It's looking good so far, and I liked the backstory on how you got to this point too. I was in a similar spot a year and a half ago, I had some tanks as a kid/teenager but nothing fancy...some plastic plants, basic fish, and one fateful attempt at a cichlid tank (it was nice while it lasted, but I learned the hard way that they quickly ran out of space as they grew.) I had been kicking around the idea of a new tank for a while, and finally got a little basic nano tank on a whim. I later decided that I wanted to try real plants, still wasn't happy with my results in the nano, found this site, and then made the jump to a 55g also, better equipment, and better plants. As with all of my other hobbies, it has been a somewhat expensive, slippery slope, but having an awesome display tank that all my visitors ooh and ahh over is completely worth it
