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Old 10-27-2007, 04:25 PM
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Have not been around for awhile and I am now in the middle of developing my basement ... have made space for another BIG tank

So since I have been away from the hobby I thought I would see what people would do differently if they had the chance to start over
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*I* would maybe like to one day have a ... you know .. a plan, or something. Not sort of hodge-podge add this add that and try to figure out how to solve this there problem and ... etc. etc. and so on.

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Old 10-27-2007, 04:39 PM
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Hey BTW welcome back dude
Hey Tony ... been awhile ... how are those cleaner shrimp doing ?
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I've been thinking about plumbing replacement over time. A commercial aquarium has to have a plan for reaming out the pipes, which tend to have things grow in them over time.

It isn't likely that there is a "next time" for me...but if I was to do it again I would put more thought into plumbing so that sections/valves are more easily replaced/cleaned.
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Old 10-28-2007, 12:00 AM
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Welcome back Steve!
Hey Brad ... Thanks !
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Hi Steve, I'm gearing up for a new tank in the 65g inwall.

I've been going through pictures of my nine years in the hobby, and I am going to:

a) get fiji rock
b) limit fish
c) enjoy

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Hey, welcome back.

I would say that if I had to re-do things, I would ask more questions on forums than just trust my LFS and I would think more carefully about my aquascaping since it directly affects my ability to stock the tank.
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Old 10-28-2007, 06:20 AM
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Hey Deb ... owning these living systems is a journey of discovery I find
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I would set up a hospital tank before I set up the main tank to protect the main tank from aptasia, and ich to name a few self-created problems.
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