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Hey folks, here's some space for party stuff.
I'm giving away:
2x XR15 diffusers (horseplay)
3" 4 bulb Coralife T5 with moonlights (and 3 month old bulbs, blue+)
Dry rock and rubble
Sell/trade:
If interest I may be able to pull a rainbow nem from the nem tank
Hosts: NikkiT, mnat, and Mark_C
Day: Sat, June 10
Time: 12-5 (or 6, or 7...)
Location: 29 Bradley Ave, Brick 08724
Feel free to bring items to sell, trade, give away, we'll have a few tables set up.
Will have a small floater tank if needed as well as a few frag racks set up in displays.
More...
Me: WTF? Again? Stop moving the coral you little S.O.B. /I move it
PS: WTF? Again? Stop stealing my door you giant hand S.O.B. /moves it back
Me: OK, morning all… $£@t, seriously? This is getting ridiculous /I move frag to far side of tank
PS: Yeah,mornin, whats u… HEY! Where you moving my...
We wait for this every year.
Brandl last night.
Prime 13 tonight.
Black Swan on Sunday.
Brandl was friggin tops last night. Zuccini meatball starter, 6 ounce perfectly cooked filet mignon with veg, espresso creme brûlée finish for $40.
https://www.jerseyshorerestaurantweek.com/
So, looking at a small, simple, family deck boat. Decided on a Bayliner m15, fits the bill and can be parked easily in the drive.
Question before I get into this...
The boat is small enough that it will easily park in my drive (and comes with a galvaniazed trailer).
I can access a number of...
For the first time in, err, maybe 2 years or so, I'm actually going to check my tanks.
I plan on checking Alk, Ca, Mg, and even salinity.
I expect, as I'm going to do this, I will have a hard crash of both tanks immediately after.
Bulbs are (I think) Blue+, Blue+, Blue+ (possibly actinic), Coral+, all 6 months old.
No legs.
Moonlight LEDs.
May have a few extra bulbs around.
In Brick 08724.
Would go to the garage to take a pic, but i'm too lazy right now - picture a 36" 4 bulb T5 - there ya go, that's what it looks like...
Hey all.
So, though I hold onto my 35g cube it continues to deteriorate and I know I'm playing with fire (or at least enough spilled water to put out a fire) at this point.
It's dimensions are 20" wide x 18" deep x 20" high and it's stand is a perfect match.
Petco has a 35g Aqueon cube on sale...
I sent in my G3 for repair.
It was unrepairable.
Ecotech contacted me offering an upgrade to a G6 for $299 and, as my diffuser wouldn't work with the 6, they'd throw in a free diffuser as well.
I accepted and also asked about a refundable purchase of $80 I made moons ago and they honored it, so...
We've had a few 'overshoots' the past few weeks, which isn't fair to our paid sponsors.
Anything up at the moment will be left standing, but please review and follow the selling rules...
https://www.njreefers.org/threads/2022-rules-for-member-sales-not-vendors.107529/
Here's the scoop: Our home has central air but it's terrible (bad ducting). It says cold upstairs but to keep the downstairs almost reasonable I have to run the thing 24/7 and the $400+ electric bills can't continue this year.
Lining up 2 options:
1. Portable Unit to supplement the central...
So, I got this rock
Big rock I like.
Its nice and bacteria seedy.
I ignored a few green palys on it.
What could a few palys do?
Now I have this...
So.
Plan:
Remove crusties and sticks (they're being moved anyway).
Remove rock.
Kill Palys.
That last step is the rub.
How to kill?
Thought...
So, one of my G3s burned out (I have 2 over a 36" tank) and I sent it to Radion for repair, but its not happening, too old to fix.
They offered me a steep discount on a replacement, so I have an XR15 Blue coming this week (24"x24" spread but claims it can reach to 30").
I have a 30 gallon IM...
Free to a good home of a modeller...
I decided to go nuts and upgrade my hobby station. I'm doing away with my enamel model paints.
I have 50+ jars of Testors enamels, spectrum of colors, probably $250 worth, all at least half full, many never opened.
Obviously, if you're going to paint your...
Life is finally calming a bit and I may actually have an afternoon off. Hi all. :)
Time to dive into the neglected tank, which, out of the blue, has been growing aptasia, which are now huge.
Going to use Aptasia-X, though some are large enough I may need a baseball bat, followed by an 8g (of...
So, I went into a big pet store I don't usually go to.
I do drop in occasionally, and am familiar with faces.
Was greeted by a face I didn't know, young girl, obviously new(ish).
I introduced myself, made some small talk (she'd been there 2 weeks), and got down to business.
Me: I'm starting a...