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old salty

01/01/2006, 02:34 AM

I run skimmerless.

I enjoy my planted fresh water tank.

I run skimmerless.

I had a tang in a 125g tank.

I run skimmerless.

I drip limewater and not "Kalkwasser".

I run skimmerless.

I'm keeping SPS under T5's.

I run skimmerless.

I have culerpa in my fuge.

I run skimmerless.

I have an even number of Chromis.

I run skimmerless.

I don't test for Strontium.

I run skimmerless.

I purchased Seio powerheads instead of Tunze's

I run skimmerless.

I put a Flame Angel in a reef.

I run skimmerless.

Other than that, I am a saint!! Happy New Year everyone!!

Clayman

01/01/2006, 02:38 AM

I started with tap water then found R/C and changed that day.

sealife

01/01/2006, 06:50 AM

i like o&a more than howard stern tell fred hoo hoo

atreis

01/01/2006, 07:06 AM

My test kits are two years old...

and haven't been used in a year and a half.

fishamajiggle

01/01/2006, 08:37 AM

i mix my salt directly into my sump, dont pre mix.

also dont test as much as i should

Tpareefer

01/01/2006, 09:57 AM

I rarely, if ever, do water changes and never test my water.

I have 5 fish in my 55 gallon, including a yellow tang.

I have a 4" DSB :rolleyes:

I have sps coral under PC lighting.

:smokin:

rizkeeper

01/01/2006, 10:43 AM

i like o&a more than howard stern tell fred hoo hoo

Hoo Hoo, tell em' fred!!!

Hoo Hoo Robin, you whole

DC321

01/01/2006, 10:51 AM

I use NSW
My MH are only 6" above the water
I never can sit and look at the tank, I always have to work on something

danferd2002

01/01/2006, 11:10 AM

i use tap water for top off, and im not going to change

guitar_lord

01/01/2006, 11:25 AM

I taste my water to test for salinity
don't own a hydrometer/refractometer

sean48183

01/01/2006, 11:38 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6397488#post6397488 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tpareefer

I have 5 fish in my 55 gallon, including a yellow tang.

:smokin:

Oh yeah. I have 8 in a 50g including a big ole sailfin.

I haven't done a water change in 4 months.

And I have a man crush on Tom Brady!

VWD

01/01/2006, 11:56 AM

I raised damsels for one reason, to put on pizza!

sean48183

01/01/2006, 12:08 PM

I won't tell my damsels you said that!;)

Oh yeah I forgot I over feed too!

Zoos

01/01/2006, 12:11 PM

atleast you feed them i've never even bought fish food,

hulley

01/01/2006, 02:21 PM

Holy crap Batman! this is the funniest thread yet! Now I dont feel so bad!

backlash

01/01/2006, 02:41 PM

I have 4 tangs in a 150 :eek2: ; My wife is jealous of the tank, and I don't care!:D

Fishyfreak031592

01/01/2006, 03:14 PM

I use tap water for top-off.

I have only did 1 water test since March...but i got it tested by somebody else and he said it was great water.

I have my lights on for over 12 hours.

When i first started my tank, i put a coral in after a week. The coral is happy and thriving.

I overfeed.

I made the mistake of getting an open-top tank so i always have the fear of things jumping out. So far a midas blenny and a sand sifting shrimp have been the victims. I have no idea how the shrimp gout out though >.<

I have only done 2 or 3(i think) water changes since March-April.

And i think thats it for now........by the way, my tank is fine and happy.

smokinprice

01/01/2006, 03:50 PM

I use tap water as well. Plus at this point in time, I am not really sure that I know what I am doing! :D

Biggie

01/01/2006, 03:59 PM

I spent my wife anniverary present on fish.
I rather look at my tank than go to work.
I once bounced a house payment on live rock and a new skimmer.
I cant spell too good.
I cant type too good eithier.
I fed a Damsel too death.
I like fish more than people.
My fridge quit over Christmas so I bought a new MH instead and live out of coolers.
When my Auto top off switch stuck and flooded my house I tore out the carpet and painted the concete tera cotta.
I sweat when its hot out so my electric bill wont be too high with my tank running.
All my fans are on my tank in the summer even if its 105 degrees.
My fish eat better than me.
I quit smoking so I could spend the money on water changes and filter pads ect..

