Greetings from Oregon!

[herphopeful]

So I've posted a few topics but thought I should introduce myself as well. :)

My name is Alicia. I'm 28, I still live with my Mom and stepfather and trust me I cringe about it a lot.

I have 2 dogs (Jackaroe and Stagger Lee), and currently a betta I renamed to Wharf (to go along with the Grateful Dead naming theme).

I am a nanny by day and when I was young my family had a large fish tank with lots of fish that probably didn't belong together. I can recall loving our african frog buddy, and I know we had some sort of shark but I do not think it was a bala shark so whew?

I grew up watching my Dad hunt fish and trap, I've always been fascinated by critters in the water and am teetering between a biology degree specializing in herpetology, or biology specializing in marine life. I go back to school next fall so I am hoping I can decide definitively by that time lol.

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Wharf (previous Spoopy) in his new planted tank with his CFL light setup behind the tank.

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Jackaroe, female mix (husky/heeler/pit??)

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Stagger Lee, male jack russell

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Me!

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[Slaphppy7]

Welcome to the AC!...glad to have you aboard

[Boundava]

Welcome and hello. Your critter crew is cute and look as the smile on Stagger Lee.

[Slaphppy7]

Hey, you are in Portland...ever visit TWS?...or did we talk about that already, lol

Cute puppy dogs.

[cajunqn81]

Welcome to the AC :fish:

[RiversGirl]

Welcome Alicia, it is so nice to meet you!

[herphopeful]

Thanks everyone, glad to be here! I've learned a lot already. Now thinking if getting all my nanny kids and people I know into fish haha.

Hey, you are in Portland...ever visit TWS?...or did we talk about that already, lol

Cute puppy dogs.
I am in Portland! A bit north actually.

I am going this weekend finally!!! I'm excited to check everything out and pick the staff's brains haha. :) Hoping to get some good floating plants for my tank now that I've got some with roots. I noticed Wharf's filter is super hyperactive even when I turn it to low and block the water pouring out, so I'm hoping some floating plants will help calm it down!

He doesn't seem to mind, though!

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[gadget228]

Welcome to the AC... :22:

[waylon101]

Glad to see another CFL Bulb user! Also welcome to the AC :)

[herphopeful]

Glad to see another CFL Bulb user! Also welcome to the AC :)
Haha it was honestly just because we had it and I needed a light for those plants. I figured an indoor grow light should work.. So far so good the plants seem extremely happy!

I will get an LED too eventually for my 10gal but for now this could probably pump out enough light for 2 5gal tanks lol.

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[waylon101]

Haha it was honestly just because we had it and I needed a light for those plants. I figured an indoor grow light should work.. So far so good the plants seem extremely happy!

I will get an LED too eventually for my 10gal but for now this could probably pump out enough light for 2 5gal tanks lol.

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They work!

[herphopeful]

They work!
They sure do. My plants have already grown and are putting out aerial roots!

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[steeler58]

Welcome to the forum ;-)

[herphopeful]

Thanks!

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