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Quick trip to the evil place known as Walmart, where every trip ends up being $100...
Picked up 3 of these 6 gallon water totes for $13 each. They are BPA free #2 HDPE plastic, aka food grade and will not leech. 10l is only 2.8 something gallons, so they'll only be about half full when I mix everything up. But, they were $13, and I can use them for other things if I change my dosing chemicals. Now I just need to find more of those VOSS water bottles and get some 1/4" bulkheads.
I plan on using the BRS stuff to buffer water changes. My salt mixes just a little below(8.0) what my tank is running at. I'd rather buffer the new water than fight my tank to try and lower it. It seems to naturally ballance itself at 8.3dKH. 0.3dKH isn't all that big a jump... but an exact match is better.
Picked up 3 of these 6 gallon water totes for $13 each. They are BPA free #2 HDPE plastic, aka food grade and will not leech. 10l is only 2.8 something gallons, so they'll only be about half full when I mix everything up. But, they were $13, and I can use them for other things if I change my dosing chemicals. Now I just need to find more of those VOSS water bottles and get some 1/4" bulkheads.
I plan on using the BRS stuff to buffer water changes. My salt mixes just a little below(8.0) what my tank is running at. I'd rather buffer the new water than fight my tank to try and lower it. It seems to naturally ballance itself at 8.3dKH. 0.3dKH isn't all that big a jump... but an exact match is better.
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I think this is where you and I part company mate. be well, blessings to your tanks!
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I think this is where you and I part company mate. be well, blessings to your tanks!
asinine
Dictionary result for asinine
/ˈasɪnʌɪn/
adjective
- extremely stupid or foolish.
"Lydia ignored his asinine remark"
synonyms: stupid, foolish, pointless, brainless, mindless, senseless, doltish, idiotic, imbecilic, imbecile, insane, lunatic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous, nonsensical, fatuous, silly, childish, infantile, puerile, immature, juvenile, inane, witless, half-baked, empty-headed, unintelligent, half-witted, slow-witted, weak-minded;
informalcrazy, dumb, cretinous, moronic, gormless, damfool;
informaldivvy, daft;
informalglaikit;
informaldumb-***, chowderheaded;
informaldof;
informaldotish
As we say here in the south... don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
You don't have to quote Webster to me. I know what the word means. If ya can't keep talking to someone with different ideas than you, well... you need to do a lot of growing, "mate."
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Now, what I was typing before that bit of unpleasantness appeared on my build thread...
Just over 4 days until #ReefDreams2019!!! The vendor list this year is staggering. I've been holding off on buying anything and I've worked hard to get my tank ready. Hopefully we can bring home some nice pieces and watch them grow.
Just over 4 days until #ReefDreams2019!!! The vendor list this year is staggering. I've been holding off on buying anything and I've worked hard to get my tank ready. Hopefully we can bring home some nice pieces and watch them grow.
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Having a blast at #ReefDreams2019...
We didn't buy this Acanthophyllia, but had to get a picture... its 12" across and it's well over 4 digits. Kinda like if you gotta ask, you cant afford it.
We didn't buy this Acanthophyllia, but had to get a picture... its 12" across and it's well over 4 digits. Kinda like if you gotta ask, you cant afford it.
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@Scurvy... tagged ya so you could find it easier.
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Twice the size of last year, twice the vendors... plus... we may have won the R2R raffle. @revhtree, always nice to see you again. Thanks for the Reefer250!
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Oh, and Mike Paletta was there to speak, but I was in line at the food truck...
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Oookkkk... LONG day. But I'm home and everything is situated.
My haul for the day. Well, you already know I won the Reefer250 from R2R. I have it in the office for now, which has become a dumping ground for fish tank related things. I need to clean this place up. Small couch, TV on the wall, Nintendo Switch and a Reefer250
I think I'll be going fish only with this one. The girlfriend wants an angel. She immediately asked if a blue girdled would fit when I said fish only... she really wants one and knows they eat corals. She halfway got excited until I told her they need a 180 gallons. I pointed her towards the Cyntropyge. Maybe a fu man chu lionfish and a blue spotted toby puffer.
Also included in with the tank was a box of Aquaroche ceramic rocks. Talked to the guys that make these at the Elos booth, and my local LFS is the ones that got Elos and Aquaroche over here from France. They are inert ceramic rocks for the display. They make all sorts of base structures and have interlocking plates that go in them for a shelf reef look. They even have pieces molded in a 90 to fit the sides on an internal overflow box. They said their only limitation to size is the kiln is only 6 feet tall. Yep, you can get a rock structure made that is SIX FOOT TALL... I just got a few pieces of base rocks, but will be looking at some of the neat centerpieces they have at the LFS.
ME Coral also threw in their liquid calcium magnesium and alkalinity chemicals.
Elos provided 3 cans of their fish food.
In the VIP swag bags, we got a Cobalt MJ Mini pump and a set of Aqualife Ca, all and Mg chemicals, PE pellets, Sera Marin dry food, a handful of frag plugs, glue ME Coral one shot dip, Reef Roids one shots, Chemipure Blue nano... oh and the orange shades that helped out a lot. I brought my orange safety glasses, but they aren't black rimmed shades...