As a newbie I killed more fish than a commercial fisherman.
These are my sins forgive me!
Man that felt good!

227

01/01/2006, 04:30 PM

I have one more thing to confess, i think its fun 2 burry hermits in the sand and watch them dig their selves out.

Andrew

01/01/2006, 04:35 PM

I kept a 2'' panther grouper in a 36 gallon tank with a blue tang, yellow tang, and tomato clownfish. ( I had no idea what I was doing and was going from what the lfs told me. )

reefman77

01/01/2006, 04:48 PM

I havent done a water change since my tank was established.

I dont even own anything to test salinity
everything is happy witch means my salinity is ok

GreyG35

01/01/2006, 04:49 PM

Tap water (no problems so far). If it's good enough for our cats, it's good enough for my tank. ;)

I have a drain line running from my skimmer to a 1 gallon milk jug, so I can ignore the sludge a little bit longer. :eek2:

I really probably need to clean the impellers / intakes on all of my pumps / powerheads more often.

Sparkysreef

01/01/2006, 04:54 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6399585#post6399585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Biggie
I once bounced a house payment on live rock and a new skimmer.

My fridge quit over Christmas so I bought a new MH instead and live out of coolers.

These are my sins forgive me!
Man that felt good!

Thanks for the good laugh. I really got a kick outta those two.

Mndrsn2000

01/01/2006, 05:02 PM

After I do a water change I dump the old water in my girlfriends bathtub.
I once used a fish breeder for a refugium inside my tank.

keto

01/01/2006, 05:07 PM

you know i had thought about doing that with the salt.

finding nemo

01/01/2006, 05:16 PM

Funny thread.
I once had 4 yellow tangs in a 45. (I am bad)
I always use tap water for topoffs.
Don't own an RO unit.
I have never ever tested my water .
If they are thriving I must be doing something right (right?)
I never tall my hubby what I spent for a fish.
I buy used tanks, stick them in the storage shed, just in case.;)
Every tank but my 75 is from goodwill, garage sales or ebay.
I spend 150.00 on a mega flashlight to look at the critters in the sand after dark.
I am addicted to saltwater stuff.
I have three tanks, it isnt near enough.
I want a 125 next.
Am secretely looking for a used one, :)

RBTA

01/01/2006, 05:40 PM

I only test my water once every month

When I first got in to this hobby, I kept a dyed yellow, bleached seabae anemone in a 20gal under 30watts. With four clowns of different species (Clarkii tomato skunk and percula)...

Instead of saving money for college im spending my hard earned money on MH lighting so I can have a BTA dominant tank (inspired by all those with anemone only tanks)

I've driven a total of 5hrs (2.5 to 2.5 back) to a fish store (Dr. Macs) and spent close to three hours there

Id rather go to a fish store than the mall or movies.
The last two arent that bad XP

guitar_lord

01/01/2006, 05:46 PM

Im too cheap to buy the real salt.... so I just stick to the windsor..

I need some help guys... All my fish keep dying!!
I have a 100 gal FOWLR, a DIY undergravel filter that I made outta duct tape (PM for the instructions), 3lbs of rocks that I got from the garden, sand outta my neighbours kids sandbox (way cheaper then going to the fish store) the extra rocks that were in it I think might of come from his cat, but they sank right to the bottom of my tank just fine. My water from the toilet is the cleanest so I filled my tank with it in only 55000 flushes. Its all nice and blue after my wife put one of them pucks in there but my amonia levels are really high.

Anyways Im goin broke with this hobby as I cant keep any fish
If you guys could help me out Id appreciate it.
Thanks!

