grimtongue

Alright fellow FishLorians, you've done it now.
I think I may have gone a little insane.
This morning found me washing what is essentially mud (pool filter sand) in the bathtub, soaking a piece of mopani in a giant igloo cooler in the back yard, boiling water on the stove to give some rocks a bath, and gluing even more rocks together in the garage........not to mention putting gravel into a piece of panty hose...... I mean who does this stuff!!!!
My room mate came home and didnt even say a word, just looked at me, shook his head and wandered off to the next room. After he tried to retrieve a cold beverage from above said cooler only to find a big piece of a tree trunk.
I have no one to blame but you guys....mom always said the internet would get me into trouble, but I didn't think that it would be this kind....
Excuse me while I go look up therapists in the yellow pages....

10gallonmadness

aquarist48

Too cute! Check the "members" section and you'll find about 16,000 others just like you Your room mate will adapt lol
Hope you're having fun!
Ken

grimtongue

Yea it's all good. And the tank has never looked better!
I'll post some pics as soon as I can get my hands on a camera.
I can't afford one right now as I've spent most of my funds on these fish and their home. The guy at the LFS said to take the gallon size of the aquarium and add a zero to it. That's how much it will cost to get it up and running. My calculations have him off by at least a hundred $.... in the wrong direction.

Lifesabeach

Forget the yellow pages...we also have plenty of therapists right here who can 'help' you. You've already met a couple

bolivianbaby

We're also referred to as "enablers"

TFA101

I believe Shawnie is our site's registered therapist for people like you... and me... and pretty much everyone else on this site talk with her. she might be able to "assess" and "treat" your mental state.

Lifesabeach

I wasn't going to mention her. She's charges like a wounded bull!

TFA101

forget i said anything

grimtongue

Thanks guys. I think I'll just self medicate.......jk

Red1313

When it comes to MTS the standard treatment is group therapy and self medication (just tell your roomie back when you bring in a new tank as part of the med plan. )

10gallonmadness

My LFS owner tells me I spend so much time around his place that he will give it to me once he retires. So far think I spent more money on that place then the owners .

navyscuba

Well check this out and tell me. This is my kids pool. I had for about 4 days rocks on my garden tub. One plastic tub with fish on it while fixing the main one on the living room. Had to leave the cars parked outside cuz the garage was filled with a 100 gal tank and stand with work in process. Had to sleep with the dog for a bit.

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grimtongue

WOW!!
That's a nice hunk of wood though, seems worth it to me.
We have a two car garage and I don't think I'll ever be able to park a car in my half of it.
I don't have a dog but maybe I can sleep with the neighbor kid.......

navyscuba

HAHAHA. Believe me this is addicting.

peacemaker92

I SO agree! Every time I work on my tank or just stare at it, I can't believe I'm actually into this hobby. It's crazy! Some of my friends think I'm crazy because whenever I talk about fish tanks, it's like they're listening to a crazy fish addict!

Red1313

lol my unofficial name IS the crazy fish lady.

TFA101

It's the way everyone recognizes me. "Hey there's that fish guy!"...

It bugs me every now and then, but then when I get home I go straight to the fish room -- I mean, bedroom to relax and feel at ease.

Wow... we are crazy...

10gallonmadness

Haha! This thread is great! I love it!

bolivianbaby

Yep, but if we were sane, we'd be horrible fishkeepers. Our craziness helps us make better and more original homes for our finned babies

If it makes you feel better, I've changed the substrate in 3 tanks in the last 7 days. The fish in those tanks think I'm bi-polar

TFA101

I have to agree insanity makes us better fish keepers!

10gallonmadness

Haha... Bolivanbaby that's so true. My betta watches me do water tests like 8 times a day and he probably thinks "This human needs to get a life". Hopefully he knows I'm doing it for his own good.

Time

My neighbors always come over for the turtles and the few fish I have.

Lifesabeach

I think it is safe to quote this...."Anyway, this is when I stumbled upon Fishlore. I saw these crazy people with so many tanks each - now I am envious of them! (they're still crazy though!)."
Of course. I'm not one of them am I? But I do agree that you have to be crazy to be good at it!

bolivianbaby

Crazy and creative go hand in hand

10gallonmadness

Napoleon anyone?

bolivianbaby

I was thinking of a more positive crazy person, like Einstein, but Napoleon works And we can never forget about some of the greatest artist's in history.

And let's not forget Shakespeare! I can guarantee that man was NOT SANE!

10gallonmadness

Hahaha!

angelfish220

I remember when I first logged onto fishlore I was like "wow that person has 5 tanks!!! I just don't understand how they have time for life AND all their fishtanks" now I look back and I realize that you life BECOMES your fishtanks ...

Time

hahahaha I only have three tanks that is nothing compared to five but I plan on getting two more a 20 and another 10 and a 2.5. Wait that is three lol. My life has been fishtanks from the very start although one is a turtle tank.