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					Originally Posted by  lastlight
					 
				 
				some very crafty ideas here! Can't wait to see more. Your rate of progress is just fine =) I'm a fellow slow-builder and sympathize entirely. I'm also a dad of two now and I'm scared to set my tank up now until they're older. I do bedtime diaper changes sitting on the floor because I'm too tired to do it any other way! 
 
I'm still intrigued by the rock you let sit for 4 years...that's insane! With the topoff and salt creep I'll bet your salinity is so low it's more like a long freshwater bath for the rocks... 
			
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 Brett.....ha ha.  It is kind of sad isn't it.  I should have taken the rock out, dried it out and seeded it when the tank was set up if I knew it was going to be 4 years.  The funny thing is once in a while I'd push the salt creep back in 

.  I still don't own a hydrometer.  I just ordered a refractometer from J&L along with a bunch of bulkheads and stuff.  I will be placing an oceans motions order soon because I can't seem to find one used.  Man this hobby is expensive.  My wife and kids are the ones getting after me now to get the tank set up, but I try to do it after the kids go to sleep cause I can't let these years go by working on a tank when I could be playing with my children.  At least a lot of the things they can help with.  I have very much appreciated your tank build.  It is immaculate.  Maybe one day we'll meet.  I used to go down to Calgary lots just for reef stuff 
