Swedish fish - behind the scenes rebuilding a public aquarium

[Brew12]

An uppdate on the building process.
This Wednesday was the deadline for the bids on the public procurement. So sometimes next week the city's company HIGAB, who owns the museum building, will decide which company that will do the building. Then there's a ten day period for appeals before everything is set. So in about three weeks things might start to happen. Not sure if they will start digging right away, but we'll see. I'll keep you posted

Sorry for my very limited knowledge in English terms for procurements and stuff like that. I hardly know them in Swedish

That is exciting!

The English terms for government procurements are very straightforward. These are the important terms to know.
Delays, Nepotism, Bribery, Scope Change, Quid Pro Quo, Cost Overruns, Conflict of Interest, Special Use Tax
I'm sure I'm leaving out a few important ones!

 

[Sallstrom]

That is exciting!

The English terms for government procurements are very straightforward. These are the important terms to know.
Delays, Nepotism, Bribery, Scope Change, Quid Pro Quo, Cost Overruns, Conflict of Interest, Special Use Tax
I'm sure I'm leaving out a few important ones!

My plan is to buy "fika" to the construction workers and get them to like the Aquarium staff. I might have to learn polish and some other language too. And hope they'll do their best!

 

[Sallstrom]

Time to empty the bamboo shark tank!

 

[Sallstrom]

Hehe ;Joyful

 

[Janci]

Hehe ;Joyful

That looks like the salty ice on the Titanic before it hit the ice.

 

[Sallstrom]

Yesterday we moved our bamboo shark and our two snowflake moray eels to the other public aquarium in Gothenburg, called Universeum. Since my hands were wet almost the entire day yesterday, I didn't take that many pictures. But I took a couple from their Ocean tank and their new reef tank.

Here's the Ocean tank with reef sharks etc.

And here's their reef tank, about 3000 litres I think. Background and tank made by ATI. Many of corals are from us

And behind the scenes of course!

Nice and clean And a really tall skimmer from Sander. Feels a bit old school, but I think it was new.

The LEDs are Geisemann.

Now all the fish, corals and rocks are moved out from our 26000 litre tank, just some sand and a couple of centimetres of water left. So far the fish and corals seems to be well after the move.

 

[Sallstrom]

Together with the fish and corals, we also moved three pretty large sand sea stars from the shark tank today. And some sand. I wanted some for the sea stars.
Probably broke some "rules" when I scoped up 10 litres of old and unwashed sand from the shark tank and dumped into a temporary coral tank, but the corals just seemed to be happy with some particles in the water

This was after five hours.

 

[MabuyaQ]

My plan is to buy "fika" to the construction workers and get them to like the Aquarium staff. I might have to learn polish and some other language too. And hope they'll do their best!

Everybody in construction speaks the language of beer so you are on the right track with fika.

 

[Sallstrom]

Today we filled up two of these containers. Now the museum and the old aquarium is pretty empty.
I didn't go to the gym today after work..

Don't worry, we didn't throw away any usable aquarium equipment. Just old stuff

 

[MabuyaQ]

Today we filled up two of these containers. Now the museum and the old aquarium is pretty empty.
I didn't go to the gym today after work..

Don't worry, we didn't throw away any usable aquarium equipment. Just old stuff

Sorry Lasse couldn't resist.

<joke> I hope you didn't forget to take/let Lasse out if you filled it with just old stuff</joke>

 

[Sallstrom]

Sorry Lasse couldn't resist.

<joke> I hope you didn't forget to take/let Lasse out if you filled it with just old stuff</joke>

Don't worry. We need him to install and program all the aquarium controllers for the new Aquarium. So we will keep him for at least two more years

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

My plan is to buy "fika" to the construction workers and get them to like the Aquarium staff. I might have to learn polish and some other language too. And hope they'll do their best!

Maybe grow hair long, bleach blonde, mini skirt, stilettos heels, probably Brazilian wax job, and then bring them "fika", and Lasse will be, Madame Lasse...... I bet they'll love that.
And try speaking Italian

 

[Sallstrom]

Maybe grow hair long, bleach blonde, mini skirt, stilettos heels, probably Brazilian wax job, and then bring them "fika", and Lasse will be, Madame Lasse...... I bet they'll love that.
And try speaking Italian

Maybe grow hair long, bleach blonde, mini skirt, stilettos heels, probably Brazilian wax job, and then bring them "fika", and Lasse will be, Madame Lasse...... I bet they'll love that.
And try speaking Italian

Haha.. I'll see what I can do..

 

[Stigigemla]

When Lasse had long hair and beard he looked more like Santa Claus.
Believe me the time for miniskirts on Lasse or me has passed. It will only go down to the neck.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

When Lasse had long hair and beard he looked more like Santa Claus.
Believe me the time for miniskirts on Lasse or me has passed. It will only go down to the neck.

Not a pretty site. Maybe Sallstrom, he might look pretty in heels.......heeeeeee

 

[tripdad]

Man this thread took a weird left turn! I am on R2R right? Lol.

 

[Sallstrom]

Man this thread took a weird left turn! I am on R2R right? Lol.

Sometimes it does!

Yeah, I've been thinking of doing a recap or summary for new readers soon. Or perhaps I should start a "part 2" thread.. But maybe that's dumb if we're competing about having the longest thread.. We'll see. I think I'll write a recap and post in this thread, like an update with some history.
Let me know if there're stuff you think I should add.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Sometimes it does!

Yeah, I've been thinking of doing a recap or summary for new readers soon. Or perhaps I should start a "part 2" thread.. But maybe that's dumb if we're competing about having the longest thread.. We'll see. I think I'll write a recap and post in this thread, like an update with some history.
Let me know if there're stuff you think I should add.

Don't forget to add on recap, the time you mentioned you bring your own coffee to work, I said, office coffee might be Europeean or maybe capeepuccino. Heeee

 

[Sallstrom]

Last night at the temporary Aquarium..

Something made the power go out.. But no animals harmed. Just some wet shoes and tired aquarists(me and @Lasse )

At least I saw the cool colours on the sleeping orange spotted filefish.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Last night at the temporary Aquarium..

Something made the power go out.. But no animals harmed. Just some wet shoes and tired aquarists(me and @Lasse )

At least I saw the cool colours on the sleeping orange spotted filefish.

Everything ok, now?