AndrewT

Do you still have any of the 10 dollar rocks?

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Bump... still available. Would be good for someone with a large tank and more money than me to replace the bulb

Yeah they worked great I could've paid 45 for three leds from petco or 30 for 16 at Ikea... Sold.

Im sure Ill recruit some help when the time comes. Im going to do everything in my being to hang on to the tank as we both just got back into the hobby. Im hoping to maybe cut my music expenses and keep the tank. Were fortunate in the sense that the in laws are helping with the new home and with the baby so Im definitely grateful.

yeah sure I definitely wouldnt mind scooping some up from you. Im free all day tomorrow. I tried to add a piece of sps Vu gave me a few weeks ago and it just bleached out. The blastos and candy canes are doing great though

Im definitely wanting something big at least 6ft. If we end up getting the house that were looking at Ive already planned a spot for it haha. Maybe a 200? I just dont want to get in over my head Im not really too sure how to go about maintenance or whats required for the set up of a tank that size. Definitely wanting to do an in wall.

Yeah thanks a bunch. Im a firm believer that with all the bad good will come. So hopefully things will look up soon. I have a meeting tonight with the owner of the house were looking at so. We may have pics of the new house if everything goes well!

yeah I was on the phone with my mom and I rammed my foot into the corner of the couch and yelled a few obscenities into the phone . I didnt realize it was broken till I got home later that night and took my shoe off to reveal a purple foot. The incident with the eyes was by far the weirdest/painful. My dad has always said that Ive got horrible luck, but again the silver lining is finding out that ill be a dad. Hopefully ive got a future reefer/dj in the works. While it is stressful preparing for a baby. Im sure that itll be great when he/she arrives

Yeah theres nothing else in the tank close by. Tank is pretty new so not much in it. The gsp looks like it is breaking down a little bit around the rock. wasnt sure if I should remove it cause it may be dying in the tank or leave it in there and see if it gets any better.

I do graphic design I also have experience in telecommunications as well. Good thing is we may have a lead on a new house that is an awesome opportunity so hopefully itll work out for us and we'll be moving to pflugerville. Ive always said when I bought my first home we'd do an in wall so im certain at some point we'll do an in wall build when were all settled. Hopefully we wont have to resort to breaking down and selling the tank. Like most here my tank is a huge stress relief for me at the end of a long day. Being that we just got this one up and going too id hate to have to get rid of it but who knows. Thanks for all the input and help

Thanks a bunch. Its been a super stressful month just taking it day by day. Hopefully I find a decent job again and we'll get back on our feet.

Well 2013 has been off to a rough start to say the least. I lost my full time job at the start if the year due to cut backs. Last week I fell asleep with topical acne medicine and somehow it got into my eyes while sleeping. I woke up practically blind in both eyes. In a panic we rushed to the doctor to find out I had chemically burned both corneas. Yesterday evening I was running trough the house and I stubbed my toe. Went to the doctor to get xrays and found out it was broken. On top of all that I found out that my wife and I are expecting our first child. Talk about a crazy week... Needless to say my plans for my tank have been placed on hold till I start a new job again and after the baby comes. Lucky for the two of us I make fair money Dj'ing so thats helped get us through the month. Aside from being ecstatic about a new baby we are also planning to buy a new house soon. Im hoping that once were all settled and on our feet Ill get to work on piecing together plans and do an in wall 120g! So while Im bummed about the rough start to the year and having to put any major purchases on hold for the tank for now. We are both thrilled to be welcoming a baby and finding a new home!

Im pretty sure I lost em... they still havent opened a week and a half later

Tank is on hold for a while just found out my wife is preggers. News came a couple weeks after being let go at work.(Thank god I dj on the side so weve got an extra source of income.) We are looking at buying a house soon so hopefully an upgrade after the baby is here! Im thinking an in wall 120!

Ill take some I should be able to come by Wed!

Im sure at some point Ill take the plunge and go full led. These halides arent very energy friendly

I just bought them to add color to the tank with the pendents I have and to have something on at night when the halides are off. I have two 12k 250w lights during the day.

I have two hanging pendents so I dont have actinic lights or moon lights at night... So I picked these up for 30 bucks at Ikea and made my own. There are 4 leds a piece and they change colors as well!

We'll see how they do then the next couple days. Thanks for any and all input folks!

Hows bout the diatoms... Mostly everything Ive read says its common for a new tank and that I should just wait it out

My nitrates are a little high. The tank is only about a month old. I have a diatom outbreak right now that Im waiting out. ALK PH and everything else are pretty normal

I got a rock of gsp from Lou Dawg a week ago and it has not opened at all. The rock did sit in 60 degree water for a decent amount of time before I was able to get it home. Could it be that the gsp just hasnt adjusted to my tank in that week... or were the two of us actually able to do the impossible and kill gsp?

Thanks I went for something that would leave the fish more swimming room. That wall on the last one was a pain in the butt.

Thanks a bunch! I did a wall on my old tank and I got tired of the fish hiding. I figured this way in the new tank theyed have more room to swim and I wouldnt have hell trying to catch anything if need be