40 sponges

[LizStreithorst]

I decided to do my least favorite thing today.  I hate it because I have to haul water in buckets.  There is no way to automate it.  It must be done by hand.  I can't believe that I have 40 large mostly Angels Plus style sponges.  I squeezed out all 40 of the suckers today.  I don't know how many times I had to fill that damn 3 1/2 gallon bucket and add declorinator and haul it around the fish room and tote it back to the sink to empty it. 

Despite the fact that I hate it, having done it makes me feel good.

[wallace]

What I've been doing lately is pulling one sponge every day or two and taking to the sink while the tank is draining. I don't have 40 though. The Rams are getting small, sloppy food so their sponges need it more often.

[LizStreithorst]

I can't just take mine to the sink because my water has chlorine.  Some of my tanks have 1 sponge, some have two, some have 3.  I loose my place when I just do a few at a time.  I've tried.  Of course I am kinda compulsive about the sponges in fry tanks, even more so when they're getting bbs.

[Ron Sower]

...Liz...why don't you take a piece of masking tape and put it on the last one you pulled the sponges from to keep you place?  just move it each time?

[LizStreithorst]

Something like that would be the sensible thing to do.  I guess I just like saving it all up for one big sponge squeezing party.  I get into it and when I get done I have a feeling of satisfaction

[Ron Sower]

...I truly understand that feelin...