[GH85Carrera]

Her tank has 15 or so tropical fish. I think it is 50 gallons. Besides pulling the main pump and cleaning out all the crap (literally) and cleaning the filters it takes a while for that step. Then scrape the glass tank walls of any alga that the Plecostomus did not get, then we us a waterbed hookup to hook a vacuum hose to the sink in my garage bathroom, and suck out 15 gallons as she vacuums up the crap on the gravel on the bottom of the tank. Then finally she adds in the 15 gallons of well water. Hook up the pump and fight the inevitable air lock until it is pumping again. And of course she has a second aerator pump that has to be taken apart and cleaned, and the tank heater, and the worst gunk is the glass lids that get splashed all the time, so they have a heavy layer of alga that has to be cleaned.

It takes two hours typically. It is her hobby, so she does most of the cleaning of the pump, but I have to disconnect it, and carry it to the kitchen sink, and disassemble it, and then reassemble it when it is cleaned. It is a pretty tank, but a lot of work. She has had tropical fish for 40 years now. All fresh water African fish.