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Chapter 1: The Tank Set Up

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"I need a hobby, I've watched everything on Netflix." I thought to myself while scrolling through the main menu and settling on "Alien Deep". As I watch I come to the realization "I want to breed fish", and so it began. Over the next few weeks I looked at how to breed fish. After doing some research and deciding how I am going to try, I figured it was time to buy my fish tank. I bought a 37 gallon tank, 40lbs of gravel, decorations and all the accessories- I was ready to go! I get home, manage to get the very big, very heavy tank into my apartment and put it into place. I rinse the gravel and add it to the bottom of the tank. I then stood mid way between the tank and kitchen sink thinking "how is the water going to get from the tap into the tank? I forgot to buy an aquarium vacuum". The solution? Use a half gallon mixing bowl, fill it with water, walk over to the tank, pour in the water, walk back to the kitchen sink and repeat... 74 ti...

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Welcome to Water Logged: Karleigh's Fish Breeding Chronicles. I am going to take you on an adventure, diving into the depths of my 37 gallon tank, never knowing what we will find along the way. What I am searching for? The answer to a simple question: how well can I breed fish? The answer: only time will tell. I look forward to sharing this journey with you, so let us begin at the very first step... the tank set up