Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Crabby48]

Gasp! Are turning soft in your old(er) age? :eek: You need to spend more time looking at photos of supermodels. :cool:

That’s what the treadmill is for. He’s not soft just smarter. He can look at supermodels and treadmill at the same time.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Get a cat instead of the dog. [emoji23]

 

[Paul B]

He can look at supermodels and treadmill at the same time.

Get a cat instead of the dog. [emoji23]

I have neither.

But I am married to a Supermodel and I have a picture of a few in my workshop. I like it, Shoot me! :cool:

I happen to have a "Mans" work shop and not a Sissy, Girly Mans workshop. I even keep a collection of Cro Bars just to clean my toe nails. :rolleyes:





I painted a picture of her here. I little stylized I know but it was a long time ago and I think I was playing with my air brush. It's in the Vargas style.



I think I got the hair pretty close. But I am certainly no artist. :eek:

 

[norfolkgarden]

Love your super model in the last 3 pics!

Where is your Farrah Fawcett poster in your work shop?

 

[Paul B]

I used to have one of her. :D

 

[Paul B]

I just remembered a Viet Nam story. If I wrote it already just go and watch Oprah.
We were on an LZ (Big clearing in the jungle) which is where I usually was and me, my Captain and a couple of other guys were talking and having a hot beer that we got from the Air Force. This guy comes up to us and he had face camouflage on, sticks in his helmet, grenades hanging all over him. 2 knives, a 45, an M-74 rifle with a grenade launcher (I am not sure if it was an M-74 or what number it was) He thought he was Rambo and we figured he just came in from the bush or was special forces or something. I asked him when he got in country. He said Last Tuesday.
The guy looked like he was born in the jungle but obviously saw too many war movies.
We all said, "Get away from us, you are the first guy they are going to shoot." :rolleyes:

So we asked him if he would like to see what a charge 7 + rat was. He was all excited. We had 6 105 Howitzers there (big cannons) and we got a rat, which were all over the place. We put the rat in the gun and put in the powder charge. We let him pull the cord to shoot the thing. He was all excited.
Then we made him clean the gun. :rolleyes: For the animal activists there were rats all over the place and I even got bit by one and had to get shots. I would wake up with rat foot prints all over me and they would eat my food, even out of my hands. They would walk up your leg if you were in the "bathroom", which had no bath and wasn't a room, it was a barrel. We used to shoot them with soap filled bullets. So if you were in that situation and you feel you want a rat for a pet, join the Army. :cool:

 

[Paul B]

I finished therapy for my new knee a few days ago but the Dr. said I have to go to the gym and use the incombant bicycle for exercise and try to get the leg to bend more. I kind of like it straight but he said it needs to bend if I want to walk. So I go to the gym with my wife who goes almost every day. This Gym is in a hotel and there is no changing room so I went to go into the Mens room to change into my Jogging pants.
I wanted to change fast before anyone came in so I ran into the room and threw my Gym clothes into the sink.

Of course it was an automatic sink and the water came on as I had one leg out of my pants. I can't hop very well due to the rusty knee so by the time I took the stuff out of the sink, it was all soaked.

I had to put those clothes on and get on the bike where I was dripping all over the place but I just made believe I was working so hard that I was sweating. :rolleyes:

 

[Paul B]

I just did something that I rarely do, I tested my nitrates and Calcium. My calcium is 440 and nitrates are 5. Not bad and I am surprised being I feed so much. But it is all new NSW from 7 months ago so I guess it is all good. :rolleyes:

 

[Paul B]

I forgot I threw a tiny Rainsford gobi in there last week. :D

 

[atoll]

I forgot I threw a tiny Rainsford gobi in there last week. :D

Watch your nitrates shoot up now then [emoji23] [emoji3]

 

[Paul B]

Today started out at 5 degrees and my titanium knee is letting me know it is not happy so I didn't feel like doing anything. I took a ride to a LFS just to see if I could waste some money and they didn't have anything that peaked my interest. I figured I was there anyway and I saw a couple of striped cardinals. They were swimming around and looked fine so I told the guy, I will take those.

