BEHOLD!

Yes folks, the day has arrived! The Roman Colosseum have arrived in my tank! I had to take out the coral to make room for it, but a small price to pay, right? My sister was saying that it looks chaotic when I have both the Pantheon and the Colosseum in there at the same time because they don't match in color, but I think it's okay........ please tell me what you (yes, YOU) think in the comments. I'll probably change it around every once in awhile, taking things in and out, but this is how it is for now. I also attached a nice picture of Zeus, because I realize you guys haven't seen him in awhile. He's getting big, pushing 8 1/2 inches by now. (See the last photo in the tab 'tank arrangements through the ages to see how small Zeus was when I first got him! He's hiding behind the filter in the back.) Enjoy!

Moving Day!

Yesterday was certainly a big day! I had to let the water cycle for 24 hours, which, I must say, it was very hard to be patient. I followed the steps from this website: http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/qa/f/faq0018.htm, and it was very helpful. Everything went as planned, I got to use some of the decorations that my uncle gave me, which included some very tall plants. I also got a very magical gravel vacuum that hooks right up to the sink. (Is it only magical to me? I mean, it seems like everybody has had one before except me...) I decided to bag the fish so I could acclimate them to the water temp. & pH. They were really unhappy about it until I let them go free in the new tank. They are gleefully frolicking around the new spacious tank. The hard part was moving Zeus. He definitely fought back. I tried, but he would jump, splashing water all over the place. Defeated, I asked my dad for help. He marched in, thinking it would be easy. Little did he know the size of Zeus. Finally, I asked my mom for help. She did it in the blink of an eye! Way to go mom! Once he was in the 20 gallon, he realized why he should of cooperated in the first place. I gave him and the other bottom feeders two algae wafers and a quarter of a cucumber to celebrate. Every time I pass by the new big tank, I stop and stare at it in awe. It's so big! You can hardly see the grandness of it in a picture. My old 10 gallon sits dark, dirty, sad, and dead in my room. :( Well, with all the new space, I figure you'll be hearing about new fish very soon.

Mission accomplished!

The two tanks

Socrates feasting on a cucumber

The whole crew acclimating

Preparing to move Zeus

To see a video of Tiberious in the bubble curtain follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5VIgttRnhY&feature=plcp (Sorry about the bad video quality)