You tell them Paul. My partner recently got some work done at her home I overlooked shall we say. When it was done they asked for payment. I refused and they asked why (They had fitted a 2'6" when the order I placed for her was for a 3' one) I quoted them " when the job is complete and she (I) is happy that's when you pay. So I told them the job is not complete until they return do the alterations and fit a new 3' door etc and she (I) is not happy till the job is completed to her satisfaction. She paid them minus a retention I insisted on and they returned 2 days later, completed the job to my satisfaction and my partner duly paid them the rest. I had a little fun with them but in the end they were fine about it. Mind you I gave them no other alternative. [emoji6] Would they have returned in 2 days had we paid for the job on their promise to return? We will never know but I wasn't taking that chance. The job cost in total around $1500 of you US dollars.
Na should have been done right first time, they had to make a 60 mile journey 120 round trip to come back and fair bit of extra wok to put it right. First rule of building before you start. Check and measure against the spec. ;)
I see a lot of Noob Threads asking to comment on their aquascape. That is a good idea but the scape is your preference. But I see in most of them too much rock, especially with flat surfaces sitting on the bottom. I know this is the easiest way to stack rock and it probably looks nicer, but it is not the way to go. IMO the contact areas should be as minimum as possible, maybe using the pointiest parts of the rock to contact the bottom so as not to restrict flow. It doesn't look like much but those stagnant areas add up and do nothing for tank health and maybe be detrimental as we want circulation in every area as much as possible.
My entire reef is sitting on DIY structures like this. You don't see these things in my tank because they are covered in rock and coral with just some of the "feet" visible.
It's hard to see in the picture but there is very little rock touching the gravel and water can circulate around, through and under the structure.
Gottcha Paul just most people worry about detritus under the rocks hence the fashion or whatever for suspended reefs and bare bottoms. Not a fan of those myself. Our problem is Paul we have been in this hobby so long we are set in our successful ways [emoji6]
Like me you don't have an ology Paul my children do but then you can't get an ology for knocking a nail in a piece of wood or for building something and DIY like we do all the time. My children have ologies in all kinds of things but when they want someting doing like knocking a nail in a piece of wood or any number of building or DIY suff they call for dad to do it for them. Don't get me wrong I am more than happy to do it for them but in doing so they learn nothing as they tend to take little interest. I did rope my son into one project he wanted doing building a decking patio which involved digging out footings and concreting but I am not sure he learnt so much as he hates DIY but I needed a labourer so needs must etc.
Not sure but he may have just been painting the decking there. A couple more with it under construction with a manhole and 2 rainwater gullies to get round. I did of course fit a hatch door over the manhole cover.Like me you don't have an ology Paul my children do but then you can't get an ology for knocking a nail in a piece of wood or for building something and DIY like we do all the time. My children have ologies in all kinds of things but when they want someting doing like knocking a nail in a piece of wood or any number of building or DIY suff they call for dad to do it for them. Don't get me wrong I am more than happy to do it for them but in doing so they learn nothing as they tend to take little interest. I did rope my son into one project he wanted doing building a decking patio which involved digging out footings and concreting but I am not sure he learnt so much as he hates DIY but I needed a labourer so needs must etc.
This is him putting a fee decking screws in as it nears completion. [emoji848]
And bo medications. I use Oxydators instead of ozone which give similar results. Make my owm foods, well much of it and bought fresh from the fish market. Also creating an as natural environment where the fish feel at home and secure wuth little aggression. I use fish oils with my homemade foods and try and keep fish as they are found in nature in pairs or groups. All this helps with their well-being and immunity.
