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Apparently Killion my eel has not heard of the saying “Dont bite the hand that feeds you”. Tonight he mistakenly thought my finger might have been a piece of shrimp. Totally my fault, as I focused on trying to get a piece of shrimp under a leg of the starfish (with tongs), while fending off the two tangs that kept stealing it with
every previous attempt. Killion came up behind me and tested out a finger. Quickly let go when he figured out it wasn’t shrimp. Blood, sliced it but no chunks gone. Now I know what it feels like getting a love bite. [emoji14]
 
 
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Here is the 1-month update + tank build finish pictures since I just realized I never posted fully finished pictures of the stand/hood. 

First order of business is the hood, lights were attached pretty simply, LED bar was attached using ROMEX staples, 1/2 pvc, and really long zip ties. PVC is used behind the light to allow airflow when fans turn on, heat dissipation is not a problem after testing for a few hours at 100%. 


Next here are some photos of the tank fully completed: 






Although the tank is operational it is not done here is my to-do list going forward.
#1: Install dosing reservoirs/dosing pump. 
#2: Install carbon reactor. 
#3: Install simple overflow weir in the refugium. 
#4: Install 3/8 Line going from refugium to frag/nursery tank, that will allow a small amount of flow moving through the area. Then install the light. 
#5: Build some lids for the sump and the tank at the top to cut down on evaporation. 

Omg!! That was hands down the record for most attended meeting and [mention=16235]jtarmitage[/mention] you were a winner as you scored the mushroom I was wanting! Dibs on the first baby it has ! 
It was wall to wall people !! Whoa!! I was boxed in a few times !
First time ever for a keg and Boneyard at that !! 
We even had a visit from [mention=15289]goldenbasketreef[/mention] the Coral godfather himself Rudy!
[mention=16328]Bubbles[/mention] Thanks for your help with the sound system and what an amazing one it was ! I know who to call for an event now !
Shout our to [mention=13132]spectra[/mention] for all the hard work with the food!!
[mention=13130]albertareef[/mention] and [mention=15555]Gil&Fin[/mention] for the help with the rock flowers and the group buys.
[mention=15350]Flashy Fins[/mention] for help with the raffles!
[mention=15270]Jack-the-reefer[/mention] for bagging all those inverts 
[mention=14094]badxgillen[/mention] and [mention=15340]Lexinverts[/mention] and [mention=15236]Jorge[/mention] for clean up !!
 
And last but not least [mention=15008]CuttleFishandCoral[/mention] for giving back!  In case you were wondering most of the group buys were at Jeff’s cost. Thanks for the generosity!!It was a blast collaborating with you on this !   We are both crazy enough to shoot for the moon to make this most epic meeting happen! I said controlled mayhem and that’s exactly what we had !!! Thanks all for attending !! 

Sharklover and I will be there. If you need any help with setting anything up we are happy to come early. Just send Chris a message.


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Yep. Confirmed. Dream tank. [emoji4] Very nice.


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Here’s some clearer update pics 

Looking Like Fire!

Pretty good idea for keeping an “eye” on your tank and easy to implement. Will have to keep that in mind. 

I am so jealous, what a perfect fish couple! I should have thought more carefully before dropping all that cash in brand new wood floors:( now she wont let me get bigger than a 5 gal tank!


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There's not a whole lot to update on this. There's some adorable little shrimp, they swim around and eat algae...
I did pull apart a few of the moss balls and glued the pieces to the rock. We'll see how that works out. 
 

Jeff has gotten some choice rock flowers some that retail for 150 dollars! That’s what happens when you put in a huge order of rock flowers! Thanks again Cuttlefish!
We have 70 total including the one that goes to Tanks for Teachers .

Initially I was going to have people draw for each rock flower but due to the sheer volume that just wasn’t going to work so as long as you got 4 or less you get to pick your rock flowers all at once.
You get roughly 30 seconds per pick but you will get a chance to preview them.
We will start picking at 330 pm. If you are not present at 330pm ( that means you PDXMonkey [emoji6]) you will be skipped and you pick at the end. 
 
Again don’t sweat it if you’re toward the end. These are all hand picked and the best of the best!!
Here is the order!! (Ron got 2 picks since he has 8)
 

Rock Flower Anemone Group Buy

1.Optimusprime 1

2.Jtarmitage 1

3.Sharklover 4

4.Cjmdh 4

5.BadxGillen 2

6.Sakky 1

7.Stephab 4

8.Zorroreef 2

9.Kingfisher 1

10.Pdxreeftank 2

11.TheClark 2

12.Ron (first pick) 4

13.Willapa 1

14.Emerald 2

15.Fishoutawater 2

16.RDavis 1

17.Youcallmenny 2

18.Beardup 1

19.Memeloggins 2

20.Eclipse 2

21.Kai 1

22.Brian Tesch 2

23.Jonas 4

24.Ron (second pick) 4

25.Paratore 4

26.Parvo99 2

27.Mrk13p 3

28.PDXMonkey 1

29.SRoberts 4

30.Jeremevans 3

 

For those of you interested in the ultra high tech method I used, Here’s the video!C916F147-D206-4998-8320-672D5201EBB8.MOV

 
 

Sure if you’re in a group! Not so much at 2am.[emoji51] alone. Oh the shark exhibit is cool at Golden Nugget by the way. It’s built into the swimming area!  You get to swim with sharks in a safe way!

The Mandalay Bay shark exhibit overrated in my opinion.

Shark exhibit?? Swim with sharks?? I wanna go visit that hotel while there! I’ve never been to Vegas.

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Very nice!


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Yeah - noticed her showing up here lately... really glad to have her on board!  Need someone to give us the lowdown on what you are really up to 
Glad to hear the leak and electrical fire didn't turn out worse... scary stuff!

Yes she’s in deep. Three tanks in her bedroom and then the 100g in her office. And she still has me on the hunt for the what she considers the perfect sized 300g (at the perfect price) to upgrade her 180g.




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Last night we are lying in bed watching a movie, all cozy...feeling sleepy....when Sharklover pauses it saying “that’s a sound I don’t know”. He looks over at the 180 gallon in my bedroom. After a few seconds he gets up to investigate and says “there’s a fire”. I immediately jump out of bed. Then he follows with “there’s a leak”. At this point, I can smell burnt wires and I’m standing there as he pulls things out from around the aquarium with what I can only imagine is a panic look on my face. Apparently the emergency overflow had a little water in it and it leaked down dripping on the electrical outlet making it spark. So thankful it wasn’t worse!

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I got this notification today on Facebook. If anyone wants to go down early they are offering rooms starting at $49 a night (no resort fee) August 29th - September 5th.


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My favorite reef meme.

Not sure how big of a tank Jim thought I have, but here are some gigantor rocks, probably 40#.

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Gotta love sharklovers reef humor [emoji23]

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I’ll get right on that babygirl. [emoji8]


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