Tough day in the fish room. Find the 80G tank with a sick fish.
Know that the past due water changing and delay of cleaning out the canister filter, and extra feeding of the bigger fish has caused stress. Found that the pump was disconnected again. The water pressure does it I guess or there's a gremlin back there in the overflow chamber.
Get the canister filter rinsed out no problem (also a surprise.) Then decide to get the water changed because the gunk from the ridged tubes blasted out and covered the water with floaty gunk.
This tank gets the rolling water change, out through the canister filter tubing and in by me and my trusty 5G bucket. 2 inches down and get a bucket, plenty of time to fill the next bucket - have a piece of tape at the mark to remind me.
Only problem is the tape is at the higher side of the tank and not the lower side. Ran back to get the other bucket and was talking and dumped in the second bucket with my eye on the high side.....and over flowed the top of the rimless edge on the low side at least a gallon or maybe 2. I dump that bucket fast, cause its heavy. And the tank is taller than my arms reach easily, like my height.
Clean floor.
Start back with water changes and rest the tank and me for an hour. Do a water test for nitrates and boo it was 80. More rounds of water changes and the water was already clear. Magical Fluval FX-5. A bunch of water buckets later it is about 50. I even tested the tap water to make sure it wasn't tainted. Tap was perfect 0. Wow. Bad.
Added Epsom Salts during the water change.
Anyway, did a 33% on the 30G Waterbox. Added ES for them too, as the male Pearl Gourami still has the bite marks from the previous home/ tank he was in.
In the middle of house maintenance and repairs and painting. Too busy again (still). Need to get rid of a couple tanks. 50/50 chance at moving too.
Don't like that! Boo on moving especially so much work.