My case has been resolved, and more wet water is in the display! I've got the last bit on standby now, and I just need to finish the PVC pipe this afternoon. Photos to come!

Looking forward to the photos.

but I don't get the Mason jar/fruit joke.

And I'm looking forward to being able to take them tonight!





Does that help?

LOL, I didn't know that was still in existance!

I am SO addicted to chocolate covered espresso beans right now.
I buy them in these little packages from my LBS (Local Book Store).
I was very disturbed yesterday when they only had one package left.
I admit it, I have a problem.
Well, several problems, but that's another story....

I've never tried moonshine

Of course! It will never die!



My ex seemed to have them around all the time. They are darn good, but expensive it seemed.



Admitting it is the first step to recovery.



Problems make life interesting though, don't they? At least that's what I keep telling myself.



It's on the order of everclear, only better.

Never heard of everclear, either. Hmm, never thought of myself as sheltered--must be a non-city thang.

@weetie

for you

Shine is more of a rural thing, but I had never heard of everclear until I moved into the city. Everclear is actually a commercially available (in some states) liquor.

Way to go me. I forgot the PVC connector that I need to attach the 90 degree elbow on the inside of the DT. Therefore, I can't fill the water up all the way!

Oops...



Looks like a trip to Lowes or HD is in the works for tomorrow, but after the game.... I'm going to the OSU game tomorrow.

Good going MJ. Congrats on the resolution. I only wish my cases would get resolved. Who woulda eva thought that my simple little trailer theft case would turn out to me a huge FDA, DEA....case. I opened a huge can-o-crap.

Everclear. BLAH. I'll take good corn squezin any day over that stuff. Nothings better to end a rough day than an ice cold glass of shine and an even colder glass of chaser water.

Wow, that is rather odd, I'd say!



Haha yeah, Everclear is just a knock off of the good stuff!

Finished yet?

He's atta foosball game methinks.

Yup, what he said! It was a great football game too! OSU trounced Illinois.

Unfortunately, I just got home, and the hardware store is already closed. I'm gonna go tomorrow morning to pick the (hopefully) last piece I need. Oh, and I'm going to the LFS to get a couple lbs of LR to get the cycle moving in the AM. I also got an email they they've got a few new montipora denae and acropora efforescens that I'll check out for the 20L. Anyone got experience with either of these corals? If they are under $25, I might get one.

Monti Danae are cool, don't know anything about the Acro.

I found some pictures, and I'm inclined to agree! It seems like the acro is basically a tabling acro that's a solid purple color.

lol @dhaut Welcome to my wonderful world.

EUREKA!!!

Progress!!

Ok, here's what's up:

1) Part of the plumbing is done, so there is more wet water;
2) I picked up some rather sweet LR;
3) and the sand has been added.

Also, I picked up a new $5, 1/2" coral for my 20L. The name has somehow escaped me, but looking over some pictures on the net, it may have been a oulophyllia coral. It's a really bright green (which is becoming a trend in that tank), but the growth pattern of the full-size colony was amazing! Once the picture is taken, I'll post it in the ID section to get confirmation and to refresh my recollection.

I know, I know, useless with out pictures..... I'm waiting on the sand storm to calm, and then photos will be taken and nearly immediately posted!

Hey, MJ

Sounds like you're making great progress today! Let's hear it for wet water

$5 frag? I'm envious. They charge $5 for a snail around here.

I finally got a few pics posted on my thread today. Of course, my camera skills are so bad, the pics with the new bulbs over the tank look worse than the old ones.

Hello!



Here, here!



I'm lucky to have an N-R sponsor with a storefront about 10 minutes or so away from my house. Almost all of my frags have come from them, and my softies and LPS frags were generally $10 or less!



I know the feeling! I've got a regular style digital camera that my ex got me about three and a half years ago. I also don't have a tripod or a steady place to locate the camera, and macro shots consist of the "flower" setting.

Ok, I'm loading pictures up to photobucket now, so in a few minutes, there will be PICHERS!!!

It's still the dust bowl, but here goes!



Close up of the "harbor" right side:

from what i see through the dust storm , i like the rock work!

Thanks! There's going to be a bit of a remodel in the center section once the storm subsides, but I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out!

i like rock wall on the right side alot, its so different and cool

I'll have to try to take a side shot later, but it's actually more of a pyramid than a wall. The far right side and the left side of the bottom rock has a crescent shape when viewed from the top down, and there will be a nice cave at the bottom. It took a lot of work to put that thing together though.... it's held together by the shape of the rock and gravity, with no glue or putty necessary!

ok ,

ok , cool. yeah i never have used putty or glue either lol

I'll have better photos once things die down... the ins and outs of the rockwork will look a lot cooler then!

For now, my FTS can be summarized as:





I have typically done so, to make sure things don't come crashing down. However, this time I had a better selection of rock, and I was able to put things together in a way that holds itself together. Plus, when it comes time to frag something, I won't have the whole drama of taking large sections of rock from the tank!

