I am exhausted . are you?
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
November 9, 2015 10:46pm CST
I just cleaned the 5 gallon fish tank that was unbelievably nasty, foggy and smelly. Those poor little tetra fish my daughter left that I posted about a few months ago. I have a seated walker, I took in there and started by unhooking the filter that's over taxed lately. and proceeded to empty it cup by cup into another container until I caught the fish in it, then switched them to a clean container of water I had. the seated walker was a help because that way I didn't have to carry the weight back and forth. Once I got them safe, the real work began. Several small buckets of dirty water, then the gravel that was the heaviest. then I washed the tank, put in clean gravel, changed the filter, and started filling it again. I am so tired they may have to spend the night in the container I got them in. But they seem ok so far. gotta go lay a while. be back later. what a job pets are
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@GardenGerty (157426)
• United States
10 Nov 15
Fish tanks are huge responsibilities. it is a lot of work for you. Now that water would be good for houseplants as it is pure fertilizer.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 15
good to know but i barely have energy to take care of fish, coco, and myself. so no house plants unless i figure a way to give the fish away.1 person likes this
@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
10 Nov 15
@GardenGerty you are so right, I was even reading that canned tuna water is good for plants, diluted!
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
10 Nov 15
I have a giant aquarium in my home. It is 120 liters and I use a hose attached to my sink to empty and fill it again. I add the water to the bottom and wash the gravel. If you keep he filters clean the water in the tank can stay clean for so long. I think I clean mine once a year. I also have 2 very large fish that clean the class and agile in the aquarium so it stays nice for so long.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 15
i wish i had more money to invest in a hose. i thought fish could not cope with water straight from the tap?
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
10 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 Where I live we don't have chemicals in our water. It is pure mountain water and I do have a product to put in my water. I raise tropical fish here in my aquarium and I change the water about once a year in it. I need to change out the filter and clean this more often but the water in the tank is good for a year if I do this one. Keeping the filters clean sure helps when you have a large tank to clean.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 Nov 15
sounds quite demanding work - glad I don't keep fish
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 15
ordinarily it wouldn't be but for the challenges i have for doing much of anything. the problem is , my daughter left them when she went back to Florida and i couldn't let them just die
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 Nov 15
@Auntylou oh yes watching fish swimming around can keep my attention for hours
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
10 Nov 15
That was a horrible job to tackle, perhaps you could ask your daughter to get a smaller tank or else to clean it out herself. I had a couple of goldfish in my youth, I didn't clean them out often and I still remember that smell....
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
12 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 at least it was just some goldfish, parents often get stuck with dogs and cats that their children have 'outgrown' - goldfish at least are not such a nuisance, you can ignore them most of the time whereas dogs and cats are demanding and they cost a great deal to feed.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Nov 15
@41CombedaleRoad I know. I am still very attached to and have kept/taken care of a dog my son left me 11 yrs ago. lol
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Nov 15
it sure is when added to taking care of my own self and a dog
@Ryanskie (256)
• Philippines
10 Nov 15
I am always exhausted as well. I always have full of workloads per day. But I can always manage to finish them within the day. The rewarding thing is that you are accomplishing something that is useful to us and to our families.Keep inspiring! Kudos!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 15
thanks. some people don't realize how hard it is for me to accomplish simple tasks
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Nov 15
yes seems we always end up taking care of their pets one way or another. lol
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
11 Nov 15
Sounds like a big job cleaning a fish tank .. Our fishes are in the pond outside..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 Yes it's very easy. They look after themselves..
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Nov 15
especially for someone as disabled as myself. really had to push myself.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 15
no one here to help. son was home from work but don't like doing much after work.
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@LadyDuck (457167)
• Switzerland
10 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 Take it easy, the fish can stay in the container for some more hours.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Nov 15
may not try it again. it just really done me in. might have to flush them if I can't give them away
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@mom210 (9038)
• United States
18 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 The fish store will always take them. We had to do that one time when we were moving, I just gave them to the fish store.
@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
Wow! You must be so exhausted. We don't have an aquarium, even a small one here at home. But our daughter will be coming today to drop their 2 small, cute dogs . . and we will take care of them for 5 days as she and her partner are leaving for the U.S.A for a holiday. Their pets are so cute . .
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Nov 15
I bet by now you have had a lot more fun with the doggies
@Marilynda1225 (79496)
• United States
11 Nov 15
Having fish are fun to watch but certainly hard work when it comes to cleaning the tank
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Nov 15
yes just like some other things i haven't the energy to take care of, i am thinking if i can give them away as much as i enjoy them
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
11 Nov 15
I did my fish tanks the other day, except I have a 100 gallon tank with turtles, and a few small 2 gallon tanks with bettas. What do you have in the tank? Have you thought about snails? They will reduce the amount you need to clean it. I rarely clean my tank every 6 - 12 months.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Nov 15
lol but at least my sweet doggies give a lot of love in return, fish, not so much!!
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