Tank Version 5.0

The last of the four Lionheads, Patches, expired a fortnight ago after losing a bout with white spots. Ling was especially sad since they were the four critters that got us started on our aquarium hobby. We decided to start anew with a new tank, so on the 19 March Sunday, headed out after the morning service at Wesley to several aquarium shops all over Singapore to pick up what we need.

blog-2007-aquarium-PICT3241-new-tank.jpgMany Singaporeans would have kept an aquarium at some point of their lives, but for those who haven’t, here’s a quick orientation to the (very) low initial costs involved in getting into the hobby and enjoying these lovely fellows.

  1. 14 inch glass tank (Lam Hong Aquarium at Ang Mo Kio) – $18
  2. Hagen external filter (Sea View at Seletar) – $17
  3. Critters (two Guppies, three Corys, two Gobys) – $7
  4. 10 kg of Aquarium gravel (Aquastar at Yishun) – $10
  5. 24 hour Timer (Cold Storage) – $12

Several items were recycled from the old tank, including the fluorescent lamp for lighting, water treatment, gravel stones, a cooling fan, with the plants taken from the larger living room tank. Our expenditure for the Sunday setup was just $65ish, and Ling now gets a pretty nice view on her table.:)