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  1. Just had to explain to my nosey neighbor that I was growing corals, not pot, in the garage...

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    2. jestep

      jestep

      I had a Jacksons for a long time until he finally died of old age. Do you keep them anymore?

    3. Dustin Blevins

      Dustin Blevins

      I do not. At one time I probably had over 100 then I worked for a rescue in LA where we would periodically get confiscations of 100-300

      Maybe one day I will get another one :P

    4. kmacc05

      kmacc05

      I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. That's why I never wanted to run several hundred watts of MH's in combo with chiller. I don't want anyone mistaking my coral growing for something else.

  2. looking for monti caps, orange, red, blue, purple, blue rimmed... any and all.. let me know what you got!!

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    2. RobR

      RobR

      I have got a couple flower petal frags if you're interested.

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      wow... thats a lot of different caps.. @ty I have the green monster I'll take some purple/strawberry off yo! :D What are flower petal frags? is that a description of size/shape?

    4. RobR

      RobR

      They are green cap with blue polyps.

  3. Tragic, and irritating.. Came back to work for the first time in a week, only to find a AA battery in my pico tank. Wiped out all inverts, LPS and Fish are ok, but allmy softies are dead including GSP

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    2. Grog

      Grog

      wow. bummer. The electric did it or the copper?

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      Im not sure to be honest. Whatever it is, its definitely a soft coral killer, but had zero effect on my hard corals... isnt it supposed to be the other way around?

      Guess I'll take the opportunity to build ym zoa garden after all. :(

    4. KimP

      KimP

      dang that sucks. what a random thing to happen.

  4. fostersmith shipped my apex to the wrong address for the 4th time in a row, after 1 DOA unit...

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    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      jestep i think youre onto something, thats exactly what I seelcted on checkout. And I've never used that option before... go me for screwing it up! :D I called DFS this morning and cancelled the order. I'll just wait till I get the REEFund to buy the kit again. I too am surprised that liveaquaria orders arrive here without problem, yet DFS falls short... what gives?

    3. jestep

      jestep

      Yeah. It's a really bad service. I have very low expectations with free shipping, but I would gladly pay to avoid using that mess. DFS is usually very good with refunds and customer service, so I think it will work out, someday...

    4. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      I will never order an item that a company tries to do the fedex/usps combo. If they dont let me pay more for a solid UPS or fedex package I go elsewhere.

  5. Came home to find my neighbors roof in my yard. Went to tell them about the roof, and the neighbor met me half way to tell me my bbq pit was in his backyard... ?!@

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    2. Timfish

      Timfish

      I WAS GYPPED! I didn't get any roofing and all the tree branches were my own!

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      hey if any of it is oak, it's good for the smoker! :)

    4. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      Thanks esac I'll keep that in mind!

      I do have a lot of chiminea firewood now though!

  6. Kessil just announced their new A360 Controllable fixture!

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    2. Texasrob

      Texasrob

      After I just purchased a a350w

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      preordering two for my new build

    4. esacjack

      esacjack

      already have an a150 :D love it!

  7. Ok, which one of you went to Aquatek in a cab, and then rolled out 50 gallons worth of RO water?

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    2. Grog

      Grog

      Even my wife got a chuckle out of this. Would have made a great picture.

    3. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      Sure would have. I would have been like WTF.

    4. esacjack

      esacjack

      argh.. didnt think to snap a shot.. i was too amused.. :)

  8. FYI dont break your hanna cuvettes! 30 bucks to replace them!

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    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      ah bummer, I just dropped the cash on a set of 4 :/ Then I found out the caps arent included...

    3. Juiceman

      Juiceman

      I guess that's why they give us 2 with each test. I have extra also if you can get out of buying the set you got

    4. Richard L

      Richard L

      Also, don't scratch them. Can screw with the optical sensors.

  9. This whole 'wedding' thing is really cutting into my reefing budget...

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    2. Peter Gott

      Peter Gott

      C'mon dude, get creative with the wedding gifts you ask for! 8}

    3. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      Tell me about it! That money could maybe buy me a 1,700 gallon tank!

    4. Gig 'em @ NDstructible
  10. A certain LED MFG just accidentally told me about one of their new products. I'm freaking stoked! But have been sworn to secrecy...

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    2. victoly

      victoly

      so BMLED fixed their lack of 10v off dim?

