by Timothy A. Hovanec
Intro:
No time is more exciting, yet also potentially more frustrating, than the first 30 days of setting your aquarium. Since many of you might be hoping for a new aquarium under the Christmas tree this holiday season, or will be asked by neighbors to help set up the tank they just surprised their children with for Christmas, I thought it would be a good time to review what is going to occur in the aquarium environment during the first month.