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Little traeger porn for ya. Made some vension jerky saturday that turned out pretty awesome. Did some babybacks yesterday. (drooler)

 

6 hours later.

 

Have not done ribs in a while. Well worth the time.

I have been thinking of doing the same thing. My fuge in my sump is fairly nasty and I wonder if some of my phosphate issues are coming from it. I do have a lot of unique sponges and stuff down there though. Thought it would be a good idea to just pull my entire sump out and give it a good cleaning. Let us know how it looks and if all seems good when done. I have got almost 4 years of gunk built up down there.

You need to go with the "every other" Windows theory. My computer programmer sister explained the logic behind it, but im not that big of a geek. XP rocked, vista blew and windows 7 is amazing. I have yet to hear anyone that has liked the beta of windows 8. I will skip 8 for sure.

The bbq place on 117th(503) right before the good will always has a large variety of pellets. About 17 bucks a bag I think. I have tried most the different flavors and I mostly like the hickory, mesquite and alder. All the pellets are mixed with alder any ways.

 

The guy I found is out by 5 corners. "phills grills" is his business. Nice old guy. He had some bags of pellets sitting with all his stuff so Im sure he sells them as well.

 

I tried bear mountain, and a couple other brands and didnt care for them. In the winter I could not get them to get anywhere near as hot as the traeger brand pellets.

Funny, I went out today to grill up some hot dogs for lunch and my pellets would not ignite. Got into it and found out my Hot rod had finally gone out. Looked on the traeger website for the closest dealer and found a place 5 miles from my house. 35 bucks. Showed up and its a older guy that has a BBQ business out of his garage. Had all the parts there. Super nice guy, looked retired and said he had been selling treager stuff for 15 years or something. Got home, swapped it out in about 10 minutes and blammo, worked like a charm. I suggest making sure you clean out the inside at least once a month. My hot rod(the heating element) was pretty toast. Was happy it was a cheap fix. First issue I have had with mine in 5 years. Every gas grill I owned before I had to replace or replace most the parts after at least 2 years.

If you have never done a beercan, beerbutt chicken. Do one. They are wonderful and only take about an hour or less. By far one of the best things I cook on a regular basis.

 

$650 for the little tex at costco is a smoking deal. It comes with the digital thermostat. I paid about the same 4 or 5 years ago without it and the thermostats go for around 100 bucks or so.

Make me an offer if you want something or everything.

Yeah, I am quite blown away that so many said they wont cook steak or burgers on theirs. I have yet to have a better steak. Trick with burgers is you just flip them once, really the same for steaks. Every time you open that lid you lose heat.

 

There is nothing better in my opinion. Had mine about 4 years now, just the little Tex. My wife didnt like pork before. She said it was to dry. Now she loves pork chops, roasts everything. If you keep an eye on Costco, the traeger guys are in there a few times a year. They have a pretty good deal on them.

bump for today.

 

Anyone?

So i have decided I just dont need 2 tanks anymore. So again I would like to sell my garage tank.

 

20gal long drilled with overflow made by Wannareef.

 

20 gal long sump with baffles. Sorry bad pictures, was trying out a algae scrubber so it kinda blocks the view.

 

250 watt DE pendant and PFO ballast. Used bulb, not sure the life on it. looks pretty good.

 

Little skimmer. No idea what brand. Works well but I would put a bigger pump on it.

 

I still have about 20lbs of LR in the tank along with 2 damsels.

 

I would like to get $200.00 for the whole thing. If I cant sell it as a full set up I will part it out. Perfect for a starter tank or a beginner tank for a little one trying to get started. Drop me a pm.

Still for sale.

no, i dont diablo.

Anyone pick up the BF3 premium. 4 new maps, bunch of new stuff. Pretty much COD with BF3 destruction.

Thanks. I will try and take a better picture. Just wondering if it had a unique name or anything.

You asked you got it. Stole this from ReefCentral.

