2nd worse day this month. Some of you know the first day

[Brandon p]

I’ll start with today. I got woke up at 5am by by ups at saying that a package would be here I thought I knew what it was z it was but I didn’t find out until after 1.so I started my day at about7 when I check and feed fish. I was horrified. My breeder Sterbai corys where dead or dying. The tank went from clear to looking like creamed tea. I saved 4 of the 8. I had a tank that I move out a pair of angelfish that were not breeding I was going to put a new pair in but now the apistos when in there very quickly. To quick the best I could was put them in a fish bag and the water they were in and then into the new tank. . Then the Sterbai’s when right into the apistos tank. Then I found a snail that must have fallen and now has huge hole. Small thing today. I made to the black angelfish to check there eggs o paniced at first but the they moved them to a good spot. No real problem. I had Jordan’s to ship so I printed and boxes a few pairs. I still can’t drive(you will find out in a minute)so I was going to have ups pick them up. It cost $19 per box to pick them up. It was $7 in January. So I had to beg my neighbor who have been good neighbors but have been great since the worst day of the month. Now ups who wanted $19/ box to come to the house anyway drops a heavy box off so the neighbor was a sand saw I’m thinking about how to get it inside. It was moss. A third box of moss by this point I called and sent the tracking info and were it was. So I called and the girl was very nice I ask how we can fix it. I asked  to return the moss. She said that they could do that and asked if she could call me back. I had my best I know that things happen face because they have been very helpful this point. So I went about doing some house work which is super hard right now(suspense). I was working on moving thing to the apistos tank so there was areal rock cave, an extra pleco cave(smaller than most), and the apistos cave from aquarium co-op. So I cleaned them just quickly and get any snail eggs off. Then I notice the the albino BN has eggs, normal good but they where out of the cave not the biggest issue it was there first spawn. But I looked again and I see a lot of ramshorns and I’m normally all for snails and I sell are trade them by the 100’s but I’m about half a months behind. Then TWN called back about the moss. She said Mister P I have some news, I was thinking like a lot of people that they where not going to anything. She says you went out of your way to prevent this so do you have a something you can use it for. I said yes she said it’s yours you can send back if you have no use but you can keep. I wish I could  Name drop here but I can’t. The company was always nice and did the right thing. So great now I’m over the day to this point. Headed into evening o go to remove the snails for the BN. That was easy they are in a good sized plastic  clear bin but is not very tall about 8-10” tall. The eggs were everywhere, but these are clear and almost flat to the edge. Most have that rounded little dip. I was removing the gas and then I got alittle light head and sore and a pain in the chest. I put my hand down in case I fell and hit the angelfish breeder bin. I posted lots of pic of it on here. They were halfway through laying.  So now 40 gallons is leaking through a crack about 4inches. I walked quickly an grabbed my little pump to quickly pump it out. The I was using 3 buckets so they stay as close to 10 #. Made a bunch or trips. Now I’m  panicked . It’s in the bottom self and I was worried about it getting everywhere and doing something with the moss. I got the bin out side and cleaned out. Not sure why I just tossed in the trash anyway. Wet vac’ed and that was ok for now. It was starting to get dark and I look athe moss and it’s “roots” were cover in a Clay heavy soil. So I rinsed most of it off and put little in a special tank setup I have been working on and it’s in the journals chat under moss. But I had to move the angelfish from the broken tank and I did have and time so I put them in a 20g Reular tha had a pair in it. And movers that pair to the tank with the 5 

Escondido carpintis. I put tank dividers in for the night. Then at 9:30 I start writing this I feel asleep a few times . It’s 11:42 now. 
 

WORST DAY OF THE MONTH

It was the first few days or last couple of February I died at least twice. I had a major heart attack. The had to do CPR and I was shocked at least three times.  I’m glad I’m still here. My chest hurt like crazy still for the CPR. They put in two stents. I was in a coma for 4 days. I’m under 43. A very tough today was crazy and not the best it is by for the second worst. I think I did more that I was supposed and that’s why I got light headed. 

