Aquaman2009
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Hi all I've just bought a lovely 125 litre freshwater tank that I would like to keep some nice tropical fish in...the set up went pretty well (i think!) considering I'm a complete beginner to this, but it's been something I've been very much interested in for a long long time...anyway, I've installed my filter , heater and lights and they all seem to be working fine, now this is probably the most silliest question you have ever heard but I have to ask...is it ok for me to put my hand inside the tank? (it is full of water) while all this equipment is running?
Something is telling me NOT to put my hand into water which contains electrical equipment for obvious reasons, so do I have to turn off all the equipment before I put my hand in?...I am currently heating the water in the tank for a couple of weeks before I introduce any new fish but I'd like to just rearrange a couple of decorations/plants but I really don't want to have to turn off the electrics (I don't want to interrupt the filtering and heating processes in particular)
I've also set the temperature of the tank to 30 degrees on my heater, do you think this is OK or should I make it lower? I've heard 23-26 is sufficient but thought that might only be for smaller tanks..
I really appreciate any feedback you could give me as I'd like to be able to keep some fish in a comfortable environment...
Thanks again
Something is telling me NOT to put my hand into water which contains electrical equipment for obvious reasons, so do I have to turn off all the equipment before I put my hand in?...I am currently heating the water in the tank for a couple of weeks before I introduce any new fish but I'd like to just rearrange a couple of decorations/plants but I really don't want to have to turn off the electrics (I don't want to interrupt the filtering and heating processes in particular)
I've also set the temperature of the tank to 30 degrees on my heater, do you think this is OK or should I make it lower? I've heard 23-26 is sufficient but thought that might only be for smaller tanks..
I really appreciate any feedback you could give me as I'd like to be able to keep some fish in a comfortable environment...
Thanks again