Good Morning!

[Just John]

Good Morning. It's a beautiful morning and like most mornings I went to the beach. After I had my garlic/ginger of course.

I like to get there early as the horseshoe crabs need me to put them back in the sea because they insist on walking out on to the sand. I think they are trying to evolve into land creatures but they have not accomplished that in 300,000,000 years so there is no reason to think it is going to happen now.

I got there just as the sun was coming out of the sea.



I just can't get enough of these sunrises over the Atlantic. :p



I did find a few horseshoe crabs but unfortunately for them, I was to late. ;Facepalm

Since you don't have any links to your tank, I had no idea until just now that you're the famous guy keeping the world's oldest reef tank. Well done! I love your tank!

 

[danieyella]

@danieyella if you are allergic to roaches, you probably should not eat them, even if they are covered in chocolate. LOL

But FL is infested :( at least the chocolate makes it worth it ;)

 

[Just John]

But FL is infested :( at least the chocolate makes it worth it ;)

We had a mild problem with roaches. The house was clean, the doors sealed tight and the exterminator came. No improvement. I finally read that roaches can travel underwater for 15 minutes. I poured a little insecticide down the drains and the problem was solved. All of the water gets recycled for reclaimed sprinkler water, so I figured it was OK. I hate roaches so much!

 

[Goaway]

Good morning
I was just reading that reef keeping causes madness. I guess it's too late for me.

Good morning everyone!


@WVNed I'm currently supporting research that postulates that the reef keeping hobby makes you smarter.

Besides, there are many types of genius - I'm sure that you are included in at least one of them.

I blame the crabs.

Good morning everyone! Nice weather over here. I think? That's what weather thing told me...
Finally got around to fixing my rocks in the tank. looks awful still. Even worse... Still haven't found my crab, only spotted a molted claw. Looks like it might be a gorilla. But it hasn't eaten anything. Not even my clove that I thought got munched on. it's a tiny feller. Cloves are just weird...

 

[MrsBugmaster]

Good morning. Been several days since I posted. Got my daughter and her emotional support cat moved into her dorm room.


Don’t get me started on roaches! When my daughter was 2 we were in Puerto Rico. While out site seeing she had to go to the bathroom. We stopped at the only place available, a gas station, cause you can’t tell a 2 year old to hold it. The bathroom was full of hundreds of roaches. They were on the ceiling, walls, floor. It traumatized her for life. To this day she is terrified of them.

Well, we are now cat foster failures and are owners of a new cat. And this cat, now named Azriel, is something else. This morning he jumped a 7 foot jump from the floor to the top of the built in entertainment center. He is very active and always getting into something! After reading up more on Bengal Cats, I think he is at least a Bengal mix.

Early this morning, before the sun even thought of coming up I walked through this cemetery that was built in 1803. I wanted to see if there was anyone I knew in there. :cool:

I love walking through old cemeteries. Explored some really old ones beside the ruins of some Abbies while vacationing near London. I love the history behind these types of things.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Mike from TN]

Top-O-The Mernin’ To Y’all!
Working on some little projects here this morning before the rains show up. Mostly car related stuff.
We bought a roof basket for the Escape a while back but I never got around to mounting it till today. It will come in handy on our little “excursions” if we find a “treasure” that won’t fit in the back seat. It only came with a half fairing to cut down on wind noise but it still roars over 60mph so I’m fabricating extensions for both ends of it. Should quiet it down a little. Also doing a vinyl wrap on all 3 pieces to match the paint of the car.
Currently, a new “hotter” performance tune is also being uploaded into the Escape ECU. Should be a screamer on E85 fuel but still be able to run 93 octane most of the time. Yup, Mikey likes his cars FAST! :p

 

[Mike from TN]

Fairing is done. Much quieter but I still need to “tweak” some things. I think I need to raise the back of the basket about an inch so I’ll have to make some spacers. Too humid right now though. Tomorrow another day!

 

[Paul B]

Since you don't have any links to your tank, I had no idea until just now that you're the famous guy keeping the world's oldest reef tank. Well done! I love your tank!

Yes I know. I am a living Legend in my own mind. I am right up there with Lincoln, Einstein, Jacques Cousteau and Otis the town drunk who hangs out in front of the corner drug store. :oops:

 

[Just John]

Fairing is done. Much quieter but I still need to “tweak” some things. I think I need to raise the back of the basket about an inch so I’ll have to make some spacers. Too humid right now though. Tomorrow another day!

