First, we filled the holding tank that Flitter would live in for the cleaning process with water at the correct temperature. Then we treated that water to get the chlorine fixed. Then we gently captured him using a plastic container and transferred him to the holding tank.
We...
...transferred the plants to their holding tanks.
...took many small trips from the aquarium to the sink, taking dirty water each time.
...carried the tank to kitchen, where we drained what we could and got all the rocks out.
...cleaned the fake rock home.
...cleaned the filter.
...cleaned the heater.
...cleaned all the rocks by putting them in a sifter and running hot water over them.
...dried the rocks by putting them on a large towel.
...further cleaned the rocks by sifting through them and removing plant material.
...wiped down the aquarium surfaces until they shined.
...returned the aquarium.
...returned the rocks.
...took many small trips from the sink to the aquarium, adding fresh water at the right temperature.
...added the plants.
...treated the water for chlorine.
...added plant growth solution.
...transferred Flitter.
This is a task done out of love. So there are no complaints. I am, however, seriously startled by the ammount of time and effort it took two people. For Chrystal to do this all the time for Flitter is just amazing.
Tomorrow: Clean and put away all the transfer aquarium materials.
1 comment:
It looks great - thanks!
(it always does take longer than expected)
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