Edited March 19, 2022 by Brandon p

[Brandon p]

Please don’t think of it as sad. For as bad as it was, I’m so happy I was here to have it. Maybe if I waited until today the tone may have been a little litercIt was a bad day  but I was here to have it. I lost a few fish but it could have been much worse and lost more fish. Yes I lost a bin and the bins cost as much as a 20 gal tank. I’m luck that I have extra stuff. I showed a 40 gallon sump that is empty that I can move those angels in . I did find a company that I will will be happy to use again. They did more positive than fixing an issue. 

Edited March 19, 2022 by Brandon p

[Odd Duck]

On 3/19/2022 at 9:44 AM, Brandon p said:

Please don’t think of it as sad. For as bad as it was, I’m so happy I was here to have it. Maybe if I waited until today the tone may have been a little litercIt was a bad day  but I was here to have it. I lost a few fish but it could have been much worse and lost more fish. Yes I lost a bin and the bins cost as much as a 20 gal tank. I’m luck that I have extra stuff. I showed a 40 gallon sump that is empty that I can move those angels in . I did find a company that I will will be happy to use again. They did more positive than fixing an issue. 

I think people sad react because we don’t have a reaction that is more accurate to how we feel.  We worry about you having an issue again.  We are sad that you had to deal with all this at once.  It’s too much for you after your recent heart issues.  We care about you!  We want you to feel better, not have faintness and angina.  It’s natural to have some set backs and some bad days, but we also know that a tiny bit of symptoms can explode into far worse symptoms and we worry.

Did you call to talk to your doc about the feeling faint?  When was your last recheck exam?  Do you have another one scheduled soon so you can discuss this episode with your doc?  Sitting here worried with no way to do anything about it.  I would make my hubby go to the ER if he had an episode like this after having a heart attack like you did.  Just saying.  Don’t forget to take care of YOU while you’re taking care of your fish.

Edited March 19, 2022 by Odd Duck
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[Brandon p]

On 3/19/2022 at 1:36 PM, Odd Duck said:

I think people sad react because we don’t have a reaction that is more accurate to how we feel.  We worry about you having an issue again.  We are sad that you had to deal with all this at once.  It’s too much for you after your recent heart issues.  We care about you!  We want you to feel better, not have faintness and angina.  It’s natural to have some set backs and h daymy know that a tiny bit of symptoms can explode into far worse symptoms and we worry.

Did you call to talk to your doc about the feeling faint?  When was your last recheck exam?  Do you have another one scheduled soon so you can discuss this episode with your doc?  Sitting here worried with no way to do anything about it.  I would make my hubby go to the ER if he had an episode like this after having a heart attack like you did.  Just saying.  Don’t forget to take care of YOU while you’re taking care of your fish.

I had an appointment Wednesday, I called about it and they told me l nhhhnhjbbnhhhnhto stop doing so much and drink more(water) vodka is my favorite. Just joking I have never really drank. They said drinking more will help with that then I called the Mom of a friend that I have known 20+ years, who worked her way up to be the head of nursing for the counties medical which is fairly big. There are 6 hospitals plus specialist offices.  The fish are normally but I don’t like to lose fish who does. It was the first time I have ever broke a tank. I have to project that I’m working on one and we are a doing 
Journals in the journal section. The one that is semi started is using a Modified UGF with a 15 ppi (course) sponge on the plates. Then as substrate I am using moss land moss.I have one that has eco- complete 20 set up like this using moss from my yard. It look great but it took two years to grow it ou so to do a 55 gall with the moss I have around the house which is a 2sqft area I would be waiting 5years. Then is the plant substrate test. I have the moss Journal up now and some videos on YouTube so I can’t post them here for anyone to see. The heart attack just slowed everything down.  I’m ok. I want to thank you and others that have responded. It does mean something to me.

[Edsland]

Glad your still here to tell us about the second worse day, any day after the worse is a blessing. 

[Flumpweesel]

On 3/20/2022 at 1:37 AM, Brandon p said:

and drink more(water)

It's not just for fishes.

Do take care of yourself. Awful day that you sound like you handled pretty well. Take a few steady days you have earned them