Seepu
Aquarium Advice Freak
So my day started with a hot cup of coffee.... that I never got to finish. In fact, it is still sitting on my kitchen bar....
While waiting for the coffee to cool, I turn to admire the tank.... and notice WATER EVERYWHERE.
I find this:
So... I begin draining the tank... freaking out, alternating between laughing, crying, staring blankly and cursing my luck. I get most of the water drained, somehow remembered to fill up a bucket for the fish (at this point, only 5 Blue Green Chromis and 2 Diamond Gobies) and finish draining the water....
Get the LR out, and sand... and I find this....
At this point.. hubby finally wakes his sweet arse up... I tell him about the tank.. and start tearing up all over again. He mentions the tank would be great for an iguana.... Bawling now...
So.. I'm waiting for 10:00 to roll around.. finally get in touch with the LFS... and since we JUST bought the tank... 2 months ago.. they say to bring the tank in so they can look at it... but not to worry, they have another 125 in stock and they would hold it. Worst case scenario, he said they would let me take the new tank home, and charge me for the cost to repair my original tank.
<CHEER> I am SOOOOO relieved.
I call my OTHER LFS, and ask if they can babysit my fish for a week or so.. because at this point, I wasn't sure HOW we were going to get the tank to and from.. because we traded in our truck for a new Jeep 2 weeks ago.. Today was the first day I missed the truck... Ha!
My dear Mom saves the day, and brings a truck out. Take the old tank in.. he looks at it.. and doesn't even mention me paying for anything. <cha CHING>
Get the tank home.. painted... filled, sand back in and LR put back... and this is where we are now...
New empty tank, egg crate in the bottom...
Filled and salted...
Sand back in.. can't see a thing...
LR back in, filters on, heaters going....
/whew
While waiting for the coffee to cool, I turn to admire the tank.... and notice WATER EVERYWHERE.
I find this:
So... I begin draining the tank... freaking out, alternating between laughing, crying, staring blankly and cursing my luck. I get most of the water drained, somehow remembered to fill up a bucket for the fish (at this point, only 5 Blue Green Chromis and 2 Diamond Gobies) and finish draining the water....
Get the LR out, and sand... and I find this....
At this point.. hubby finally wakes his sweet arse up... I tell him about the tank.. and start tearing up all over again. He mentions the tank would be great for an iguana.... Bawling now...
So.. I'm waiting for 10:00 to roll around.. finally get in touch with the LFS... and since we JUST bought the tank... 2 months ago.. they say to bring the tank in so they can look at it... but not to worry, they have another 125 in stock and they would hold it. Worst case scenario, he said they would let me take the new tank home, and charge me for the cost to repair my original tank.
<CHEER> I am SOOOOO relieved.
I call my OTHER LFS, and ask if they can babysit my fish for a week or so.. because at this point, I wasn't sure HOW we were going to get the tank to and from.. because we traded in our truck for a new Jeep 2 weeks ago.. Today was the first day I missed the truck... Ha!
My dear Mom saves the day, and brings a truck out. Take the old tank in.. he looks at it.. and doesn't even mention me paying for anything. <cha CHING>
Get the tank home.. painted... filled, sand back in and LR put back... and this is where we are now...
New empty tank, egg crate in the bottom...
Filled and salted...
Sand back in.. can't see a thing...
LR back in, filters on, heaters going....
/whew