Re: (CF Parents) Aquariums

[Guest guest]

We have a fifty-five gallon freshwater tank, there very easy to keep clean.

We clean it about every two -- three months. But it is worth it, they can be

very relaxing.

[Guest guest]

Peggy ~

I have 3 aquariums at home; 55gal Marine, 10gal fresh for a turtle and

2gal for a goldfish. It really depends on the type of aquarium you're

looking into getting. Cool thing about them is that no matter what type

you like; marine or fresh, there are animals that you can get that will

also help clean the tanks.

If you have any more questions about them that I can help with... Just

let me know!

Danie

(CF Parents) Aquariums

I was just wondering if any of you have aquariums and how hard they are

to keep clean. My boys, both have CF, want a big aquarium for their

birthday or Christmas, and I am kind of nervous about it.

Thanks,

Peggy

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[Guest guest]

I would be interested in this information also. I love fish and always

wonder how they keep the aquarium so clean.

Tina W.

(CF Parents) Aquariums

I was just wondering if any of you have aquariums and how hard they are to

keep clean. My boys, both have CF, want a big aquarium for their birthday

or Christmas, and I am kind of nervous about it.

Thanks,

Peggy

[Guest guest]

When you clean it, what do you have to do?

Re: (CF Parents) Aquariums

We have a fifty-five gallon freshwater tank, there very easy to keep clean.

We clean it about every two -- three months. But it is worth it, they can be

very relaxing.

[Guest guest]

We had one for a while and liked it bunches. Patti loved to watch the fish

while she took her breathing treatments.

You would need to be the one to keep the water and filters clean as the fish

bacteria/disease that they call ick is actually a form of psuedo.. I always

cleaned the tank and changed the water after every one was in bed.

Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf

[Guest guest]

I've had a 95 gallon saltwater aquarium for 3 1/2 years and I've no problems

with them. People always say how well cfer's do at the beach, so I figure

since I can't live at the beach, I'll bring the beach to us Tyler knows to

keep his fingers out of the tank and leave my stuff alone......I've recently put

up a 20 gallon saltwater tank in his room and slowly teaching him about them.

They are very relaxing, watching the bright colored fish swimming around.

they are not that hard to keep up.

Dawn

mom to Tyler 5.5 w cf

[Guest guest]

Well, the reason why I got a tank was because Tyler was so mesmerized with

the saltwater tank in his CF docs office. I figured if it was ok for her to

have one in the office it would be ok to have one in my house. Tyler has always

loved watching them and even now he will get all excited and tell me to " come

here " and he'll show me the starfish that has come out to eat. So I have our

CF doc to thank for getting me into saltwater fish!!

Dawn

mom to Tyler 5.5 w CF

> You always come up with the best ideas. That is super. I know how much

> you all are " beach bums " -hehehaha. So, that is perfect. It is relaxing

> .It almost hypnotizes you.That is why they have them in beauty parlors,

> fitness salons, spa's, & even ped. Dentist offices have them. They

> entertain & relax folks. A great many restaurants have them

> too.Soooooooooo, Good luck with them .

> Give TYLER a hug from me too:)

> LOVE & HUGS,

> grandmomBEV

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the information. I think I am going to actively pursue this.

Tina W.

mom to 17 w/cf and 26 no cf

Re: (CF Parents) Aquariums

I've had a 95 gallon saltwater aquarium for 3 1/2 years and I've no problems

with them. People always say how well cfer's do at the beach, so I figure

since I can't live at the beach, I'll bring the beach to us Tyler knows

to

keep his fingers out of the tank and leave my stuff alone......I've recently

put

up a 20 gallon saltwater tank in his room and slowly teaching him about

them.

They are very relaxing, watching the bright colored fish swimming around.

they are not that hard to keep up.

Dawn

mom to Tyler 5.5 w cf

[Guest guest]

You always come up with the best ideas. That is super. I know how much

you all are " beach bums " -hehehaha. So, that is perfect. It is relaxing

..It almost hypnotizes you.That is why they have them in beauty parlors,

fitness salons, spa's, & even ped. Dentist offices have them. They

entertain & relax folks. A great many restaurants have them

too.Soooooooooo, Good luck with them .

