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  1. Need to borrow an Aqua Medic Fish Trap or another trap that can catch a decent size fish.

    1. wizardx322

      wizardx322

      I got a large pm fish trap

  2. Just found that I leaked 6 years worth of water changes when our stupid plumber messed up the toilet fixing it right before we went out of town.

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    2. jestep

      jestep

      Luckily it was an internal leak, but still thousands of gallons down the drain. Just got my utilities bill today and about fell over.

    3. o0zarkawater

      o0zarkawater

      They may have a leniency on you if you can show it was a plumber caused leak and its been corrected before you pay.

    4. jestep

      jestep

      I'll give them a call. I've never had much luck with them being lenient. They wiped out 2 of my fish tanks including at least $500 in discus and an entire fridge of food that super hot summer when they shut our power off mistaking us for one of our neighbors. Their response was that they're "not responsible for shutting off the power to the wrong address".

  3. Saw a big tank in a Tahoe on Anderson Mill on my way to golfing yesterday. Any ARC'ers setting up a new tank?

  4. Anyone have a PAR meter I can borrow for a day? Just want to get some baseline measurements on my tank.

    1. Richard L

      Richard L

      I believe there is still one listed in the Club's equipment list

  5. Anyone got a recommendation for guaranteed 10M/10M internet under $700 / month?

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    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      google fiber wont allow for business customers at first.. they plan on implementing a business strategy further down the line. Have you thought about not using a locally managed frame? and instead using colocated/hosted?

    3. Robb in Austin

      Robb in Austin

      It's like yall are speaking English but I can't understand any of it.

    4. Makena95GT

      Makena95GT

      LOL I'm with Robb

  6. Good = A BTA finally moved away from some nice ORA SPS. BAD = I don't know where.

  7. Am I the only one that gets upset with their BTA's split. Stupid green ones...

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    2. Timfish

      Timfish

      @*#&^$ BTAs! They've caused me many times more problems than aiptasia, mojano's, mantis anf gorilla crabs combined but I can't get rid of them 'cause my clients want them. >:-(

    3. Chad and Belinda

      Chad and Belinda

      I've never had one split.

    4. jestep

      jestep

      Oh, had to one-up us on that one... Do you really have a BTA??? ;)

  8. Watched an amazing documentary on bluefin tuna yesterday. Didn't realize a fish could be warm blooded. Totally amazing national geographic if anyone can find it.

    1. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      they tracked on tuna going from cali to japan 3 times in 600 days!

  9. The move into the 90 starts today...

    1. Robb in Austin
    2. mFrame

      mFrame

      woohoo! Pics!

    3. jestep

      jestep

      Have a couple. My back is so sore I'm not sure I can lift a camera right now.

      http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/28540-90-gallon-rimless-build-thread/

  10. Need to borrow some ~36" bar clamps for a few days if anyone has some.

    1. offroadodge

      offroadodge

      I got 2 for doing wood work, there straight flat steel not bar tube though.

  11. Got another tank for my office. I swear this hobby is like a disease and I'm certainly terminal.

    1. Timfish

      Timfish

      Well, there's a lot worse ways to spend your money AND time. :)

  12. Austin won the xgames bid!

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    2. Robb in Austin

      Robb in Austin

      Boo! Another event bringing an extra 100K people into town. Boo!

    3. Dustin Blevins

      Dustin Blevins

      Our pet sitting company gets fancy clients when they come to town ;)

    4. wizardx322

      wizardx322

      We can use the revenue they say it will bring in over 50 million

  13. Crap. I think I lost my yellow tang to a vortech suction.

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    2. Planeden

      Planeden

      Wow. That's a lot of suction. Hope he pulls through.

    3. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      eek, perhaps a foam filter is in your future

    4. jestep

      jestep

      Yeah. I actually threw out the old ones yesterday afternoon while I was doing some maintenance and forgot to put the new one on. Murphy sucks...

  14. Back from a week vacation. It's nice when you can leave for a week or two and not worry about a tank. Automation is great!

    1. victoly
    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      ooh talk nerdy to me

  15. Noooooooo! AC broke for a 2nd time...

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    2. Drift Monkey

      Drift Monkey

      RO/DI ice cubes + fan!

    3. jestep

      jestep

      Luckily I have a chiller on the main tank. But 93 degrees inside at 9PM with all the fans in the house on and blinds down. We left for the weekend hoping they would fix it. I F'ing hate our landlord. Not even an email or voicemail after renting for 7 years...

    4. Benny

      Benny

      We installed a new oversized Goodman a/c ourselves. Had a a/c tech friend stop by to draw vaccume and test my brazes. Best 2k I have ever spent.

  16. Not a SA fan, but go Spurs!

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    2. Woods

      Woods

      I am an SA fan, even before moving to Texas 15 yrs ago. Go SPURS Go!!!

    3. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      Not a big fan of MIA, but I have to roll with them in this series.

    4. Texasrob

      Texasrob

      I knw ur a spurs fan when u put Go Spurs Go

  17. Driving down the 4" deep river which used to be the 290 frontage road. Haven't seen rain like this in a long time. Wish it would stick around longer.

  18. It's like Deja vu ARC style :) ...

  19. Just ordered a Canon T2i. Finally getting a decent camera again.

  20. New ORA green planet tabling acro looks amazing. Would really like to get a frag when they become available.

  21. Will be watching my Buffalo in about 3 hours at the Irwin Center. Go CU!

    1. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      Awesome. I heard next year Cowboys stadium is a host spot. That's going to be insane.

    2. jestep

      jestep

      16 down at half it was looking ugly and then 20 unanswered to go up by 4. So close... Great game though.

    3. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      That's all you can ask for. I know a lot of people were picking CU. I love the tournament. I've taken off weeks just to watch the 1st 2 rds. Anything can and will happen. Lots of upsets today.

  22. Just saw 4 telephone poles down in South Austin. Might be a good time to figure out electrical redundancy for short power outages.

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    2. jestep

      jestep

      And there goes the home internet. At least power is ok.

    3. Gig 'em @ NDstructible

      Gig 'em @ NDstructible

      I just checked the weather report and looks like the wind is blowing out to the ocean so hopefully I won't be blown out to sea :P. Does anyone in Pflugerville know if the power is still on?Hope my tank is ok....

    4. mrshall1027

      mrshall1027

      I'm on the RR Pville border and the power is still on.

  23. Anyone know where I can get some 1/2" john guest elbows locally? Does lowes carry them?

    1. Sherita

      Sherita

      Home Depot has them, I've bought them there.

    2. victoly

      victoly

      grainger is a safe bet generally

  24. Amazing 200g cylinder aquarium on CL. Would love to see a reef tank out of it.

  25. Finally got my CO2 tank back. Thanks for the AAA fire and safety recommendations. Great company and much cheaper than home brew for refills.

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    2. Grog

      Grog

      I brew and bought my tank at a local welding shop. They exchange, just like propane and you don't have to worry about the cert. ~27 bucks last time. Can return the tank for a 'core' charge. :)

    3. Grog

      Grog

      I guess my post sounds like what victoly said. :P

    4. jestep

      jestep

      Dang it, I knew there was one on montopolis, couldn't remember the name. I'm fine with refilling. Should be about $10 - $15 per fill from here out. I typically only need 1 or 2 fills per year.

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