 

A=Amp

AA=Amino Acid

AC=Activated Carbon

AC=Alternating Current

Acan Lord=Acanthastrea

AEFW=Acro Eating Flat Worms

AFAIK = As far as I know

AFM=Aquarium Fish Monthly, magazine

AGA=All-Glass Aquarium

AGE=Acrylic and Glass Exhibits

Alk=Alkalinity

Amp=Measure of electrical energy

ASW=Artificial Sea Water

ATC=Automatic Temperature Control

ATO=Auto Top Off

ATS=Algae Turf Scrubber

AZA=Association of Zoos & Aquariums

BB=Bare Bottom

Blasto=Blastomussa

BOD=Biological Oxygen Demand

BZA=Blue Zoo Aquatics

BTA=Bubble Tipped Anemone

BTU=British Thermal Unit

BTW=By The Way

Ca=Calcium

CBB=Copper Band Butterfly

CC=Counter Current (type of protein skimmer)

CC=Crushed Coral

CFL=Compact Fluorescent Lamp

CL=Closed Loop

CO2=Carbon Dioxide

CSL=Custom Sea Life

CTA=Cellulose Ariacetate

C2C=Coast To Coast

Cu=Copper

CUC=Clean Up Crew

CWCS=Continuous Water Change System

Cyano=Cyanobacteria

DAMHIKT=Don't Ask Me How I Know This

DC=Direct Current

DD=Downdraft (type of protein skimmer)

DE=Double Ended

DFS=Drs. Foster and Smith

DI=Deionization

DIY=Do It Yourself

dKh=German Degrees of Hardness

DO=Dissolved Oxygen

DOC=Dissolved Organic Carbon

DP=Double Post

DT=Display Tank

DSB=Deep Sand Bed

EB=Electronic Ballast

ETA=Estimated Time of Arrival.

FAMA=Freshwater And Marine Aquaria (magazine)

FAQ=Frequently Asked Questions

FFE=Flying Fish Express

FO=Fish Only

FOWLR=Fish Only With Live Rock

FTS=Full Tank Shot

FW=Freshwater

FWIW=For What It's Worth

FWE=Flat Worm Exit

GAC=Granular Activated Carbon

GBR=Great Barrier Reef

GBTA=Green Bubble Tip Anemone

GFCI=Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

GFI=Ground Fault Interrupter

GFO=Granular Ferric Oxide

GHA=Green Hair Algae

GPD=Gallons Per Day

GPH=Gallons Per Hour

GSM=Gold Striped Maroon

GSP=Green Star Polyps

HA=Hair Algae

HD=Home Depot

HLLE=head and lateral line erosion (a fish disease)

HO=High Output (fluorescent light)

HOB=Hang On Back

HOT=Hang On Tank

HTH=Hope This Helps

HQI=Mercury (Hg) Quartz Iodide

IA=Inland Aquatics

IBTL=In Before The Lock

IIRC=If I Recall Correctly

IME=In My Experience

IMHO=In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO=In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO=In My Opinion

IO=Instant Ocean

IR=Infrared

IW=In Wall

JJ=Just Joking

JK=Just Kidding

JM2C=Just My 2 Cents

K=Kelvin (Lighting) 10,000K

Kalk=Kalkâ€vâ€asser

KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid

kWh=Kilowatt-Hour

L=Liters

LA=Live Aquaria

LA3/L3=LumenArc 3

Lbs=Pounds

LED=Light Emitting Diode

LFS=Local Fish Store

LHS=Local Hardware Store

LMB=Lawn Mower Blenny

LMK=Let Me Know

Lobo=Lobophyllia

LOL=Laugh Out Loud

LPH=Liters Per Hour

LPS=Large Polyped Scleractinian (Stony) coral

LRB=Little Red Bugs

LR=Live Rock

LS=Live Sand

LTA=Long Tentacle Anemone

MACNA=Marine Aquaria Conference of North America, held annually

MASNA=Marine Aquarium Societies of North America

MB=Magnetic Ballast

MD=Marine Depot

meq/L=Micro-equalities per Liter

Mg or Mag=Magnesium

MH=Metal Halide light

Milli=Acropora Millipora

MJ=Maxijet

MM=Miracle Mud

MO=Mail Order

nTOTM=Nano Tank of the Month

NH3=Ammonia

NNR=Natural Nitrate Reduction

NO=Normal Output (fluorescent light)

NO2=Nitrite

NO3=Nitrate

NPS=Non Photosynthetic

NSW=Natural Sea Water

NTS=New Tank Syndrome

NTTH=New To The Hobby

O2=Oxygen

OM=Ocean motions (4 way pump)

OP=Original Poster

ORP=Oxygen Redox Potential

OTS=Old Tank Syndrome

PA=Premium Aquatics

PAR=Photosynthetic Active Radiation

PB=Pulse Ballast

PBITAWA=Pour Bleach In Tank And Walk Away

PBT=Powder Blue Tang

PC=Power Compact (fluorescent light)

