00W's AIO Smorgasbord

kingranch2003 · 2026-09-09T01:00:10-0400

That Crusso Kid said:
Robberies? Like someone trying to rob the casino or a patron robbing another patron or both?

Patrons in both cases. Luckily we had eyes on them when they went and hid in the woodline. I keep a camera pointed at my truck at all times, and they ran right past it. Great video really.

The card counter was obviously an amateur. He wasn't willing to lose a few bucks on trying to throw us off at all. That usually wouldn't work, but as busy as we were today, it might have gotten past us for a while and he probably could've made a few bucks.

kingranch2003 · 2026-09-09T01:04:54-0400

tharbin said:
I'm calling this one as okay because even though it may not fit exactly, when I put it on my wife danced to the whole thing. Think I may be outa here in a few minutes. Cheers.

If you got your better half rocking, you know the afterdark crew approve !

kingranch2003 · 2026-09-09T01:05:59-0400

smitten with ocean life said:
im clocking out. g.n.!

TheWB · 2026-09-09T02:49:44-0400

tharbin said:
He's in California. He built the tank for @TheWB that is almost identical to mine.

I will never do business with that guy again. Not gonna rehash the whole thing here but Tom knows why.

steveschuerger · 2026-09-09T05:28:37-0400

robanister said:
Also it's my anniversary. 8 years. I made it past the 7 year itching!

Congrats. But you’ve got a ways to to go. 37 yrs “til death do us part”. My grandparents on both sides and my folks managed 50 plus a few more.

steveschuerger · 2026-09-09T05:35:48-0400

tharbin said:
I guess I'm still collecting opinions on if a repair is even possible. A new tank is cost prohibitive at this point so if it is destined to fail and deemed unrepairable, we will have shot glasses filled with fish and corals strewn around the house. How many Tangs and Foxfaces do you think I can fit into a 15 gallon AIO?

What size? I’ve looked at and almost purchased on Facebook marketplace before and it seems there’s always somebody leaving the hobby and selling off on R2R marketplace. There’s been times where I wished I had a drivers license and didn’t rely on uber for some of those. Sorry it’s gotten to this point Tom.

steveschuerger · 2026-09-09T05:42:53-0400

tbrown said:
I heard the rule is 1 Tang per gallon so 15 tangs. Foxfaces on the other hand.. I think they're closer to 1.5 per gallon?

Here’s your 15 gallon filled with tangs and foxys

steveschuerger · 2026-09-09T05:50:41-0400

CoralB said:
They would put you on the national list of stalkers ! Lol !!

Might get a visit from I.C.E. These days…”where's Kevin? “
“Oh he nabbed by the boys in black and I hear he’s been shipped to El Salvador”
Just sayin….

steveschuerger · 2026-09-09T05:53:41-0400

tharbin said:
I've been discussing it in my tank thread. It may or may not be a big deal that I may or may not fix. Basically, my tank was built by a junior fabricator that didn't get a seam or two welded as well as one would hope. The result is a bit of seam failure in the upper front left corner. The consensus seems to be currently that it cannot be patched without causing more problems than it fixes. I may or may not be able to have the top sawn off and have a new top made but I may not need to do anything. There, all clear?

Either way I'm probably going to yank everything out of the tank, clean it and build a new aquascape with mostly new rock. Or I may just take a nap as Lowell suggested.

Nap. Highly under rated.