nickjqz Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Aww dang! That would have been really cool. Link to comment
streetsong Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 On the front page, you should make each a link to each contestants build thread so it makes it easy to check them out. Yes, Cintax. I will link everyone's tank thread to their name. I'll start working on it this evening. Also, please welcome our newest contestant, xxredxpandaxx. Link to comment
streetsong Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 :) Mike from Micro-Reefs has just increased his donation to our contest due to the huge amount of excitement and number of participants. He has added the following to his initial donation of a custom made 1 gal. acrylic tank and nano magnet cleaner: -Hagen Aquaclear 20 filter! -Hydor 7.5 watt mini heater! If you have not already visited Micro-Reefs, please do so. Thank Mike for his generosity! Link to comment
gupebreedr Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 :) Mike from Micro-Reefs has just increased his donation to our contest due to the huge amount of excitement and number of participants. He has added the following to his initial donation of a custom made 1 gal. acrylic tank and nano magnet cleaner: -Aquaclear 20 filter! -Hydor 7.5 watt mini heater! If you have not already visited Micro-Reefs, please do so. Thank Mike for his generosity! How kewl is this, Thanks Mike. You are totally awesome..... Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 So, I was going to order one from big als, but unfortunatly I cant seem to find any marine substrate on their website? All i see is carib-sea freshwater substrates and I dont want to have to order the deco from big als, and then have to get sand from another vendor.... Am i missing something, or are they not really on the marine side of things? Link to comment
herranton Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Instead of being condescending and a Debbie downer all the time, I decided to be constructive. I have Cyber(NR) stalked each of the participants to find out if they have started a thread or not. [color="#006400"][u]Participants:[/u] [i]as of 10/27/11[/i] Look for links to tank threads are here NOW![b]alaskan84b2mdbabboa[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284959]bdwilson[/url][url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=285034"]Cintax[/url]goateye22[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=283856"]gupebreeder (Rob, Tampa FL)[/url][url=http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284968]Glow tank[/url][url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284908"]herranton (Nathan, Minneapolis, MN)[/url]jaden1592[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284413"]jimbo2412[/url]Kali_D[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=285032"]kbossert[/url]MameJenny (Mame, Boulder CO)[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284568"][color="#FF00FF"]metrokat[/color][/url][url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284760"]moblues[/url]nickjqz[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284740"]owlshead19[/url][url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284399"]pbjelly[/url]saltohio[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284669"]streetsong[/url] (Brandon, Denver CO)wolfador[url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284261&h"] Woogalie [/url][url="http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=284667"]xxredxpandaxx[/url][/b][/color] Participants: as of 10/27/11 Look for links to tank threads are here NOW! alaskan84 b2md babboa bdwilson Cintax goateye22 gupebreeder (Rob, Tampa FL)Glow tank herranton (Nathan, Minneapolis, MN) jaden1592 jimbo2412 Kali_D kbossert MameJenny (Mame, Boulder CO) metrokat moblues nickjqz owlshead19 pbjelly saltohio streetsong (Brandon, Denver CO) wolfador Woogalie xxredxpandaxx Link to comment
MameJenny Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 So, when will the other 11 of y'all put up your tank threads? Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 well if I cant get some live sand and the tank/heater combo from one online vendor then im gonna have to pass.....marine depot wont ship to alaska...bleh Link to comment
herranton Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 If everyone could post a link to their tank thread in this thread, it will be way easier for Streetsong to finish the links on the participant list. So, I was going to order one from big als, but unfortunatly I cant seem to find any marine substrate on their website? All i see is carib-sea freshwater substrates and I dont want to have to order the deco from big als, and then have to get sand from another vendor.... Am i missing something, or are they not really on the marine side of things? You could try emailing them. I just emailed them about an hour ago to thank them for the quick shipping and for supporting NR, and they replied in less than 5 minutes. Marine Depot is also a sponsor of NR and they have nearly everything that someone would need to start a tank(including the toms 2 gallon deco tank). They are my usual go to people for reef stuff but I decided to try out Big Al's this time. edit - took too long to reply. Maybe try Amazon Link to comment
gupebreedr Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 So, I was going to order one from big als, but unfortunatly I cant seem to find any marine substrate on their website? All i see is carib-sea freshwater substrates and I dont want to have to order the deco from big als, and then have to get sand from another vendor.... Am i missing something, or are they not really on the marine side of things? Can't you get sand from a local LFS? You don't need very much and I would think the cost of shipping XX lbs would be expensive. IMHO Rob Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Instead of being condescending and a Debbie downer all the time, I decided to be constructive. I have Cyber(NR) stalked each of the participants to find out if they have started a thread or not. Neat idea, why does mine show an error? Link to comment
