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Forum: Reef 04-02-2012, 08:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,456
Posted By asylumdown
Sigh. I'm a dyslexic idiot. How I made it to grad...

Sigh. I'm a dyslexic idiot. How I made it to grad school, I'll never know
Forum: Lounge 04-02-2012, 07:38 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 10,275
Posted By asylumdown
The last time I got stood up was by a friend I...

The last time I got stood up was by a friend I have known for nearly 10 years. I met him when I lived in Australia, and I've been back to visit several times, he's also come here twice.

He had...
Forum: Reef 04-02-2012, 07:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,456
Posted By asylumdown
Magnetic Algae scraper for thick glass

Does anyone know of a brand of magnetic algae scraper that's appropriate for 5/8" thick glass? I really wanted to get something like the mag flip that has a razor on it, but I just discovered that...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-02-2012, 06:51 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
Thanks :) I needed to do this all on a ladder, so...

Thanks :) I needed to do this all on a ladder, so the fact that I didn't drop a piece of rock right through the bottom of my glass was a small miracle in and of itself. I've never gotten so sweaty...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-02-2012, 06:39 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
That's a very good question lol. I think it's...

That's a very good question lol. I think it's around 3.80 per pound, but don't quote me on that. Since I had to get so much stuff special ordered, Kevin just made me one large invoice. The rock was...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-02-2012, 06:04 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
*sigh*, I wish this was happening faster! But...

*sigh*, I wish this was happening faster! But between not actually being allowed to move in to this house yet (the convoluted web of city permitting is infuriating), grad school, and daily...
Forum: Reef 04-01-2012, 06:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,631
Posted By asylumdown
Ah, coralife skimmers. I had the SS 220 for my...

Ah, coralife skimmers. I had the SS 220 for my first skimmer, I not so lovingly called it the "overflow special" because it hung on the side of my sump and kept flooding my cabinet. It was like a...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-20-2012, 01:40 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
K, the plumbing is almost complete, and it's...

K, the plumbing is almost complete, and it's currently running with tap water. I'm going to keep that going until the inspection.

Dining room side...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-20-2012, 12:23 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
Thanks, many more updates to come ;) ...

Thanks, many more updates to come ;)



Kevin has been freaking fantastic. He's been involved since day one, helping me figure out the design, and then the re-design, then the re-re-design, the...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-18-2012, 03:21 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
The day has finally come! First, a massive...

The day has finally come!

First, a massive thanks to Kevin from Red Coral, when I said 'come over on Saturday and we'll plumb the tank!' I fully intended to be more helpful than I was, but I...
Forum: Reef 03-15-2012, 05:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,987
Posted By asylumdown
From what I understand, those guys are a pretty...

From what I understand, those guys are a pretty normal occurrence at some point in a tank's life cycle. They flourish for a bit then seem to run out of something that they need and all vanish.
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Forum: Reef 03-15-2012, 05:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,971
Posted By asylumdown
Does soda water kill them, or just cause them to...

Does soda water kill them, or just cause them to come out from the rocks? I've never heard of that method before
Forum: Reef 03-15-2012, 04:59 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,341
Posted By asylumdown
oh, and probably even worse - after i set up my...

oh, and probably even worse - after i set up my very first salt water tank for the very first time, I looked at one of the pieces of live rock near the sand and said "OH WOW! There's like these cool...
Forum: Reef 03-15-2012, 04:56 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,341
Posted By asylumdown
Went out of town for 5 days. Normally, my...

Went out of town for 5 days. Normally, my auto-top off container was a 2 gallon pale in the cabinet under my 90 gallon, but it could hold a max of 4 days of worth of water, so I filled my 20 gallon...
Forum: Reef 03-13-2012, 01:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,584
Posted By asylumdown
THe only thing I'd recommend against if you go...

THe only thing I'd recommend against if you go with wrasses in a 90 is any damsels. They start out all cute and small, then they grow up and get mean. Even if they're relatively docile towards other...
Forum: Reef 03-12-2012, 11:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,701
Posted By asylumdown
you can do that lol? do you mean twitter feeds...

you can do that lol? do you mean twitter feeds and the like?
Forum: Reef 03-12-2012, 11:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,701
Posted By asylumdown
it's a 72X34, which is too wide for one row of 3....

it's a 72X34, which is too wide for one row of 3. The tank is also 27" deep, so it's actually a little more than 275 (dimensions changed a little after I started the thread).

The standard would...
Forum: Reef 03-12-2012, 11:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,701
Posted By asylumdown
good point. They say 'this month' but that's a...

good point. They say 'this month' but that's a gamble given the track record for some other product release dates.
Forum: Reef 03-12-2012, 11:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,701
Posted By asylumdown
SunBrite F-series

I was about to pull the trigger on 8 Radions to light my tank... this has me seriously reconsidering. I could buy 3 of the 72" fixtures for thousands less than 8 radions.

I would looooooove some...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-10-2012, 07:05 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
Originally because my fiancé was only willing to...

Originally because my fiancé was only willing to go so far. We're not planning on spending the rest of our lives in this house (though after how much it's cost I'm starting to re-consider that!), so...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-10-2012, 06:17 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
Doors got hung today! Dining room: ...

Doors got hung today!

Dining room:
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/f49b1795.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/a05e5307.jpg

Office side:...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-08-2012, 03:39 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 94,325
Posted By asylumdown
you willing to try something like red slime...

you willing to try something like red slime remover? The more I read about cyano, the more I am starting to think of it as an infection, and less like a normal algae. I used to get cyano outbreaks in...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-08-2012, 12:37 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 94,325
Posted By asylumdown
Hey man, I've been meaning to post in here for a...

Hey man, I've been meaning to post in here for a while now but school and crap got in the way.

Just wanted to thank you for letting me look at your tank. It's even more spectacular in person than...
Forum: Tank Journal 03-07-2012, 11:40 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
So. Close. I can practically taste the salt...

So. Close.

I can practically taste the salt water:

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/IMG_2292.jpg

Except for the doors (which you can see stacked on the other side of the...
Forum: Reef 03-06-2012, 03:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,595
Posted By asylumdown
I've had a frog spawn that did that as one head...

I've had a frog spawn that did that as one head was splitting in to two
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