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08-01-2006, 12:33 AM
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After today and the previous jumping fish, I am considering leaving the hobby. The tank gets too hot in the summer which I think is why my fish are jumping. I am working too hard/too much to keep the tank running stable and successfully and I am seeing barely any desirable results. See my recent post in the Reef forum. I don't think my tank is meant for summer weather, and if that's the case I'll have to say goodbye to saltwater.. it's taking too much of a toll on me and my wallet.
Yeah if I had a cover they'd most likely be alive.. I know. Covers other than egg crate just seem to lead to more problems and egg crate is quite the eye sore. I dunno, frustration is building up .
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08-01-2006, 06:51 AM
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You know what they say:
"If you wanna drive a Ferrari, you better be able to pay for a Ferrari."
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This and that.
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08-01-2006, 06:54 AM
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When the hobby gets you down, just make some changes. Usually they are there right in front of your eyes.
Can't wait to attack the 230g and get the rest of the sand and egg crate out, and give Trig what he deserves. 
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08-01-2006, 06:55 AM
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What's this? Bare bottom? Welcome to the cool club Deb 
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08-01-2006, 01:32 PM
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We're downsizing from three tanks to one large tank, our 120g. The reason is we just want more time to do other stuff. Keeping up with chemistry testing and adjusting, and water changes and other weekly maintenance on three tanks has become a chore. One large tank is going to be great. We're actually upgrading the lighting on our 120g so we can keep livestock from the 37g and 67g in it. Can't wait until the new lighting gets here!
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08-01-2006, 03:15 PM
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Another thing that has kept me plugging away at my reef tank is the fact that its built into the basement cabinet work. If I shut it down, I'd have to fill it with something else. Best to just keep going. I plan to get myself a controller this fall, and I want to build a better sump so my skimmer can go in it and stop causing small floods. I just picked up a pair of backup power units (one for each tank, on sale this week at CT) to keep the return pumps running in case of power outages.
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I retired and got a fixed income but it's broke. Ed _______________________________________ 50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump. 130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium. 10 gallon quarantine. 60 gallon winter tank for pond fish. 300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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08-01-2006, 04:35 PM
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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