Wednesday, a messy day.

Well, I know my Wednesday is going to be a messy day. I have several things on my to do list for today. The first one is going to be working on our aquarium. We have two Red Eared Slider turtles in the tank. They are very messy animals. Usually we have to do weekly maintenance on the tank, and once a month clean the whole system completely. Well, only two weeks ago we cleaned the whole thing, and now it looks(and smells) like it hasn't been cleaned in months. So we're thinking the filter system is bad, and purchased a newer better filter last night.

So today that is one of my first tasks. Draining the tank, unhooking the old filter, cleaning the tank, and refilling it. Then hooking up the new filter. That will be my most time consuming task, and my messiest task for the day. I know the filter will be convered in turtle poop and other aquarium gunk. Once i get that cleaned up, then I'll have to clean the old filter lines, and pack it all up.

I'm not totally sure I like the new filter though. Yes it is more powerful, it will filter over double the water that the old one filtered, which will keep the tank cleaner longer. But the tubing is clear, and the filter itself is a gray translucent material. So we will be able to see through the tubes and filter, and will be able to see all the mess in it. That can be a good thing and a bad thing. If the lines get really messy, we'll have to clean them more often then we did the old lines. This will make our regular maintenance a little harder, but will help keep the tank cleaner.

After I finish with that messy task, I sill have one more that isn't the cleanest, but isn't too bad. I have some dishes to do. These shouldn't take me long, its just I like to be lazy and put off some tasks. :) I guess I should get started on my to do list, and maybe get some of my podcasts caught up for the day.