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Old 01/01/2007, 06:46 PM
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LOL that was cute the little girly wondering where you were

i'd say raise the water up some. seems to still be breaking way to low. i realize it is breaking in and you are taking it slow but i'd raise ti up to at least the neck!

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Old 01/01/2007, 08:14 PM
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I just spent the last hour and a half (in between watching USC destroy Michigan in the Rose Bowl) reading about your tank.

A great feat. Excellent design work and construction. Will watch to see it progress in the months to come!
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Old 01/01/2007, 08:27 PM
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I agree just raised it up another 2 inches we will see what that does.

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Thank you so much for the complements. I appreciate the time you took to read.
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Old 01/01/2007, 10:20 PM
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skimmer vid is nice and that naso has some really great color! What a nice specimen!

and BTW, my PLTA is doing fine although acting like an animal...I caught it riding around in the currents a couple days ago like it was at an amusement park. I haven't fed it yet but may try tonight.I'll get a nice split out of it I am sure.
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Old 01/04/2007, 12:41 AM
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Are you atleast getting 3-4 cups of skimmate a day yet?
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Old 01/04/2007, 07:27 AM
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not yet. It may be my bio load isn't large enough yet (20 fish in 1k gallons)? I'm also having a return pump problem, so I've had to redial in the skimmer with the change of my return/overflow change. Hopefully the new pump should be here on monday.
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Old 01/04/2007, 04:50 PM
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Are you atleast getting 3-4 cups of skimmate a day yet?
I just saw his system last weekend. With the bioload he has there and the size of the system, mostly very small fish like anthias and chromis, I would be amazed if he was making 1 cup her week!! Give it time.
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Old 01/04/2007, 06:53 PM
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How do you explain to your wife that you are watching internet videos of little bubbles and poop?
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Old 01/04/2007, 07:07 PM
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sometimes I wonder if my wife's eyes will stall out rolled back into her head, and not come back to the front...
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Old 01/05/2007, 02:07 PM
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My friend was using the computer at his office to watch videos of maxi-jet mods in action. Shortly after that the computer crashed for another user and the guy screamed "Brian!! What were you doing on this computer??" More embarassing than having to admit to searching for porn, my friend had to stammer out, "I was watching... videos of... modified aquarium pumps."
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Old 01/05/2007, 08:22 PM
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My friend was using the computer at his office to watch videos of maxi-jet mods in action. Shortly after that the computer crashed for another user and the guy screamed "Brian!! What were you doing on this computer??" More embarassing than having to admit to searching for porn, my friend had to stammer out, "I was watching... videos of... modified aquarium pumps."
this is way too funny! the owner of mjmods.com is a good frined of mine. i will have to tell him that people look at viedos of maxi jet mods like its porn !ha ha ha ha ha
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Old 01/05/2007, 08:55 PM
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goldfish

If you have any visitors, they will think those are goldfish. They look exactly like comet goldfish. What about some prettier saltwater fish like angels, tangs.
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Old 01/06/2007, 02:04 PM
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the owner of mjmods.com is a good frined of mine. i will have to tell him that people look at viedos of maxi jet mods like its porn !ha ha ha ha ha
That's cool. I look forward to buying a couple of his kits in the near future =)
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Old 01/20/2007, 08:00 PM
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long over due Update





Nice green Monti from a local Breaking down his tank.




Got 3 of these anthias no idea what type though






Good news is I got them yest all eating





Nice red monti also from local




Plate anemone






Full tank shot








Hope you enjoy





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Old 01/20/2007, 08:11 PM
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inside of you tank has come along very well! great job! i've been following for a couple months

what's the ETA on the cabinetry and what's it going to be?
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Old 01/20/2007, 08:17 PM
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cabinetry coming ...good question...have to ask wife about deciding what color she wants. Shes now talking about not doing it the color of the kitchen but the color of the room....who knows.. Thanks for the rest.
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Old 01/20/2007, 09:15 PM
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wow, you went gonzo with the corals. Very nice and I trust you dipped those bad boys yeah? I will be interested to see how you do with the plate coral as from what I understand, and my own experience, they are hard to keep.
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Old 01/20/2007, 09:28 PM
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how is the skimmer doing ? Have you gotten it "dialed in" ? Is it "stripping the salt out of the water" as one poster suggested it would ? (yea, I know, that isn't technically possible, but it was a great comment none the less ).
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Old 01/21/2007, 01:40 AM
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wow, you went gonzo with the corals. Very nice and I trust you dipped those bad boys yeah? I will be interested to see how you do with the plate coral as from what I understand, and my own experience, they are hard to keep.
nope no dipping

so far so good 1 month and counting on the plate
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Old 01/21/2007, 01:44 AM
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how is the skimmer doing ? Have you gotten it "dialed in" ? Is it "stripping the salt out of the water" as one poster suggested it would ? (yea, I know, that isn't technically possible, but it was a great comment none the less ).
Skimmer is stripping the water well. So far all ammonia ect at 0 and ph steady at 8.2 calc with recent start of dripping Kalk nightly i'm staying at 400 ish. Need to set up my reactor soon.
Went to the extreme for a while and was wet skimming for about 3 gallons a day now at shy of one gallon murky.
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Old 01/21/2007, 02:52 AM
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wow, you went gonzo with the corals. Very nice and I trust you dipped those bad boys yeah? I will be interested to see how you do with the plate coral as from what I understand, and my own experience, they are hard to keep.
Really... I have had a plate coral for a couple of years... been nothing but easy... maybe it is species related issues cause mine hasnt ever had a problem and it has gone through 3 tank changes... 4+ years...
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Old 01/21/2007, 08:03 AM
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Really... I have had a plate coral for a couple of years... been nothing but easy... maybe it is species related issues cause mine hasnt ever had a problem and it has gone through 3 tank changes... 4+ years...
where is yours and what and how ofthen do you feed it?
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Old 01/21/2007, 11:23 AM
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sounds like the system is setteling in well and you have some great colors comming from your corals. what kind of proto peroid are you running?
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Old 01/21/2007, 11:25 AM
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Old 01/21/2007, 11:27 AM
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that explains the good colors your getting so fast. very nice. give me a call when you have a chance. we need to talk about that box you sent to me.
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