Fish tank: Stage 1

Stage 1 of my fish tank has been completed.

Today I purchased:

• Aqua One 2x24W “T8″ fluorescent lighting ($140, the most expensive part so far)
• Seachem biological stabliser; to combat “new tank syndrome”
• General purpose plant fertiliser/nutrients
• Three plants, of which I forget the names

I’m going to leave the tank sit for a week. I’m going to go to the fish shop today and buy… something. Although I purchased a biological stabliser to reduce the effects of new tank syndrome (tl;dr version: new tank syndrome is the lack of “good” bacteria in the tank which helps to cycle waste products from plants and fish to reusable products by the plants); I really should wait a while before introducing any fish to the tank. Though, if I buy a test kit from the fish shop and everything comes up good, I may as well go ahead and buy myself some fish today. Provided the water has cleared up, anyway.

As I’m in the middle of moving house, the tank is actually at my new place, so I will have to check with my new housemates if they’re able to feed any fish I buy.