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Needreefunds

Apr 4 2009, 12:12 PM

*sniff-sniff* *teary eyes*

I feel the love guys, Thanks so very much for the thoughts and prayers.

Doctor said all went very well. Also said Crystal will be using his name in vain for the next 24-36 hours.

She required a rather large amount of pain meds after surgery, even the nurse was surprised how much they gave her.

So, we are all home and my girls are both now asleep ( one on an ice pack

)

You guys are the best.

Weetabix7

Apr 4 2009, 12:16 PM

VERY glad to hear it!!!
I was just getting ready to PM you and ask how it went.

danktank

Apr 4 2009, 01:08 PM

im very happy to hear all went well! I told ya there was nothing to worry about.

Also around 6 years ago i got 18 stitches in my forehead and they gave me a hefty dosing of morphine. the nurses were blown away by that.

BibleSue

Apr 4 2009, 03:32 PM

So good to hear! Hubby didn't sleep well last night so I didn't either so I prayed off & on for the Drs & nurses not to be out partying etc. so they would be sharp. No WL jokes for awhile so he doesn't wake Crystal with uproarious laughter!

Needreefunds

Apr 4 2009, 03:54 PM

All went about as well as it could. Crystal is awake now and can make it to the bathroom on her own. She can also - um - "go"- with minimal discomfort so again, about as good as can be expected.

Her nurse was awesome, but kept making eyes at me. The attention and kindness shown to my daughter was outstanding, but yet the looks I kept getting made me rather uncomfortable.
Finally as Donna helped Crystal to get dressed to come home, I had to confront the nurse. I said I am a happily married man who would never dream of cheating on his wife.

All was well after that.

I mean, he seemed like a nice guy and all.....

hey ya gotta laugh right?

Thanks again for helping me through yet another mini crisis.

--Richie

Lalani

Apr 4 2009, 05:46 PM

LOL, even the boys are after you, eh?

Seriously, glad to hear all went well.

dtfleming

Apr 4 2009, 09:21 PM

oh hai, lani lani I gotz my ps3 back. time to go play it.

Lalani

Apr 5 2009, 03:37 PM

Yay! I'm about to fire up LBP right now.

dtfleming

Apr 5 2009, 03:52 PM

lbp wtf.........

Lalani

Apr 5 2009, 04:01 PM

wat?

SPerry

Apr 5 2009, 05:27 PM

My newest tank. 20L with 15L sump. I has a Maroon Clown and a Neondotty back, hence the sign.

Needreefunds

Apr 5 2009, 05:40 PM

Sweet!

LOl @ sign

Weetabix7

Apr 5 2009, 07:30 PM

Oh man, that is a SHWEET lookin tank!!!!!!

You have Metal Halide over that, right?

viinse

Apr 5 2009, 07:44 PM

On what page are the pics of your 16g?

SPerry

Apr 5 2009, 07:45 PM

Thanks

It has a 36in 2x150W Sunpod and a 2x24W T5 GLO fixture for actinics.

danktank

Apr 5 2009, 09:51 PM

that tank is SICK!!!!

Weetabix7

Apr 5 2009, 10:15 PM

QUOTE (viinse @ Apr 5 2009, 08:44 PM)

On what page are the pics of your 16g?

First 14 or so pgs of this thread.
That tank has been taken down and everything is now in a 20L, which is what my recent pics have been from.

viinse

Apr 5 2009, 10:24 PM

Have you drilled your new tank yet?

BibleSue

Apr 5 2009, 10:33 PM

I like the look of your new set up, Scott! Do you have a skimmer on it? I would suggest some chaeto on that sump!

SPerry

Apr 5 2009, 10:41 PM

No skimmer yet, spent all my income tax check on the motorcycle. The chaeto is growing,

My other tanks.

20H w/ Sapphire HOB fuge.

NC12 w/ (unapproved) modded 150W NanoTuners hood and 10gal sump.

Weetabix7

Apr 5 2009, 10:47 PM

QUOTE (viinse @ Apr 5 2009, 11:24 PM)

Have you drilled your new tank yet?

I don't have it yet.
It is currently serving as BibleSue's Prop Tank.
She will soon be taking it down and transferring it's contents to her new setup, and I'll get it from her after that.

Scott, you have beautiful tanks.

What is that island of orange in the middle of the 20H?

SPerry

Apr 5 2009, 10:49 PM

That is your Superman Monti, it is actually red. Camera phone has issues with the Phoenix 14K. But I am working on getting an actual camera soon.

Weetabix7

Apr 5 2009, 10:52 PM

D R O O L !!!!!!!!!!!!

Someday my tank will be stable enough for sexy sps....

That small, blue Acro frag I got from you in Nashville has faded. Oddly enough, it's grown though, full polyp extension, just faded.
The 2 Miami Orchid frags started to fade for the 3 weeks or so I had them under the Sundial T5HO, but it seems like they've been coloring up again in the last 2 days.
Prolly cause they're under BibleSue's TEK fixture at the moment.

SPerry

Apr 5 2009, 10:56 PM

Hope the acro colors back up, it is really pretty. I never had much luck with SPS under T5s, an orange cap turned pink and has stayed that color even after going back under MH.

