So, I come downstairs to find a giant puddle of water all over the floor. Again. Damnit. This is certainly not the first time that this has happened, and likely not the last, but this time, it took me a while to figure out why. WHY!?!?!?!?! As it looks, my 3 month old sump is leaking. ****!!! I've isolated the sump, put strategically placed heaters in the appropriate tanks (frag and display) and have drained the sump down to the levels of the baffles. I assume that when I get home tonight I'll be able to see which section of the sump is leaking, and hopefully be able to reseal that panel of glass. In the mean time, my wife is going down to the LPS (plumbing) to get me a list of fittings. When I get home, I'll be converting 2 rubbermaids into a temporary (or maybe permanent) sump system.
****!!!!
That all said, as I'm noticing this last night, (and taking inventory of what to list for sale today) I see my newly added female mandarin all cuddled up to and in spawn mode with the originally added male!!!! Fine. I'll keep the tank. ****ers. HAHAHA! Super cool to see, it made the whole experience not so bad.
A little side note about the mandarins... the male was always good and healthy looking. When I got the female, she actually looked pretty skinny which scared me a little, but I was told that she's eating frozen, so I risked it. Now, she's fattened up nicely, and the both are very active and fat and happy!! WHOOOHOOOO!!!!! I absolutely love these guys!!!
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