Tank birthday, 55+ years

[Paul B]

No I did not, my shop sign only has 12 stripes and 30 1/2 stars. It is unique to me. :rolleyes:

 

[Paul B]

It seems we are moving. We put a deposit on a much smaller place than my house is now. It is 100 yards from a beach so if I decide to bring my tank, I can fill it with NSW. The Sound there is 27 miles wide so it is actually the Atlantic Ocean water and very clean.
Now I have to give away so much extra stuff that I am never going to use and this week I will start throwing out rock and stuff I will never use. Eheim filters, bottles etc.

Anyone need any tropical plants that are about 7' tall and 7' wide? I won't be able to use them.

 

[Brew12]

It seems we are moving. We put a deposit on a much smaller place than my house is now. It is 100 yards from a beach so if I decide to bring my tank, I can fill it with NSW. The Sound there is 27 miles wide so it is actually the Atlantic Ocean water and very clean.
Now I have to give away so much extra stuff that I am never going to use and this week I will start throwing out rock and stuff I will never use. Eheim filters, bottles etc.

Anyone need any tropical plants that are about 7' tall and 7' wide? I won't be able to use them.

Congrats! I hope you enjoy the new place! I'm sure it will be easier for you and the supermodel to maintain.

Oh.. you forgot to mention that it is next to a golf course! :p

 

[Paul B]

It is next to a golf course, that is the only bad feature. :eek:

 

[mcarroll]

My town was having a Salute to the Armed Forces and they asked me as a Veteran to come and display my Steam Punk stuff for the event. It was on the beach and very cool. There was also about 50 vintage cars there as well as bands etc.
That's the first time I wore my Dog Tags in almost 50 years. I am surprised I found them

Awesome!

 

[tcarter1936]

Congrats, hope the move goes well for you

 

[beaslbob]

congrates and hope your tank continues.

 

[Paul B]

Thanks, it won't happen for a few months yet and If I move the tank depends on if I can still keep my home a little while as I move in to give me time to set up the tank

 

[Rybren]

Exciting times Paul. Think of it as a time to upgrade to a larger tank and a sump, and all of the latest and greatest gadgets and gizmos. Maybe it is time for you to step inside the box. ;Wacky

 

[Paul B]

Hi Rybren. A reverse UG filter is all the technology I will be using. I won't be going near that box :rolleyes:

How are you doing?

 

[beaslbob]

Exciting times Paul. Think of it as a time to upgrade to a larger tank and a sump, and all of the latest and greatest gadgets and gizmos. Maybe it is time for you to step inside the box. ;Wacky

naaaaaaaaaaaaa

where would this hobby without paul_B and his tank.

nowhere. LOL

 

[beaslbob]

naaaaaaaaaaaaa

where would this hobby without paul_B and his tank.

nowhere. LOL

but than you were just kidding anyway. :D

 

[Rybren]

Beaslbob, wrong box. hee hee.

Hi Rybren. A reverse UG filter is all the technology I will be using. I won't be going near that box :rolleyes:

How are you doing?

I'm hanging in there. We just had the 2nd anniversary of Suzie's passing, it was a very sad and depressing day. dang, I miss my supermodel!

 

[Paul B]

I miss her also, and sadly, I never met her. :(

 

[Scubabeth]

Paul, that is exciting about your move....though that means some certain changes will be coming your way. I do hope you're able to keep and bring your tank with you; I think you'll miss it otherwise! ;) How's your back this week?

@Rybren, your wife was very beautiful indeed! You were blessed to be married to her, though that makes her passing that much more difficult, I'm sure. I hope to have many years with my husband.

 

[Paul B]

Beth, the move is about 85% going through. I have a call into the builder about certain plumbing questions that I need resolved first, but if they are OK, we will move.
If we do, and If I decide to keep the tank, I will leave my existing tank here and set up one there a little larger, probably a 125. Mine is very old and scratched. I also don't think I could get it out of the wall so I hope the new owners like fish tanks:rolleyes:. I will take my gravel and some of my water, fill the rest with NSW. Then bring my livestock. The new place is an hour away out East on the Long Island Sound about 100 yards from the water so I can easily collect.
I will also need to buy a undergravel filter and set it up exactly like mine is now. For that I will need a little more dolomite gravel because that tank has a larger footprint. I will also need more rock so I will build them.

My back is the same but my friend is a Neurologist and he is looking at my MRI Tuesday and hopefully can find a treatment or surgeon who went to high school and everything to fix it. But the good thing about a bad back is that it is better than having a bad front. :eek:

 

[Paul B]

My bluestripe pipefish completely grew back his tail that was bitten to just a stump by the much larger Janss Pipefish. I really love these bluestripes and they are probably my favorite fish. I wish I kept records because I don't know how old they are.

They can really suck up new born brine shrimp.

You can see here how his tail grew back.

 

[Paul B]

I was thinking that "If" we move and I take the tank It will have some problems. Although I will use much of my water and all of my rock and gravel, it will still be in new glass. My tank now has a half inch growth of mulm on the back glass which took 40 years to grow and it is not something I can really bring with me although I will scrape much of it off to throw in the new tank. I am not sure how long it will take to grow. My UG filter also will not fit the new tank so that will have to go forcing me to buy a new, shiny one and I will need more gravel because I don't have enough and I don't know if I can get dolomite any more.

I said "If" we move because I have a call into the builder about a sewer. I didn't look in the workshop, where my tank will be to see if there is water or a drain there. I need a drain because I keep live blackworms which get water from the outflow from the RO/DI. I would also need a sink. I can get water there but I am not sure if there is a standpipe in the building to have a drain. I was a plumber many years ago and I can pipe into it but it has to be there to pipe into it. This is an attached Condo so maybe the drains only go in every other unit or maybe they only go down in the end unit. If there is no drain and I can't get one, I won't move there so none of this will happen and I will live here until I croak or grow gills and swim away. :rolleyes:

 

[beaslbob]

Beth, the move is about 85% going through. I have a call into the builder about certain plumbing questions that I need resolved first, but if they are OK, we will move.
If we do, and If I decide to keep the tank, I will leave my existing tank here and set up one there a little larger, probably a 125. Mine is very old and scratched. I also don't think I could get it out of the wall so I hope the new owners like fish tanks:rolleyes:. I will take my gravel and some of my water, fill the rest with NSW. Then bring my livestock. The new place is an hour away out East on the Long Island Sound about 100 yards from the water so I can easily collect.
I will also need to buy a undergravel filter and set it up exactly like mine is now. For that I will need a little more dolomite gravel because that tank has a larger footprint. I will also need more rock so I will build them.

My back is the same but my friend is a Neurologist and he is looking at my MRI Tuesday and hopefully can find a treatment or surgeon who went to high school and everything to fix it. But the good thing about a bad back is that it is better than having a bad front. :eek:

if they're both bad does that mean you're balanced?

 

[Paul B]

Yes, exactly. Having a bad back and bad front cancels each other out and you feel fantastic. :p