Mikeeal

01/01/2006, 05:54 PM

My very first SW tank was a 55G with a 4" dogface, 4" sweetlips, 6" volitans, 18" jeweled moray, 3" watchman goby, CCS, with around 60lbs of rock. I was going to put a brownbanded bamboo shark in it, but it died at the LFS. Then I wondered why all of them came down with ich. So I dosed heavy amounts of copper directly in the tank, and then wondered why my rock turned brown. Everything died except for the eel. I had a Via Aqua multi skimmer and a canister filter. Makes me sick. :( :mad: :mad2: :thumbdown

chrismunn

01/01/2006, 05:55 PM

before i bought an ro\di, i used tap water.

for 2 years i didnt test any parameters.

ive gone as much as 4 months without a water change.

now after a year and a half i only test for calcium, ph, and alkalinity, and the alk test doesnt even give me a numerical value.

i keep a crab in an 8oz glass in my fuge (anybody want it?)

i have sps under pc's.

i just changed my pc's for the very first time on 12-30-05. the tanks almost 3 years old.

i used to have a hippo tang, 2 false perculas, 1 lawnmower blenny, 1 mandarine dragonette, and 1 purple psudochromis in a 10g tank.

when the power goes out, 10 gallons of water drains from my fuge and onto my apartment floor, and i dont care to fix it.

i left a xenia and 3 parazoanthus polyps in a 5 gallon tank with no filtration or lighting for over a year.

i let 11 of my jelly fish get sucked into a filter. XXX

i also let my mandarine swim into the filter. XXX

i might spend more time with my reef than my daughter?

i spank it everyday after work.

on the dashboard of my work truck i keep a picture of my wife, daughter, and reef tank.

i have an over-crowded 10g tank running, and a 130g system just sitting in my living room with no plans to set up.

i have only just started to keep a log of everythnig i do to the tank.

im sure the list goes on and on!.......

chrismunn

01/01/2006, 06:22 PM

also, when i buy a new coral (which i shouldnt do in my crowded tank) i cant stratigically place it anywhere cuz the tanks so crowded, so i just drop it in and let it grow where it lands.
i call it "free style" reefing

capt. insano

01/01/2006, 06:33 PM

I keep four triggers together

I spend way more on equipment and livestock than my wife thinks I do

I don't really like my fish as much as I like all the gadgets and equipment

northbay-reefer

01/01/2006, 06:44 PM

I built a spear gun to hunt down my damsels, I was doing pretty good and almost killed one of them ... until my wife caught me and put a stop to it :D

Shoestring Reefer

01/02/2006, 12:41 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6396407#post6396407 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Billy1234
Little caption above NoSchwag's avatar:

"My tangs name is poon."
Small world, my tang's name is poon! I guess great minds think alike. :lol:

Shoestring Reefer

01/02/2006, 12:52 AM

Oh, a confession...

I've got 15 fish in my 125 and I'm gonna get at least 10 more. Including mollies and maybe guppies, so I'll end up with a million more. I've got macro algae but no skimmer. I haven't QTd for a while, so it looks like I might wipe out 25 fish within the year. If that happens, I'll probably go back to freshwater, so I can have 75 fish and only be out $20 whe I kill them all. If you don't like it, bite me!

what's a water change?

ItsMee

01/02/2006, 01:16 AM

I eat puffer to get a buzz

I have to smell my collection cup every day when I empty it to gauge its effeciency

At night I sometimes suddenly awake from a deep sleep at night and go to the tank to test the water parameters and make sure the kalk drip is still going

I listen to Bob Marley while doing water changes (makes me forget its snowing outside)

I target fed an aptaisa until I found out what it was

97% of my rock is DIY

I obsess over my aquascape and am never completely satisfied with it

I went 1.5 years maintaining a reef tank (all while spilling a lot of water) without GFCI's installed

The carpet in my rented home has been soaked 8-10 times, with a total gallonage totaling approximately 40 gallons

I had to call a plumber to install my RO/DI after trying and failing myself

I wear "Reef Central" thongs to bed!

I annoy all my co-workers by updating them on whats going on with my tank when they have no idea what I am talking about. Example: - CoWorker: "Its a 12 day pay-period, I think Ill treat myself to that new shirt Ive had my eye on." My response: "Oh yeah...I can get that protein skimmer now!" Co-Worker: "What the heck is a protien skimmer?" Then after just 10 seconds of what would have been a lenghthy description-CoWorker: "Oh...umm, yeah...I forgot, I have to go type out that...umm....thing....."