Give TYLER a hug from me too:)

LOVE & HUGS,

grandmomBEV

Re: (CF Parents) Aquariums

I've had a 95 gallon saltwater aquarium for 3 1/2 years and I've no

problems

with them. People always say how well cfer's do at the beach, so I

figure

since I can't live at the beach, I'll bring the beach to us Tyler

knows to

keep his fingers out of the tank and leave my stuff alone......I've

recently put

up a 20 gallon saltwater tank in his room and slowly teaching him about

them.

They are very relaxing, watching the bright colored fish swimming

around.

they are not that hard to keep up.

Dawn

mom to Tyler 5.5 w cf

[Guest guest]

When was started on one of her meds (I can't remember if it was Tobi or

Pulmozyme) I was told that it can kill tropical fish. something about the

arisolized med in the air and getting in the water of the tank..........I don't

know. You might want to check with the docs.....

Re: (CF Parents) Aquariums

I've had a 95 gallon saltwater aquarium for 3 1/2 years and I've no problems

with them. People always say how well cfer's do at the beach, so I figure

since I can't live at the beach, I'll bring the beach to us Tyler knows to

keep his fingers out of the tank and leave my stuff alone......I've recently

put

up a 20 gallon saltwater tank in his room and slowly teaching him about them.

They are very relaxing, watching the bright colored fish swimming around.

they are not that hard to keep up.

Dawn

mom to Tyler 5.5 w cf

[Guest guest]

I remember the same as ... several years ago I remember reading

that someone always did their nebs near their fish tank and it killed

off the fish.

Also, once I asked about the aquarium question and several people

wrote to me privately cautioning against aquariums. I guess it all

depends upon the air filtration system you have. Some of those air

filters bubble stuff into the air -- mycobacteriums were a concern

that we were cautioned against. was working at a lake

convenience store at the time, so after reading the cautions, he told

his boss he wouldn't be able to clean the minnow tanks without an

approved respirator.

Back to the meds -- I always hated using the computer after did

his TOBI treatments. Eventually TOBI accumulated a thick coat on the

monitor and made the keyboard feel tacky, requiring more frequent

cleaning. I always worried about the inhaled meds getting into the

monitor vents, mingled with dust, and perhaps clogging it up. Has

anyone else noticed this or had more odd computer problems if your

child does nebs on the computer?

And here's a huge tip for those who do neb treatments in the car and

are thinking of doing GSH -- *don't* inhale GSH in the car! GSH neb

treatments will gunk up the car air vents. One early GSH user went

through two brand new cars, thinking he bought lemons, before figuring

out they were messing up the car with the GSH nebs.

Kim

--- " ANDREA FITTING " <drea@m...> wrote:

When was started on one of her meds (I can't remember if it

was Tobi or Pulmozyme) I was told that it can kill tropical fish.

something about the arisolized med in the air and getting in the water

of the tank..........I don't know. You might want to check with the

docs.....

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

I have a 40 gallon tank. It is a big huge pain in my ***. My

husband thought that the boys would like it and of course they do and of

course I get to clean it. It takes me all day sometimes if it gets

really bad.

Not to mention that I have a killer fish in there so I am unable to

put anything in there with him. He has eatten 5 fish. YUCK> the

stupid thing is that he is only as big as my index finger. Don't get

it!!!!!! I am sure that your boys will love it. Are they old enough to

take care of it so that you don't have to?

Love to you

Ashauna

[Guest guest]

What kind of filtering system do you use perhaps I need to look into a

new one.

Ashauna

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

this is good to know about the bacteria. I guess that you would

figure that the bacteria was bad those filters get really grose. Now I

know that I for sure will always be the one to clean

Ashauna

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm......that is definitely something worth looking into. I've had some of

my fish mysteriously disappear from the tank and I never could figure out

why...I figured it was because I was slacking on the water changes...and now

that

I think about it, Tyler used to do his treatments right by the fish tank

(TOBI included), now he does them on the couch....thanks for the tip I am

definitely going to look into it now!!

Dawn

mom to Tyler 5.5 w cf

[Guest guest]

To be honest I really do not know. It was some really expensive thing

that my husband picked up. I will have to ask him. What type do you

use

Thanks

Ashauna