lewisriverfisherman Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 oh this is some crazy ppl here in this forum (nutty)(laugh)(laugh)(laugh)! hey alex nice lil tank, cant wait to see it at the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefSafari Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Looks Awsome! I personally like the dark black sand, once you put some bright corals in there they will POP! against the darker substrate and rock. Thats a pretty cool Pico for sure! Keep us posted as you start adding things to it, I can't wait to see what it looks like when its filled up:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tat2d Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 There will probably be a "bonsai" rockscaping with a few corals and sexy shrimps. Not sure about the corals, but for sure there will be my mini carpet anemones. Just a heads up.... I just removed two sexy shrimp from my tank after watching them eat my xenia, then move on to my SPS corals after the xenia was removed. Maybe I got the only two that hadn't read all the books saying they are supposed to be reef safe, or maybe it was because I have no anemone for them to be preoccupied with. Either way, they were little terrors. I was about to tear the rock work apart to get them out, when I had a stroke of genius while doing a water change. Took the hose and sucked the little monsters right into the bucket. They didn't know what hit 'em. Garrett has also witnessed his sexy shrimp eating xenia. Just thought it was worth mentioning. At least they won't be hard to remove from a tank that small if they do become a problem. Nice tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thanks to all the nice comments to both the little tank and my body-builder-renaissance style picture. This morning the tank's water is more clear and it looks awesome. I will have to step back from a Mj 600 to a 400. Too much flow as you can see here: I will have to try different combinations and try to have the bigger rock on the left to extend outside the water level. I'm still torn about the mangroves: top of the rock or in the back chambers? Note the little rock in the front, it is an almost exact copy of the big one in the back. I was keeping them in my sump for this pico project: This pic of the sump shows the live rock. I will add some more later on. Also there will be cheato on top of it, and probably a micro bag of lignite As for the shrimps, the mini carpet anemones should keep them busy. Also I'm on the market for a maxi-mini nem. I have tons of xenia in case: cheap food lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Staying in touch with your feminine side Thanks to all the nice comments to both the little tank and my body-builder-renaissance style picture. This morning the tank's water is more clear and it looks awesome. I will have to step back from a Mj 600 to a 400. Too much flow as you can see here: As for the shrimps, the mini carpet anemones should keep them busy. Also I'm on the market for a maxi-mini nem. I have tons of xenia in case: cheap food lol Tank is looking great! Okay Alex this should help you stay in touch with your femine side: Here's the Maxi: And here is the Mini: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Ahahhahah.... Fun.... I'm right now working on a organic feminine hygiene website. I know all about tampons, pads, night pads and such. I even had to assist to a demonstration: believe or not they have crash test dummies for pads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Ahahhahah.... Fun.... I'm right now working on a organic feminine hygiene website. I know all about tampons, pads, night pads and such. I even had to assist to a demonstration: believe or not they have crash test dummies for pads! (laugh) Crash test dummies for feminine hygeine products?!!!rofl Oh to have seen that demonstration!(laugh) Alex you truly are the forum Renaissance metrosexual!(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Ahahhahah.... Fun.... I'm right now working on a organic feminine hygiene website. Does the site feature Femident? It's organic! It's just for women! It's toothpaste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 UPDATE: Tank cycled in about 3 weeks. I'm still looking for the right light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 If you have a hair on your...... head. you need to use the Photoshopped David as your avatar! gallina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Every time I saw the olive garden commercial I cry. Same for Lidia's Italy! Gallina is a hen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 this tank is even cooler looking up close and personal. Its really going to be neat to see the end result. I'd like to see a 1" blue maxima clam in there or you could put in a carpet anemone that spans from one side to the next. Always fun to go to alex's house to see what cool thing he's doing next. thanks for the hammer frag too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Every time I saw the olive garden commercial I cry. Same for Lidia's Italy! Gallina is a hen LOL! If you really want to sob uncontrollably, just eat there! Someone gave me a gift certificate (I guess they hated me). So far removed from even mediocre Italian fare it is a crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 LOL! If you really want to sob uncontrollably, just eat there! Someone gave me a gift certificate (I guess they hated me). So far removed from even mediocre Italian fare it is a crime. I freakin love Olive Garden!(rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I freakin love Olive Garden!(rock2) Yes. You are freaking! (nutty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I got a business idea, we start a real Italian restuarant, with Alex as the head chef :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I have a better idea. Let's let Alex cook us a meal! He says he knows how to cook. The proof is in the pasta! Man-up, Alex! I'm starved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Thanks reefit! It is always nice to chat with you. Franklin, show up at my house and you will taste a pasta triptych that you will never forget! Mick, I always had the idea of opening a restaurant in this food oriented town. 2 months ago I had a friend of mine and fellow chef visit me and considering the possibility to do something together in Portland. He loved the place and he ended up saying that we already have the best food we can desire. I think he was just scared by the idea of putting chicken in the pasta ragu' or cooking pizza with pinapple on top lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Yes. You are freaking! (nutty) Au contraire mon frere! The fettucinni Alfredo is freakin awesome at Olive Garden. (rock2)Stop being such a snob!(laugh)Did not much care for the Spaghetti in Italy, sorry Alex. Beth makes some awesome spaghetti! They don't load it up with meat like they do here! Loved the the sub sandwiches and espressos though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanktop74 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Yummmm you all are making me hungry! And its too late to cook up some good italian food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 You know... we don't even have an "alfredo sauce". I mean, there is a restaurant in Rome that does a "Fettuccine Alfredo", but it is not as famous as it is here. I never been at Olive Gardens to be honest. Jamie is scared that I will fly back to Italy screaming. A good real italian in town is Piazza Italia. Problem is that most of the italian restaurant here are based on southern italian cooking, with the exception of some Piedmontese places. You gotta know how we cook in northern Italy as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Jess's second mother as she calls her is Italian, well, Maltese to be exact, but still :P And she taught Jess how to cook Italian, and her spaghetti is the shiznit and a half :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Before this thread goes politically: I love american food too! I'm learning all the bbq secrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Alex, once we get a chance, we'll have to have you an Jamie out to the house along with Beth n Kim an we'll introduce you to some REAL food...... wink wink, Kim know's what I'm talkin bout don't ya Kim? HEHEHE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Before this thread goes politically: I love american food too! I'm learning all the bbq secrets This thread is not political it has an international "flavor". I can't even remember what the point of your original thread was Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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