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LOL. You two are hilarious...

 

Ed and I exchanged emails this morning. Life has been really busy lately so he hasn't been able to put a lot of time into the tank.

I'm sure he will chime in. I mentioned that you two were begging for an update!

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LOL. You two are hilarious...

 

Ed and I exchanged emails this morning. Life has been really busy lately so he hasn't been able to put a lot of time into the tank.

I'm sure he will chime in. I mentioned that you two were begging for an update!

 

tell him isaac and I are hijacking

if he doesn't post by tomorrow at noon this thread is ours....   baaaa haaaaaa haaaaaa 

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Thanks for letting us know he's ok. Sometimes I worry about what will happen if I get I to an accident, or worse. What really troubles me is that my fiancé would sell everything for the $20 each that it all is when it goes in...

 

Anyways, 24 hour count starts now!

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Ok, Ed, we gave you WAY more time than we should have....

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I'm kinda worried that he hasn't checked in..anyone heard from him?

 

Ryan mentioned last time we were asking that he had talked to him that morning, he's just super busy!

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I emailed him earlier today before Isaac's post just to check in.  Will let you know if I hear anything back, and encourage him to post an update if he can.

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Tell him Isaac is running out of space in his build thread and is going to take Eds over soon....

 

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk

 

 

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OMG, I feel like a putz.  You guys were checking up on me  :wub:

 

So yeah, life got wicked busy.  I actually took over my Kung Fu school up here in Columbia.  Needless to say, it was a whirlwind with so much drama that comes with any transfer of leadership.  I knew that I could not dedicate the time.  Sooo...

 

My few SPS frags kicked the bucket.  The softies have been hanging on.  I grew a lot of chaeto, ran the skimmer, and changed the water every couple of months.  I lost a couple of fish, but all in all, things survived the prolonged life support hibernation pretty well.  Now I've got the itch again since things have settled down.  What I can say is that my tank is pretty well cycled, LOL.

 

One amazing thing is that a snail found it's way into my outflow siphon.  The backup mechanisms on my retrofitted 180 Megaflow to Bean-Animal setup worked like a charm (for more than a week, haha).

 

I would like to apologize to Ryan (Orion) that I really dropped off the face of the earth and didn't get back to him.  It was more out of embarassment than anything else.  He's a great guy, and I feel bad, but my plate was just too full.

 

Hopefully, you all will take me back.  I'm going to start slowly thawing out of stasis.   :unsure:

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Hmmm i suppose Isaac and i can allow you your thread back...we contemplated taking it over and making it a recipe blog....

 

Glad you are back...you were very missed!!

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Hmmm i suppose Isaac and i can allow you your thread back...we contemplated taking it over and making it a recipe blog....

 

Glad you are back...you were very missed!!

 

You have alot of room to talk missy, where have you been?

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Thanks guys.  I have been contemplating which direction to go.  The recipe blog is very tempting!!!  Unfortunately, I don't think I have the time for SPS.  If I get busy again and my parameters slide, I don't want to regret it.  Perhaps I will just go with a softie tank for now.

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Thanks guys. I have been contemplating which direction to go. The recipe blog is very tempting!!! Unfortunately, I don't think I have the time for SPS. If I get busy again and my parameters slide, I don't want to regret it. Perhaps I will just go with a softie tank for now.

Just go Lps, you will be happier.

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You have alot of room to talk missy, where have you been?

  

 

I am trying to remain mysterious LOL

 

 

Just go Lps, you will be happier.

I totally agree..very forgiving and relaxing to watch....

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Haha.  Toys!  I haven't made a reef purchase in about a year so...
 

I got an AFS to make my life easier.

 

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And I changed from WP40's to RW8's.  The WP 40's in Else mode were just to crazy for the sand bed.  Also, If I go the softer route, I need to dial things back.  I think the RW8's provide just enough flow in the tank.  They do seem to have a wider pattern and it's really cool they synch up.

 

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Has it been a year! Ed, better slow than fast! I still love it!

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And I have absolutely nothing to show for a year's work  :clap: but here is a FTS anyways.  :laugh:

 

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Ed- Not sure if you remember me but I picked up a light from you back in Jan. - welcome back!

 

You tank still looks great. You were one of my inspirations when I saw your fish room. As promised, I started a little thread as you requested.

 

I really enjoy your photography and your set up, glad to hear it is still cooking along. Nice 10 month cycle! :laugh:

 

Ken

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Wow, Ken, only 1885 posts later!  Good to talk to you again.

 

I think I might have a problem....but the first step is admitting it. So I got that going for me...which is nice. :rolleyes:

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