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ALang 09-17-2012 03:39 PM

Way to go!
Wish I have a store right underneath MY bar!
Can't wait to see it done. Wait, maybe not....might just start something that I don't want to get into...

fishoholic 09-18-2012 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueTang<3 (Post 746966)
I have a carpet that would be perfect in there he's about 19 inches across would fold up perfect in there ;). You should go with a rose and green bubble tip anemone in there that would be pretty cool.

:lol: Maybe with a shoe horn and some glue I could squeeze the carpet in eh? :lol: I have a RBTA in my 230g that's fairly large so I don't want to take up the whole tank with a BTA.

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 746971)
wow laurie great start indeed, i love the idea of a maxi tank, how about maybe a maxi ricordia tank??


will be following along for sure:)

I like the idea of a maxi mini tank to but not the work to get them all off the rocks in my other tanks :lol: Plus I checked with my work and they're going to try to get a flaming prawn goby in for me :mrgreen: So if they can I'll set it up as a reef if not I'll lean towards the maxi mini's.

fishoholic 09-18-2012 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Enigma (Post 746970)
This is going to be really cute. I'm following along. :)

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALang (Post 746996)
Way to go!
Wish I have a store right underneath MY bar!
Can't wait to see it done. Wait, maybe not....might just start something that I don't want to get into...

Yes my bar comes fairly stocked but only with extra reef stuff not booze :lol:

BTW thanks for working out a deal for the Eco pico light, I picked it up along with a heater today.

Eco pico light (going to add 2 more led light strips to it and a dimmer that wonderful Grizz said he'd pick up a deliver to me :cheer2:)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0049.jpg

Heater (very odd really flat heater but it's supposed to work)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0048.jpg

But the above was picked up today and I'm getting ahead of myself....

Nano 09-18-2012 03:14 AM

I bought the same heater for my old planted Betta nano. It blew up :P but worked well before hand ;)

fishoholic 09-18-2012 03:19 AM

.......back to last night......were smells of old stinky sand filled the air.....

the old sand in the 10g
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0038.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0037.jpg

Thankfully it didn't take to too long to rinse out enough for the pico tank

tank shot with the room lights on (old light above tank)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0042.jpg

tank pic with room lights off (old light above tank)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...DSC_0046-1.jpg

fishoholic 09-18-2012 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Nano (Post 747188)
I bought the same heater for my old planted Betts nano. It blew up :P but worked well before hand ;)

:eek: I purposely avoided marineland stealth 10W heater for that reason, why/how did the odd flat hydor heater blow? Thinking maybe I should take it back :neutral::question:

Nano 09-18-2012 03:27 AM

Not to sure I only had it for maybe 2 months? The guy at big als told Mr to bury it under the substrate, could've been part of it, I think it couldve over heated there easily. I don't generally listen to those guys anymore :P
It will be perfect for the back chamber though, I bet it fits just perfect

fishoholic 09-18-2012 03:28 AM

Also kinda cool I got the skimmer working :thumb:

skimmer in tank
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0043.jpg

skimate collection bucket
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0044.jpg

observed skimmer actually working this morning!!!:cheer2:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0047.jpg

JDigital 09-18-2012 03:32 AM

I think my tank at the office evaporates more water in a 14 hour period than this tank can hold.. :lol:

Looking good so far, Laurie.

fishoholic 09-18-2012 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Nano (Post 747196)
Not to sure I only had it for maybe 2 months? The guy at big als told Mr to bury it under the substrate, could've been part of it, I think it couldve over heated there easily. I don't generally listen to those guys anymore :P
It will be perfect for the back chamber though, I bet it fits just perfect

The packaging it came in said you could bury it under "gravel" maybe sand substrate holds the heat in more? Maybe that made it blow? :sad: I do have it in the back chamber of the ibox and it does fit perfectly.....now as long as it doesn't blow it'll be all good :neutral:


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