Mr S

Thanks people. It took a lot of soul searching to get me to quit something I dearly love.

Greetings everyone. After much contemplation and various situations coming into my life I am going to retire from 33 years of teaching. With that said I am also going to resign from the TFT program. Once I no longer have a classroom I will have no place to store all of the TFT stuff. I would like to see TFT go in the following directions:

1. A person in the Portland/Vancouver area should be in charge

2. A paypal account should be set up for TFT

3. Person in charge should have either a tank designated for TFT live organisms or work out some kind of credit/trade value at a local LFS

I plan on selling/auctioning all of the various stuff that has been donated to the TFT and give the proceeds back to the club for future TFT. I will also give the club back the nano tank they donated. My large cube I will ask the person who donated it to me if they want it back. Livestock and Liverock I will sell and also give money donation to the TFT program. Everything is happening pretty fast at this point so if you have helpful suggestions or thoughts please let me know. I have had a great time being in charge of the program and cannot thank you enough all the people and LFS's that have been so helpful.

ps. I still plan on staying in the club. I will have one tank at home (finally) that as you probably know, will only have zoos in it. (and a few beneficial fish)

Cool looking zoos. Nice plugs LOL

Midas blennys look awesome. Be careful with blennies because they are sometimes jumpers. I know everyone has them but my favorite are starry blennies. They are cool looking and also awesome algae eaters. (and cheap)

Dremel and shop vac

Good job peeps!!!

The pond foam is crazy buoyant! I had to wedge it into the tank to get it to stay.

I have some skimmers that just need a pump if you want to go that route. Let me know

Cool. I will. Thanks for delivering the stuff

I will give you a call when we are going to be there!!!!

Did Beth deliver the live stuff that I left at Nicks on Wednesday?

Jess, you crack me up. Take tomorrow off so Bob and I can visit with you!!

Hey I was going to say that!!! This game is rigged between you two.

I would be concerned with the additive. I would also make sure you cure it in salt water.

Dave, this speaker seems to be focusing on fish breeding. Isn't there someone in our club who is really into fish breeding................I believe it could possibly be the person who started this thread!!! LOL Do I sense a bit of biased choosing of the speaker!!! LOL Sounds like an awesome time.

I would buy it all but not enough zoos!!! You know what they say about teacher salaries!!!

It is space issues Dave. I also want it more portable.

Robert do you guys carry them?

Kim I am fine with Mr. not Mrs. Jesse I am in no rush. Have you come up with a list of what you are getting from her or waiting to see what she has? I am sure that if you already posted this info Kim will let me know about my old guy memory lapses!!

I agree with Blain. Shop vac saved me quite a bit when I had tank at home. Now tanks are at school so linoleum floor and the school has lots of mops. 8th graders love to mop, they don't want me to get in trouble. Now everything is inside my huge sump.

Jon I know what you are saying. I don't want to go electrical. Marine depot has one that fits in a mount bracket and the float is still water level activated but moves up and down like a cork floating in water instead of the toilet bowl type set up. Do I assume the bulk reef one needs electronics/pumps/ect. to work?

It is over and I think I am closer to Gilligan rather then the Skipper! And Kim it is a quote from confusion, not Confucious

I still like my name!!

I want to put an auto top off valve in a sump that can't be drilled. I looked at auto top offs on the bulk reef supply page and it shows one that moves up and down and you dont have to drill it because it clamps on. It is a reefkeeper float switch kit. It has digital crud along with it. Is this a part of a big package that all plugs together or can I just use it like an old fashioned top off. In other words RO water in a bucket, line runs to float valve in sump, when water gets low RO water goes in until desired level is reached. I don't want something fancy. I saw what I wanted on Marine depot but noticed a group buy for bulk reef supply coming up. Thanks.

Thanks for the heater!!!