If I dont like a fish I bought I put salt in my toilet bowl to an SG of 1.024, acclimate the fish to it, take a dump, let the fish sim for a few minutes, and then flush.

hot4teacher

01/02/2006, 03:20 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6403422#post6403422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ItsMee
...
If I dont like a fish I bought I put salt in my toilet bowl to an SG of 1.024, acclimate the fish to it, take a dump, let the fish sim for a few minutes, and then flush.

OMFG! That has to be the quote of the century!

(Unfortunately I had a very detailed graphic image in my head as I was reading that.) :eek:

Dana

Blown 346

01/02/2006, 06:49 AM

I cycled my first 55 gallon salt water tank with damsels.

I didnt keep the tank up and there was salt creep/ hair algae everywhere. plus the tank was about 6 inches low on water.

I kept a yellow tang,red volitan lion, snowflake eel,porcupine puffer in a 55 gallon.

I stabbed a evil crab with a screw driver atleast 10 times while he was in his rock.

Didnt test my water for about 5 months, once I did test it, it was with Petcos Wardley test kit that was atleast 2 years old.

I spent 3 days setting up my tank and everything that comes with it while avoiding my Fiancee.

That does feel better, No I can have a clean slate.

loosbrew

01/02/2006, 07:53 AM

my goodness. I can seriously say i have no sins in regards to the care of my animals. some of the things ive read here, though its obvious a few are not true, astonish me.

lue.

Carman34L

01/02/2006, 09:40 AM

I stole my MH light setup from the roof of my dads wharehouse. I took 2 of his lumarc fixtures right of the ceiling. Two months after I did that, he replaced all of them with flourecent. So now I have 25 400w MH ballasts!

PITSTOP

01/02/2006, 09:59 AM

Chrismunn - do you spank it to reefcentral full tank pix or do you prefer close up SPS pix?

AndyL

01/02/2006, 10:04 AM

LMAO this thread is hillarious.

Lets see, I have a 6" cube - probably a sin in itself. Of course COWLR is pretty lame, so I had to add, hermit, astrea snail, a porcelain crab and a eviota goby :) I water change it maybe monthly if i'm feeling industrious. (It does however have an auto top off) Strangely, it's largely unchanged since april - works well. Now if only I hadn't been an idiot, tripled the lighting - and bleached everything.

My FOWLR - gets water changes when the nitrates hit triple digits.

I do have 3 fish in my 10g nanoreef (filamented flasher wrasse, yellow clown and a hectori's goby) and a clam. Oh, and I've been criticized for the 150w HQI over it. I don't see the issue myself :lol:

Fast_Talon

01/02/2006, 10:12 AM

I do a water change once a year.

What is a test kit?

Which hobby to spend more money on: Reef Keeping, Scuba Diving, Modding the Subaru?

I would rather be dead then be caught listening to Sirus. XM 202 baby!

BabySeal

01/02/2006, 10:31 AM

I inject ozone without scrubbing with carbon.

saltwatersmac

01/02/2006, 06:53 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6403422#post6403422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ItsMee
If I dont like a fish I bought I put salt in my toilet bowl to an SG of 1.024, acclimate the fish to it, take a dump, let the fish sim for a few minutes, and then flush.

i've never laughed so hard in my life!

My first attempt at SW was a 20 gal high with an undergravel filter and a small HOB filter. I had a sailfin tang, green scat, longnose butterfly, longnose hawk and a percula clown. They didn't make it :confused:

victor6er

01/03/2006, 10:29 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6400315#post6400315 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrismunn

i spank it everyday after work.

Now that's funny no matter who you are.... lmao!!!:lol:

wentreefgirl

01/03/2006, 11:06 PM

When I go to lfs for a new coral or two. I rip the price tags off the bag and when my husband asks how much I paid. Its always 6$ honey.

LessThanJaker1

01/03/2006, 11:51 PM

I learned EVERYTHING the hardest way!

first tank was a 12g that had a hippo tang, false perc, domino damsel, 3 stripe damsel.

-I used to scrub my live rock with a toothbrush in the sink(on a regular basis)
-My first couple of water changes were 100%
-I havent tested in half a year.
-I'm working on a rubberband powered speargun for a sallylight foot crab!!

kirstenk

01/04/2006, 12:06 AM

confess your sins!!!

