Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Paul B]

They said I must have very strong bones.

It may be from all those Fish and Chips.

 

[atoll]

It may be from all those Fish and Chips.

Possably but more more likely from my mams Scouse. A traditional Liverpool dish which puts hairs on your chest both male and female plus any other pronouns

 

[Paul B]

Sounds delicious

 

[Paul B]

Nothing exciting on my early morning walk. Kind of a cloudy, overcast day.

My 2 Janss Pipefish are still alive but stay behind the rocks in the back of the tank.

 

[atoll]

Sounds delicious

It is Paul. Its a kind of stew.

 

[Paul B]

Yesterday I went to two LFSs. One clean one with the ridiculously high prices where I only buy food and one filthy one where he practically gives fish away for free.

Of course the filthy one is my favorite and is where I buy my fish. (I don't have to worry about stupid diseases or any of that stuff)
I was walking through the aisles and this small coral caught my eye. I forget what it's called but it looks like feathers so I wanted it.

As the guy was collecting it, I noticed a blue stripe pipefish in the next tank. I said to the guy, Wait a minute, you got a blue stripe pipe?

I have been looking for those for a couple of years. I normally have them but they only live about 5 or 6 years so I like to replace them. (They used to be very common but not so much now)
He said, Oh Yeah, I always have them. No he doesn't because anytime I see them I buy them and I am there all the time.

(This is one I had many years ago, he spawned many times and lived for quite a few years)


I don't care what they cost and he only had one. I said, How Much? He said $11.00. The price of a Starbucks Latte.

I said how many you got? He didn't know so we looked through his tanks and only found that one. I will buy as many as he gets as long as they are females as the males are too macho and don't get along.

So I said give me him and that coral which was $15.00. When I got home and opened the bags I see that he gave me the pipe and 3 corals.

(I love this guy and I have been going to him for the 50 years he has been there. I guess it pays that I bring him coffee whenever I go there)

I see one of my newish Janss pipes eating mysis but I don't see the other one eating. I know he is eating something because he has been in there for almost a month. Eventually they will venture to the front as my last one did, but not constantly.

They only eat very small mysis, not the PE mysis which are much larger.

I didn't want to go to that store because I knew I would see something I wanted and I have way too many fish, so many in fact that they have to take turns putting their heads in the water to breathe.

 

[JumboShrimp]

$11.00? Seems like a bargain to me. Last time I paid attention, what 'used to' be $4.00 dopey-Damsels are now going for $15.

 

[Paul B]

-Damsels are now going for $15.

True, and If I had one in my tank I would gladly pay someone $15.00 to get it out of my tank.

I remember when I was a kid and used to make models and other things those tiny bottles of Testors Paint sold for 10 cents. Now they are almost five bucks.

I said to the guy, are you kidding me, five bucks for this 10 cents worth of paint!
He said, yes but it's very good paint. I said, It should be at five bucks for a teaspoon of paint, how much for a gallon? 50 Grand?

 

[JumboShrimp]

You should have reminded him that the Black paint isn't even a color... it's technically the absence of all color... so how about a price-break?

 

[atoll]

You pay a lot more for one of those pipefish in the UK Paul. We do get them quite often.

 

[Paul B]

You pay a lot more for one of those pipefish in the UK Paul. We do get them quite often.

Atoll my friend. There are a few reasons I don't live in the UK. That is one of them.
$100,00 or so for a gallon, or a few liters of Petrol as you guys call is is also ridiculous.

I once rented a small motor bike in Bermuda and I brought it for gas. The guy said, How much petrol do you want. I said the tank is like a pint so fill it up, how much could it be?

It was way overpriced and a good Scotch would have been much cheaper, so I told the guy, I don't want to buy a new bike, just some gas.

 

[Freenow54]

Hey Lets not talk about Gas prices . For obvious reasons

 

[Freenow54]

Glad I'm retired

 

[tbrown]

Hey Lets not talk about Gas prices . For obvious reasons

Ours is coming down.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Hey Lets not talk about Gas prices . For obvious reasons

Why not our politicians produce plenty of gas...hahaha

 

[Freenow54]

Atoll my friend. There are a few reasons I don't live in the UK. That is one of them.
$100,00 or so for a gallon, or a few liters of Petrol as you guys call is is also ridiculous.

I once rented a small motor bike in Bermuda and I brought it for gas. The guy said, How much petrol do you want. I said the tank is like a pint so fill it up, how much could it be?

It was way overpriced and a good Scotch would have been much cheaper, so I told the guy, I don't want to buy a new bike, just some gas.

So Paul. I want to use a reverse underwater filter in my new tank. You have given me the design already. However you recently stated and I always wondered that you have to maintain them after a while. How do you do that when its under rocks ect?

 

[Paul B]

Freenow, it is an "Undergravel" filter, not underwater even though it is underwater.
You have to stir it up occasionally and suck out the detritus so it doesn't clog. A couple of times a year is OK.

 

[Freenow54]

Freenow, it is an "Undergravel" filter, not underwater even though it is underwater.
You have to stir it up occasionally and suck out the detritus so it doesn't clog. A couple of times a year is OK.

Thanks for that . Don't you filter out the detritus as you blow it around? Remember I built your cleaning system . I just don't see it being sucked into the filter. Sorry for being a pain its just me making sure I have it all straight in my pea brain

 

[Paul B]

Remember I built your cleaning system . I just don't see it being sucked into the filter. Sorry for being a pain its just me making sure I have it all straight in my pea brain

It all goes into my DIY canister filter with the 5 micron cartridge in it.

 

[Hot2na]

my DIY canister filter with the 5 micron cartridge in it.

have a pic or diagram? ..i know you used to use diatom filters...but they have become obsolete..shame. I had a few back in the day . Great water polisher