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Our motherwe humans are all free spirits yet are confined by nature within the bodies of mammals; our ability to think creates a kindred spirit amongst members of our species and that spirit is a soul that is the essence of our being. our bodies confine us - our need for food and water - our desires and wants - and often searching for what may not exist or is not attainable all living beings are needers yet we humans are also wanters and in our quest for more than we need many of us care little for other than ourselves we cherish our own lives above those of others and often thoughtlessly kill other forms of life and each other as well, without hesitation or remorse we ignore our creator which is nature and like to imagine we are not born of nature Our mother we imagine we are godlike created by Gods who conveniently look human Yet all life should be cherished and at the end of human life we once again become one with nature as do all other living creatures thoughtless ageless and infinite
One of the fun things about an aquarium is decorating it.There are three top level choices to start with. Natural, artificial and hybrid.
With natural you google the types of fish you have and look at pictures of the fish in their natural environment.
The same goes for artificial. The choices are many and self evident as far as size is concerned. Color is a matter of taste or if you go the natural route you duplicate the pictures you have seen of the biotope. Biotope is a fancy word for natural habitat. It could be a stream or a coral reef. One way to get ideas is to visit an aquarium shop - the better shops have nicely decorated tanks as well as some if not all of the decorations you will need. Don't use wood or rocks picked up in nature. Spend a few dollars on aquarium ready substrate instead. Keep in mind the following: Sand or gravel is a pain in the ass. Detritus (fish shit) accumulates under the surface. This can be good or bad - you'll need to read up on biological filtration to understand why. One thing I want to mention is that there are numerous excellent books on decorating an aquarium and a library of 2 or 3 books is a worthwhile investment. Since this is your first aquarium I assume it is freshwater. In fact I recommend freshwater for starters. But if not the same reference materials are available for saltwater tanks as well. I recommend going natural in appearance and although you can do live plants go artificial first time around - you won't know the difference and live plants require a lot more expertise. There is a LOT more I could write - but the most important thing you could do is read a lot. The internet can get very confusing when you solicit opinions and ask questions so pick up a book as well. For every helpful aquarium owner there will be a different answer to the same question Good luck! DEAL OF THE MOMENTFamily guide for shopping on-line:
Shopping on-line is fast, economical, convenient and fun.
Speed: the shopper has to understand the rules of the internet highway to reach maximum speed while browsing ... using a good browser always helps but even before you turn on your computer the type of connection and the provider come into play your assets are your computer and your internet service provider nowadays the cable TV company and/or telephone company provide you with an Internet connection The type of connection is either hard or soft ... with soft being ‘wireless’ and hard being "hard wired"
The bottom line is that if you have a slow connection and/or a slow computer your on-line shopping experience will not be very happy!
Whew - okay now let’s assume you have a high speed connection and a decent speed computer.
Most computer users outside of the business world are “shoppers” ... not to trivialize the vast amount of users who use their computer for research.
But if you follow the money - most of it flows from consumers pockets into the pockets of the companies selling goods and services on the internet.
When you type in a search word or phrase in your browser you are over-whelmed with results and those you see first are companies that pay to be seen before others who pay less to be seen.
Therefore the best companies are not always what you find first on the internet ....
One way to greatly reduce the time you spend and attain your shopping goals is to find the companies you want to deal with by brand rather than by price.
Therefore choosing a brand or brands that you trust and have already had good experiences with in the past ... can make your cyber-shopping sprees enormously more productive and much less time consuming.
To be continued ......
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Hybrid is up to you where you would select a mixed combination of elements to decorate your aquarium.