Todays lesson

[Weirdfish]

I learnt a valuable lesson today while doing a large water change before adding my first fish this weekend.........


Make sure the end of the syphon hose stays in the bucket )






Ooops

 

[noelberg]

sorry to hear. but (lol) happened to me before too!!! ...and i just HAD to put the tank in a carpeted room ...

i have since bought a Hagen gravel vac with the bucket clip. that little clip saves me so many headaches! I recommend the Hagen vac to anybody who likes to use the self-start sihpons.

 

[nightlife20]

hehehe iv done that..... had to scrub the carpet afterwards... could smell it for days after...

 

[tstenback]

Yes i remember the soaking wet carpet and damp feet It was just after that when i purchased my first python.

 

[ladynaoko]

I've done that!
only it went all over a load of my artwork *shakes a fist*

 

[Weirdfish]

Sod the hoover I'm gonna run a pleco over the carpet from now on



I have to say I made a right pigs ear of the whole process, water everywhere My jeans are in the tumbledryer as I type )


Oh well I know what not to do next time.

 

[JamesTasker]

I've done that as well. Luckily I can usually persuade a small child to hold the end of the hose into the bucket. (There are some plusses to having four siblings)

 

[MAM]

oh, i've done that too. wasn't paying attention, water everywhere, including on the dog (she still trys to help me clean tanks though, go figure). i now but an old bath rug in front of the tank so that will at least soak up the worst of it if i do it again (which, um, i have.....)

 

[Fiddlesticks]

Yes I also did that 1 too many times. I finnally wised up. Not I have these pieces of what used to be a cardboard box. I hide em away in the crawl space and just throw em on the floor before doing anything with the tank. What a life saver, I was glad I had em down last weekend when I did it again.
lol

 

[amazingbioloboydp]

Ive had anothr lesson in cleaning the tank...Turn off the heater before u taKE THE WATER OUT.

 

[nightlife20]

hahahaha iv done that one as well, totaly blew the heater (smelt like peanut butter )

had to replace it, didnt lose any fish ho