00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[kingranch2003]

Right now I just dropped him off at school, now my wife works with a client who is in an elementary school too but another school, so I have to bring him every day and since my wife works from 8am to 1pm she has time to pick him up at 1:50pm, so far so good, still a little overwhelmed because he comes from a daycare where there were 30 kids and here there are 700 or so students lol, but he seems pretty happy, little by little he will get the rhythm, we all need to adapt to this change

And you will! This little boy is going to surprise you, I promise. He's about to get his chance to shine and show you how much you and his mom have taught him already.

 

[kingranch2003]

Good morning Smorgsters! My son made it home but his luggage didn’t. He said to me this morning, did you buy me another Skunk cleaner shrimp? I said no and told him it was probably his peppermint shrimp it has really gotten red. He came back up and said no it’s a skunk cleaner shrimp, there’s two. I went down and sure enough there were two. I’ve been going down twice a day for 8 weeks and never saw it. He said about a month before his first trip to France he added two but after a few days he only saw one and after 4 weeks figured it had died and got disposed of by his cuc.

Glad he's home safe Kevin!

 

[kingranch2003]

Good morning my friend John!

Joel, I hope you have the best day brother. Only the fun kind of wackiness allowed today!

 

[kingranch2003]

What's that Rock?

Ive heard nothing but great things about this light

 

[kingranch2003]

Good morning John! I saved the video of you.

Ive lost some weight and Im out on the ocean!?!? I can live with this!

 

[00W]

Ive heard nothing but great things about this light

Okay gives me something else to research thanks a lot

 

[00W]

Joel, I hope you have the best day brother. Only the fun kind of wackiness allowed today!

Have a great day John and please send more pictures down by the water!!!
Those really make my day brother!

 

[kevgib67]

Ive lost some weight and Im out on the ocean!?!? I can live with this!

You look great John , I realize it’s a work shirt but you or your wife might want to add some bleach when washing it.

 

[00W]

Good morning Smorgsters! My son made it home but his luggage didn’t. He said to me this morning, did you buy me another Skunk cleaner shrimp? I said no and told him it was probably his peppermint shrimp it has really gotten red. He came back up and said no it’s a skunk cleaner shrimp, there’s two. I went down and sure enough there were two. I’ve been going down twice a day for 8 weeks and never saw it. He said about a month before his first trip to France he added two but after a few days he only saw one and after 4 weeks figured it had died and got disposed of by his cuc.

Glad he's home safe Kev!

 

[kevgib67]

Glad he's home safe Kevin!

Thanks John! The kicker, his car keys were in the luggage.

 

[kingranch2003]

Okay gives me something else to research thanks a lot

VintageReefer and several other beautiful tanks that I know of, run meridians. I absolutely love my radion, but would get a meridian in a heartbeat

 

[kingranch2003]

Have a great day John and please send more pictures down by the water!!!
Those really make my day brother!

I can definitely make that happen for you my friend

 

[00W]

VintageReefer and several other beautiful tanks that I know of, run meridians. I absolutely love my radion, but would get a meridian in a heartbeat

Just looked it up John.
Pretty nice lighting system and I like the fact that it's not just pendant lighting or similar but it's a LOT of light and $$$$$$.
I really just need something mountable and that I can tune way down, low lighting option not so bright.
I loved the nicrews and the look and the mount just hated the colors.
Am I making any sense?

 

[00W]

I have a Meridian 35 I will sell you. I only put it over the tank to see how I'd like it. I even bought a pair of mounting legs to use in test phase.

What didn't you like about it Rock?

 

[kingranch2003]

Just looked it up John.
Pretty nice lighting system and I like the fact that it's not just pendant lighting or similar but it's a LOT of light and $$$$$$.
I really just need something mountable and that I can tune way down, low lighting option not so bright.
I loved the nicrews and the look and the mount just hated the colors.
Am I making any sense?

Definitely. Lighting threw me for a loop when I was buying everything to start out. I know they're all so dang expensive. Im not sure what your budget is buddy, but the AI Blades may be excellent for you. They are way way cheaper and come with a very customizable app. You can find it in the grow or glow model, and it's a bar style light as well. Just an idea. But for your size tank, you may not find more control for much cheaper

 

[00W]

Definitely. Lighting threw me for a loop when I was buying everything to start out. I know they're all so dang expensive. Im not sure what your budget is buddy, but the AI Blades may be excellent for you. They are way way cheaper and come with a very customizable app. You can find it in the grow or glow model, and it's a bar style light as well. Just an idea. But for your size tank, you may not find more control for much cheaper

Thanks John I appreciate it a lot.
Lighting has always been my biggest struggle.
I think I liked it better in the 80’s when you had zero options so you just used shop lights...

 

[kingranch2003]

All this talk of school made me nostalgic. If you guys dont mind, Id like to showcase my oldest boy, Big John. (John Daniel)

John Daniel just started 4th grade this year. He loves school, old cars, and old Heavy Metal. He loves to read and make youtube videos. This past year he achieved all A honor roll and scored in the top 4% of students in the state on standardized testing. I know it's public school Kevin, but I think he's trying to make it more prestigious lol.

If you guys get a chance, maybe check out his youtube channel and give him a thumbs up if you think he deserves it. I promise it would mean a lot to him :)

https://m.youtube.com/@JohnDanGamer

 

[kingranch2003]

Thanks John I appreciate it a lot.
Lighting has always been my biggest struggle.
I think I liked it better in the 80’s when you had zero options so you just used shop lights...

I can completely relate to that Joel. Old school is my favorite in almost every application

 

[Imrahilwjz]

Weston, I apologize for calling you Wesley the other day, my bad. I know you just let it go because you know I went to public school, I’m old and I have dementia, thank you!

With the name Weston Zach you just have to learn to let it go. People make mistakes about our names all the time. Even when I have an ID badge on that says Weston, people at work will still sometimes call me Wesley.

 

[kingranch2003]

With the name Weston Zach you just have to learn to let it go. People make mistakes about our names all the time. Even when I have an ID badge on that says Weston, people at work will still sometimes call me Wesley.

Autocorrect wants to call you Wesley too lol. Im always fixing it