tomanero

I'm with Mike on this one.

My 58g has two small fans (no chiller).

One runs when the actnics go on and the second goes on with the halide. (They're hardly necessary during the summer months.)

Home thermostat stays at 72 in the summer and tank has never been over 78 over the summer months.

In the "winter" (or whatever you call it here. I've seen winter. This ain't it. lol) months when my heat is running the tank will reach 80-81.

My solution:

For summer months

Turn the thermostat down a few degrees more and chill out all your tanks (and yourselves)

(It will take a good while for the increased electric bill to meet the chillers price)

For winter months

Open a window.

There you go.

The fish will thank you.

The dogs will thank you.

One more small note of interested to you young couples to put away for future reference:

Don't buy any more chillers after the Mrs. hits say 45 or so.

You won't need them.

Trust me.

My house is "chilly" all the time now.

just thought of one...

"Now I know why he drives that piece of crap

All his money must go into that tank"

Dave,

Give Frederick a call at Coral Reef Bazar.

He's a local sponsor.

Here's the link to the meters he has...

http://coralreefbazaar.com/store.php?cPath=43_51

OK

Those are gorgeous.

What time are you coming over? lol

I have some xenia your welcome to.

I live in NW Austin (Milwood)

Give me a call.

Steve

461-3120

Joseph and Bob-

Thanks for the offer but I'm going to go with the "photo meeting" instructor.

Gabriel,

I've seen your camera and pic taking skills and will take you up on your offer.

Just give me a call when you have some free time.

Thanks,

Steve

461-3120

P.S. . I don't have any "unique" frags to offer but if you call me the day before you want to come by I'm sure I can wiggle a cheescake out of the Mrs.

I have a cheapo camera and would like to have some decent pics of my tank.

I offer frags (or a minimal amount of $ since I have that "funzaloo" disease again) to anyone willing to come over (I live in Milwood-NW Austin) with a decent camera (that, unlike me, knows what they're doing with a camera besides point and shoot) and takes some pics of my tank.

Just let me know.

Thanks,

Steve

From July Reefkeeping online magazine.

I thought these were pretty funny.

Add your own thoughts.

Top Ten Things You Think Your Friends Are Thinking While Watching Your Tank...

10) When he said he was a reefer, I thought we would be getting high!

KEstep of Amarillo, TX

9) If this guy put half as much money in the bank as he put into this tank, he would be able to buy a small island by now!

atwinparadox2 of Pennsylvania

8) Jeez! And I thought it was his wife that kept him from the bar the past few years.

Ventura67 of Augusta Twp., MI

7) If only he spent as much time cleaning his house as he does cleaning his fish tank, maybe I wouldn't be standing on a pile of dirty laundry right now!

shyland83 of Oakdale, Long Island

6) How long do I have to look at this so he thinks I think it's cool?

brettperkins of Chino Hills, CA

5) What I think they're thinking: "What a marvel of modern aquaria! John has done an excellent job putting together a beautiful slice of a living coral reef." What they're really thinking is: "Look at the pretty fishies!"

JFugett of Tampa, FL

4) I thought when he stopped drinking, got a sponsor and picked up a new hobby that his obsessive behavior would diminish. Boy, was I wrong!

ordy1 of New Jersey

3) They're wondering how anybody smart enough to figure out how all the hardware, plumbing and electrical systems coincide with each other, and who knows the latin name for everything alive inside his tank can be stupid enough to spend that much money on a freakin' fish tank!

swimboy123 of Jacksonville, NC

2) He spends $10,000.00 plus on this reef tank, but when I invite him over for dinner, he brings me a miserable $5.00 bottle of wine!

Jkevin444 of Pittsburg, CA

1) It really needs one of those plastic bubbling divers, though...

Serk of Rowlett, TX

Yo' G,

Everything looks great.

Wish I had a decent camera.

If your bored take a ride by and check it out.

(I'm sure your wife's thrilled with me already with me being the last person you talked to last night and the first this morning. LOL)

To those of you who haven't seen Garretts' tank, go.

To those who haven't purchased anything yet, go. Now. Today.

I doubled my SPS frag population today.

Thanks again

Thanks for the info.

I picked one up today.

They're still $30 and worth it.

Broke down and bought my own glass hole saws.

4 Bits for bulkheads 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, and 2 inch.

Now I just want to drill holes in all my tanks. lol

Dave

I have some scrap acrylic your welcome to.

Should be plenty to fix that crack.

Never repaired acrylic so can't help there but have some clamps if you need to borrow them.

Kat,

Basically, each person picks players (a draft) to form their team.

You compete against the other teams in your league.

Scoring is based on how your players do in their actual games vs. how your oponents player does in their games.

That's the simplified "girly" explanation. lol

Football fans,

Let me know if your interested in the First Annual ARC FF League.

If there's enough interest I'll set it up and we can have a live draft at my house.

E-mail back and I'll keep you posted.

Thanks,

Steve

Gorgeoussssss

I went Sat. with my kids (who are 23 & 20)

We all got a kick out of it since they we were into Transformers when they were little

(them playing the part of "I want, I want, etc...." and me playing the part of dad running from toy store to toy store asking for "Optimus Prime".)

I actually remember camping out at "Toys-R-Us".

Funny how you go from camping out for "Led Zep" to "Toys r Us". LOL

Past that rambling, none of us got much more than the initial kick out of it. It would have been better if it was 1/2 hour shorter.

Will be there.

Looks like it's coming along.

Can't wait to see it up and running.

Ahhhh, but being a kid is so much more fun.

Things are looking great.

Where's water leaking from?

This is going to be a SWEETTTTT setup.

Congrats to you two.

Dave,

By the looks of those two pics your going to have one hell of a backache in the morning. lol

Thanks all.

I know it was last moment but appreciate the offers.

A new member here just bought a 150g and we'll be moving it tomorrow.

We need buckets.

Please call me at 461-3120 with what you have available and when they can be picked up.

And if you should by chance be available tomorrow morning at 7 am and have nothing better to do your more then welcome to lend a hand. We'll be moving the tank from Westlake to Yeagar Lane. You'll be home before the Mrs. wakes up. lol

We all remember what it's like to be the new guy and not want to ask people you hardly know for help but I've seen the generosity of this group so I'm asking for them.

Thanks in advance all,

Steve

Happy anniversary, J&J

When's the day.

The Mrs. and I are celebrating our 26th on the 5th.