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Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer
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No, just the dogs....LOLDo you have the blanket and electric heater at your feet?
Paul B
NJRC Member
You know it's cold when the public aquarium has to bring the penguins inside.
This Aquarium is right near my house. I used to be a volunteer there. But the penguins are cold.
riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com
This Aquarium is right near my house. I used to be a volunteer there. But the penguins are cold.
Long Island Aquarium penguins moved indoors during Arctic blast - Riverhead News Review
The penguins at the Long Island Aquarium have happy feet — because they're waddling indoors during the Arctic blast that has engulfed Riverhead.
riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com
Paul B
NJRC Member
We are having friends coming over tonight for dinner. They don't eat seafood (must be Communists), so I am making chicken noodle soup and baking rosemary-olive-oil Italian bread.
Nothing new at the beach this morning. No walruses, seals or penguins. Just Manly ice.
All that "gray water" is solid ice. And that is salt water. The Atlantic Ocean. You can see the waves breaking about a hundred yards out before the ice.
Nothing new at the beach this morning. No walruses, seals or penguins. Just Manly ice.
All that "gray water" is solid ice. And that is salt water. The Atlantic Ocean. You can see the waves breaking about a hundred yards out before the ice.
Paul B
NJRC Member
OOOOOhhhhhhHHHHooo NNNooo. There are some ich spots on my 2 yellow wrasses.
OMG, Maybe I will empty my tank, sterilize with bleach, dip all wildlife in fresh water and peroxide and maybe a little Methylene blue and toilet bowl cleaner then leave fallow until July.
Or maybe, I will just do nothing, knowing that seeing those few spots means there are still living parasites in my tank keeping my fish immune.
OMG, Maybe I will empty my tank, sterilize with bleach, dip all wildlife in fresh water and peroxide and maybe a little Methylene blue and toilet bowl cleaner then leave fallow until July.
Or maybe, I will just do nothing, knowing that seeing those few spots means there are still living parasites in my tank keeping my fish immune.
Paul B
NJRC Member
I haven't posted anything about my tank in a while, with my wife's illness, all the doctor's appointments, and all the snow we had. I also haven't done much maintenance on the tank, but I do feed them almost every day. When I don't have the time to properly feed the tank, I at least throw in a few live whiteworms just for my long-nose butterfly.
Those things have such tiny mouths that I want to make sure she eats at least a little every day and she sucks down the worms even before they hit the water, so the rest of the fish don't get much of a chance.
These guys are very tough to feed, but I only have to feed them once a week or so. When they don't feel like eating, they hang around in the back somewhere under a rock, like a few people I know.
It's very hard to feed them because this filefish is on their food before they even know the food is there. They are very slow and need to look at the food for a few minutes to see if they want it or not, so I have to keep feeding the fish on the other end of the tank to make sure these guys eat.
These guys are no trouble at all and will probably eat a piece of paper if it has a picture of a clam or worm on it.
None of my fish ever saw nori.
Mandarins are the easiest fish and require no care or feeding from me as they take care of themselves and I never bought a pod in my life. I think that's ridiculous.
I love all these little fish and I have them in all different colors. They eat anything tiny and are like eight or ten bucks. I don't know how many I have but many of them spawn.
These guys cost a little more. Maybe $25.00, I don't remember as they are old.
Those things have such tiny mouths that I want to make sure she eats at least a little every day and she sucks down the worms even before they hit the water, so the rest of the fish don't get much of a chance.
These guys are very tough to feed, but I only have to feed them once a week or so. When they don't feel like eating, they hang around in the back somewhere under a rock, like a few people I know.
It's very hard to feed them because this filefish is on their food before they even know the food is there. They are very slow and need to look at the food for a few minutes to see if they want it or not, so I have to keep feeding the fish on the other end of the tank to make sure these guys eat.
These guys are no trouble at all and will probably eat a piece of paper if it has a picture of a clam or worm on it.
None of my fish ever saw nori.
Mandarins are the easiest fish and require no care or feeding from me as they take care of themselves and I never bought a pod in my life. I think that's ridiculous.
I love all these little fish and I have them in all different colors. They eat anything tiny and are like eight or ten bucks. I don't know how many I have but many of them spawn.
These guys cost a little more. Maybe $25.00, I don't remember as they are old.
