Aquarium

 For many years we have had an aquarium or two or three. Ranging in size from a 75 gallon to a 20 gallon. Since moving from our home to the apartment we only had a small one from time to time. Living in the RV I had a fish bowl with a Betta until he froze to death when we got caught in a blizzard. For a couple years now I've had a 1.5 gallon aquarium with a Betta. We love fish and the soothing qualities of an aquarium. True the bigger tanks are work in order to keep the fish alive but the smaller ones take more care to keep the toxic levels low.

Our son and daughter(In law) liked our Betta tank and set up a 5 gallon aquarium because they liked our set up. Well dang gum it, that gave us the itch to get an aquarium as large as we had room for. Well we could only find room for a 10 gallon one. 

When we headed to Petsmart I had decided on a 5 gallon one like the kids have. But the more we looked we found a larger tank that would fit the only place we could put it. Ok now that led to more and bigger decorations. There was a pretty nice selection so we found some that we really liked. My Betta, Walter is getting a new decoration too because we had no room in the 10 gallon for one item we bought. Go figure! LOL

This morning I see that the temp as gone down to 80º. The water coming from our taps is a lot warmer than that right now. So we need to wait another day or two before putting fish in the new tank. We need to make sure that the thermometer is working correctly. We don't want boiled or chilled fish. Once that is achieved and the ph is good we can purchase a few fish. And I mean only a few, it's a small tank so we can't go nuts. Right now we are thinking of two small angles, two neon tetra's and 2 orange platy. Later on we will need a plecostomus, but not right now.

The power filter makes a splashing sound as the cleaned water hits the water in the tank and the noise drives me nuts. So I'm doing to have to devise a type of baffle. It's done this in other tanks as well.

August and heat.

 Actually this has been a hot summer, hottest here for us so far. And the dew point has been high making the humidity terribly uncomfortable. I'm anxious for the summer to end but then comes snowbird season and that is almost as bad. We have enjoyed the pool almost every day of the summer. A few times I couldn't go because my arms still aren't working right and too much of a fun time makes them hurt like hell. But I do have a great tan this year. 😀

On the fifth of August we celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary. We went to Red Lobster and enjoyed our favorite meals. I had two pounds of crab legs, one is just not enough, and Mark had the Ultimate Feast. We splurged and each had a strawberry daiquiri, But Mark drank most of mine. I guess I wasn't drinking it fast enough. LOL Our server was very good and  was so much fun. She even brought us a bowl of ice cream to share, at no charge to us. After all the rich butter, in our meals, the ice cream really hit the spot.

On the way home from our nice meal, a truck went by and threw up a stone and chipped our windshield. Oh great just what we didn't need. Earlier my phone died of a ruptured battery.  Since we have $500 deductible we had to pay all out of pocket for the new windshield. Too much money going out in a weeks time. I'd say what next, but that would be like hanging myself. So I will just go about my day and not worry. God will see us through, He always does. 

We are enjoying the new power lift recliner and liking the extra room from not having the love seat. The seat on the one side had no comfort left in it anymore. It looked like new too. We do take care of our things, but the loveseat obviously was of poor quality. If we need more seating, which is extremely rare, we can set up folding chairs or in the winter sit on the porch. Our comfort comes first since we live here year round.