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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. This one is going to be a lot less work than the...

Thanks, slap!

Slap, might be time to move this into the journals section, if you don't mind. I think this thing's a go!

OK, got the tank glued up, more or less. I'll fill it up this evening and see if it took.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3KvyVOe570

Next up: Decide whether I'm going to do a moss wall or a...

Andre! Great to hear from you, man. I tried to respond to this all weekend but my laptop went wonky and wouldn't let me. The old forum has kind of dried up and blown away; there are only five or...

Well, I got the glass, and this task seems a bit more daunting in real life than it was in my head.* Among other things, the glue I got only has a five minute work time, and of course fresh silicone...

Well, at least it's livable, I guess. Small blessings? :)

That looks like an oscar. What size of tank is he in? Boundava is right--he will get very big! I've heard oscars have great personality.

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That is one cute gato. :) Hope you can get your hearing sorted out.

Me too! :)

Seems like your life has been pretty chaotic for a very long time. That gets to a person. Hang in there. I hope you can get settled in and start finding some normal soon.

Wow, Sue, that's sort of terrifying. Maybe no on the MTS, then. I really want to try them because I've heard they're great for a natural substrate...but I've heard a lot of horror stories like...

Hi, Natalia. I just got caught up on this. I'm sorry for your loss...I know how hard it is watching a loved one suffer. I hope the move goes well. Living in an unsettled state is awful, and I...

Sounds like a job for the shop vac!

MTS are sort of a weird phenomenon. Some people love them; others insist they are certain disaster. You hear the same extremes about most of the smaller...

Thank you, I can go to bed in peace now. ha ha

Yep, going to try mts on purpose. It's a small tank so squashing them shouldn't be TOO hard if they get out of control.

Sad to see Han has closed up shop. His plants were hard to beat in my book. Han, if you're listening, best of luck in the future!

Well, it gets good reviews so I might give it a shot. It's pricey but not terrible for what it does.

My feelings are a little hurt that Slap hasn't chimed in to try to sell me a Current...

That's pretty cool. I remember my English friends telling a joke: What do you call a Citroen on top of a hill?
A miracle.

Not true of this beast, I'm guessing.

Thanks for sharing my excitement. Haven't done a new build for several years! Thinking about one of these. Anybody used one? I like that the 24 cycle is fully programmable. ...

OK, I finally pulled the trigger on this thing. I'm going to custom-build a tank to fit on the back of the desk in my music studio, and I just ordered the glass. It should be ready to construct in...

I recorded this tune my last day at the old place. Hard to leave so much beauty and so many good memories, but we did it for the right reasons and it's time to move on. I was kind of glad to get this...

Are you QTing now, Matt? I've used paragard in QT with good results. It seems like quarantining in general is stressful for fish. I like to get them into their furnished habitat as soon as...

Oh my word, it's just been one adventure after another for you, Natalia! At least all the showings are encouraging. The people who bought our house keep bringing over packages (we did a lot of...

Well, we're getting settled into the new Badger Manor, and I finally uncovered the box with my test kits. Got some kind of weird results:
GH: Negligible, less than 4 degrees.
KH: 5 degrees. How...

Hey, might be the next big thing! You're rich!