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Forum: SPS Keepers 12/23/2007, 10:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,710
Posted By tabwyo
Your tank is an inspiration.

Your tank is an inspiration.
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 12/10/2007, 06:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 189
Posted By tabwyo
Why I don't go in vacation

I am paranoid enough that I am not doing everything right. How in the heck can I trust anybody else????
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 09/09/2007, 02:05 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 95
Posted By tabwyo
Costliest mistake

Getting started in "reefing" in the first place, lol.
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 08/06/2007, 02:52 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 80
Posted By tabwyo
purchase i couldnt sneek past the spouse.

I had stashed money for a few months and bought a 70T RR oceanic tank to replace my Wall-world 29g special. Only I told my wife I was just buying a new stand. I swapped everything while she was...
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 07/07/2007, 01:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 64
Posted By tabwyo
What my fish would say

"Keep you're stinking hands out of the aquarium dude, your freaking us out!!!!"
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 03/06/2007, 09:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 61
Posted By tabwyo
Best day in the hobby

The day my wife said "OOOO!!!!... those aquariums are so pretty!!!! Go ahead and get one. We can put it right there.". Because ever since then it's been "YOU SPENT WHAT!!!!", "THE CARPETS WET...
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 02/05/2007, 02:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 49
Posted By tabwyo
worst injury from reefing

A faulty powerhead on a wave timer allowed me to get armpit deep in the tank bfore it kicked on and gave me the shock of a lifetime. It was enough to trip the breaker. Tw lessons learned. 1)...
Forum: SPS Keepers 01/08/2007, 02:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 349
Posted By tabwyo
I have 150w HQI 10k over my 29. Everything seems...

I have 150w HQI 10k over my 29. Everything seems fine so far. But then again I have only had it up for two weeks.
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/07/2007, 11:43 AM
Replies: 607
Views: 90,990
Posted By tabwyo
I am going to do this when I get home from work...

I am going to do this when I get home from work (2 weeks on / 2 weeks off). I have the parts on order.
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 12/06/2006, 01:48 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 43
Posted By tabwyo
why not to go on vacation

I had a Blue Reef Devil in issolation in my sump because he was too mean. I left for a week in the winter and there was a power outage. Tank got down to 50 and the fish went to sleep. When the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/05/2006, 12:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 231
Posted By tabwyo
sounds as if your venturi is being overpowered by...

sounds as if your venturi is being overpowered by the hydrostatic head in your skimmer. You may need to go with a bigger inlet for your air intake. I did a recirc mod to my skimmer and at first I...
Forum: Do It Yourself 11/20/2006, 07:00 PM
Replies: 390
Views: 32,452
Posted By tabwyo
well this is on my "must DIY list now

well this is on my "must DIY list now
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 11/14/2006, 10:00 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 56,768
Posted By tabwyo
This prop system looks more like a display. I...

This prop system looks more like a display. I like it. Fantastic work.
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 09/10/2006, 09:43 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 58
Posted By tabwyo
why I shoulda left the tank alone

My critters spent a summer in plastic tubs because I decided to tear the tank down to scrub the rock and I dropped a 15ilb rock onto the bare bottom. !!!CRACK!!!
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 08/18/2006, 12:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 658
Posted By tabwyo
I have a GSP rock. Wich by the way is the parent...

I have a GSP rock. Wich by the way is the parent colony for all my GSP frags. I have it against the overflow for my display and when the GSPs creep up onto the over flow I peel them off in poker...
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 08/15/2006, 10:57 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 49
Posted By tabwyo
drinking while reefin

Once while under the influence and cleaning out my sump. I reached for my mudslide and mistakenly grabed my skimmate collection jar. Same color.... waaaaaaaay different taste.
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 05/26/2006, 11:18 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 66
Posted By tabwyo
how reefing has effected my family

There is a tank in every room of the house except the bathrooms. My kids know by sound if my pumps are out of wack and they reffer to the sump on my big display as the "mad scientists laboratory".
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 02/13/2006, 09:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 49
Posted By tabwyo
usless buy for my tank

A really detailed sunken battleship, wich my kids now reffer to as the "funny purple rock". Dang coralline!!!!
Forum: Seahorses & Pipefish 01/18/2006, 12:49 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 10,997
Posted By tabwyo
and we are off to the races. I have just...

and we are off to the races. I have just finished the contruction of my 30gXT. Leak test and all. I will be setting up on saturday as well. Best o' luck.
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/18/2006, 12:17 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 2,143
Posted By tabwyo
I have pumped a ton of cement in my time. All...

I have pumped a ton of cement in my time. All oilfield wellbore cementing applications. I have seen what goes into these mixes and I wouldn't want any of it in my tank. Like flyash, when you burn...
Forum: Seahorses & Pipefish 01/17/2006, 08:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 860
Posted By tabwyo
The pendant is stayin. I can deal with heat...

The pendant is stayin. I can deal with heat issues. I have decided to run a wet/dry and no skimmer. I will just ramp up my water changes. Say 10g a week. I intend to run this as "turbid" as...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/15/2006, 11:23 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 2,143
Posted By tabwyo
Sugar inhibits the PH shift required for the...

Sugar inhibits the PH shift required for the cement to setup. I imagine you could subsitute large granular solar salt for the sugar. Salt is used in cement certain cement mixes and doesn't stop the...
Forum: Seahorses & Pipefish 01/13/2006, 08:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 860
Posted By tabwyo
Talking wish me luck

I am going to set up a horsie pen, my mind is made up. That and the wife is twisting my arm a tad. I have a 30Gxt moded with a 12L by 4W(front to back) external overflow. The sump will be a 10G to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/02/2006, 10:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 119
Posted By tabwyo
I'd suggest siphoning off the top layer of sand...

I'd suggest siphoning off the top layer of sand into a bucket. Then the other half into a seperate bucket. Then add them to the new tank bottom layer then top layer. Allow to clear then siphon off...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/02/2006, 06:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 313
Posted By tabwyo
I disinfect all my 2nd hand tanks FW or SW with a...

I disinfect all my 2nd hand tanks FW or SW with a bleach/water solution. I add a 1/4 cup per ten gallons. It's stiff and nothing survives. Then I let it sit dry for a few days then fill and...
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