OK......I "hit" report this post to a moderator. :lol:

LukFox

01/04/2006, 12:09 AM

I've caught two camel shrimps with chopsticks right out from the rockwork and coral. What can I say? It's a big tank and nets couldnt fit through the rocks - chopsticks seemed like a good idea and it worked!

I've got a pipefish and a moray eel in the same tank and they're both fat and heck, as far as I can tell, happy too ;) .

My worst sin as far as I'm considered since this is the only one where fish actually suffered:

My first saltwater tank - no LR, 40 gallons, emperor angel, an Antennata lionfish, a damsel, and a foxface (still have him!). Please forgive me for this! : (

Airman

01/04/2006, 12:21 AM

I peed in my tank to boost the cycling process.
I fib when my wife ask if that fish is new in the tank. "No that fish has been there a long time; he likes to hide most of the time."
I built a five foot protein skimmer (DIY) threw it away and bought a sea clone.

Airman

01/04/2006, 12:53 AM

One last sin.

I think about my tank directly before and after having sex with my wife.

You can start to forgive now.

finding nemo

01/04/2006, 02:28 AM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6418248#post6418248 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Airman
One last sin.

I think about my tank directly before and after having sex with my wife.

You can start to forgive now.

HEHEHHE, what ever does it for ya I say! To funny
But wonder what/who she is thinking about before and after?

Paul Davies

01/04/2006, 03:07 AM

Have not tested my tank since maturation, and i have calpera in my main tank

Reefrunner262

01/04/2006, 03:27 AM

I owned a Wet/Dry Filter and was to cheap to build/buy another sump so i took out the bio balls for one home made ghetto sump.

I own a LFS Skimmer :o

I used a net on my Maroon Clown :(

I havnt replaced my light bulbs in a year +

I have put dirty tank water in my brothers Dr Pepper, and he poured his Dr. Pepper in my tank *OUCH* :mad2:

When there is a power outage my tank is the only thing on for blocks :D

I have spent more money on my tank in the past 2 weeks than me, my family, my girlfriend or my truck....... COMBINED. Even with a recent tire blowout.

The plants surrounding my tank are nicer then the ones outside of the house.

Thats all for now
Travis

musty baby

01/04/2006, 06:08 AM

I performed my first water change ever today, 5 gallons.

I've had my tank running since August of 02.

I just bought test kits a few weeks ago.

Whenever I sit down to work on my thesis I get right back up again and play with the tank.

I spend much more time thinking about my tank than my girlfriend, job, or school.

Caulerpa, caulerpa, caulerpa.

Took me 3 tries to figure out just HOW TIGHT everything must fit for a young snowflake eel to not slither its way into my overflow and die.

I've been stung by lionfish about 20 times, all while working in my aquarium while drunk during my undergrad.

My brother's been stung once, didn't know it actually stung and thought he'd be silly and "pet" it. Bad reaction. Part of his finger died.

While transporting 40 gallons of salt water in a big, supposedly tough 60 gallon rubbermaid container, the container exploded and filled my Blazer with wonderful, not-so-good-for-leather salt water.

Fish can really handle their liquor.

Seaclone skimmer.

400 watt MH bulbs enjoy lighting my moonlighting on fire.

In a past apartment I had 125 watts of powerheads, a 40 watt UV sterilizer, 838 watts of lighting, and a 300 watt heater plugged into 1 non-GFCI outlet.

I forgot to rinse my pvc after priming and gluing.

I caught a damsel with stainless steel tweezers once as it was stealing mysis from a sun coral polyp.

Possibly the worst:
It's 6:36 a.m., I last woke up at 8 a.m., and I'm posting on reefcentral.

DizziDezi2

01/04/2006, 02:05 PM

i used the "buffer" from my test kit to dose my tank. :( ha-

scrmbld33

01/04/2006, 02:10 PM

right now i going to try and net my evil damsel, if i cant net him hes getting a small hook in his dinner :(

v8maro

01/04/2006, 02:24 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6418568#post6418568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefrunner262

I used a net on my Maroon Clown :(

:confused: What's wrong with netting a Maroon Clown??

v8maro

01/04/2006, 02:28 PM

I caught my blue devil damsel with my bare hands, then I flushed his *** down the ****ter like he deserves!