He caught the pair and brought them up to the counter.
As he was putting the plastic bag into a paper bag I noticed one of them was swimming funny. The guy saw it too so we both looked closer. He was not swimming funny, he was not swimming at all. He croaked in the 20' from the tank to the counter.
I never saw a fish croak so fast. I mean my tank is good, but the fish has to at least be alive when I throw it in.

This is not him, but one I had a few years ago.

 

[Brew12]

Today started out at 5 degrees and my titanium knee is letting me know it is not happy so I didn't feel like doing anything. I took a ride to a LFS just to see if I could waste some money and they didn't have anything that peaked my interest. I figured I was there anyway and I saw a couple of striped cardinals. They were swimming around and looked fine so I told the guy, I will take those.

He caught the pair and brought them up to the counter.
As he was putting the plastic bag into a paper bag I noticed one of them was swimming funny. The guy saw it too so we both looked closer. He was not swimming funny, he was not swimming at all. He croaked in the 20' from the tank to the counter.
I never saw a fish croak so fast. I mean my tank is good, but the fish has to at least be alive when I throw it in.

This is not him, but one I had a few years ago.

So did the other one make it home ok, or did you decide not to take him?

 

[Paul B]

The other one is in my tank and eating already. They gave me a living one but he disappeared behind the rocks and is probably morning for his cousin. :rolleyes:

 

[Humblefish]

Paul, I've been out of the loop lately. Did you move your old tank to the new house? Or setup a new one? What size?

 

[Mortie31]

I even keep a collection of Cro Bars just to clean my toe nails. :rolleyes:

And an angle grinder to trim them I assume

 

[Victoria M]

Paul, I've been out of the loop lately. Did you move your old tank to the new house? Or setup a new one? What size?

You haz a lot of reading to do! Hello humble.

 

[Humblefish]

You haz a lot of reading to do! Hello humble.

Hello there! :)

 

[Dondante]

Paul, I could read your **** all day. It's so entertaining.

I live on the mobile/Tensaw Delta. "The Amazon of the U.S."

You would dig this place. Saltwater comes up the rivers in the fall and our causeway is always brackish. Although you would get eaten by alligators collecting critters for our tanks. But I would go on critters catching excursions with you.

Oh and we have cotton mouth snakes also. I wonder if my blenny could take out a Cotton Mouth? [emoji848] Should I throw one in my DT? I bet Benny the Bi-Color Blenny could take one out.

 

[Dondante]

Here's an encounter I had a while back. Enjoy

 

[Paul B]

He looks like a very friendly alligator, look, he is smiling. :eek:

Paul, I've been out of the loop lately. Did you move your old tank to the new house? Or setup a new one? What size?

OMG Humble. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!!!. I thought you hung on my every word, me and you being like Cousins and all that. :cool:
I moved 7 months ago. I have a nice home just for you right near me 100 yards from the water where you can collect. It's 5 degrees here now so bring your ice pick. :confused:
I moved everything in my 100 gallon tank except for the UG filter. I bought a new 125 gallon tank and a brand new State of the Art UG filter and set it up in the ground level of this new place. I didn't even lose one copepod. :D My old tank was too scratched and stuck in the wall for me to move it.

I had to move everything in one day, Put tiles on the floor, set up the tank, collect water, heat it up, put in the rocks/coral/fish/bottles/cans/chains/ Oldsmobile fenders etc.
All is well. I need some more corals because this tank is about 6" higher and the closest LFS is about 20 miles away.

Here is the thread about the move https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/moving-47-year-old-reef-60-miles-omg.407827/

Collecting water.


Filling tank


Taking a break with helpers.


First day, I didn't have enough water.


Help cleaning the glass and a Ninja for protection.


Finished job.


It's in my workshop.


Workshop is almost done, Supermodel and all. :rolleyes: (notice the date on the picture, that's how long I have that picture)





When are you coming to visit?