Really well done! It looks like it came that way.

 

[Just John]

Yes I know. I am a living Legend in my own mind. I am right up there with Lincoln, Einstein, Jacques Cousteau and Otis the town drunk who hangs out in front of the corner drug store. :oops:

How long have you had it now? You must have a few really old fish!

 

[Mike from TN]

Really well done! It looks like it came that way.

Thank You John!
Im really particular about our vehicles although you’d never know it looking at them right now. Every time I plan on detailing them, the storms hunt me down. LOL!

 

[WVNed]

My curtain came

All along I was going to get a Kraken and then I got this instead.

 

[WVNed]

How long have you had it now? You must have a few really old fish!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-tank-just-reached-50-years-old.803747/

 

[Mike from TN]

That’s awesome Ned!

 

[Mike from TN]

WOW!!!
Took the Escape into town to pick up some take out Thai food. It took over 3 hours to upload the new tune and it was well worth it. Went from 11lbs of boost on previous tune to 15lbs on new tune. Shift points much more crisp, redline went from 6k rpm to almost 7 before it started to fall off and speed limiter has been deleted. Tomorrow it gets new hotter spark plugs, a cooler thermostat and it’s first tank of E85 gas.
So proud of that little girl. Rain or shine, it gets detailed now.
:p :p:p:p:p < That’s how much I’m smiling right now!

 

[fishguy242]

wow i was here got sidetracked,missed an amazing good morning...;)
i am just going to say "love it" to all ...nice,cool,great work...all...;Happy

good morning to all...:)and have a great day all...;Stinkyfeet;Woot

 

[ReefGrammie]

Good morning! Roaches. Such a nice topic. I grew up in Florida. I'm having horrible flashbacks. We still have them in Tennessee, but nothing like Florida, where they grow the size of your shoe. I remember opening a box one time.....NO....never mind. ;Nailbitingo_O

I always thought of myself as fairly long term in the hobby until I ran across @Paul B...makes me feel like a sissy with my soon-to-be 13 years! Keep the stories coming, @Paul B. We love them!

Good luck to you all sending kids back off to college. Fortunately, my boys never had to deal with college life during a pandemic. I can't imagine the challenges now. I hope all goes well. :)

 

[sp1187]

Good morning! Roaches. Such a nice topic. I grew up in Florida. I'm having horrible flashbacks. We still have them in Tennessee, but nothing like Florida, where they grow the size of your shoe. I remember opening a box one time.....NO....never mind. ;Nailbitingo_O

I always thought of myself as fairly long term in the hobby until I ran across @Paul B...makes me feel like a sissy with my soon-to-be 13 years! Keep the stories coming, @Paul B. We love them!

Good luck to you all sending kids back off to college. Fortunately, my boys never had to deal with college life during a pandemic. I can't imagine the challenges now. I hope all goes well. :)

when my mom lived in florida, she didn't have roaches..... they was palmetto bugs. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
whatever makes you feel better mom.;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[WVNed]

Good morning
Time for Jeanna to go back too. She has to help with the new student orientation.
The breaking up of the cat pack will definitely make it easier with the birds. I have to lock them in the office when I leave now. We got them some nice toys. They think they are monsters that want to eat them.

 

[sp1187]

Good Morning Reefies
road trip yesterday.
one of our fellow reefies (f i s h y) lives 5-6 hours away.
me up here in the mitten, him gown in hoosier (great movie) land.
we've been meeting half way. lunch, cocktails, great conversation, exchanging reef critters.
so i had a very nice yesterday.:cool:
today i'm without supervision.:eek:
one boss on vacation, the other out of town for a funeral.
in my line of work, i've always worked flex time.
except for current employment under new upper management.
they've gone all corporate.... sorta.
work hours are between 5-830am start time to no later than 630pm to get your 10-12hr's in each day.
except of course in an emergency ( read that as something broke and they need you to play hero and stay late until it's fixed)
notice the early start time as most of the supervisors are morning peeps.
i am not, (except during hung season when i get to go play with loaded firearms.)
i used to start at 9-10am and work and work till 9-10pm.
but now "you can't stay late with out supervision,";Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious
my supervisors were fine with my flex time. they know i don't need my hand held.:)
upper management is not.:rolleyes::rolleyes:
so thinking maybe i need to contact upper management and inform them i'm without supervision.
should i take another day off?
play hard.
stay safe my friends.:cool: