lipadj46
12-23-2011, 12:18 PM
The cold weather has turned my perfect tap water into not so perfect water (pH drops from 7.5 to 6.5 overnight). My discus are not happy after a water change and are scratching and shaking until the next day. I mentioned to my wife (in passing) I am going to have to store some water overnight, she shrugged and so I took that as the green light. One of my students surprisingly enough gave me a $40 home depot gift certificate so I saw that as a sign from the gods to go ahead. After work my wife goes to get a snack and sees this:
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr70/donlipa/DSC01395.jpg
Suffice to say she thinks I have lost it. That is the largest barrel I can have in the house for now. That only allows me to do 50% daily changes but I figure that is better than the alternative. I like the dolly that attaches to the bottom of the trash can as I can wheel the can full of water over to the sink and to the tank easily.
http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr70/donlipa/DSC01395.jpg
Suffice to say she thinks I have lost it. That is the largest barrel I can have in the house for now. That only allows me to do 50% daily changes but I figure that is better than the alternative. I like the dolly that attaches to the bottom of the trash can as I can wheel the can full of water over to the sink and to the tank easily.