First water change with fish 😰

[connorlindeman]

So this was a failure... I hope my fish dont die... Or me... I did good with the siphoning part but I used the garden hose (after letting it run for a bit) to fill it and that was horrible... The fish were being thrown everywhere and the temp went down about six degrees. The substrate was also disturbed. My parents said: "Eventually you'll get better at it or you can use buckets to pour the water in"... I wont get better at this... The water pressure is too much... I did figure out after wards that I can turn down the water flow... But the temp still scares me when it comes from the outdoor water. And I dont feel comfortable using a bucket cause I can not control the water flow coming out (in other words I'm really weak). I hated that... I hated it so much

When I first started, I used to use a one 1 gallon container to refill. Took about 10 trips to the sink. Now I just use a 5-gallon container. It's heavy lifting but it gets it done much faster.

Now that I have sand I might have to go back to the 1g container.

I wish I knew what to tell you. Your parents didn't end up letting you get the python right?

 

[Rocky998]

Your parents didn't end up letting you get the python right?

They'll let me get it as long as I pay for it but $40 is a lot... Then the added $10 for the little tool to remove the thing on the sink... So all together, its about $50 at least.

 

[Uberhoust]

Most of my fish try to grab floating bits from the gravel vacuum. I don't do real small fish anymore, I sucked up 5 of my embers a few months back because my grandson was talking to me while I was cleaning the tank. I turned to talk with him and then he changed the subject and asked me how the fish get back in the tank. Since that experience I put the end of the syphon in a 5 gallon pail outside so that it overflows onto the grass. A kind of catch basin just incase a suck up some more.

 

[connorlindeman]

They'll let me get it as long as I pay for it but $40 is a lot... Then the added $10 for the little tool to remove the thing on the sink... So all together, its about $50 at least.

oof that is a lot of money... maybe next time it snows where you are you could shovel for people and make some extra cash?

 

[Rocky998]

he changed the subject and asked me how the fish get back in the tank

This is horrible but it honestly made me laugh!

 

[itiwhetu]

My syphon hose is a piece of 19mm clear plastic hose about 2m long. I bought it at a hardware store for around $5 and I have had the same piece for about twenty years.

 

[Rocky998]

oof that is a lot of money... maybe next time it snows where you are you could shovel for people and make some extra cash?

Yes, I will go to everyones door and say: "Could I shovel this Milo-inch of snow of your yard" LOL

 

[connorlindeman]

Yes, I will go to everyones door and say: "Could I shovel this Milo-inch of snow of your yard" LOL

haha. Where I am nobody likes shoveling at all so I have 5 regular clients. I charge them $40 plus $5 for every additional inch over 6 inches. In the summer i mow their lawns for about 40 every time. it adds up!

 

[Rocky998]

haha. Where I am nobody likes shoveling at all so I have 5 regular clients. I charge them $40 plus $5 for every additional inch over 6 inches. In the summer i mow their lawns for about 40 every time. it adds up!

Thats a lot! My neighbor who is a stay at home dad wasnt able to mow his lawn for a few weeks in spring. The grass was THICK! He gave me $40 to do it but we tried to say that we would just do it as a favor... He insisted to pay. After we were done he said he didnt use his hoop much and also gave us his basketball hoop! I had been wanting one for soooo long! We almost felt bad but he just didnt take a no... He really wanted to do that for us

 

[connorlindeman]

Thats a lot! My neighbor who is a stay at home dad wasnt able to mow his lawn for a few weeks in spring. The grass was THICK! He gave me $40 to do it but we tried to say that we would just do it as a favor... He insisted to pay. After we were done he said he didnt use his hoop much and also gave us his basketball hoop! I had been wanting one for soooo long! We almost felt bad but he just didnt take a no... He really wanted to do that for us

that was really nice of him! one of our neighbors gave us an old basketball hoop they didn't use but it broke within a week

 

[Sgooosh]

i usually go near the top cos the big fish hang out at the top and fry at the bottom


hi, are gudgeons peaceful?

 

[Rocky998]

are gudgeons peaceful?

Peacock gudgeons are super peaceful! And they are also super colorful! Their a dream to have in a community tank.

 

[Oblio]

They'll let me get it as long as I pay for it but $40 is a lot... Then the added $10 for the little tool to remove the thing on the sink... So all together, its about $50 at least.

A little dab of epoxy to partially clog up the strainer will convince them they need the tool.
Mumble something about dH ...
Saved ya 10 bucks

 

[Rocky998]

A little dab of epoxy to partially clog up the strainer will convince them they need the tool.
Mumble something about dH ...
Saved ya 10 bucks

Not doing that... Although that is kinda funny

 

[itiwhetu]

Have you done the water change yet? Photo of your tank please.