Lalani

Apr 6 2009, 07:16 PM

Weets, are you watching House????

dshnarw

Apr 6 2009, 08:26 PM

ZOMG DONT TALK ABOUT IT YET

ITS ON THE DVR!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Lalani

Apr 6 2009, 08:31 PM

dtfleming

Apr 6 2009, 08:32 PM

chat

dshnarw

Apr 6 2009, 08:34 PM

QUOTE (dtfleming @ Apr 6 2009, 09:32 PM)

chat

that is NOT the sign

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 12:43 PM

REPLACEMENT BULBS AND REFLECTORS ARE HERE!!!!!!

Mr. Fosi

Apr 8 2009, 12:45 PM

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 01:03 PM

Everything is intact!

Incredible packaging.
Now I just gotta assemble it.

I think my Dad might stop by later to assist.
Course I also have BibleSue's TEK fixture here....
They have the same components...
I bet she'd never notice if I took it apart to see how it's put together, right?
**scurries off**

danktank

Apr 8 2009, 01:17 PM

i wouldnt be to sure about that weetie she MIGHT go magnifying glass on it

Good luck with the assembly.

DHaut

Apr 8 2009, 01:21 PM

Woo!!!

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 01:22 PM

QUOTE (danktank @ Apr 8 2009, 02:17 PM)

i wouldnt be to sure about that weetie she MIGHT go magnifying glass on it

Good luck with the assembly.

She DOES have a HONKIN BIG magnifying glass too...

BibleSue

Apr 8 2009, 01:36 PM

Hope it was worth it!

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 03:17 PM

BibleSue's light is now in pieces on my kitchen floor.

It's interesting to get a look at the innards of these fixtures.
I feel like a lil kid taking apart Daddy's radio to figure out how it works!

seahorsejl

Apr 8 2009, 03:47 PM

QUOTE (Weetabix7 @ Apr 8 2009, 03:17 PM)

BibleSue's light is now in pieces on my kitchen floor.

It's interesting to get a look at the innards of these fixtures.
I feel like a lil kid taking apart Daddy's radio to figure out how it works!

Shall we have a poll on how many "leftover" pieces there will be of BibleSue's light fixture after it is re-assembled?

danktank

Apr 8 2009, 04:50 PM

my vote is almost all parts left, just superglued together

BibleSue

Apr 8 2009, 05:01 PM

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 05:43 PM

I shined the reflector up real nice for her.

Now where'd I put that last endcap?
Hmm......

dtfleming

Apr 8 2009, 05:45 PM

what you dont have the retro running yet. Cmon you've had all afternoon.

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 05:58 PM

QUOTE (dtfleming @ Apr 8 2009, 06:45 PM)

what you dont have the retro running yet. Cmon you've had all afternoon.

I'm being really careful to make sure I do it right.
I've never done any wiring or electrical work before, and it would just kill me if I managed to blow a ballast or some bulbs by wiring it up incorrectly.
I've been so busy working on the light, among other things, that I didn't even sit down to eat all day til 5:30.
Maybe someone can help me on this.
I can't figure out how to attach the grounding wire.
The ballast shows a place to connect it, but it has a metal loop on the end that won't fit into the ballast connection port.
On BibleSue's TEK, the grounding wire isn't connected into the ballast at all, but is attached to the bare metal housing of the fixture.
Ideas?

BibleSue

Apr 8 2009, 07:38 PM

QUOTE (Weetabix7 @ Apr 8 2009, 05:58 PM)

If you can't figure it out, you can bring it tomorrow & let hubby look at it. You are coming aren't you? Bring the boys Easter baskets for a hunt.

dtfleming

Apr 8 2009, 07:43 PM

the ground wire from the power cord? you could attach it via screw to the a metal part or you need to find a connector to attach to the wire and then the spot on the ballast. Im surprised that it didnt come with something for that.

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 07:57 PM

QUOTE (BibleSue @ Apr 8 2009, 08:38 PM)

If you can't figure it out, you can bring it tomorrow & let hubby look at it. You are coming aren't you? Bring the boys Easter baskets for a hunt.

Yeah, I thought about that.
Coming as far as I know.
Now where the shmeckly did I put last year's Easter Baskets....

airman_verde04

Apr 8 2009, 10:07 PM

uggg... Weetabix, I sure which I could actually see your pictures overhere.. ugg.. stupid firewalls!! they should let photobucket work on these computers.. anyways... I'll just keep pretending I can actually see your tank shots.

Weetabix7

Apr 8 2009, 10:59 PM

QUOTE (airman_verde04 @ Apr 8 2009, 11:07 PM)

Thanks for stopping by anyway.

We'll just have up the quota of witty banter so you don't feel so left out.

BibleSue

Apr 8 2009, 11:28 PM

QUOTE (Weetabix7 @ Apr 8 2009, 07:57 PM)

Yeah, I thought about that.
Coming as far as I know.
Now where the shmeckly did I put last year's Easter Baskets....

Hopefully the baskets are with the missing Bones DVD. Remember the impulse sealer so Lalani can claim her prize. We had a blast today! Wish you had been here.

Weetabix7

Apr 9 2009, 09:50 AM

Just got back from vet.
Horse-puppy is now 90 lbs.

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