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[BrianKC]

Pro tip. Set yourself a reminder to turn your auto top off back on after a water change. Otherwise you'll have to walk your wife through how to ease RODI in to bring salinity back in line four days later while you're on a business trip and your return pump starts blowing bubbles.

Or buy an Apex. Saving my pennies!

[leviburns89]

Good tip!

And you're gonna have to refinance your house to get an apex lol, pennies won't cut it.

I have been dreading the day I have to convince my wife to help me with the tank.

I had her feed my guppy tank for a few days. I told her "only one flake, crushed up, per day".

Came back to a tank that looked like a bowl of cream of wheat.

Good thing guppies are almost indestructible.

[DrewHaus]

Lol. Yes, very good tip. I sometimes turn mine off when cleaning the return section of my sump, otherwise the float switch activates and I end up with a load of kalk water in my tank. Thanks for the reminder!

Originally Posted by leviburns89

I had her feed my guppy tank for a few days. I told her "only one flake, crushed up, per day".

Came back to a tank that looked like a bowl of cream of wheat.

I never trust non-aquarists to feed my fish. One time my roommate decided to feed my tank, because, and I quote "nemo looked hungry." Her idea of feeding was a handful of flakes. Had to do a big water change after that.

[loui]

I use my ATO for my water changes I put the pump into my saltwater container and as the old water is being removed new water is added.

[DrewHaus]

Originally Posted by loui

I use my ATO for my water changes I put the pump into my saltwater container and as the old water is being removed new water is added.

Very clever.

[BrianKC]

Originally Posted by leviburns89

Good tip!

And you're gonna have to refinance your house to get an apex lol, pennies won't cut it.

I have been dreading the day I have to convince my wife to help me with the tank.

I had her feed my guppy tank for a few days. I told her "only one flake, crushed up, per day".

Came back to a tank that looked like a bowl of cream of wheat.

Good thing guppies are almost indestructible.

Eep! My wife's a good reef partner. She has a lot of interest in it (especially hunting "bad crabs" and the fish). She also knows it's my form of therapy and thus supports it doubly (as I support her Lululemon and shoes habit).

[Jscwerve]

Originally Posted by leviburns89

Good tip!

And you're gonna have to refinance your house to get an apex lol, pennies won't cut it.

I have been dreading the day I have to convince my wife to help me with the tank.

I had her feed my guppy tank for a few days. I told her "only one flake, crushed up, per day".

Came back to a tank that looked like a bowl of cream of wheat.

Good thing guppies are almost indestructible.

I think that must be an inherent gene in the fairer sex.

My better half is responsible for our freshwater setup. Just a couple of fish (3) and a Bichir eel in a 60 gallon. I have to do a water change weekly and vacuum the sand bed because there is so much leftover food turned into fuzzy bacterial mess.

I can't get her to stop! She says the eel "can't see very well" so he needs the food to be easy to find. I now just say ok and do the clean up work, lol.

I'll be using an auto feeder for my trips out of town this year.

[chilli_reef]

Originally Posted by BrianKC

Eep! My wife's a good reef partner. She has a lot of interest in it (especially hunting "bad crabs" and the fish). She also knows it's my form of therapy and thus supports it doubly (as I support her Lululemon and shoes habit).

I feel your pain. Pandora and open heart here lol !