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Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer
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reefsandrotts
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Are the worms in a wet or dry environment?
Maybe the flies are hatching from dirt if dry
Maybe the flies are hatching from dirt if dry
Paul B
NJRC Member
I just made a bunch of great apple/bananna pancakes and I am waiting for my wife and our neighbors/best friends to get up before I eat all of them. To make them correctly, first you have to go out in the cold and pick the apples the deer didn't bite.
It's a little far to go and pick bananas so I had to buy them.
I also added a port wine reduction to the topping which is cooked, chopped apples with cinnamon, cloves and truffle honey. I love to cook, because I love to eat.
It's a little far to go and pick bananas so I had to buy them.
I also added a port wine reduction to the topping which is cooked, chopped apples with cinnamon, cloves and truffle honey. I love to cook, because I love to eat.
Paul B
NJRC Member
The Books are "flying" off the shelves and Amazon had to buy a large tract of land just to get more trees for paper.
OK, maybe not that severe, but they are selling and I hope people enjoy them.
The MS Society should be happy because as I said 100% of the profits are going to them and I am getting Zippo.
At the end of the Tax year I will send them a check because I don't know how to just let the profits go to them.
Of course this will cost me because I still have to pay tax on the book profits even though I am donating the money so I will have to figure out how to do that so I don't go broke.
OK, maybe not that severe, but they are selling and I hope people enjoy them.
The MS Society should be happy because as I said 100% of the profits are going to them and I am getting Zippo.
At the end of the Tax year I will send them a check because I don't know how to just let the profits go to them.
Of course this will cost me because I still have to pay tax on the book profits even though I am donating the money so I will have to figure out how to do that so I don't go broke.
Paul B
NJRC Member
I just got back from the fish market and bought 2 dozen live crabs. This is the first year I didn't go crabbing so I had to buy them. I finished cleaning them and my fish had a feast. My anemone looks to big for my tank now. ;Wacky
Now my wife will make a nice linguine and crabs and I will be in heaven.
Now my wife will make a nice linguine and crabs and I will be in heaven.
Paul B
NJRC Member
Amazon tells me that my book will be out in an E Book in a couple of days where it will be available to all parts of the Earth and beyond. They said it is so powerful and mind changing that they are going to replace the Bible in hotel rooms to make room for my book.
I told them to leave the bible there just in case some people want to pray that their fish don't croak using other methods
I told them to leave the bible there just in case some people want to pray that their fish don't croak using other methods
Paul B
NJRC Member
I got a shipment of 8 books in the mail last night and I am signing one for a special friend who quarantines everything. I am actually almost hand writing the book over again to make sure I didn't leave anything out and I am deleting (using "White Out") any parts that mention anything against quarantining or medications.
I also added a chapter on those parasites that fly so we have to keep new fish 10' away from the tank and especially those parasites with the gnawing teeth that can bore through the sides of the tank to get to my prized Hippo tang.
But not to worry, I dipped the book in fresh water and soaked it in Prizapro, Metroplex and stump remover and it is in my microwave now drying. As soon as it is brittle, I will take it to the post office to send it. I have to be careful because this is one of the leather bound, "Special Issues" written in squid ink.
I also added a chapter on those parasites that fly so we have to keep new fish 10' away from the tank and especially those parasites with the gnawing teeth that can bore through the sides of the tank to get to my prized Hippo tang.
But not to worry, I dipped the book in fresh water and soaked it in Prizapro, Metroplex and stump remover and it is in my microwave now drying. As soon as it is brittle, I will take it to the post office to send it. I have to be careful because this is one of the leather bound, "Special Issues" written in squid ink.
Paul B
NJRC Member
It is time to again trim this sponge that I have all over the tank, but instead of sticking my hand in there with a scalpel I will try my Majano Wand which I forgot about.
I have a few of them laying around because, Like Duh, I invented the thing and never thought to use it for this. People tell me it works on mushrooms so it should work on this. I will let you know
I have a few of them laying around because, Like Duh, I invented the thing and never thought to use it for this. People tell me it works on mushrooms so it should work on this. I will let you know
Paul B
NJRC Member
For 2 weeks we have been hearing this "wind" noise coming through the ducts in the house and I just assumed it was the wind going over the vent pipe on the roof because we are very near the sea and it is windy here.
Yesterday I was downstairs where the tank is with my friend and he was behind my tank and he said, I hear a motor noise.
My hearing isn't that good from Nam so I don't hear high pitched noises which is why I can't hear it when my amphipods scream when the mandarin eats them. But I could barely hear the motor noise.
I told him there are no motors there. Then he pointed to this tiny motor on my DIY Sodium Denitrifying thing I built which I completely forgot about as it is tucked in between the tank and the duct. The motor got air in it and wasn't pumping water, just making a slight noise which went through the ducts because it was up against it
He unplugged it, and the noise went away. Like Duh.
Yesterday I was downstairs where the tank is with my friend and he was behind my tank and he said, I hear a motor noise.
My hearing isn't that good from Nam so I don't hear high pitched noises which is why I can't hear it when my amphipods scream when the mandarin eats them. But I could barely hear the motor noise.
I told him there are no motors there. Then he pointed to this tiny motor on my DIY Sodium Denitrifying thing I built which I completely forgot about as it is tucked in between the tank and the duct. The motor got air in it and wasn't pumping water, just making a slight noise which went through the ducts because it was up against it
He unplugged it, and the noise went away. Like Duh.
Paul B
NJRC Member
A member of a forum asked me about Majano Wands so I started looking for one as I used to have them all over the place.
