Metznreef Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 awesome tank. i your corals are really nice. makes me wanna do some rearanging in my nano;) Link to comment
Satchmo Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Sweet tank! And not-too-bad a wife either. She let you put a nano on the kitchen counter and a fuge in the cabinet- I say keep her. I'm a Brooklyn-to-Jersey guy too. Where ya from? Link to comment
Crakeur Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 shame on you satch. You can take the boy out of Brooklyn but you can't take Brooklyn outta da boy. Unless you move to Joisey. If you do, all bets are off. My view of Jersey is based on the following: 1. On the way to DC for our annual drive to New Orleans to start the new school year, me and 3 frat brothers are driving thru Jersey, mocking the Armpit state. One of the passengers made the comment. "In jersey a fart's refreshing." Much to the dismay of the two Jersey natives in the car. 1. About 20 minutes later, still driving thru Jersey, one guy lets out a loud, wet awful sounding fart. He then yells "roll 'em up." We promptly rolled up the windows and enjoyed the much fairer air of ass. Jersey smells. Nuff said. Link to comment
Satchmo Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Originally posted by Crakeur shame on you satch. You can take the boy out of Brooklyn but you can't take Brooklyn outta da boy. Unless you move to Joisey. If you do, all bets are off. Hey, it was a parental decision, I had nothing to do with it. Far be it from me to defend this state, but it gets a bad rap for a mere 5 mile stretch of stank along the turnpike. I can point you to more than a few spots right in the boroughs that can put us away in that department. And you better be nice Crak, else we just may decide to stop taking that 100,000 tons of garbage off your hands everyday. Then watcha gonna do city boy? Link to comment
Crakeur Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Originally posted by Satchmo And you better be nice Crak, else we just may decide to stop taking that 100,000 tons of garbage off your hands everyday. Then watcha gonna do city boy? Are you kidding me? First off, PA would love our garbage. Second, Jersey can't stop the garbage haul. That business isn't even controlled by the state. Let's face it, you aren't going to see the state decide to put several hundred Sopranos out of business. It's only a five mile stretch satch but it sure does stink up the whole state. Does Jersey still close at midnight? Link to comment
tgrupert Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 This tank is truly beutiful. It really has only been set-up for 6 months? if you move everythinbg to the big tank you could buy a chiller and hold live lobsters. Link to comment
Satchmo Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 I have no idea who controls the garbage flow, I'm just fuggin with you. I contribute to NY's trash myself, remember. So long as it's not piling up in front of the building I could care less. And no, Jersey closes at 12:30 now Yet another thread successfully hijacked. Link to comment
Brooklyn Johnny Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 Jesus I started a war! Anyway I was born In Bay Ridge Brooklyn and grew up in Passaic County on Upper Greenwood Lake in West Milford. It is one of the nice parts of Jersey, and yes we get a bad rap for that center part that everybody either drives or flies through. Thanks all for the comments... and by the way if you think Jersey closes early you should come to Northern VA! And it is true that Jersey would struggle without the "waste managament business". Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Simply beautiful. Great job Brooklyn Johnny! Link to comment
flaunt Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 looks real nice brook... love the watchman! Link to comment
flaunt Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Originally posted by Satchmo Sweet tank! And not-too-bad a wife either. She let you put a nano on the kitchen counter and a fuge in the cabinet- I say keep her. I'm a Brooklyn-to-Jersey guy too. Where ya from? thanks for the thought satch... i went and asked my gf if/when we live together if she'd let me have a reef tank on the kitchen counter. must be a keeper!! Link to comment
Brooklyn Johnny Posted December 13, 2002 Author Share Posted December 13, 2002 Chris, flaunt thanks very much. My wife kicks ass... she's too good to me, and she's gorgeous... and I'm slowly softening her up to the thought of dumping about 10 Gs into my 180 that I have as soon as we move next year. I'll just go over on the mortgage and use that Link to comment
carlom79 Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 are those pvp fitting drilled on there? What is the diameter of return pipe? How did you do the drilling? looks great, I should the picture the the little lady & I got an approval. heh Link to comment