Probably the coolest thing I brought home, besides a new tank and corals and a bunch of stuff... ok it's all cool stuff. This is live phyto, in an IV bag. I've been wanting to get my hands on this stuff. I talked to one of the guys at the CMAC expo last year and he was describing it to me. It's an auto dosing unit without having to use your dosing pump... just hang it up and drip it in as fast or as slow as you want. They had phyto green, phyto brown, phytoplasm which had zooxanthellae in it and a bag with I think phyto and pods combined. It was at the end of the show before I finally saw the table... talked to the same guy I saw in October and he remembered me. Handed me a bag of the phytogreen for free. They said the pods went as soon as the show opened up. I'll be ordering more too. So glad they got from idea to market.
My haul for the day. Well, you already know I won the Reefer250 from R2R. I have it in the office for now, which has become a dumping ground for fish tank related things. I need to clean this place up. Small couch, TV on the wall, Nintendo Switch and a Reefer250
I think I'll be going fish only with this one. The girlfriend wants an angel. She immediately asked if a blue girdled would fit when I said fish only... she really wants one and knows they eat corals. She halfway got excited until I told her they need a 180 gallons. I pointed her towards the Cyntropyge. Maybe a fu man chu lionfish and a blue spotted toby puffer.
Also included in with the tank was a box of Aquaroche ceramic rocks. Talked to the guys that make these at the Elos booth, and my local LFS is the ones that got Elos and Aquaroche over here from France. They are inert ceramic rocks for the display. They make all sorts of base structures and have interlocking plates that go in them for a shelf reef look. They even have pieces molded in a 90 to fit the sides on an internal overflow box. They said their only limitation to size is the kiln is only 6 feet tall. Yep, you can get a rock structure made that is SIX FOOT TALL... I just got a few pieces of base rocks, but will be looking at some of the neat centerpieces they have at the LFS.
ME Coral also threw in their liquid calcium magnesium and alkalinity chemicals.
Elos provided 3 cans of their fish food.
In the VIP swag bags, we got a Cobalt MJ Mini pump and a set of Aqualife Ca, all and Mg chemicals, PE pellets, Sera Marin dry food, a handful of frag plugs, glue ME Coral one shot dip, Reef Roids one shots, Chemipure Blue nano... oh and the orange shades that helped out a lot. I brought my orange safety glasses, but they aren't black rimmed shades...
Probably the coolest thing I brought home, besides a new tank and corals and a bunch of stuff... ok it's all cool stuff. This is live phyto, in an IV bag. I've been wanting to get my hands on this stuff. I talked to one of the guys at the CMAC expo last year and he was describing it to me. It's an auto dosing unit without having to use your dosing pump... just hang it up and drip it in as fast or as slow as you want. They had phyto green, phyto brown, phytoplasm which had zooxanthellae in it and a bag with I think phyto and pods combined. It was at the end of the show before I finally saw the table... talked to the same guy I saw in October and he remembered me. Handed me a bag of the phytogreen for free. They said the pods went as soon as the show opened up. I'll be ordering more too. So glad they got from idea to market.
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Oh, you're probably wondering where the corals are... well, we got a few for this tank. Mostly acros, now that we can grow them...
Oregon Tort. Old school cool. I love this one and have always wanted to grow one.
Tubbs stellata. Wanted another one since I had the MENs. Well, we got it.
ASD Rainbow Mille. We went looking for a red mille, ended up with a very bright orange one. Chunky too, its thicker the other way. About an inch size too.
Forgot the name, and who I bought it from. Was the first acro I bought. I thought it was a tort, but the guy said it was a tenuis.
JRC Red Dred. I got the last one, and as he was bagging it up someone asked if he had any more. It's that color red, in sunlight outside... SUPER red.
And the last acro, JRC Strawberry Shortcake. This is a colony they imported and have grown. They said this was 6th ot 7th generation frags, so very true to color and super aquacultured.
I got another coral from Jam Rock, it's a Rose Nebula zoa, but I dont have a picture because it was closed. I'll get one later. I spent enough with Jam Rock that I got an Easter egg, well the girlfriend picked it, and ended up scoring the Shortcake above for free. Sooo, I guess that's her shortcake... she's already claimed half ownership of the nano. Oh, and she said she gets to pick the fish for the Reefer... I've created a monster. ;Nailbiting;Facepalm;Vamp
You should go check out what we got for the nano... link in signature below;Turtle
Oregon Tort. Old school cool. I love this one and have always wanted to grow one.
Tubbs stellata. Wanted another one since I had the MENs. Well, we got it.
ASD Rainbow Mille. We went looking for a red mille, ended up with a very bright orange one. Chunky too, its thicker the other way. About an inch size too.
Forgot the name, and who I bought it from. Was the first acro I bought. I thought it was a tort, but the guy said it was a tenuis.
JRC Red Dred. I got the last one, and as he was bagging it up someone asked if he had any more. It's that color red, in sunlight outside... SUPER red.
And the last acro, JRC Strawberry Shortcake. This is a colony they imported and have grown. They said this was 6th ot 7th generation frags, so very true to color and super aquacultured.
I got another coral from Jam Rock, it's a Rose Nebula zoa, but I dont have a picture because it was closed. I'll get one later. I spent enough with Jam Rock that I got an Easter egg, well the girlfriend picked it, and ended up scoring the Shortcake above for free. Sooo, I guess that's her shortcake... she's already claimed half ownership of the nano. Oh, and she said she gets to pick the fish for the Reefer... I've created a monster. ;Nailbiting;Facepalm;Vamp
You should go check out what we got for the nano... link in signature below
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OHH!!! I nearly forgot! T shirts!
I'll let you figure out who's is which...
I'll let you figure out who's is which...
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