Found something interesting in my fresh batch of saltwater

fishingchuck · Jan 24, 2022

Yesterday I mixed a fresh batch of saltwater. 30 gallons in a brute can. I have my sump and mixing station in an unfinished basement. I had every intention of doing a water change last night. I got involved watching the football games and put it off until tonight. I get home from work and am getting everything ready, I got to check the salinity of my fresh batch of saltwater and I found a dead mouse floating in it. Stupid me left the lid off. I pondered using it anyway. I hate to waste the salt. But decided against it. Dumped the container and am now mixing a fresh batch. The water change will have to wait one more day. Anyone else ever found anything interesting in their mixing stations?

Karen00 · Jan 24, 2022

Not yet, thank goodness but I've only been in the game 6 months so who knows what the future holds. LOL

N.Sreefer · Feb 13, 2022

fishingchuck said:
Yesterday I mixed a fresh batch of saltwater. 30 gallons in a brute can. I have my sump and mixing station in an unfinished basement. I had every intention of doing a water change last night. I got involved watching the football games and put it off until tonight. I get home from work and am getting everything ready, I got to check the salinity of my fresh batch of saltwater and I found a dead mouse floating in it. Stupid me left the lid off. I pondered using it anyway. I hate to waste the salt. But decided against it. Dumped the container and am now mixing a fresh batch. The water change will have to wait one more day. Anyone else ever found anything interesting in their mixing stations?

My roommate thought it was a convenient place to soak his undies and socks thankfully the lint tipped me off shined a flashlight in the brute can and its half full with dirty laundry.

fish farmer · Feb 13, 2022

fishingchuck said:
Yesterday I mixed a fresh batch of saltwater. 30 gallons in a brute can. I have my sump and mixing station in an unfinished basement. I had every intention of doing a water change last night. I got involved watching the football games and put it off until tonight. I get home from work and am getting everything ready, I got to check the salinity of my fresh batch of saltwater and I found a dead mouse floating in it. Stupid me left the lid off. I pondered using it anyway. I hate to waste the salt. But decided against it. Dumped the container and am now mixing a fresh batch. The water change will have to wait one more day. Anyone else ever found anything interesting in their mixing stations?

Cellar spiders from time to time....the cats make sure no rodents live long in the basement.

Karen00 · Feb 13, 2022

N.Sreefer said:
My roommate thought it was a convenient place to soak his undies and socks thankfully the lint tipped me off shined a flashlight in the brute can and its half full with dirty laundry.

Well this is a first! I almost spit out my coffee when I read this. Hopefully you showed your roommate where the laundry is supposed to go. LOL

mdb_talon · Feb 13, 2022

N.Sreefer said:
My roommate thought it was a convenient place to soak his undies and socks thankfully the lint tipped me off shined a flashlight in the brute can and its half full with dirty laundry.

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