Happy New Year! Here we are in a new year and a new decade! So what are your new year’s resolutions? Do you make any? Do they include tropical fish? Typically I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but this year I am going to resolve to be more focused on my to-do list. You have one don’t you?
One of the things I heard recently is that people tend to over estimate what they can do in a day or a short period of time and tend to under estimate what they can do in a year doing a little bit each day. My focus is going to be on doing a little bit each day with the long-term goal in mind.
So what is number one on my list? Water changes of course! I am currently running 16 “tanks” and water changes can sometimes be a challenge. Let’s face it: life sometimes gets in the way. Right now I have to do the old bucket hauling thing to make those changes. Now for some of the “tanks” it is pretty easy since I do have some killifish in 1 to 2 gallon containers, but for the 55 to 60 gallon tanks (I have 3), it is more of a task. And even the 5 gallon and larger aquariums aren’t all that much fun when you have so many of them.
My project for this year is to make my water changes easier. I am still working on the design, but my plan is to create a fish area (right now the aquariums are spread throughout my house) and build an easier, if not automated system that doesn’t involve the use of buckets.
More will be coming on this as the plan evolves. Do you have any suggestions or comments? Please feel free to leave them below.