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01-24-2021, 04:26 PM
Happy Birthday, Rivers!
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01-24-2021, 02:26 PM
Happy Birthday to you! Hope you have a wonderful day.
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01-23-2021, 11:46 PM
I too am sorry to hear of all these troubles. I hope things straighten out for you soon.
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01-23-2021, 04:02 PM
Wow, sorry to hear all of this, hope this hell is over with soon
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01-23-2021, 03:56 AM
I do, FYI they eat plants. They ate all of my pogostamen helferi. Not my crypts though. Love the buggers irregardless, lol.
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01-23-2021, 03:53 AM
The movers wound up breaking down halfway through moving the truck battery died. It took them 3 hours to get another truck to come out to give them a...
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01-20-2021, 06:23 PM
Thinking about ya. Hope all goes well with your walk-through today.
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01-20-2021, 03:27 PM
So, I've been hanging out at fishforums.net, which they say was started by a guy named William, who sold it years ago. I wonder if that's our same...
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01-20-2021, 02:55 AM
Yeah, I will be contacting the movers tomorrow with photos. Good thing I took insurance up to 5k.
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01-19-2021, 07:41 PM
Definitely an auto-response in the Intro section, he's always had that...tried a different browser?
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01-19-2021, 07:39 PM
Center brace is very important on those big tanks, proceed with caution...
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01-19-2021, 06:39 PM
Well they took 3/4 of the stuff including the 180, 125 and stand, 120 and stand (5ft one) and the stand for my 120 (2'x4'). As they carried in the...
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01-19-2021, 06:26 PM
I noticed that William responded to Andre's thread (bluewaterboof), but it seemed like an automated response. Anyway, thanks for letting me know. I...
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01-19-2021, 04:24 PM
Yes, the AC is in dire need of maintenance and repair, but alas, no sign of an Admin in a very long time...:scry:
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01-19-2021, 03:05 PM
THanks! I love it when the mental images start getting translated into real stuff!
Hey, Slap, I am unable to post to the forum from my...
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01-19-2021, 03:04 PM
Hang in there--you can do this...
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01-19-2021, 04:44 AM
I hope I survive the next 24 hours... have greatly underestimated the amount of work left to get done. :help:
Lot to do before the walkthrough...
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01-19-2021, 02:07 AM
nice plan, as usual!
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01-18-2021, 10:36 PM
So, this is really happening! Good news. Congratulations. Now just the small detail of getting moved. Piece of cake. :)
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01-18-2021, 03:33 PM
Got out in the shop and mangled some blue foam over the weekend. Got some drylok and concrete pigment. I am now the proud owner of a bunch of...
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01-14-2021, 09:57 PM
Well, 48 hours and no leaks, despite the utter lack of duct tape! tonight I'll clean off all the glops, dry it out, and start building a backdrop. ...
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01-14-2021, 06:19 PM
Thanks!
Well buyers requested to move in 2 days earlier, so I agreed.
Good thing I have the movers scheduled for Tuesday, meeting my agent at...
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01-14-2021, 06:13 PM
Never heard of a foam roller for surface agitation. Why not add an airstone for surface agitation? Have you read up on the respiration cycle of...
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01-14-2021, 03:25 AM
Thanks for the tour and updates! Lots of interesting projects to keep you busy.
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01-13-2021, 07:36 PM
one can never have too much duct tape...
Glad to hear this news!
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01-13-2021, 01:34 PM
Lol, I would have done something like that. No worries.
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01-13-2021, 12:55 PM
No problemo, Todd :ssmile:
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01-13-2021, 03:53 AM
Well I spent today finishing up moving the third of our last four tanks in the basement. I had packed the salt away too well and broke one half of...
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01-13-2021, 03:37 AM
Yikes if it got to 39" I don't know where OP would keep it!
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01-13-2021, 03:18 AM
I agree, don't restart the tank...get a liquid test kit and see what the ammonia and nitrite levels are. If you have both, then test for nitrate as...
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150 Gallon Rainbowfish tank at a dentist's office. See journal for details.
Aquarium 2:
50x60' irrigation pond, stocked with goldfish, bluegills, a few bass, and the odd crawdad, sucker, lake chub. See journal for details.
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How I got started with aquariums.:
From early childhood, I've been fascinated by the "other world" going on beneath the water, unseen and mysterious.
I never had a pond or stream to play in regularly, so as soon as I was able I started creating my own.
Favorite fish:
Whichever one I happen to be obsessed with at the moment.
Fish I have bred:
Goldfish, turquoise rainbows, firemouths, pearl gourmis, bluegills, largemouth bass.
Why I like fish::
They are the only pets I have that do exactly what I want them to do: swim around and look pretty.
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Be open to everything and learn, learn, learn...
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Small hunter cat. Large special needs cat. Resident populations of birds, deer, dustbunnies.
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sorry to hear about your knee. since you dont drink herea a slice
Happy Holidays to all of you!
Let the gift giving begin, Merry X-mas ;-)
For giving your daughter a tank, scaping rights included!
Congrats on 3,000, have an oyster! (?)
Great job on the dentist's tank!
Happy Valentine's to you too :)
I hope you are feeling better soon, we miss you.
Your getting angels! Love your new Walstad project!
An angel for your future tank...power of positive thinking!
I'm sorry you lost a loach and thanks for the rep.
Thanks for the friend request and congrats on the new pond!
Have some bubbly for your 1,000 post ;-)
Good job with the stone project!
Thanks for the rep my friend ;-)
You need some more fish :)
You need some more fish :)
Have a loach for all your hard work :)
Ya gotta start somewhere, here's a tetra!
Thank you for the kind words.