I have a purple tang in my 40g :hides:

I used tap water for topoff in the begenning, now I have an RO unit.

sometimes i will run without a skimmer for weeks on end

I havent done a water change in 3 months now, and the tank likes it more than ever.

I dont feed any phyto to any of my corals

Cutiewitbooty

01/04/2006, 02:32 PM

Thoes spines on their cheeks..

Ok I have a few confesions..

I also used a net on a maroon.....more than once....

I used to feed my aptaisa, because I thought it was cute.....I knew what it was though....

I loved my blue damsel :D

I used to have a ting blue tang in my 46 gal. I was planning on returning it to the LFS when it got to big, but every time i got rid of the ich in Qt he would get it in the main tank so i gave him back to the LFs anyways.

I only did one water change on the 46 gal, and that was because i woke up the the tank was all white and super cloudy

I didnt use Ro water only tap on the 46 gal, but the alaska water was really good..

I used the dip strips to test my water, because I'm lazy and don't like to wait for thoes vials to get done doing whatever they do.

I use a hydrometer.........I'll get a refracto.....eventually....:D

Angel*Fish

01/04/2006, 03:07 PM

I have 20 fish in a 100g including 2 purple tukas
I've been running skimmerless for 2 mo. & and will for at least another month
Are you supposed to test for phospates? :D
I love my 3 damsels
I usually only run 2 175 w 14,00ks on the tank (without turning on the 440w VHO's) because it looks prettier
I put a sock in about 5 mo ago and haven't ever removed or cleaned it

:wildone:

Loralie

01/04/2006, 03:57 PM

Have also netted my Maroon clown...several times

Tried to "fish" out a Lunar Wrasse with a hook and line

Haven't done a water change in my 125 in 2 months

Haven't tested water in 125 or 92 in 3 months

Put Mandarin in 125 2 months after I set it up.....I have two and they are both alive and well ...it has been over a year.

When the power goes out my reeftanks have full power from my generator, but nothing in the house does.

I never ever for any reason tell my husband the truth about the cost of my sickness..I mean hobby

I have paid for a coral over the phone so my son could pick it up for me before someone else could get it.

I have an awsome aquarium journal that i quit keeping because I was afraid my hubby would go through the reciept pocket ......it could be used as evidence against me in divorce court, when he decided to leave me because I am a reef addict

MyMonkey

01/04/2006, 04:02 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6422592#post6422592 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Loralie

I have an awsome aquarium journal that i quit keeping because I was afraid my hubby would go through the reciept pocket ......it could be used as evidence against me in divorce court, when he decided to leave me because I am a reef addict

:) Oddly. I fear the same thing.

know-it-all

01/04/2006, 04:04 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6396221#post6396221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NoSchwag

Sometimes I like my tank more than my girl.

My wife feels the same way

Loralie

01/04/2006, 04:24 PM

I never wear gloves when working in my tank.

I have caulerpa in my fuge

I use my fuge as fishy-time-out

I hide "stuff" in my fuge from my spouse

I have ruined at least 10 of my husbands screwdrivers,pliers, and hammers using them for fragging then not cleaning them.

I have all my on-line orders sent to my office, so I can run home over a long lunch and acclimate my new corals, so my husband won't see them

I covet the tank of many of my fellow reefers

I use the Lord's name in vain on may occasions when dealing with my tank

I lie on a regular basis about the cost, time and upkeep my tank takes

I know and accept that the only person I am trying to decieve is myself

I also accept that I am powerless to stop my sickness and quite frankly have no desire to do so.

