Fish Bliss

I am the proud owner of a 45 gallon salt water ecosystem. If I ever figure out how to post pictures I will put some up!!
I have been dabbling in freshwater over the years and recently my son has gotten into freshwater big; 2-55 gallons, a 29 gallon, a 15 gallon, and a 40 gallon that houses Mya's turtle. when I was so depressed over demolition, he got out his old 10 gallon tank and gave it to me. I filled it with plants and a betta male and female. I now have a clown pleco and a baby sword tail with the bettas. The plants that I started are growing like crazy I have had to remove the biggest one to Zane's 29 gallon tank. if he knew what he was starting he might not have given me the tank !! We have been looking for bigger tanks on a site called Craig's list....I check it just about every day...I had seen this add for a salt water tank and all it's fish, looked good in the photos so I saved the add and started reading online about salt water fishes.......after about a month of talking with my husband and going to pet stores to look at tanks we decided we would call about the tank if they still had it we would go look at it after a doctor apt. in Seattle...long and short of it she had it and gave us a great deal. on our way to her house we stopped for lunch and asked if they had any buckets for sale we bought 9 and took home all of the water thus keeping the eco-system in tact. They have had the tank set up for 7 years.
we had a 4 hour drive to get these 6 fish and assorted live rocks home safe and sound, with only a little fin injury to the largest fish we were happy to have them join our happy home...what home you ask as we are building a new home,....well I had intended to take the tank to Kristy and Zane's house but my husband talked me into trying it in the camper !!! he checked the flooring and where we wanted to set it was over 2 steel beams so in it went! we have got to be the only camper with a 45 gallon saltwater tank in the living room !! Let me tell you about beautiful, WOW, I have always loved fish tanks but this one has that something I must have needed it's like a trip to the trees for my soul. Even my pomeranion Ivy loves to watch them. she licks the tank trying to kiss them so funny !!! the setting up of the tank and enjoying it came so quickly !
my daughter, Carrie had been doing some research for me and sent me to get a protien skimmer something the tank didn't have. so off to the pet store we went, agian (3rd trip in 4 days) when we walked in the tanks we want for the new house are right up front on sale for 75 dollars !!!!! they are normally $179.99 !!! My husband got a sales person and checked the price on the tank and the kid says oh that isn't suposed to be on that tank, pissed us off, but my husband says well it is on that tank and it is the first thing you see coiming in your door, we came in to buy this size tank and you have a sign on it.....the kid says I will sell it to you for that price,......we said we want 2 of them so we got 2-- 75 gallon tanks for less than the price of one !! We will have a freshwater and a saltwater tank in the living room of our new house.
Johnnie made a stand for the first tank yesterday and he is working on the second today. we will start them cycling at Zane and Kristy's so when the house is done we will be ready to add fishys !!!