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It's killing me not to go unpack it right this very moment. I'd be surprised if it doesn't have water in it by the end of the night.

And so it begins! My tank and lights just arrived from Micro-Reefs.com this morning. I'll unpack it and take pictures when I get home from work.

It's interesting to see the vast majority of people on here preferring the Kent over the IO in the poll. Usually IO Reef Crystals beat out Kent in most polls. Looks like either one is a good option though. For those that chose Kent over IO, what is your reasoning and what is the application? Reef tank, FOWLR or other?

Yes. In fact, they went into bankruptcy liquidation. Which doesn't necessarily mean they're dead just yet. There are a number of large automakers interested in acquiring parts of the company. Time will tell. Not many of us in the Saab field hold out much hope, but it's not a done deal yet. It's too bad that GM ever got their grubby hands on Saab in the first place.

Ok, here goes... Here's the 1962 Mini that I restored in my teenage years. Sadly, I no longer have it, but some day I will have another classic Mini. It was crazy fast and drove like it was on rails. It was my daily driver for 3 or 4 years. For the past 16 years, I've been a professional Swedish car technician with Saabs being my main focus, but with Volvo also comprising a large part of what I do. This was my hot-rod Volvo 740 turbo. It had just about every imaginable performance modification you could get at the time... which was fairly extensive. I modified a Saab knock sensitive boost pressure controller to work with the Volvo's turbocharger. It had a rising rate fuel pressure regulator, performance cam and adjustable cam gear, big bore throttle body, 3" exhaust from turbo to tail including jet-hot coated header pipe. Transmission modified with a 2400 stall torque converter for a faster turbo spool-up. Poly bushings, Bilsteins, lowered, etc, etc, etc... Which brings me to my current hot-rod. A 2002 Saab 9-3. It came from the factory with 205 hp, and we did some custom software modifications to bring it up to around 230-240 hp. I've done some extensive suspension modifications to help control the torque steer from the massive torque to the front wheels. It's fun to drive, but a real handful. I really can't see putting any more power into a front wheel drive, so I've laid off the tweaking at this point, and I'd rather spend the money on my reef tanks! As I mentioned, I am a car person. I fix Swedish cars for a living. I am ASE Master Tech certified and also have my L1 Advanced level certification. I graduated from PCC with my Associate degree in Automotive Service Technology. Feel free to hit me up with car questions, but keep in mind that my specialty is in Volvos and Saabs. I'm always willing to give my opinion on things, and do have a lot of general knowledge. Prior to fixing Swedish cars, I did British car restoration work and have owned a 1962 Mini, a 1960 Bugeye Sprite, a 1967 MGB-GT, and a Rover TC-2000 sedan. Cheers! John