Yesterday, I finally got around to performing an overdue water change in我的125加仑坦克。欣赏我的劳动成果之后,我的计谋ldn’t help wondering, “Why on earth do I wait so long to do these when the result is always so rewarding?”
实际上,我确切地知道为什么我要等待这么长时间,这可能是许多人也这样做的原因 - 有时生活只是妨碍了。写作和编辑项目开始堆积起来,最后期限迫在眉睫,我只是在一天结束时没有足够的时间或精力来挤进另一个项目。周末通常会发现我赶上文章或SWS帖子,或者至少试图放松一下,所以我也不喜欢做换水的想法。
尽管如此,每当我纪律处分自己去努力并解决这个必要的问题维护琐事(实际上,这不必像我所说的那样具有挑战性或耗时),不仅我的鱼类和珊瑚会获得好处,而且我对坦克的享受也得到了显着增强。
How so? First off, the dilution of all the bad stuff in the water and replenishment of the good stuff—like a rush of fresh air into a stuffy room or that first warm spring day after a cold winter—seems to bring out the very best in my fish. Never are they friskier or more vibrantly colored than right after a换水。他们甚至似乎对坦克中真空软管的外观做出积极反应,就好像他们认识到这意味着清洁水很快就会在路上。我不知道鱼是否有可能这样思考,但是在换水后几小时内,它们的活泼倒数似乎说:“ aaaaaahhhh,那就是东西!”
The corals (just a few softies at the moment, though their numbers will be growing soon) tend to perk up as well, expanding to their fullest potential as if to display their gratitude for the boost in water quality. I’m sure they also appreciate the fact that water movement throughout the system is maximized after a water change because my regimen includes cleaning any algae or gunk buildup from the intakes and output nozzles of my submersible powerheads and sump pump as well as from the slots in the overflow and the nozzle for my sump return hose.
换水后,一般的可见性也最好在我的水箱中。由于坦克在各个方面都有窗户面向它(我们的房子有很多荒谬的窗户,因此在每个房间中几乎都是一个问题),因此所有窗格都非常容易出现藻类的生长。因此,就在抽出肮脏的水之前,我用藻类磁铁完整地给窗格,用单缘剃刀刀片从玻璃杯中刮掉任何珊瑚藻或其他艰难的生长,然后用水族馆轻轻清洁角落刷子。
所有这些的净效应是一个清晰的水族馆,里面充满了健康,充满活力的牲畜,更重要的是,是一个骄傲,满足的坦克所有者。而且,您可以频繁地体验到愿意进行换水的频率。不好的权衡!