The new tank looks baron even with the same fish from my old tank. I picked up a Mandarin online for $12 couple years ago and thought it died. During the move and was excited it was alive. Placed it in the new tank and 2 days later its sticking out of the powerhead on top chopped to bits. 
Paul B
NJRC Member
EvoIX. Thank you for asking. She is 99% better and I hope she stays like this for many years. Unfortunately, these procedures only last a couple of years, if that.
But it is so great to see her smiling and laughing again.
I haven't built a Steampunk piece in quite a while, and with so much stuff lying around, I built one in the last few days. It isn't 100% finished but it has a glass dome over the top and I need to install a switch and maybe a few more LEDS. I also want to put more "tinsel" on the small fan so you can see it running better.
I will take a video when it is ready. I'm not sure if I will sell it or keep it. I don't really have any really nice pieces because they all sold. I only have a futuristic blimp and a fish.
But it is so great to see her smiling and laughing again.
I haven't built a Steampunk piece in quite a while, and with so much stuff lying around, I built one in the last few days. It isn't 100% finished but it has a glass dome over the top and I need to install a switch and maybe a few more LEDS. I also want to put more "tinsel" on the small fan so you can see it running better.
I will take a video when it is ready. I'm not sure if I will sell it or keep it. I don't really have any really nice pieces because they all sold. I only have a futuristic blimp and a fish.
Paul B
NJRC Member
They just changed the forecast. They predicted it to be 4 degrees tomorrow morning. But now they are predicting 1 degree with 50 mph winds and wind chill at 25 below zero.
MAN WEATHER. No Sissies out tomorrow.
I can't wait to go on my beach walk in the morning. I hope I can get my phone out to take a picture but I need to take off my down mitten to hold the phone and with the temperature and wind, I'm not sure I can do it. Maybe I can get a penguin to help me.
MAN WEATHER. No Sissies out tomorrow.
I can't wait to go on my beach walk in the morning. I hope I can get my phone out to take a picture but I need to take off my down mitten to hold the phone and with the temperature and wind, I'm not sure I can do it. Maybe I can get a penguin to help me.
My family thought I was crazy taking dogs for a walk but they need to go to bathroom too. Dogs didn't it like it but we walked about 12 minutes to do their business and then home. I used your line Paul - Only real men walk in this weather.
Paul B
NJRC Member
Unfortunately, I won't be walking this icy morning as I have a Sissy, Girly affliction.
Since the cold and snow started, I have been walking in snow Sorel boots.
They are great for the cold and snow, but they are not exactly hiking boots and my legs, especially my shins are worn out or inflamed from overuse, so I want to give them a day or two of rest. I'm not as young as I was 60 years ago.
I have been walking up and down hundreds of steep steps as we live on top of a 170' dune on the sea.
Here are the lower half of the stairs in the summer. Now they are covered in 10" of snow and ice. You can't see the top half here.
I think I may also have a stress fracture in my ankle. I hope I don't have to turn in my man card because Real Men don't get these girly things.
I have been walking through the pain but I have to keep myself in excellent condition so I can care for my wife who is practically pain free and has been in a great mood. It is really great to see her laughing again and we do a lot of laughing.
(this was Florida last year, They don't have Man weather there)
After over 50 years of marriage Dale and I are still best friends and have a lot of fun together and do a lot of laughing, especially when I were my Speedo.
Since the cold and snow started, I have been walking in snow Sorel boots.
They are great for the cold and snow, but they are not exactly hiking boots and my legs, especially my shins are worn out or inflamed from overuse, so I want to give them a day or two of rest. I'm not as young as I was 60 years ago.
I have been walking up and down hundreds of steep steps as we live on top of a 170' dune on the sea.
Here are the lower half of the stairs in the summer. Now they are covered in 10" of snow and ice. You can't see the top half here.
I think I may also have a stress fracture in my ankle. I hope I don't have to turn in my man card because Real Men don't get these girly things.
I have been walking through the pain but I have to keep myself in excellent condition so I can care for my wife who is practically pain free and has been in a great mood. It is really great to see her laughing again and we do a lot of laughing.
(this was Florida last year, They don't have Man weather there)
After over 50 years of marriage Dale and I are still best friends and have a lot of fun together and do a lot of laughing, especially when I were my Speedo.