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Tapatalk let me in for 1 day.  Now gives a big long error if you try to log in.  Am I the only one having trouble?

This is the only forum I ever reply to. It is by far the best reef forum there is. I see our quotes and reposts on national forums more than I see any other local forum quoted. This is my take on why some new guys might feel slighted or left out or whatever you want to call it. When you are new, I believe if you ask a question or make a comment about what you are going to do, you should take the advice given and then do some research. I have trouble with new people coming here and saying they are going to reinvent the wheel while 30 of us read it and say that's not going to work. The humble person that accepts advice goes the furthest. If you hear something that you don't agree with then don't reply. Do research and come back with that. We all see people come and go and make the same mistakes, so sometimes a not so warm response by the seasoned guys might come off as short. But pm is always an option to say hey that hurt. No one here will continue it in a pm if you just say I didn't know, can you explain further. I love arc and help out every chance I get. I'm not necessarily friendly because I'm stating facts from experience. And my daughter likes to compliment mikes hair when he comes over. And he says thank you. That's how it's done

How are you getting the aiptasia out of your tank and into the breeding tank? Do they eat the real big aiptasia too? I have those huge glass anemone/aiptasia. I'm assuming they are different

I don't like check valves and I don't think restricting flow from the drain is good. It's better to throttle the pump. Put the valve on the pump and adjust flow. It won't hurt the pump. Drill a hole in whatever delivers water to the tank. A small hole. It's a siphon break. Put it just above the water line. Power goes out and drain finishes and siphon breaks stops tank from draining. Practice power outages and the adjust water level in sump. Unless I misunderstood this setup and in that case never mind

Why didn't Tim change his shirt? Kim changed like 50 times! Awesome update.

Looks awesome!!

Looks really great.

I can't post pics cause tapatalk says I'm not signed in. When I try to sign it it says I'm already signed in. Any ideas?

I like it. I like it a lot.

I guess he didnt know his tanks personality.

Today's the day!

I'm not buying it either. I bet he's got it set up right now. Filled with the largest sps colonies ever kept in a private aquarium. With schools of moorish idols. He's been reading this along just to throw us off. I'm thinking pitch fork and torch time. We should meet at the combination Taco Bell Pizza Hut to strategize first.

Well at least he's got his single guy priorities straight. Third floor apartment and a Porsche.

Yes!!!

The damage can be easily fixed. Use plaster to fill the sheet rock holes. Sand down and repaint. The cabinet a little harder but not bad. You could replace the entire piece for continuity or just cut damaged area off and replace. And get new 1/4 round for bottom.

Ah no, not really (in family guy cleaning lady voice).

Huge undertaking! Good job. Looks like fun!

Looks great. That puffer is really cool.

Oh then she just watched porn. I guess when girls watch it it's called "reviewing".

If she was in law maybe she was reviewing for legality. But even if I told you the porn was terrible, wouldn't want to see this "terrible" porn. Reviewing seems pointless. But if they are hiring why not.

Cool pics. I like one with the two little snails riding the big one.

And to own many of these franchises you must have worked for one for x amount of years.

well, i've been on here for a while and never wrote on this job thing...figured it's time

for those of you who are grammer crazies i'm sorry ahead of time

a little background

i've been in construction for most of my life...started framing houses with my dad when i was 15, i naturally moved into being an electrician in my early 20's after finding i had a talent in it and did that for a little over 5 years and was about to take my electrician's test when the economy went a little haywire here ( and everywhere else)...the company that i was working with was starting to slow down a little as jobs around here started to dry up, as a result of this i got a part time job as a delivery driver for Dominos pizza. i worked part time for about a year and a half ( maybe a little more) and noticed my "supplemental' hourly average income ( my average hourly tips + my hourly wages) was pretty dang near what i was/could be making as an electrician...i know...sounds crazy but you have to understand...here in bryan the pay scale is a ton less than it is in a big town or city like Austin or Houston ($18-$20/hr for someone whos been at the company for 15 years was good pay). It was about this time when the company i worked for started laying people off because of lack of work, i've never been one to collect unemployment or whatever (no offense to those who have needed to though to pay their bills) so i decided to make this part time gig into a full time gig. you might laugh but i was making a TON of $ as a delivery driver...i was one of there top drivers, i was very efficient and could handle anything "problem like" that came my way with minimal time loss...this made it so that i was talking a lot of deliveries on a shift and i was scheduled premium hours because of it. About a year ago i was approached by my general manager who wanted to see if i was interested in taking on the role of a shift leader and learning how to run shifts and possibly move up higher in the ranks if i was interested...i begrudgingly took on this new role with a huge pay cut due to me not making my tips anymore...we starved for a while but i quickly moved up in rank and pay...in the 6 months it took me to move up to a position it had taken others a year. i finally made it to level 3 Assistant Manager (the highest my franchise currently offers..and comes with full benefits). fast forward to the present...thursday i went in for an interview for my own store...monday they called me and wanted me to take it...i took it. I am the new General Manager of the Dominos Pizza in Waller Tx (on 290)....in the time it took me to be a full time driver to General Manager was 8 months - a year...most of this is up to the individual and how "into" it they are but on average it takes at least 2 years to "make" a GM...i think i did good lol

monday is going to be my first day and i'm nervous as heck...i've got a lot ahead of me...this is a tough store i hear

if any arc members ever wanna come up or are passing through...i'll give a good discount ( don't know if thats ok with arc rules mike so i'm sorry if i overstepped) just lemme know before you make the trip

anywho thats my story...times may be alittle off so dont hold them under a microscope and add everything up...i was just guesstimating from memory not the calender lol

My friend worked for Taco Bell in high school and was the employee that did what he was suppose to do. Became a shift manager then manager. All before he graduated high school. He was a manger for a year making $70,000 a year. Then frito lay (when they were still part of Taco Bell) called him to go work at frito lay as the warehouse manager. Making a little more money but was 9-5. Fast forward to now and he's the vp of production for North America. Those fast good places can really pay off.

Financing with free interest is good though. You get what you want and someone pays the interest. That's the extent of my financing. 0% on cars is awesome.