we have a crystal clear aquarium again! all thanks to yours truly
i spent all of this afternoon cleaning the fisk tank.. the colour of the water was literally grey-green on the bottom. but all that elbow greasing has paid off. =) currently, its just a planted aquarium with one poor unfortunate soul. hahaha there's a dwarf gourami in it cause its not wanted anywhere else. plan to add a couple more smaller plants and lots and lots of colour fish and it'll be perfect.
in saying so, my opinion of one aquarium/fish shop has gone completely down whilst another one has come right up. and its close to home too. im pretty impressed at the range they have in a smaller store.. on forest road =) so yes, i'm staying local.. really local for my aquatic needs.. except i do also like the aquarium in kogarah for a wider range of fish.
anyhow, my head hurts now.