Uh oh! I’m sorry!?!?

[justfalsefacts]

TGIF! Fridays mean tank maintenance day in this house hold. We like our tanks looking pristine and sparkly for weekend guest to enjoy when they visit. But what I want to hear today are the stories of significant others and their gripes about using household items to help with this chore. Anybody getting the lecture about using kitchen items, bathroom towels, dripping water through the house, etc!?!? I feel like we have all been there at one time or another. Thanks ahead of time for your stories and responses. Happy reefing !

 

[James_O]

Anybody getting the lecture about using kitchen items, bathroom towels, dripping water through the house, etc!?!?

YES. It's always from my parents though. Don't they realize that we are being very very careful all the time!?

 

[Floyd-]

Yes... I used measuring cups and mixing bowls.
She said those are now for the tank and I bought new ones.

 

[blaxsun]

I have a separate set of mixing spoons, tongs, containers, pails, rags, towels, microfiber cloths and even step stools. Why? Well, it will eventually lead to a longer and happier life. Not mine, mind you...

 

[ihavecrabs]

I have all my own items dedicated to the fish/tank maintenance. My wife does not allow me to use the kitchen turkey baster for tank maintenance!

 

[RipVanWinkle]

I’ve used her colanders and we’ve had to buy a few new meat thermometers. I guess you can’t wash something off after it’s touched ‘fish water’

 

[NashobaTek]

I have bought dedicated stuff for the tank, and just to make sure it doesn't get swiped and used for food, I write fish tank on everything. Lol.

 

[Goaway]

I'm the wife. I own the tank, kitchen and towels

 

[flyingscampi]

The girlfriend has her own house.

I can make mine look like a tsunami has just passed through it without complaint.

 

[afrokobe]

I cook in the house, so I can steal all the kitchen supplies that I want. Towels on the other hand.....

 

[Uzidaisies]

I mean, what’s she gunna do about it?

 

[Big Smelly fish]

My wife thinks I’ve taken over the house with my tanks and accused me all the time of making mess

 

[kittenbritches]

I'm blissfully single and do whatever the heck I want with whatever I want.

 

[Uncle99]

I took the turkey baster, she took the BMW.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I took the turkey baster, she took the BMW.

That’s a power move right there.

 

[G Santana]

I have an ever growing collection of stuff that has been misappropriated from the kitchen.
I get yelled at, especially when I eye something new that will eventually make its way to the fish room.
But I have to replace it all, I'm good with that!!!

 

[Goaway]

This could have been used for question of the day.

 

[blaxsun]

This could have been used for question of the day.

Yes, but is it really a question...?

 

[Karen00]

I live alone so this isn't a problem... What's interesting is that my concern is the opposite. I don't want stuff I use for food touching my tank just in case something like cooking oil or dish soap or whatever, washing off or leaching into my tank. I guess I care more about the safety of my tank than I do my own. LOL

 

[Gtinnel]

I’ve used her colanders and we’ve had to buy a few new meat thermometers. I guess you can’t wash something off after it’s touched ‘fish water’

The trick is to not let them know it's touched fish water.
I grab cups out of the cabinet for scooping water all the time and just put them in the dishwasher when I'm done. I've gotten a mouth full of tank water while starting a siphon before, so I'm sure a washed cup isn't going to kill anyone.