11/10/13

Got my Olive Rockfish today! :D They are adorable too, not that bright, but adorable. They are veracious eaters. I was feeding them whole mysids and they ate everything I put in. Anyways, I did the usual morning feedings and cleanings and then went up to the library to submit my proposal. That took up most of my morning. Then after the library and lunch I went to the tank sheds with Natalie to find  myself three 10 gallon tanks.... this was easier said than done. I didn't find any ten gallon tanks, but instead found three 15-20 gallon tanks. So I took those instead. Then I had to scrub them down and bleach them.But before I could bleach them I had to cover all the holes with tape, which I did with lots and lots of tape, and then fill it up to the top with fresh water and bleach and let that sit for 30 minutes, and so the leaks began. Water just kept on coming out, it had seeped through the tape, and of course it had waited until after I'd put the bleach in. Bleach in cuts doesn't feel good at all. So after a bunch of leaks, tripping over siphons with 5 inch diameters and generally making a mess,  had two tanks done...... or so I'd thought. I found out that after I drained the bleach water I needed to fill it up AGAIN with fresh water and then place four crystals of chemical in it and let that sit for five more minutes. So Then I had to drain it again and finally I was done. So next Sunday I will be bleaching the last tank.