Also I believe that I have turned my life over to a higher power.....in that I mean higher power bills

Forgive me as I am sinner

glxtrix

01/04/2006, 04:44 PM

hehehehe, funny ones on here. Lets see, I've put a fish in my small fuge as a time out, tried to force a clown to host in an anemone :( use a plastic dustpan over my fuge light so it doesnt spill in my tank. I enjoy watching my lion chase the damsels in the tank.

finding nemo

01/04/2006, 05:16 PM

I love all of these,
I have another admission. I have a t5 fixture with no fans.
I have to run a fan off from the side of the tank to keep it cool, as seen in the picture.
Another is. I just bought a $3.99 picture behind glass and put it over my $5.000 tank, hehehehe.
Large shell to the left of tank is from Goodwill as is the little fan behind it that blows the heat away from the light fixture.
The little painting of the
Sea and the Clowns by it on the wall and the I love Cats plaque are from Goodwill also.
Oh and I love to boil aptasia . Makes my day complete

Gosh I love that place.;).
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glxtrix

01/04/2006, 05:21 PM

heh, i have a fan setup kinda like that, but now I dont have it on, I fixed the ac in my office

cloudjockey

01/04/2006, 06:00 PM

I once bought a naso tang from the lfs and it died one day after the warranty run out. I froze it untill they got a new naso tang in, about a week or two later. I went back and bought the new tang and they took the frozen one back with the new receipt (un-thawed of couse). I got store credit, but I felt better.........just kidding

thehedge

01/04/2006, 06:15 PM

I like the smell of frozen fish food and flakes, and have juggled thoughts of taking a little taste.

I bought a Parrotfish for my FOWLR, with the intention of eating it when it got too big.

Yes I love seafood!!!

Lpsfanatic338

01/04/2006, 06:22 PM

I run skimmerless
I use a brita water filter for top off
I rarely test my water
I barely feed my fish

Lpsfanatic338

01/04/2006, 06:27 PM

I run skimmerless
I use a brita water filter for top off
I rarely test my water
I barely feed my fish

CrazyLionfish

01/04/2006, 06:28 PM

I killed over 6 fish when I first started out and had a horrible ick problem! I tried like 50 medicines (not-copper based) and none worked, finally got a UV steralizer, worked like a charm. Also, don't test as much as I should.

atoa

01/04/2006, 08:18 PM

The first word said by my daughter was: "fish". I've never told my wife that I've had spent countless hours in front of the tank with my daughter repeatedly saying "fish" - until she finally said it.

I then acted like I was surprised when my daughter spontaneously said "fish"and pointed her finger at the tank in front of my wife ;-)

DarkStar76

01/04/2006, 08:34 PM

I suppose it is confession day...
I feed my big aiptasia whole silversides and cheer him on.

"Grow! Grow! Grow!"
<a href="http://distro.tomatillatech.com/Images/Aqua90/Anemone_Aiptasia_Eating.jpg">Aiptasia Eating</a>

SFlogic

01/04/2006, 08:42 PM

i drip steroids

kysmith

01/04/2006, 08:43 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6403332#post6403332 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shoestring Reefer
Small world, my tang's name is poon! I guess great minds think alike. :lol:

mine was too till he died :(

Poor poon...........

Cutiewitbooty

01/04/2006, 08:47 PM

I suppose it is confession day...
I feed my big aiptasia whole silversides and cheer him on.
"Grow! Grow! Grow!"
Aiptasia Eating

That is one monster aptasia, and pic lol. I fed mine Formula 1, he seemed to like it :D

scrmbld33

01/04/2006, 10:40 PM

well i posted before that my damsel was getting a hook for dinner, well that didnt work and i just got done making a blow gun out of a straw, now when the wifes not looking im going to be the sniper on the grassy knoll god i love that fish and hate that fish,
i also put any hitchhikers good or bad in my sump for no good reason,
i have also shot aptasia with boiling water(worked) also works on killing any thing else on the rocks, i

kappaknight

01/05/2006, 03:22 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6399585#post6399585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Biggie
I spent my wife anniverary present on fish.
I rather look at my tank than go to work.
I once bounced a house payment on live rock and a new skimmer.
I cant spell too good.
I cant type too good eithier.
I fed a Damsel too death.
I like fish more than people.
My fridge quit over Christmas so I bought a new MH instead and live out of coolers.
When my Auto top off switch stuck and flooded my house I tore out the carpet and painted the concete tera cotta.
I sweat when its hot out so my electric bill wont be too high with my tank running.
All my fans are on my tank in the summer even if its 105 degrees.
My fish eat better than me.
I quit smoking so I could spend the money on water changes and filter pads ect..