PE=Polyp Extension

PH=Powerhead

PITA=Pain In The A**

PM=Private Message

P04=Phosphate

PPM=Parts Per Million

PPT=Parts Per Thousand

PS=Protein Skimmer

PVC=Poly Vinyl Chloride

QT=Quarantine Tank

RBTA=Rose Bubble Tipped Anemone

RC=Reef Central

RC=Reef Crystals

RDSB=Remote Deep Sand Bed

Rics=Ricordia

RK=Reef Keeping, on-line aquarium magazine

RO=Reverse Osmosis

RODI=Reverse Osmosis, Deionization

ROFLMAO=Roll On Floor Laugh My A** Off

RR=Reef Ready, (aquaria with pre-drilled holes and overflows)

RSM=Red Slime Remover

RTN=Rapid Tissue Necrosis

RUGF=Reverse Under Gravel Filter

SCWD=Switching Current Water Director

SE=Single Ended

SG=Specific Gravity

Shrooms=Mushrooms

SPS=Small Polyped Scleractinian (Stony) coral

SSB=Shallow Sand Bed

Sticky=Always on top forum thread that does not expire

STN=Slow Tissue Necrosis

SW=Salt Water / Sea Water

TBH=To Be Honest

TBS=Tampa Bay Saltwater

TDS=Total Dissolved Solids

TFC=Thin Film Composite, type of RO membrane

ThOTM=Thread Of The Month

TIA=Thanks In Advance

TIC=Total Inorganic Carbon

TOC=Total Organic Carbon

TOTM=Tank of the Month

Trachy=Trachyphyllia

TRT=The Reef Tank (aquarium bulletin board)

TTT=To The Top

TWP=Tap Water Purifier (from Aquatic Pharmaceuticals)

UGF=Under Gravel Filter

ULNS=Ultra Low Nutrient System

UV=Ultra Violet

V=Volt

VHO=Very High Output (fluorescent light)

VSV=Vodka Sugar Vinegar

W=Watts

WC=Water Change

WD=Wet-Dry (a method of aquarium filtration)

Wellso=Wellsophyllia

WNL=Within Normal Limits

WPG=Watts Per Gallon

WTB=Want To Buy

WTS=Want To Sell

WTT=Want To Trade

WQ=Water Quality

YGM=You Got Mail

YGPM=You've Got Private Message

YMMV=Your Mileage May Vary (your specific results may vary from mine)

YWG=Yellow Watchman Goby

Looks like a starry blenny to me. Welcome to the forums. Tank looks good. Give us some details about it.

Sent you one back.

I have the same tank size, and I have been running 3 250's for over 3 years now. Before I had phosphate issues my sps grew like mad.

A pic of some of the rock. There is more in the sump. The big rock on the right is probably 15-20 lbs.

wow so its just an airstone hooked up to a air pump, strapped to the mesh? Much easier than the other method that I spent working on. I will have to build one tommorrow.

Bah, how did I miss this thread. I have spent the last 2 days researching on all the other sites about this, but missed the UAS version. I started building the old version this weekend and ran into issues on how to mount it.

 

I got the screen and pipe done and then got frustrated.

 

Are the clear directions on the algaescrubber website for the UAS version?

You will get a million different opinions. Comes down to preference and what you an afford. I can only speak from my own experience. I used Oceanic for years and had no problems with it. Every said how great Kent is so I switched to Kent 2 buckets ago. Been pleased so far with it. Thee is a thread on reefcentral all about this(well probably 100 threads) that actually did analysis on all the brands and such. Some people swear by instant ocean.

 

As far as buying, some people do group buys around here. I think The Premium Aquarium in salem is doing a group buy right now. Local fish stores always have stuff in stock. I think you will find the best prices online. Dr foster and smith are pretty good. I bought Oceanic from them quite a few times. Fast shipping and anything over 50 bucks is free shipping.

 

hope that helps.

I have around 50lbs give or take of 3 year old "key largo" Marcorock, plus different types of LR. All has been in my garage sump, or misc tank for the last 3+ years. Fully cured. I have rubble all the way up to a couple probably 10lb rocks. I have not really ever weighed them. I need to clean out the sump to make some room.

 

If you dont know what Marcorock is, here is the exact rock i have, just fully cured. http://www.marcorocks.com/100poundskeylargorockfreeshippinginthecontinentalus.aspx

Very nice shots. Wish I had the skill.

Very nice shots. Wish I had the skill.