CaptainBarnicles
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That was amazing! ❤
just burn it with fire dudeOk. I scraped the glass as much as I could while the tank was still full, while the gunk was as wet as possible and so that most of that stuff would be siphoned out along with the water. I managed to get a lot of gunk off the walls and out with the water. I still have a bit of water left that I wasn't able to siphon out, but now I can get to the sand. Here is what I have left:
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And now that I can see the DW, it's definitely getting tossed:
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I guess the next step is to scoop out all the sand, algae, etc into a trash bag, and toss it along with the DW.
You are so brave…along with whatever is in the tank I’d have the contents of my stomach…just the thought of what that might smell like and the gloopy texture and I could gag…Ok. I scraped the glass as much as I could while the tank was still full, while the gunk was as wet as possible and so that most of that stuff would be siphoned out along with the water. I managed to get a lot of gunk off the walls and out with the water. I still have a bit of water left that I wasn't able to siphon out, but now I can get to the sand. Here is what I have left:
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And now that I can see the DW, it's definitely getting tossed:
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I guess the next step is to scoop out all the sand, algae, etc into a trash bag, and toss it along with the DW.
Yes, that's not a bad idea lol.just burn it with fire dude
There is No smell other than the mild "normal" aquarium smell (which I will describe as more or less "sweet"?), and the whiff of sulfur from yesterday when I filled the tank. The texture is another thing altogether. I'm donning gloves and full PPE .You are so brave…along with whatever is in the tank I’d have the contents of my stomach…just the thought of what that might smell like and the gloopy texture and I could gag…
To end the literature detour: there is a phenomenal documentary by Al Pacino, filmed in 1996, called "looking for Richard". It explains in detail the Richard III play, including the historical context, some of the more obscure language, and even explains Shakespeare's iambic pentameter format. As a non-native speaker, it was the first time I was able to understand and appreciate a Shakespeare play in full. He plays out key scenes in the play (his acting is fantastic) as he explains the play in detail. If you ever wanted to truly understand Shakespeare, I strongly recommend this! It should be shown in every high school English course. The coolest part, he did most of it on a cheap handheld VHS camera (this was well before smartphones)Please, where is the Shakespeare-Fish Fish-Shakespeare translator in the web?
I was thinking of just tossing them with the sand, but you are right, they deserve to live! There is also a crypt in fairly good shape!Wow, what an ordeal. I hope you plan on fishing out those plants and saving them! They deserve to live.
Put them in a bucket with a couple inches of organic potting soil in the bottom, enough water to cover them, and a desk light on top for 12 hours a day. That ought to pep them up a bit.I was thinking of just tossing them with the sand, but you are right, they deserve to live! There is also a crypt in fairly good shape!
I probably won't be setting the tank up anytime soon. What would be a good way to keep these plants? We are talking about 3 very small plants, less than 3" tall each.