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[X-37B]

It looks thinner

Looks are decieving, lol.

 

[tbrown]

Do you have a tank in the garage

Empty. I have 5 or 6 tanks in the garage and 2 in the backyard...

 

[CoralB]

12mm, bottom is 15mm.

Sorry I was looking at the part underneath the cover for the overflow .

 

[smitten with ocean life]

mornin fellow crazies!

 

[kingranch2003]

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You paid for what it could grow into and babies in my opinion . I’ve thrown money at corals before but I stopped . The fact that the prices are going up is party because of me throwing money at stuff . And as long as someone will pay the prices will be there . The other thing is the twenty or so names for the same coral oh please don’t get me started with that . No you can have the right to purchase anything you want at any price you want . But if you want a $600.00 to pay for a 1 inch Garth bonsai let me know Lol !!

There's a huge difference between what she purchased and a garf bonsai. Just saying.....

 

[X-37B]

Sorry I was looking at the part underneath the cover for the overflow .

The overflow ext box is 3/8" best I can measure. Sides and euro bracing is 12mm.

 

[CoralB]

There's a huge difference between what she purchased and a garf bonsai. Just saying.....

Morning John !
I wasn’t serious .

 

[CoralB]

The overflow ext box is 3/8" best I can measure. Sides and euro bracing is 12mm.

Looks like a nice tank

 

[X-37B]

Looks like a nice tank

Thanks! All the IM systems are well designed and put together for what you get.

 

[tharbin]

Never had an issue with heat and I currently run a 400 watt halide over the 112.
The Tunze Aquawind keeps the system 3-4° below room temp.
I am looking to purchase halide reflectors if anyone wants to get rid of them.
Lumenbite is preffered. Let me know.
I run the Aquawind on my 170 also.
Notice the high tech temp strip

When I lived back east my first MHs were two 400 rigs from Coral something or other, Maybe Coralife? over two 55 acrylics other than warping and discoloring the top plate of the tanks they worked well and a fan was enough.

When I ran them in AZ I ran three Aqua Medic 250s over three 40 Breeders which were about as big as I could go in the apartments. The fans worked well for the tank, but didn't help with temperatures in my office very much. The tanks were fine but the surrounding area was hot and the fans I could find then were loud.

I have considered putting two Aqua Medic 250s (a local LFS has, or at least had, four or five of them sitting in their used section) over my lagoon but the Meridians seem to work well, just very blue and without the punch you get from MH. I don't miss the heat, the ballasts or the bulk. I do miss the look, the simplicity, and the way corals grew.

 

[kingranch2003]

I agree with the names. It really ticks me off. And yes, I justified it due to the fact no one else here has it. And I know I can make some great trades.

I have done the same with plants. I trade, sale seeds and giveaway lots. I get great joy teaching others and sharing. A new daylily takes one season to choose the parents. And harvest seeds. Several more to line out and see what you have. Then a couple more to be sure they are worth registering and naming. Then a few more to list and try to sale. What a PITA. I don't have that many seasons left. But I can and do give magic seeds to my neighbors kids and they grow them for me.

I think the price should come down on ones that are easy to grow and the market becomes flooded with them. Like red mushrooms! I can't give them away without warning of how they take over!





I have learned my triggers. Can't do anything about the weather though. Stress I can try to keep in check.

Plus it's your money....

 

[kingranch2003]

Morning everyone!

 

[Rocks reef]

I gave mine away, along with everything else, on my last move. It hurt a little when I started back up thinking of all the stuff I had to rebuy until I remembered the guy I gave it to has a really nice, and fairly large, family, great enthusiasm for the hobby, and not much disposable income. Last time I talked to him was about a year and a half ago and he was still rocking a tank. I know if I ever want MH again there is a ton of used stuff at Discount Aquarium.

What's Discount Aquarium?

 

[Rocks reef]

mornin fellow crazies!

Hello Jill

 

[Rocks reef]

Morning everyone!

Good morning John

 

[tharbin]

What's Discount Aquarium?

Sorry, it's an LFS in Mesa AZ that has tons of used gear. Piles of used tanks, stands, sumps, skimmers and older hardware, sometimes some newish stuff as well. They also sell new have a decent freshwater section and used to have a decent saltwater section with lots of local frags but the last few times I was there, the saltwater section was in rehab. You do need to be careful as you can get burned but most of it is good older gear.

 

[steveschuerger]

Empty. I have 5 or 6 tanks in the garage and 2 in the backyard...

You need to do this with the empties

 

[code4]

Love this song. I think most people can relate to it

 

[tharbin]

You need to do this with the empties

Great idea but trying to keep that plant life alive in southern AZ is going to need a Biosphere.

 

[steveschuerger]

Great idea but trying to keep that plant life alive in southeren AZ is going to need a Biosphere.

Point taken. I just let chat do what it wanted with the prompt. Heck with climate change it might be a similar situation here in 50 yrs.