    3. SChrisEV

      SChrisEV

      No, control. :)

    4. Timfish

      Timfish

      Since BMLED is using the lighting industry standards for dimming control and they are marketing thier products to others besides aquarists I doubt they are going to change.

  11. My neighbors gardener just cut my yard by mistake... WINNING!

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    2. bigmike015

      bigmike015

      lol, i have done that like 3 times and they always wait till we are done to tell us we are in the wrong place.

    3. jestep

      jestep

      I did that once and my neighbor yelled at me because they were "letting it grow out"...

    4. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      I'd love for that to happen to me.

  12. I swear honey, it started as a QT tank, it just went through a little Reef Evolution...

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    2. sifuentes31

      sifuentes31

      YUP SHE'S A KEEPER!!

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      divorce her, just to remarry that woman niko!

    4. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      Lol. Good one.

  13. I'm not sure I like the new AquaSD site. It's too....rockin reef'esque

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    2. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      I always wondered how their corals were.

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      @niko they have fantastic corals and prices. They just need to get away from myspace as a shopping cart :/

    4. Niko's Reef

      Niko's Reef

      Lol. Myspace. Really. Going to have to check it out.

  14. In lieu of the wedding expenses, I had to block all of my favorite coral and aquarium dealers on Facebook... and block their websites from my router....

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    2. JamesL

      JamesL

      Yet you still didn't block ARC ;)

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      i cant bring myself to block EVERYTHING :)

    4. Niko's Reef
  15. Just found jumbo sized Capri Sun at the store... Best. Night. Ever.

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    2. o0zarkawater

      o0zarkawater

      You know they have margarita in those pouches as well right?

    3. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      Ohhh, freeze it and then eat the resulting Capri-sun giant slushie!

    4. Texasrob

      Texasrob

      The greatest drink ever I buy 6 at a time from Wally World

  16. sick of my acans looking like crap under LEDs. T5's, I'm coming back to you baby..

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    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      im not sure it is.. I've turned my fixture down to the point where other corals (zoas) are reaching for the sky, when they're halfway up in the tank. Something about LED's has always caused my chalices and acans to recede a bit.. Dunno...I blame Obama.

    3. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      Baby come back!

    4. ckyuv

      ckyuv

      It's a conspiracy man

  17. my CEO just asked me to build an AIO for his office :D

    1. Jimbo662

      Jimbo662

      Major brownie points!!!

    2. jestep

      jestep

      Until they ask you to put a stingray in it ;)

    3. victoly

      victoly

      better not f*ck it up :)

  18. wow...some retailers are REALLY proud of their clam collections... 500$ for a 1" clam... no spank you

    1. Drift Monkey

      Drift Monkey

      no spank you very much!

    2. JamesL

      JamesL

      Was it a blue Squamosa?

    3. victoly

      victoly

      link? for science?

  19. snail just crawled across the front of my inlet tube... sprayed water all over the office... awesome.

    1. JamesL

      JamesL

      Adds some excitement to the day.

    2. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      I think he was wanting attention, or food.

    3. brian.srock

      brian.srock

      If snails could high five...

  20. indonesian zoas are a pain in the asteroid.

    1. Chad and Belinda
    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      very much so!

    3. esacjack

      esacjack

      actually I wouldnt say they melt, they're just very susceptible to infection, and extremely sensitive to dipping.

  21. note to self, take pain pills AFTER performing reef maintenance...

    1. bigmike015

      bigmike015

      lol, now later when it wears off your gonna wonder what happened to you tank!

    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      Gonna have to start leaving myself sticky notes everywhere!

  22. Someone once said "A true artist is never finished.." Does that mean reefing is an art form? :)

    1. JamesL
    2. kingjames

      kingjames

      that is an understatment lol

  23. brisket #6 is almost ready! 2 more to go!

    1. Robb in Austin

      Robb in Austin

      Didn't realize you were hosting a meeting today. What time should we be there?

    2. offroadodge

      offroadodge

      ill take a sloppy jo

  24. Frag tank is full, percula died this morning, and my visiting family mistook GFO for coffee... Love the holidays...

    1. jestep

      jestep

      Coffee tasting a little metallic this morning...

    2. victoly

      victoly

      MMmm.. phosphatess....

  25. Does anyone have a moment to talk about LED optics? I'm trying to determine which optics to get for a 12"x10" area at 12" deep..

    1. jestep

      jestep

      How high above the tank is the fixture going to be?

    2. esacjack

      esacjack

      about 4-6 inches :)

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