When doing a water change, always mind the other end of the hose

[redtailfool]

The heat must have affected my mind today.. while i was doing my water change, the end of the python that goes to the sink fell off and made a huge mess on the carpet. Wifes not too happy , im tired from soaking up the wet carpet all from carelessness.

In closing, please mind both ends of your hose while doing maintenance.

 

[IMFishHead]

Your supposed to take those "SILLY" moments in life with you to the grave!

 

[Kuda]

haha, that reminds me rtf, i had to get an extenion for my python to make it long enough to reach the fish room, well i was filling the tank and i hit the little shut off handle, well i dident know it but water was spraying like crazy in the living room at the joint i hooked the extention onto, lesson leared

 

[Ang]

The heat must have affected my mind today.. while i was doing my water change, the end of the python that goes to the sink fell off and made a huge mess on the carpet. Wifes not too happy , im tired from soaking up the wet carpet all from carelessness.

In closing, please mind both ends of your hose while doing maintenance.

Mmmmm fish poo soaked carpet..... Time for tile.

 

[redtailfool]

I hope the hallway is not spongey when i go home.

IMFishead - LOL!

 

[FreshFish]

Done that a few times myself. Luckily I have caught it after only about a 1/2 gallon leaks out. But its still no fun.

 

[Theatre1sm]

Hubby walked in to getting sprayed while I was cleaning (using the bucket method but with longer hose)

Discovered that the hose fits neatly into one side of a binder clip that clips onto an available edge of the bucketso at least it's aiming toward a drainable and cleanable surface!!

 

[Jesse]

For water changes, I use a big 1 1/4" ID siphon hose to siphon water through an open window. I've learned that I have to be careful and watch to make sure no fish swim into the siphon. Last night, my 5-inch fei feng somehow got its head stuck in the siphon. When I pulled it out, one of its eyes was bulging, but it ended up recovering and now looks "normal" again. Another time, I found a dried up 10-inch Polypterus mkelembembe in my front yard. Apparently, it rode the siphon all the way out and lay flopping on the ground until it died.

 

[water_baby83]

The heat must have affected my mind today.. while i was doing my water change, the end of the python that goes to the sink fell off and made a huge mess on the carpet. Wifes not too happy , im tired from soaking up the wet carpet all from carelessness.

In closing, please mind both ends of your hose while doing maintenance.

If only your wife had seen the humor in that and recorded it!! I would have paid to see that LOL.

-Em

 

[rkc772]

wow... it surely messed up your day. i don't use my sink anymore, i just run it off to the garden.