lastlight's 28

[lastlight]

You can quit the hobby but in my case it never quits me. FML

[lastlight]

My buddy has had his 28 JBJ Nanocube HQI for 4 years. No water changes in the last 2, original bulb even. I suspected he wasn't really feeling the hobby these days (years) so I suggested we work out a deal and here we are. I drove to his place with nothing remaining from the hobby except an empty 5g pail which I did bring!

Picked up the tank Saturday and by early Sunday it was cleaned and on a new stand! I recently did wainscotting in the livingroom so the new stand needed to match. I'm still on a white paint kick

It's sorta funny using a refractometer with someone else's initial written on the box lol. The tank included 2 clowns, a 6-line I rehomed, lots of torch coral, some frogspawn, featherduster, boatloads of shrooms and aiptasia.

Game on?

[Delphinus]

It's nice!

I like those tanks. One day when I downgrade I might do a similar setup myself.

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[lastlight]

Things I need to do (I'm posting here so you guys can pretend to care lol):

- Replace bulb
- Get me some ROX 0.8
- Replace membranes and filters for ro/di (this initial fill is 100% tapwater)
- get new airstone for the 'skimmer' <-- Geez
- Find replacement for my Ranco temp controller which I borrowed back for now
- Continue praying yesterday's top temp of 82F is not exceeded before summer comes and we hopefully get central AC!

[JDigital]

I couldn't help but LOL in the office when saw a new thread from you. How long will this one last?

Wanna frag a head of that Torch! Looks like you got a few extra!

Good to see you back.. I'm going to have to check out your 392.. I don't recall that build.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Things I need to do (I'm posting here so you guys can pretend to care lol):

- Replace bulb

I honestly think a tank of this size is begging for LED's of some kind. (I say this being a card carrying member of the Losers without LED club). But seriously, a halide over 28 gallons in 2012 is kind of silly.

- Get me some ROX 0.8

Vertex packages ROX 0.8 now and you can get it from everyone's favourite tank builder (new and improved formulation now with moar Newfie content too)

- Replace membranes and filters for ro/di (this initial fill is 100% tapwater)
- get new airstone for the 'skimmer' <-- Geez

Hey, don't knock the counter current skimmers. Pound for pound they are still among the most effective skimmers (yeah, replacing airstones and airpumps is a drag)

- Find replacement for my Ranco temp controller which I borrowed back for now
- Continue praying yesterday's top temp of 82F is not exceeded before summer comes and we hopefully get central AC!

See above re. LED's

[lastlight]

There is aiptasia galore in here so not sure you want a frag. There is a smaller 4 head piece I could trade though?

The pictures are no longer there for the 392 I will have to dig around to find them in my photo library some day. It was a big ugly tank nuff said!

[Coralgurl]

Welcome Back!!! Seeing you starting to post again, had to assume something was up! Congrats on the 28, its cute!!

[mseepman]

Just so glad to see you back!

[JDigital]

I've got ZERO to trade.. shame it is aiptasia infected. Maybe I'll pass.