March 29th
Percy and his pals have been popped into the goldfish pond outside. The aquarium was drained, with JB's help. Poor Percy died in the cold water. In hindsight, I should have put him in the bathtub until things warmed up. We had a warm spell, followed by a cold one. It did not go well. I feel so sad.
I had work to do. Scrape away the old caulk, get rid of the algae, and wipe off the corners with rubbing alcohol. I tried the step ladder, but it was too short. This one worked up to a point. A point about 15 cm short of the floor of the aquarium.
I had purposely bought this container. They have them at these nail salon for nail polish remover. It makes much sense for ease of handling.
The smell was bad. In that closed container?!
Even with the ladder, I couldn't bend over to reach the lower parts.
Besides, I told myself, how would I test it?!
The gravel sits in a bucket.
I needed lots of tools.
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June 26
Our local HVAC servicewoman and I carried the tank out to the back deck.
I had to scrape it with a blade, and scrape, and scrape. A little while at a time, with my bum sticking out, and my back breaking. Glad we don't have neighbours!
Taping up beside where the caulk was to go, as the directions said to do, I wasn't convinced.
Removing most of the gravel, I realized that I should remove it all! As I rotated the tank, counter clockwise, it stuck in the caulk. I yelled for help from JB. He held the caulking gun each time I'd rotate. It really helped.
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