My parents are convinced it takes thousands of gallons per month of water and keep telling me the city is going to shut off their water and that the powerheads and heater are costing a fortune. I called PG&E and did the math. It cost 13 cents to run my 65 gallon goldfish tank per day and that's assuming the heater is always on because the ambient temperature has fallen below 65 degrees. Does paranoia come along with senility? Oh and they are convinced their floor is permanently damaged because I had a small leak. Just to be responsible I called Coit and had them vacuum up the water professionally. I recently had a hard wood floor put in and was told that the floor was fine. Now they say the latent moisture from the leak several years ago is going to cause dry rot and make the floor fall through. I can't win. Oh they also insist I don't buy any more fish. Why? It's not like it's going to take more water or make the heater run any harder. Parents are bat-**** crazy.
Glenn
Glenn