fish'.
No names. Check.
Generic fish. Check.

Does that mean that girlfriends without names will last longer???

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