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    Mini red carpet anemone

    in General Discussion

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    I've seen mini red carpet anemones that are the size of a quarter in the past. Now that I'm starting a Nano tank I want to eventually get one since I'll be able to find it in the small tank. Does anyone have any of these in the Portland area that I might be able to get down the road. Also does anyone know the scientific name on these I'd like to look up more info on them

     

     

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    We need your help

    in Out of Bounds

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    Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read this post. In just 24 hours we have already helped the family raise over $3k

     

    Please continue to help out in any way you can.

     

    Sadly I don't have my salt tank up and running currently or I would offer frags to people who donated. Oh well do it because it's nice and feels good to help someone out.

     

     

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    We need your help

    in Out of Bounds

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    Please stop and help me in one of three ways after you read this story of my friend Brandyn.

     

    1) if you can add some money to this account

    2) Share this link on your social media and ask your friends to do the same with enough exposure we can get this family the help they need

    3) Think broad of any additional ways you can help. Possibly a friend with a connection to cars, someone who installs lifts anything you can think of will help.

     

    The story is long please take a few mins to read it.

     

    I met Brandyn at work, he has work with Verizon for many years and this last year he joined my team. Before joining my team he was mostly out on medical leave for him and his son. Usually when an employee comes back from medical leave their eyes are still glassed over and many of them wished they had a few more weeks to be at home. This was not the case with Brandyn his first day back he was eager to get back to work. The first week we didn’t talk much about what he was dealing with at home as I had only known him for a short time but I would still ask how he was doing both with getting back into work and taking care of home adjusting to the work life balance. He always had a positive outlook any time we talked. I quickly began to realize that work was now his safe haven it was the only place that contained structure and control. Most of us show up to work and do our 40 hours so we can afford to take a vacation and live carelessly for a week on a vacation. Brandyn showed up to work because of his drive and for those hours he was at work he had some semblance of control.

    Brandyn’s natural drive to stay upbeat meant that he didn’t share many of the adversities that he and his family have gone through. Little by little I would hear of some of them but always with a smile on his face and a positive spin in story. 17 years ago Brandyn and his wife Jennifer were blessed with their son Isaac. By the age of 5 Isaac was wheel chair bound and diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy, Diabetes and Aspergers Syndrome. At this point the doctors told both Brandyn and Jennifer that Isaac had a life expectancy of no more than 14 years. Brandyn brought this story up to me as he smiled and held back tears explaining that he is the most thankful father there is that he is going to be celebrating Isaac’s 17th birthday and his family was coming from out of town to all get together.

    Due to Isaac’s conditions Brandyn and Jennifer have decided that she will stay at home to be his caregiver and he will be the one to work and support the family financially. This last year the family was in a car accident, Brandyn took time off work as his wife and son both needed some attention after the car accident. During this time away Brandyn began to experience pain in his wrists and other joints. He visited the doctor and was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The arthritis was so severe he had to undergo chemo therapy treatment for help in managing the symptoms. With these events he was out for much of the year when he finally came back to work it was clear that he could probably still use some more time but bills were piling up and his benefits had worn off. As I mentioned earlier Brandyn does not like to dwell on the negative in his life so he didn’t tell us how much pain he was still in. On the third day of him being back at work he asked more for help I went over to the computer that he was working at and began to point at things on the computer screen for him to click on. The pointer on the screen was barley moving, I looked at his face to notice he was grimacing in pain. At that point he used his left hand to grab is right elbow and help his right hand begin to control the mouse.

    Overcoming health issue has not been their only problem. Two years ago their van with Isaac’s wheelchair lift was stolen from in front of their house. When Brandyn first told me about this he did it only in way that he could. Although the van was used for a joyride and a drug induced bender as evidence by the paraphernalia that was left behind he found a fun way to tell the story and chuckle about it. In the last year as Brandyn and Isaac’s medical bills were showing up quicker than Brandyn’s short term disability benefits were paying them down they were forced to lower the insurance coverage on their van. Right as Brandyn came back to work the van was stolen for a second time. Brandyn continued to have hope that it would show back up just as the wandering lawn gnomes often do. It now has been long enough that he is sure it is gone and will not be coming back.

    A group of his coworkers have decided that they want to raise $25,000 to help support the family. The money will be used to fund the purchase of a new van and wheelchair lift. If there is money left over it will go towards the cost of medical bills or any other outstanding financial burden that they are facing.

     

    https://www.gofundme.com/wheels-for-isiac

     

     

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    Go Ducks!

    in Out of Bounds

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    I'm am rooting for Stanford on this one because it is better for the pac 12. If they lose we might not get representation in the playoffs

     

     

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    Aquascape

    in D.I.Y

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    Is this what you're talking about?35fd56a67ce9f04ea20fece59f897730.jpg

    Also is this like other foams that a small bit expands greatly? Any chance you know what color it turns?

     

     

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    Aquascape

    in D.I.Y

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    What do you all use to get the rocks to stay out on one another? I'd like my scape to be mostly solid so I don't have to worry about rocks falling and frags ending up somewhere new.

     

     

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    What is this?

    in Equipment

    Posted

    Looks like a rack that some power heads use

     

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    Yahtzee it was the feet to the stock pump that came with the tank

     

     

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    What is this?

    in Equipment

    Posted

    I pulled one of the stock filter caddys out of my IM 20 nuvo and found this sitting in the bottom. Looked through the manual and there wasn't any part listed that looked like this. Does anyone know what it is? Do I need it? Does it even go to the tank or was it dropped in on accident and supposed to go to something else they sell? 28948a37449f03075b75bb513ae07653.jpg0839aabf4acac6c71765bfa5243f8dd3.jpg

     

     

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    Go Ducks!

    in Out of Bounds

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    After reading about him battling with alcoholism it make sense why that team with so many talented players can't pull it together. Now we just have to figure out Oregon's excuse

     

     

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    Go Ducks!

    in Out of Bounds

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    It's gonna be a few years still I do have hopes for Andersen though. I will say so far the ducks have had the most exciting games to watch this year and that's new for them

     

     

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    Go Ducks!

    in Out of Bounds

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    Not a WSU fan just enjoy seeing the band wagon lose all the people.

     

    You know in all the sports that I ever played I was always taught it is up to you to make sure you finish the job so that the outcome is not left in the hands of the ref.

     

     

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    Another school shooting? Really?

    in Out of Bounds

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    The AR platform is powerful and shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger. It's not something you need for hunting or personal protection. I'm no gun expert, so perhaps there are other rifles that are equally dangerous. If so, I don't think they are necessary either.

    The majority of guns sold now are semi automatic which means the gun will complete one full cycle on its own after you pull the trigger. Giving these guns the ability to fire as quick as a trigger is pulled. However fast doesn't mean good in most cases. As pointed out earlier fast can often create jams that make a gun inoperable in the moment. Also fast and shooting and shooting on target are on two polar opposites of the spectrum. This is why even guns that are full auto often have a a selector for 3 shot burst to help the shooter acquire their target again.

     

    A well trained marksman with a precision rifle will always out shoot someone with a weapon that shoots quick. If you remember back to the DC sniper they caused much more fear and collateral damage.

     

     

    This video is a great representation of fast is not good. The Glock handgun is one of the easier guns to "bump fire" which helps you fire at near automatic speeds. You'll also see how often it results in a jam.

     

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ffz4Cu4g20

     

     

     

     

     

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