The Silly, the Sad, & Future Hopes and Plans

This is about my reemergence into the aquarist hobby. My silly bit is an air stone holder shaped… well, take a look.

On the sorry side, I’ve continued suffering losses. I didn’t recall that kuhli loaches have a tendency to leap from their enclosures and I found one of the cute little guys dried up on the carpet this morning. I have my fingers crossed that my current tank coverage is sufficient and that they’ll survive my planned move to the (tightly covered) 29 gallon long tank.

This image is a serious close-up and does
not do their cute factor real justice...

I am preparing a new 20 gallon long tank. Following our Halloween related excursion to Foy’s last week I left my husband in the car while I checked out Aquatics Galore. Bless his heart, he acted unfazed when two shopkeepers emerged bearing two rather large boxes. What he doesn’t know now is that it’s going to be another ‘show’ tank, not the intended isolation/hospital space as I’d mentioned because it’s larger than necessary and will look so nice.

This boring image is me putting down
a waterproof shelf liner before I add
shelves glimpsed at bottom far left.

Next year sometime I’ll be taking over a section of our unfinished cellar space. Warning him didn’t go over so well because he hates change and some of his stuff will have to be moved. Storing his hobby supplies requires neither access to an anchoring wall nor a sink. In addition, he barely touches his stuff. He’ll recover…

Do you believe in that old adage that it’s better to beg forgiveness than ask permission? How often have you purchased nice looking furniture made from cheap materials and/or, as in the case of my aquarium stand, useless interior space?

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