I have to agree with Clownfish, I LOVE the way that right side looks! Beautiful.

LOL, glad I'm not the only one who's camera challenged. I don't actually own a working camera right now, mine broke so I'm using a loaner from a generous friend. Same as you, macro is the little flower, and no tripod Still, I'm glad to have it.

*cough* cough* hack*cough*

tooey...... dusty in here.



Yes!! were wet-n-runnin'!!!

Good thing that the Barrel 'O Monkeys is equipped with spittoons!





Rollin' rollin' rollin'.....

Tomorrow will be my day of plumbing, and of hopefully rigging up a method of supporting the TEK fixture. How long do you think I should let the PVC cement cure before letting water touch it?

Geez, I dunno. From the limited plumbing I have done I would really think a few minutes should do it. You only have a few seconds work time with the stuff I used.

Suppose it depends on the type of cement you used.
( yes, I know, Thanks Captain obvious. )

I think the cement I've got says 2 hours, but I just wanted to check if I should wait longer to reduce risk of anything odd leaching into the water. I might give it a few days, considering that I'll be leaving for chicago for a few days, and would rather not have a new plumbing setup running while I'm gone!

OIC

Not a bad idea to let it sit while your gone.

Ya won't be able to sleep.

I have read some peeps do a vinegar soak-n-rinse while others just rinse in FW and set it up.

And I'm going to need my sleep while I'm there. It's an appellate competition, and I could be competing against the likes of Yale and Harvard.



Hm... well, I think I'll do both then!

Yay! rocks and wet water in da tank!

I don't putty my rocks either

I'll admit, I had to use a bit of aquamend to get the rock columns just right, but for the bulk of the structure, it's nothing but good ole gravity and friction!

Things are starting to clear up a bit, so I'm hoping to give ya'll one heck of a FTS in the AM.

Woo! can't wait to see it!!

YAY!!!! teh tank is full! Moar pix when teh tank clearz PLZ!!!

First, let me say I don't like the limit on smilies.

Second, all of this talk of clearing up made me want to give you guys a teaser of how it's coming along. I'm going to make a few minor changes in the AM, but this will give ya'll an idea!

FTS:


Right:


Center:


Left:


From Right Side:


Hopefully the pictures will be even clearer in the AM. I'm also going to try to get the plumbing cut and fit tomorrow, and then the fun will really begin!

nice! i still like the right side hah

Looking good man. I think you needa turn off the smoke machine. Halloween isnt for a few weeks. Oh one last thing. When you go to frag that heater coral can I have a frag. I only need a little piece, like 4 watts or so

Thanks!



Thanks! I like to prepare for halloween well ahead of time though. I've already got my "Autopsy Room" sign ready for the front door, and now I just need to start working on my "Achtung! Danger! Land Mines!" sign to go in the front yard. That should do the trick!

I plan on fragging the heater coral soon! Once the sump is up and running, I think it's going to serve double duty as a heater frag tank! You're first in line after the heater coral frag is healed up. However, from what I've been able to read up on the coral, I'll need to dip it in a strong alcohol solution, rather than lugols. I'm looking forward to the fragging though!

NRF: I recall you mentioning a while back about how reefing was supposed to be fun, and maybe even relaxing. Well, you were right. I got a nice big mountain of stress added on my shoulders sunday night, and playing with the aquascape helps! Of course, it might go through fifty minor revisions (a turn here, a twist there... the occasional change of column angle, etc), but it sure helps. I was going to start vodka dosing, but alas, I was out.

.....could have gone with another chocolate stout.

Just about anything would have done given my evening last night. Unfortunately, all I had was some stuff for long island iced teas, and it just wouldn't do. I didn't go shopping since I'm heading out of town for a few days soon, so no recent purchases.

In a way, I suppose it was a good thing, because I had to be at my law school early this morning for bar license and composite pictures. If I had alcohol in the house last night, it wouldn't have been here this morning, and I think a hung-over picture would be bad.

The waters have cleared, and I've taken photos!

But first, in order to drag things out in order to create suspense, here's a photo of my not-yet-operational-sump, my kitteh, and a purchase that at least NRF should enjoy!



Ok, now for tank photos! The clouds have parted, and I have declared that it is good.

FTS:


Left to Right:

After looking at the dead porite LR, it's been making me more and more want to get a porite coral some day. It seems like it's not a common coral though, so I'm going to have to hit up the local reefers I think.

Cat looks nommy.

Nice rock work. Use those acrylic rods?

Thanks! I ended up not using the rods because the rock fit like a glove with the other pieces. Everything but the columns are free standing, and the columns just needed a bit of aquamend to stay put. The rods were cheaper (just a few bucks), so I'm going to use them to make plugs for my frag disks. I might also use them for some zoa frags, to get them growing in interesting shapes.

SAMMY!!!!