the greedy grim reaper has made yet another stealthy, creeping, visit to my humble box of water. we've lost another, gentle reader. the other silver tipped shark, may he rest in peace (somewhere in the plumbing/sewer mazes of rockford), passed at some point in the night.

fear not, for i am on the case! i have secured a water sample from said box of water and am, at this very moment, readying for the journey to my local petco for a free water test. i will keep you updated on the latest developments as they occur. keep it tuned...

update: turns out it was my bad.....sort of. nobody told me they like salt in their water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. so i got my water tested, and everything is fine there, my nitrates are high but i just need to vacuum and do a water change, so no big deal. no new fish for a while i think...