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blogger was easier, lol. also, google will rule the earth one day, so I'm trying to get on the inside track. blogger jives better with feedburner and analytics.
yes yes yes. but what about the AESTHETICS?
That must be the 20% gay that you are not.
That must be the 20% gay that you are not.
blah blah blah
Exactly.
so I'm upgrading the lighting on the tank. if anyone says I told you so I'm banning them to hades.
I'm thinking 2x150w MH, then gutting one of the PC fixtures I have now for actinic supplementation. now, to find a high-quality 2x150w system...
I'm thinking 2x150w MH, then gutting one of the PC fixtures I have now for actinic supplementation. now, to find a high-quality 2x150w system...
Tank is looking great! I would never guess that was caliche in there. 
I know right? lol.
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 20 2010, 06:07 PM) 
so I'm upgrading the lighting on the tank.
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 20 2010, 04:13 PM)
I know right? lol.
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 20 2010, 08:07 PM)
I told you so
I'm curious on the 150 covering the 24" tank. Hopefully you have yours in place before I'm ready to light my 24" wide tank. I hate to pay for 3x250s if 3x150s is enough. Good luck in the light search.
I like this tank.
well, a while back I had a 135g with 3x150s, and the lighting was sufficient on the sand for happy clams. I'm not an sps guy, so being able to keep happy brains on the sand and happy montis in the top half is all I'm looking for.
oh wait, you mean front to back? yeah, the back half of the tank is just rock, so I figure the light only has to cover a 16" or so spread. piece of cake.
oh wait, you mean front to back? yeah, the back half of the tank is just rock, so I figure the light only has to cover a 16" or so spread. piece of cake.
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 21 2010, 12:18 AM)
so I figure the light only has to cover a 16" or so spread. piece of cake.
Good point. I think I'll probably go with 3x150s for $$$$'s sake. If it needs more light later I'll add t5.I like the blog, btw. Pretty cool.
just added a new post to fickle waters 
Wow. Great tank! I love the copperband!
The Asparagus and Beef over Fettuccine looks delicious... I <3 asparagus.
hmmm, have I seen those strawberries before somewhere? they look kinda familiar...
better to ask forgiveness than permission, eh? 
Haha, it's fine. I appreciate the link to my thread, too.
I think the anemone ate the butterfly.
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 22 2010, 10:26 PM)
I think the anemone ate the butterfly.
am i an ass for laughing at that?
meh, I'm not really that invested. both creatures were a result of the ginger going 'OMG I WANT THAT RIGHT NOW!!!'. plus he paid for em, so whatev.
and now I can get featherdusters!!
and now I can get featherdusters!!
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 22 2010, 10:26 PM)
I think the anemone ate the butterfly.
that's what I said. but the butterfly is nowhere to be found, and I cannot think of another solution.
mystery.
mystery.
solution 2: the ginger ate the butterfly.
sure...
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blinded by love imo
QUOTE (Needreefunds @ Jan 23 2010, 01:00 AM)
My thoughts exactly.
The guy I bought my 180 from today said he had a carpet anemone that ate an 8" sailfin tang. He took the anemone to the LFS the next day.
yeah, mine's going back to the lfs soon too, ginger be damned!
I liked the cryptic life blog post.
you're always like one day behind, lol.
and thanks.
btw, feel free to link to specific topics in my blog as a means of answering noob questions.
and thanks.
btw, feel free to link to specific topics in my blog as a means of answering noob questions.
I read every last freaking page....and enjoyed it. I need a ginger.
That's a big-@$$ urchin.
You got new toys, too! What wattage you going with?
You got new toys, too! What wattage you going with?
QUOTE (jeremai @ Jan 23 2010, 10:28 PM)
btw, feel free to link to specific topics in my blog as a means of answering noob questions.
can i get money for directing traffic to your blog? like a dollar for every time i toss a nooblet into fickle waters?
QUOTE (jeremai @ Oct 20 2009, 02:33 PM)
So, a few months ago my significant other and I were talking about my dream tank. I told him it would be a 120g, 4ftx2ftx2ft. Fits perfectly in my house, plus it's deep which makes for great aquascaping, plus it's big enough for a lot of fishies and big, colony-sized corals.
I didn't think anything of it until I open the garage today and see this, where my car is supposed to go:
I was all I can't afford to set up and maintain a tank this large! And he was all 
no worries, I got this. And then I was all it's going to cost like three grand just to get it set up and filled with water, and then he was all 
.
Now I'm all
cause I don't know what to do with the damn thing! And that's why, if we were legally allowed to get married, we would now be getting a divorce.
