Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Imrahilwjz]

Sounds like a plan except for the penny unless you have a pre 1965 copper penny. Pennies now are made from old VCR tape players and I Phone 3s.
I have been doing that transfer method for decades and so far no problems unless that Tupperware bowl was made in China. I don't use those.
I also don't use my cell phone to pay for anything because I don't know how to do that and I am sure if I tried, I would go to jail as that I Phone stuff doesn't work for my generation. I only use my phone to make phone calls which is why they call it a "phone" and not a camera, bank card, pinball machine or music maker. I have a record player for that.
I also never walk down the street staring at my phone. My wife looked at my phone yesterday and said "Do you now you have text messages on here from Christmas?" I said "which Christmas?".
If people want me they will call me and use their mouth to form words. My phone makes all sorts of noises but the only one I hear is the old fashioned telephone ring that came with the thing.
I got along perfectly fine for fifty years without a cell phone and if it exploded tomorrow like some of them seem to do, I really couldn't care less. Of course I do take pictures of my Grand Kids. But that's as much technology as I want the thing to do. Besides that, sometimes I use it to squash a bug.

Okay. Cute in any decade!

 

[fishybizzness]

Hi. How are you liking the tank so far dimensions wise? Is the height something you like or would you have gone a little higher, like 24-25"? I know the depth of 30" is going to be alot nicer than the 24 I currently have. Should give me alot more space to build a nice aquascape and still have room all around for glass cleaning clearance.

 

[Paul B]

My 10 year old Grand Son called me this morning and asked me for pictures of myself in uniform. Aparently his class is doing some research or studies into Veterans or maybe war. I don't know.



He asked for 6 pictures of me in my Military uniform.. I told him I only have a few because there was no cell phone cameras then and in Viet Nam we really didn't wear uniforms or even shirts most of the time.

But I found some pictures in an old album and E Mailed them. I am glad they are at least trying to teach something about the history of this country as it happened and not just the nonsense
That is going on today.

 

[Cthulukelele]

Guess you are famous! Someone unknowingly posted a photo of you in my local reefing fb group lol

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

I saw that Benepets post and tried to tag you in it but it wouldn't flip over to a link/tag, not sure why

 

[atoll]

I stopped getting alerts to posts on here, just got the first for quite sometime, very strange. Had a few issues with the tank for no reason I or anybody else could find. Lost a load of corals.

 

[Katrina71]

Your grandson is a cutie! I'm glad to see someone else that cares about our kids/grandkids learning real history. I'm deeply bothered by some of the things schools aren't teaching. Also, some things they are...

 

[Paul B]

Katrina, tell me about it. I don't know what they are teaching our kids and Grand kids and probably don't want to know.

Teddy thinks he's Elvis



And his sister (on the left) is only into make up. They did a 70s exercise thing in school. She is 12



I love my kids.

 

[Imrahilwjz]

Today is our 19th anniversary. I hope we can come close to your record. Whatever it winds up being!

 

[Paul B]

19 is pretty good. Some people don't last through the Honeymoon.

 

[Paul B]

I am going to 2 LFS today. My wife has a Doctor near both of them so I take this opportunity to get there.

One is very big and they sell dogs cats, lizards, tarantula's, snakes, frogs, birds and they have a Wallaby who walks around the store. I don't buy anything except food as my favorite guy doesn't sell the food I want.

But that store is very expensive so I don't buy livestock there.

My other guy the place is filthy but I don't have to live there. Nothing is quarantined or guaranteed but they are about a third of the price as the other guy.

I don't have to be careful of diseases and all that so it's a no brainer. Both stores have the same quality livestock as it all comes out of the same ocean but the cheaper guy gets the livestock right from the shipper so no wholesaler.

 

[Paul B]

Double post

 

[ryany25]

Paul, I have purchased your book and read 478 pages of this thread. You are a true American hero.

 

[Paul B]

I don't know about hero, but I am an American with a fish tank.

 

[Paul B]

I had a successful morning walk in the pouring rain. I picked up about 25 worms. I could have gotten a lot more but I didn't want to deplete Long Island of worms.

My fish are so happy....And immune.

 

[Paul B]

My wife won't come worm collecting with me. But I know she really wants to come so I stored them in her underwear drawer.

 

[Imrahilwjz]

This thread made 100 pages, how about that!
For a few days I couldn't find any of my anemone crabs, and I have 5 of them. I searched behind rocks with a flashlight, crawled under and to the back of the tank with a mirror, called out their name etc. Not one.
But this morning before the lights came on I see four of them on the same montipora like they were checking out each other's cell phones. I can't find the fifth one but he may be shedding someplace or just enjoying his quiet time.

I made to page 100!

 

[Minifoot77]

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I made to page 100!

Only 374 more to go

 

[Paul B]

Wow, I didn't even realize this thread was that long. I guess it's not bad for 13 years and probably out of 478 pages, at least 4 or 5 have something to do with fish.

I just looked at page 100, that was 2017 and was all about anemone crabs. I don't think anyone is still here from when this thread started.

 

[Jekyl]

Wow, I didn't even realize this thread was that long. I guess it's not bad for 13 years and probably out of 478 pages, at least 4 or 5 have something to do with fish.

I just looked at page 100, that was 2017 and was all about anemone crabs. I don't think anyone is still here from when this thread started.

More fun to discuss steam punk art and supermodels. Fish tanks take care of themselves.