Brooklyn Johnny Posted December 13, 2002 Author Share Posted December 13, 2002 All of the parts are regular pvc parts... the intake is 1/2" inside diameter going up to the fuge, which fit the Mini-jet powerhead, and the return is 3/4" ID... The drill bit I used was one of those wood boring bits with the appropriate diameter to fit the pvc... I then sealed it with silicone. What is really important is that you use a very high speed on the drill when going through the plastic, or it tends to crack. Aside from that it was pretty easy. If you have more specific questions let me know and I'd be happy to help. I would love to see more kitchen nanos though... Link to comment
cjm033 Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 awsome tank where exactly in va are you im in king george and i go to school in fredericksburg, if your close to there what are some good stores? theres a few around me i know of but not alot,Chris Link to comment
carlom79 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I'm gonna set up a fuge similar to your, i think i can get the fuge drilled but i'm not sure what type of pvc 'thingy' i should use at the pvc/acryliucs union. All i could find at the home depot was regular pvs stuff, nothing for adapting it to a drilled hole. any suggestions? Link to comment
Brooklyn Johnny Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 These are the four parts from Home Depot I used (the two 1/2" for the intake and two 3/4" for the return. I then used three other parts for the ball valve (the ball valve itself and the two union pieces). I used four small rubber washers on each side of the intake and return and finally sealed it all off with silicone. Go to Homedepot.com and pump these four pieces into a search and you'll get pics of the individual pieces. Let me know if you have more questions. John Pro Mark 3/4" Barbed x 3/4" FPT 90° Plastic Combination Elbow Model: #37048W SKU: #190993 Pro Mark 1/2" Barbed x 1/2" FPT 90° Plastic Combination Elbow Model: #37061W SKU: #190977 Nibco 1/2" PVC Cap FIPT Model: #C448005 SKU: #294233 Nibco 3/4" PVC Cap FIPT Model: #C448007 SKU: #536725 Link to comment
Xavier Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Your watchman goby... do you plan to have a pistol shrimp host with it? I think I'd like to have that combo in my tank eventually. Link to comment
Brooklyn Johnny Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 If I come by the right species I'll pcik it up... no rush though... he's a charcter himself... Link to comment
Xavier Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I tried to find some of those parts on homedepot.com, but I think my local store doesn't carry some of them (you have to put in your zip code before you search).. The research continues Link to comment
DeskJockey Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 brooklyn- If your not sure which, use a "Tiger" pistol shrimp (alpheus randalli). Others work too but this one likes to actually come out of its hole unlike a few others. BTW thats a great lookin tank:happy: and good luck with convincing your wife for the 180! Get her something nice then drop the bomb on her! hahaha:D Link to comment
Korbin Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Wow! What an awsome tank... I especially like the fact that you are keeping SPS with 2x36 lights. (did I read it right?). Hmm... giving me ideas.... Link to comment
Brooklyn Johnny Posted December 19, 2002 Author Share Posted December 19, 2002 Thanks again all... Xavier... I realized that when I did that search the homedepot.com had a cookie with the zip code 21704 from Frederick MD from when I was looking for Southdown over the summer. Use that zip and that store and you should find those parts. Let me know if I can help you more then too... Deskjockey... luckily I already had the 180 before we got married so setting it up is a must... or else of course that would be a waste of an expensive tank. If I added up my wife's makeup and shoe costs over the last year that would probably equal the cost of my 3x400 watt halide setup I'm going for... maybe with the VHOs too : I plan on dropping the bomb on her in stages... and I'm buying stock in Revlon before she finds out the total price. Korbin... yes they are 2x36 and my sps have done well and grown... admittedly without the color and fast growth they'd have under stronger lighting, but nice nonetheless. Water quality is important I think, and a good supply of food from the fuge as I see good polyp extension from them. They seem happy. Although they are under the 2x36 light, what helps is the fact that they are only about thre inches away from the source. Honestly though if I were to do it over again I would go halide, but that wasn't feasible with the limited height I had in the kitchen. Anyway I hope you all have chicks that support your addiction. If they ever give you crap say you're a nanoreefer and threaten to get a bigger tank Link to comment
Xavier Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Originally posted by Brooklyn Johnny Xavier... I realized that when I did that search the homedepot.com had a cookie with the zip code 21704 from Frederick MD from when I was looking for Southdown over the summer. Use that zip and that store and you should find those parts. Let me know if I can help you more then too... No kidding.. my gf is from MD, I was born in DE and lived in MD (Cecil County)... she went to college in Westminster.. and her best friend is from Frederick... small world Link to comment
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