herranton Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Neat idea, why does mine show an error? IDK, They are all broken. I will try to figure it out Edit- I copy/paste failed... It should work now. Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Can't you get sand from a local LFS? You don't need very much and I would think the cost of shipping XX lbs would be expensive. IMHO Rob I live on an island in alaska......no such thing as lfs here. yes I could rob sand from one of my other tanks, but I would have wanted to start "fresh" with this one Link to comment
xxredxpandaxx Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I just made my tank thread it is in my signature Link to comment
streetsong Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Instead of being condescending and a Debbie downer all the time, I decided to be constructive. I have Cyber(NR) stalked each of the participants to find out if they have started a thread or not. Thanks for doing this! That really helped me out. Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks for doing this! That really helped me out. well ive tried.....live chat with marine depot...they refuse to ship even the smallest acrylic tank to alaska....because its fragile. Pretty ridiculous IMO. I wish the tank was available at more major retailers....dr foster smith.....premium aquatics etc. Have an email in with big als to see if they carry any marine substrate... well ive tried.....live chat with marine depot...they refuse to ship even the smallest acrylic tank to alaska....because its fragile. Pretty ridiculous IMO. I wish the tank was available at more major retailers....dr foster smith.....premium aquatics etc. Have an email in with big als to see if they carry any marine substrate... well im gonna bow out.....big als isnt carrying marine sand because its an extra heavy item.....yet they have 20# bags of freshwater substrate....WTF is up with this assanine online vendors? Link to comment
Woogalie Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 How about barebottom? or boil some substrate all gnar gnar styley. Also, I used maybe 2 handfulls for my sand. Dont let sand hold you back from this epic contest. Link to comment
nickjqz Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 How about barebottom? or boil some substrate all gnar gnar styley. Also, I used maybe 2 handfulls for my sand. Dont let sand hold you back from this epic contest. +1 for BB So, when will the other 11 of y'all put up your tank threads? Well I don't have a tank yet so we will see.... Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 How about barebottom? or boil some substrate all gnar gnar styley. Also, I used maybe 2 handfulls for my sand. Dont let sand hold you back from this epic contest. hmm, didnt think of barebottom, maybe that would help with the inevitable scratching of the cheap acrylic too.... I couldnt imagine trying to boil some of my already established substrate....just running the prefilters for my MP pumps under warm water is killer. Link to comment
ApiratenamedJohn Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 well ive tried.....live chat with marine depot...they refuse to ship even the smallest acrylic tank to alaska....because its fragile. Pretty ridiculous IMO. I wish the tank was available at more major retailers....dr foster smith.....premium aquatics etc. Have an email in with big als to see if they carry any marine substrate... well im gonna bow out.....big als isnt carrying marine sand because its an extra heavy item.....yet they have 20# bags of freshwater substrate....WTF is up with this assanine online vendors? If you want I have a couple pounds of dry sand and some dry rock I could send your way. And I'm not sure but I don't think eBay has shipping restrictions and ive seen the 2 gal deco there too. Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 If you want I have a couple pounds of dry sand and some dry rock I could send your way. And I'm not sure but I don't think eBay has shipping restrictions and ive seen the 2 gal deco there too. Thanks John, I'm currently waiting for a response again from big als....i created an account and tried to order just the tank...but it wont let me select my shipping address(alaska),so they probably have some no alaska shipping policy as well. ebay doesent have any shipping restrictions, but the actual sellers do. Some ship to alaska, but most wont even consider it(i have no idea why...were just like anywhere else!) im pretty sure sears would ship up here too, but sheesh $100.00 for the same tank! Link to comment
ApiratenamedJohn Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks John, I'm currently waiting for a response again from big als....i created an account and tried to order just the tank...but it wont let me select my shipping address(alaska),so they probably have some no alaska shipping policy as well. ebay doesent have any shipping restrictions, but the actual sellers do. Some ship to alaska, but most wont even consider it(i have no idea why...were just like anywhere else!) im pretty sure sears would ship up here too, but sheesh $100.00 for the same tank! Well even if they don't id be willing to order the tank from ebay and ship it to you from my house. Just repay my costs on the tank and I'll throw in the sand and rock for free. I know what its like to be stuck somewhere where no one ships. It ####in blows! Lol Link to comment
xxredxpandaxx Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Why are all the companies hating on Alaska? I want to move there =] and does anyone know about the stipulation on sumps, if we can have one and how big can it be? Link to comment
gupebreedr Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Wow, I'm starting to see what the competition is going to be like and I see some great ideas posting here. Me thinks I'm going to have to step up my game plan a bit in order to stand any chance in this contest. There maybe some exciting news posted soon on My Bob's Big Boy tank. A lil' hint, a drill, plastic needlpoint canvas and a whole lotta luck!!!!!! Link to comment
Woogalie Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Wow, I'm starting to see what the competition is going to be like and I see some great ideas posting here. Me thinks I'm going to have to step up my game plan a bit in order to stand any chance in this contest. There maybe some exciting news posted soon on My Bob's Big Boy tank. A lil' hint, a drill, plastic needlpoint canvas and a whole lotta luck!!!!!! How much is it to ship Pizzmo to So Cal? Hulkblood is hungry Link to comment
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