seanarino
Active Member
I'm having a very hard time because I over-exerted myself hauling buckets of waste water to and from the sink (the adapter doesn't fit my sink...). The top on my Fluval 107 failed, leaving me without a functioning filter at all (tried several times; the latches won't latch anymore), and roughly ~5 hours of water (50 GPD system, scraped up money for) down the drain because it flooded the surrounding small area. I can't be spending a lot of money because I need to save for certain other personal things (that I don't want to talk about in detail).
I'm physically disabled. I'm tired of this stupid RO/DI system because of how slow it is, and how often I have to hurt myself getting up to check it so it doesn't overflow the bucket or get too full. Is there a way to buy pre-filtered, ready to go RO/DI water from Amazon? Or anywhere? I'm only filling a 10 gallon tank. There's been a few times I could afford larger things, but otherwise I can't. But right now I'd rather just spend a little bit on some pre-made RO/DI water or something. It depends on the price. I'm exhausted. I feel awful and I want to give up before I've even started. There's no local saltwater community I can go to (and I can't drive). There's no local pet stores besides Petco. There's nobody who can lend a hand save for my brother and he's an awful person to even be around.
I'm in a lot of pain. I can't buy another even remotely reliable filter. I can't buy a proper refractometer (20+ dollars - I need to keep my money saved up), so I'm hoping my hydrometer (10 dollars) is accurate. I don't have a scale to weigh my salt. I don't have a powerhead to mix my salt. I have to sit there the whole time and churn the water, which hurt more. I don't even have a skimmer. I scraped by getting what I could. Cheap lights that were recommended here, a tank I already had, cheap dry rocks, a filter I already had, cheap freshwater versions of stuff, coupon-ing Amazon to death, etc.
I feel ashamed for even trying to start a saltwater tank. All I wanted was a clownfish pair or a goby and a shrimp. I'm in so much pain I can't leave my bed right now. I don't even think I want to look at the tank. I don't even know what to do. At least it was before I could ever put any fish in.
Please be kind with me. I'm already upset.
EDIT: And no, I don't want to hear that "this might not be the right hobby for you" nonsense. That isn't advice. I've had freshwater fish tanks of all sizes. I have chickens, turtles, have had several reptiles, and more. I can deal with daily maintenance, but the constant "getting up every 10-15 minutes to empty a bucket" is starting to hurt me badly. I'm just deeply upset by how disaster seems to strike me often. I'm not taking 'no' for an answer on making a TEN GALLON saltwater tank. I'm not making a 75, or 150, or 300, or 5000 gallon tank. Ten. Ten gallons.
I'm physically disabled. I'm tired of this stupid RO/DI system because of how slow it is, and how often I have to hurt myself getting up to check it so it doesn't overflow the bucket or get too full. Is there a way to buy pre-filtered, ready to go RO/DI water from Amazon? Or anywhere? I'm only filling a 10 gallon tank. There's been a few times I could afford larger things, but otherwise I can't. But right now I'd rather just spend a little bit on some pre-made RO/DI water or something. It depends on the price. I'm exhausted. I feel awful and I want to give up before I've even started. There's no local saltwater community I can go to (and I can't drive). There's no local pet stores besides Petco. There's nobody who can lend a hand save for my brother and he's an awful person to even be around.
I'm in a lot of pain. I can't buy another even remotely reliable filter. I can't buy a proper refractometer (20+ dollars - I need to keep my money saved up), so I'm hoping my hydrometer (10 dollars) is accurate. I don't have a scale to weigh my salt. I don't have a powerhead to mix my salt. I have to sit there the whole time and churn the water, which hurt more. I don't even have a skimmer. I scraped by getting what I could. Cheap lights that were recommended here, a tank I already had, cheap dry rocks, a filter I already had, cheap freshwater versions of stuff, coupon-ing Amazon to death, etc.
I feel ashamed for even trying to start a saltwater tank. All I wanted was a clownfish pair or a goby and a shrimp. I'm in so much pain I can't leave my bed right now. I don't even think I want to look at the tank. I don't even know what to do. At least it was before I could ever put any fish in.
Please be kind with me. I'm already upset.
EDIT: And no, I don't want to hear that "this might not be the right hobby for you" nonsense. That isn't advice. I've had freshwater fish tanks of all sizes. I have chickens, turtles, have had several reptiles, and more. I can deal with daily maintenance, but the constant "getting up every 10-15 minutes to empty a bucket" is starting to hurt me badly. I'm just deeply upset by how disaster seems to strike me often. I'm not taking 'no' for an answer on making a TEN GALLON saltwater tank. I'm not making a 75, or 150, or 300, or 5000 gallon tank. Ten. Ten gallons.
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