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Originally posted by imagirlgeek
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I was able to answer my own question this morning. And the thing is, it didn't even occur to me until just a few minutes ago. So I dried my hands and sat down to type this up.
We tripped a breaker at 3am in one of the fish rooms (I believe it's because of a faulty lamp...I could be wrong). I didn't even realize it until I went in to turn on the lights at noon. Everyone was okay, EXCEPT in the Ikola/Petro tank. Lost a handful, most everyone else was laying on the bottom, panting. I think if I hadn't noticed when I did, the whole tank would have been lost. So here's why more women aren't into fishkeeping....
1. 3 hours of nonstop emergency response on above mentioned tank.
2. 2 - 90% water changes
3. Removal of approximately 150lbs. of rock...which is still spread out on several towels on the floor.
4. Discovery and removal of dead fish.
5. Discovery and removal of 'almost' dead fish and resuscitation attempts using Home Depot buckets and air pumps.
6. Tshirt is wet, up to and including, both armpits.
7. Hair, which was clean, is now frizzy and sweaty and pulled back in a very unattractive ponytail.
8. One finger on right hand currently throbbing due to bending the (already short) fingernail back.
9. 4th and 5th toes on right foot scuffed from running into rocks mentioned in #3.
10. The tank has 2 additional sponge filters and an extra powerhead running on it right now. Cords running everywhere...definitely not a 'pretty tank'.
But the fish are swimming, and all look good. No one seems to be suffering any aftereffects. Luckily I only lost a few...mostly fry. But once I was able to stop, step back, and breathe for a minute, it occurred to me that I just answered my own question and had to type it up and share.
We tripped a breaker at 3am in one of the fish rooms (I believe it's because of a faulty lamp...I could be wrong). I didn't even realize it until I went in to turn on the lights at noon. Everyone was okay, EXCEPT in the Ikola/Petro tank. Lost a handful, most everyone else was laying on the bottom, panting. I think if I hadn't noticed when I did, the whole tank would have been lost. So here's why more women aren't into fishkeeping....
1. 3 hours of nonstop emergency response on above mentioned tank.
2. 2 - 90% water changes
3. Removal of approximately 150lbs. of rock...which is still spread out on several towels on the floor.
4. Discovery and removal of dead fish.
5. Discovery and removal of 'almost' dead fish and resuscitation attempts using Home Depot buckets and air pumps.
6. Tshirt is wet, up to and including, both armpits.
7. Hair, which was clean, is now frizzy and sweaty and pulled back in a very unattractive ponytail.
8. One finger on right hand currently throbbing due to bending the (already short) fingernail back.
9. 4th and 5th toes on right foot scuffed from running into rocks mentioned in #3.
10. The tank has 2 additional sponge filters and an extra powerhead running on it right now. Cords running everywhere...definitely not a 'pretty tank'.
But the fish are swimming, and all look good. No one seems to be suffering any aftereffects. Luckily I only lost a few...mostly fry. But once I was able to stop, step back, and breathe for a minute, it occurred to me that I just answered my own question and had to type it up and share.
Mark
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I'm glad someone found the humor in it. As frustrating it is to do massive tank maintenance based on an emergency situation, I literally laughed out loud when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and that was the moment I KNEW. Not many people (in general) would go through all that for fish, much less women. You gotta really love this hobby to get in it and stay in it. 
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