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Post by Andre on May 18, 2014 21:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by guppyguy on May 18, 2014 22:13:31 GMT -5
Never try and multi-task while in the middle of a tank water change. You'll end up with lots of water on the floor and not realize it until your feet are wet... as I experienced tonight. D-oh! This is true. I have had a similar experience once before. The end results are anything but fun.  |
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Post by jred on May 19, 2014 9:10:25 GMT -5
Best thing to do if you want to "try" to multi-task is to time how long it take for the bucket to fill up, figure out how far away you are (probably best to not be more than 10seconds away) then subtract that from the total time. That way if you are washing dishes/vacuuming/watching TV/juggling bowling pins you have a reminder that water is still flowing out of your aquarium haha. This is what I do since I tend to get sidetracked as well. Cheers!
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Post by Admin on May 19, 2014 22:47:36 GMT -5
I have done this before, great advice lol
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Post by fishtastics on Dec 5, 2014 16:48:17 GMT -5
lol even after having a few tanks for 3 years now i still always end up with water on my CARPETED floor. every time. i get so distracted making sure i get all the dirt that i forget that the milk jug is only so big! lol just today i had to rug wash my carpet
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Post by kbullet on Dec 19, 2014 0:01:47 GMT -5
That is a really smart idea... I could have done without the multiple alarm sounds so frequently but I may try this out myself. |
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Post by gabor129 on Dec 20, 2014 9:01:46 GMT -5
Cool idea!
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Post by MadMatt on May 6, 2015 11:47:47 GMT -5
Over 17 years in the hobby, yesterday filling a 25 gallon pail to age for water change, and I leave the room (for what seem 3mins), to only hear May yelling "SHUT OFF THE WATER!!!!". Point noted, never do multiple water changes with out informing your partner.  |
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Post by MadMatt on May 7, 2015 11:03:42 GMT -5
Yes that was us..lol Thanks for the shout out. We will be at the next meeting for sure. |
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Post by jred on Jun 14, 2015 23:47:31 GMT -5
Wow so today I was quickly doing a water change and step away to tidy up the kitchen, next thing I hear is the sound of water hitting tile... needless to say I got water everywhere. Fortunately it didn't hit the surge bar I had on the grow about 3 ft from the tank, needless to say that bugger got repositioned so that its off the grow just incase I get sidetracked again. Could have been worse but mopping up water is never fun either haha
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Post by Andre on Jun 15, 2015 7:52:57 GMT -5
Wow so today I was quickly doing a water change and step away to tidy up the kitchen, next thing I hear is the sound of water hitting tile... needless to say I got water everywhere. Fortunately it didn't hit the surge bar I had on the grow about 3 ft from the tank, needless to say that bugger got repositioned so that its off the grow just incase I get sidetracked again. Could have been worse but mopping up water is never fun either haha I never ever venture off when filling a tank knowing that this would happen to me... lol |
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