(I invented the thing and hold the patent)
I found an old hand made prototype at the bottom of a box that I didn't un pack yet since I moved here a year and a half ago.
I didn't think it would work so I figured I would try it on the sponge I have encrusting all over the place.
Surprisingly, it cuts the thing like a laser beam. A very slow laser beam. Then I take out the pieces with a long tong thing.
It is hard to cut where it is attached to the rock so there is some ripping needed, but it still works.
I also noticed a couple of aiptasia in there which I also killed although it works much better on Majano's, hence the name.
(I invented the thing and hold the patent)
I found an old hand made prototype at the bottom of a box that I didn't un pack yet since I moved here a year and a half ago.
I didn't think it would work so I figured I would try it on the sponge I have encrusting all over the place.
Surprisingly, it cuts the thing like a laser beam. A very slow laser beam. Then I take out the pieces with a long tong thing.
It is hard to cut where it is attached to the rock so there is some ripping needed, but it still works.
I also noticed a couple of aiptasia in there which I also killed although it works much better on Majano's, hence the name.
Paul B
NJRC Member
A few weeks ago my wife gives me this stuff you are supposed to spray in the shower to disinfect the walls and glass doors.
Yesterday I decided to use it. after I took a shower. It is strong stuff and you can't stay in there as it smells like nerve gas.
Anyway, after I used it I accidentally left it in the shower and by mistake put my liquid soap away. My liquid soap comes in a bottle that looks similar to that disinfectant stuff.
(I think you know where I am going with this)
So this morning I get into the shower and pick the stuff up and spray myself.
It is like a mixture of Clorox, Battery acid and riot gas. It wasn't pretty.
Yesterday I decided to use it. after I took a shower. It is strong stuff and you can't stay in there as it smells like nerve gas.
Anyway, after I used it I accidentally left it in the shower and by mistake put my liquid soap away. My liquid soap comes in a bottle that looks similar to that disinfectant stuff.
(I think you know where I am going with this)
So this morning I get into the shower and pick the stuff up and spray myself.
It is like a mixture of Clorox, Battery acid and riot gas. It wasn't pretty.
Paul B
NJRC Member
My tank is doing really well, even my wife came and said that and she didn't even know we had a fish tank.
I have life all over the place as well as some cyano which I think looks kind of nice. All the corals are trying to reach the ceiling and the fish can't smile any broader. I think my young watchmans are spawning, or watchman and watchgirl.
I want to be PC just in case there are any Snowflakes that mistakenly fell into this thread.
I think my experimental Sodium De-nitrifier is working, or at least it looks cool. My algae scrubber that is hanging over the tank is growing algae. But I changed the grow bulb to a red bulb which was a mistake. The stuff grows much better with the normal bulb.
I am all excited, I got a rare look at my Janss pipefish as he never comes out. He must have thought I was out of town.
I never expected this guy to live this long as they are considered difficult. He did bite my male bluestripe almost in half, but besides that he is a great and beautiful fish. If you could ever see him of course.
I also finished (almost) my fireplace. The entire structure is on wheels and I can move it away from the wall in case I want to hide back there. All I have left to do, if I decide to do it, is to add hydraulics to that stone below the hearth so it lifts up to store stuff. It's about 400lbs and almost 10' long so I am not sure I want to do it or not.
I have life all over the place as well as some cyano which I think looks kind of nice. All the corals are trying to reach the ceiling and the fish can't smile any broader. I think my young watchmans are spawning, or watchman and watchgirl.
I want to be PC just in case there are any Snowflakes that mistakenly fell into this thread.
I think my experimental Sodium De-nitrifier is working, or at least it looks cool. My algae scrubber that is hanging over the tank is growing algae. But I changed the grow bulb to a red bulb which was a mistake. The stuff grows much better with the normal bulb.
I am all excited, I got a rare look at my Janss pipefish as he never comes out. He must have thought I was out of town.
I never expected this guy to live this long as they are considered difficult. He did bite my male bluestripe almost in half, but besides that he is a great and beautiful fish. If you could ever see him of course.
I also finished (almost) my fireplace. The entire structure is on wheels and I can move it away from the wall in case I want to hide back there. All I have left to do, if I decide to do it, is to add hydraulics to that stone below the hearth so it lifts up to store stuff. It's about 400lbs and almost 10' long so I am not sure I want to do it or not.
Paul B
NJRC Member
I had to bite the bullet and order a new culture of white worms. And I really hate biting bullets.
My old culture is just to old and the flies and Godzilla larvae over took the thing and are eating all the worm food.
If I had a small lizard I could easily keep him fed with these flies but I have no place for a lizard right now so I will just dump the entire culture in the dumpster so those flies can fight with the flies already in the dumpster. It will look like Star Wars in there. .
I wanted to order them before it got to cold because I doubt they ship them in an insulated container. As it is they may freeze before they get here anyway but they are not that expensive.
My old culture may be 10 years old so maybe the worms are Geezers and can't fight flies. Bunch of Sissies.
My old culture is just to old and the flies and Godzilla larvae over took the thing and are eating all the worm food.
If I had a small lizard I could easily keep him fed with these flies but I have no place for a lizard right now so I will just dump the entire culture in the dumpster so those flies can fight with the flies already in the dumpster. It will look like Star Wars in there. .
I wanted to order them before it got to cold because I doubt they ship them in an insulated container. As it is they may freeze before they get here anyway but they are not that expensive.
My old culture may be 10 years old so maybe the worms are Geezers and can't fight flies. Bunch of Sissies.