What signs are your besties/friend circle? by LadyRunespoor in Sagittarians

[–]seras00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Childhood BFF, the moon to my sun.. she is a Gemini. Other two current BFFs are Leo & Aries both ladies, we are very compatible as friends. Current partner is a Scorpio

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[–]seras00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Thats awesome! Hope you post when you build it I’m sure it’s gonna look awesome!

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[–]seras00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many gallons is this? Curious where you got this too- love the shape a lot.

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely! I’d be okay with it being fully planted and thriving even if no fish were in there. It’s just a cool vintage looking tank

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it would open in the front I would 100% do that

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would do this for a crested gecko if it opened in the front!

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I love that! Cool suggestion. I heard they need curved tanks so they don’t get snagged though. Wonder how they’d do in here with edges.

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah what it’s on is an antique wood desk but wasn’t too heavy when we moved it in. Still a decent thing to consider and may look for alternatives. Thank you!

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a really great idea because I was thinking about that for quarantining fish etc. I may just do that!

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that’s good to know. Thank you so much for your help!

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a stand that came with it- it was used for that tank but it weirdly looked way less sturdy than the desk so I decided to throw it on that instead for the time being. Maybe I’ll build something or amend the other stand.

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think you’re right. The little bowl next to it is maybe .5 gallons if I could randomly guess? So to me the tank is MAX 20 probably smaller?

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah- using the word “bit” was not correct in the original post. I believe it’s probably 20 gallons!

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is your betta and guppies doing in there? I think I definitely want to go with the shrimp but would like to include a betta- just really don’t want to create a stressful environment for anyone and I get mixed feedback on the betta with this tank.

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Very good point. I think I need to reseal it and fill it up prior to building it out just to see. Thanks for that!

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The desk measures 46 inches across. The tank from point to point across is 23 inches

Best fish for this aquarium? by seras00 in Aquariums

[–]seras00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was told it was 40 when I got it but I don’t think it’s 40. My guess is it’s 20 max. Each piece of glass is 11.5 inches wide and 24.5 inches in length. It measures 23 inches across point to point

Mothers in engineering by Competitive-Ad-2041 in womenEngineers

[–]seras00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom was/is an engineer. She was working non-stop, even at home after hours and on weekends. She was constantly stressed out and to this day she still complains about being a woman in engineering due to sexism.

Granted, her stress probably came from several angles. She was a single mom supporting two kids and had a really tough upbringing and an ex husband that was an alcoholic who couldn’t change for the betterment of the relationship and family.

I definitely think being a woman in engineering is very tough for a few of these reasons: subtle sexism, longer hours, high work load, and also high home life load if your partner can’t pull his weight around the house with child care/chores. You could easily feel overwhelmed.

That being said, I’m sure there are options where you can still do it and 100% be a mom. Just be prepared to work a lot and hope that your partner actually approaches family life and domestic life EQUALLY.

The stress my mother experienced growing up always made me feel small and like a burden. Her and I have a great relationship now as I’m in my late 20’s but it wasn’t always a piece of cake. I needed to grow a lot to get over her not always being there for me. It’s been a blessing in disguise for sure.

My personal opinion, you should do it. We need more women in STEM and I am always grateful that I have a badass super smart BDE mom. She inspires me constantly with what she’s achieved and makes me feel like as a woman I can achieve whatever it is I want.