I didn't think anything of it until I open the garage today and see this, where my car is supposed to go:
I was all
I can't afford to set up and maintain a tank this large! And he was all no worries, I got this. And then I was all it's going to cost like three grand just to get it set up and filled with water, and then he was all .Now I'm all
cause I don't know what to do with the damn thing! And that's why, if we were legally allowed to get married, we would now be getting a divorce. I guess that's why people don't take gay marriage seriously. Really... Aquarium BFD. Its not like he bought it by selling his body on craigslist and gave you a std or something.
... or did he.
wat, lol?
Hey, speaking of that urchin...I have two of those that are in my tank and getting quite large...do you have any problems with it knocking anything over or destroying anything? I'm wondering if I need to get rid of mine...
QUOTE (fewskillz @ Feb 4 2010, 07:03 AM)
You got new toys, too! What wattage you going with?
2x175w 6500k Iwasakis. I'm going to gut one of the PC fixtures and use it for actinic supplementation, which would be 4x65w. Too much? I've never used MH and PC together before.
QUOTE (DHaut @ Feb 4 2010, 07:16 AM)
can i get money for directing traffic to your blog? like a dollar for every time i toss a nooblet into fickle waters?
lol.
no.
QUOTE (Bill_68 @ Feb 4 2010, 08:41 AM)
I guess that's why people don't take gay marriage seriously. Really... Aquarium BFD. Its not like he bought it by selling his body on craigslist and gave you a std or something.
... or did he.
... or did he.
wow. welcome to five months ago. also sarcasm.
QUOTE (lnglostsurfer @ Feb 4 2010, 10:11 AM)
Hey, speaking of that urchin...I have two of those that are in my tank and getting quite large...do you have any problems with it knocking anything over or destroying anything? I'm wondering if I need to get rid of mine...
the longest spines on mine are probably eight inches. there's no small frags in the tank, so I don't have to worry about him knocking stuff over. occasionally he does take a tumble and leave a trail of broken spines behind, but nothing too dramatic.
WTF
Nice. Congrats on 20K!
#### I wonder what I wasted that post on...
edit: whew, it wasn't in the lounge. that should count for something.
edit: whew, it wasn't in the lounge. that should count for something.
You totally wasted it
QUOTE (StevieT @ Feb 4 2010, 11:10 PM)
You totally wasted it
I concur
I don't think that's too much wattage but I don't know that 2 65's is going to be enough actinic. You're still going to look pretty yellow. I have an Outer Orbit (150 + 2x 65) and the actinics don't do much to overcome the crappy stock 10000k 150. If you like the yellower side of white, then it'll look great! You'll definitely have good growth.
4x65w, not 2x65w. did I say two? oops.
QUOTE (jeremai @ Feb 4 2010, 08:35 PM)
the longest spines on mine are probably eight inches. there's no small frags in the tank, so I don't have to worry about him knocking stuff over. occasionally he does take a tumble and leave a trail of broken spines behind, but nothing too dramatic.
Ok, I was worried about him knocking rocks over and poking holes through my softies. I actually tried to grab him to pull him out and the spines are quite sharp. The longest spines on mine are probably only about four inches right now. But he started like a cm wide when he came on a rock almost a year ago...how big do these things get?
QUOTE (jeremai @ Feb 5 2010, 10:54 AM)
4x65w, not 2x65w. did I say two? oops.
I dunno, I probably misread it. Wouldn't be the first time. Still, that's 2 PCs for each MH. Same ratio as my Outer Orbit.
Either way, the halide will look good, can't beat that shimmer.
QUOTE (lnglostsurfer @ Feb 5 2010, 06:59 AM)
Ok, I was worried about him knocking rocks over and poking holes through my softies. I actually tried to grab him to pull him out and the spines are quite sharp. The longest spines on mine are probably only about four inches right now. But he started like a cm wide when he came on a rock almost a year ago...how big do these things get?
I saw one in palau that was probably two feet across, spine tip to spine tip. lol. mine isn't clumsy at all, he's remarkably agile with moving his spines around obstacles.
QUOTE (fewskillz @ Feb 5 2010, 06:59 AM)
I dunno, I probably misread it. Wouldn't be the first time. Still, that's 2 PCs for each MH. Same ratio as my Outer Orbit.
Either way, the halide will look good, can't beat that shimmer.
Either way, the halide will look good, can't beat that shimmer.
meh. oh well. there's probably enough room to gut both fixtures, that would be 8x65w...
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