Ha Ha. My wife would kill me if she ever found out I did something like that. I would probably wait till she's at work too!!!
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Ha Ha. My wife would kill me if she ever found out I did something like that. I would probably wait till she's at work too!!!
Originally posted by beviking
If you guys get any lazier, can you honestly say you have a hobby? I mean, don't you have to do something to say you have a hobby?!?
Uh, does feeding the fish count?
beviking - I run over two dozen tanks, most planted, each designed for that particular place/planting scheme/fish. It is shooting yourself in the foot to do work that does not need to be done. Dealing with modules (sponges in this case) is easier, faster, and more consistent than dealing with bulk supplies (floss - is it too much, not enough, is it packed evenly, just right? Is it all in or is some dangling out?). There is a difference in working systematically and efficiently on multiple tanks, and doing from-scratch on a few. This is the same reasoning as my separation of bio- and mechanical filtration - it is far more efficient and effective. It certainly uses more equipment, but it makes upkeep a snap. A bit of upfront planning and systemization is needed to run multiple tanks well. Certainly I could operate many of them with multiple corner box filters with carbon and floss - I do remember when LFS operated that way, but it would not look as good, and would not operate nearly as well for many fish. My wife would rather strongly object to the "look" and noise as well - keeping the spouse happy is no small thing when there are tanks all over the house. We are in agreement that tanks should be seen and not heard, and that routine maintenance should not involve a big mess in the area, or hours of time.
Amen! You should have been around the day my son pulled a dead guppy out of the fridge. He saved it for me in case I wanted to inspect it and see why it died. But didn't tell his Mom it was in her refridgerator. I've had a couple of close calls that way, the Only saving grace in my house is the fact that my wife knows I need the stress releif and something to tinker with on the weekends. If she ever finds leftover java moss in the new maytag, My son will be posting a post humus equipment sale on my behalf in the classifieds here.
Dave
Which is why you are looked to for advice and info RTR! God bless you for being able to keep the spouse happy with tanks all over, I have a tough time doing it with one main in the living room and two in the basement! And if she ever found out I had put something in the dishwasher from the tank, we'd be getting a new dishwasher!
Perhaps there shoud be a "Spouse/Significant Other" forum?
Judith never says anything negative when I say I adding this, that, or the other tank, or upgrading or downgrading a particular tank - she know that it will happen within a projected and scheduled period, that I will not destroy the rugs or floors, and that it will be socially acceptable when done. If something has to go in stages - reset of the Living room 65 is one of those - so long as she knows in advance (in this case that I replacing the substrate, so after replanting it will be fishless for few weeks), things are smooth.
She is easy to keep happy - clean front glass is half the battle - which is one of the resons I run low-moderate light tanks - there is little glass cleaning. The tanks are rarely photo-ready (and never contest-ready ) but generally look pretty decent. I am more neurotic about noise than she is - she came down while I feeding in the tank room a few nights ago and realized I had a noisy pump - she was shocked (out of stock at the LFS, on order) that I did not have a spare on hand. I did not tell her I had ordered two.
She is easy to keep happy - clean front glass is half the battle - which is one of the resons I run low-moderate light tanks - there is little glass cleaning. The tanks are rarely photo-ready (and never contest-ready
) but generally look pretty decent. I am more neurotic about noise than she is - she came down while I feeding in the tank room a few nights ago and realized I had a noisy pump - she was shocked (out of stock at the LFS, on order) that I did not have a spare on hand. I did not tell her I had ordered two.
I also never say anything when she says she needs another medieval musical instrument, or a different costume for performance - so turn about is fair play. She gets her toys and I get mine.
The only real imbalance is my addiction to books... they are worse than fish tanks.
The only real imbalance is my addiction to books... they are worse than fish tanks.
That's scary RTR, two of my biggest dreams are a tank room and a large personal library, I'd rather have books than a big screen TV.
I have to add this, Last weekend my wife was watching me wash out sponges in the laundry sink, and suggested I just chunk the whole lot of them into the maytag and run them through a wash cycle. I almost started laughing. But when I mentioned that they were pretty nasty she reminded me that my work close go in there every week, and nothing in my fish tanks could be as bad as grease, nitrate powder, and rock dust. So I took her up on her offer. I guess I should have given her more credit.
dave
LOL! Isn't it a hoot when our suspected issues turn out to be nothing - but I would prefer to act on my wife's suggestion than get caught sneaking - a world of difference there! I have gotten too old and lazy to sneak, it is too much triouble to remember what not to say/let slip.
Books are a terrible addiction, but I have no desire to be cured. At least I have become able to weed out periodically - that is a big plus.
Books are a terrible addiction, but I have no desire to be cured. At least I have become able to weed out periodically - that is a big plus.
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