As a newbie I killed more fish than a commercial fisherman.
These are my sins forgive me!
Man that felt good!

Holy sh*t. Are you Deuce Bigalow?

alphonse

01/05/2006, 03:59 PM

I have a large chunk of live rock called "The O&A Party Rock".

I invented everything. Hoo Hoo Robin.

lewismw

01/05/2006, 04:35 PM

haha who ever let their brother drink from the collection cup is just down right mean.
I have no idea what my Salinity is, hydrometer has been broken for a month. :)

Biggie

05/24/2006, 06:59 PM

-I'm working on a rubberband powered speargun for a sallylight foot crab!! [/B][/QUOTE] Your my new hero!

Biggie

05/24/2006, 07:02 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6430734#post6430734 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kappaknight
Holy sh*t. Are you Deuce Bigalow? If my DVD player hadnt been sold for a new RO/DI resin cartridge Id know who Duece Bigalow was and would yea or nay that...........

Biggie

05/24/2006, 07:08 PM

I face dove with my new snorkel in my tank to make sure the blow valve was working, I had to get that in it was bothering me for awhile. It worked......Divorce is eminent she doesnt look at me the same anymore.

aiko670

05/25/2006, 05:03 PM

My first reef was a 45gal tall tank. (Rock slide)
I used an undergravel filter with a sponge filter.(I wonder why I couldn't keep the nitrates down?)
I used tap water for years.
I over feed.
I'm always either working on my tank, at a LFS or on Reef Central.
My wife is jealous of the tank, I think she should get over it.
My Coral banded shrimp is so big and starting to look tasty!
Sometimes I think about fishing in my tank for fun.
I tell my wife that every piece of equipment and live stock was on sale for $10.00.

My tank is worth more than my car and if I could drive it to work I'd be a happy man.

It's amazing I stayed in the hobby after getting such bad advice from my LFS.

whiteshark

05/25/2006, 05:18 PM

Started college and neglected the tank for like 2 years. Did maybe 5 water changes over that period of time. Needless to say everything died except a few fish. Only fed flake food and brine. Had a way undersized skimmer that was broken anyway. Tried to keep anemones under only stock fluorescents.Tried to do things cheap. Hardly ever tested anything. Used tap water...

I've started over scince then. In December of last year I tore everything down, did 10 20% water changes and 1 50% change. Got all params in check. Made my trickle filter a fuge, bought MH lighting and got an ASM G-2. Bought all Salifert tests and keep a weekly log of test results. Restocked corals and everything looks great. I will not make the same mistake twice!

This site is the best resource there is!

bennerkla

05/25/2006, 06:03 PM

I bought a SeaClone.

Zodiac

05/25/2006, 06:17 PM

120 gallon tank, water changes every 2 months

itstheantitang

05/25/2006, 06:41 PM

I stick hermits on powerheads to make them do a "leap of faith".

I also hand feed my blind green chromis every night.

I am always planning a new project for my tank.

I haven't done a waterchange for a month and a half (waiting to get an RO/DI), but the algae has gotten better!

My fuge is a tupperware HOB of my tank!

cb9tunerguy

05/25/2006, 06:44 PM

i dont own a sw test kit, but i have a fw master kit

Saltz Creep

05/25/2006, 07:08 PM

http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/images/i-have-sinned.jpg

I HAVE SINNED!

1) I don't do any rountine water testing except for SG, and that's only when when mixing new water.

2) I feed all my fish only 1 small frozen cube every other day. I cube total for : 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Hippo Tang, 1 GSM clown, 1 Fridmani dottyback, 1 YWG, 1 mandarin, 2 true percs, and 1 six-line wrasse.

3) I have an adult Yellow Tang and Hippo Tang in a 75gal with 4 other fish

4) I don't quarrantine new arrivals

5) I used a Marc Weiss product and still think it's fantastic

6) I keep a fighting conch in a BB fuge

7) I haven't spent any cash on aquarium dry goods or livestock in 6 months. I keep trading xenia for store credit.

And the biggest sin of all:

8) I spend more time on other non-aquaria sites than Reef Central

http://www.soopahviv.net/blog/files/2004/10/pope_holdinghead.jpg