Recent content by yearofthenick

Sheesh, just because I've been gone for 4 years.... now I'm a "New Member" with a generic avatar pic and no threads?!?!

As much as I wish I could say I should rely upon the police protecting me, I can't. I have resigned myself to protect my family. If anything bad were ever to happen, it's my responsibility to care for myself and those around me. It doesn't matter if the police have tasers or tanks, so long as...

Quote: Originally Posted by reefraff Did the storms make it that far south last night? No storms, just some medium rain overnight. It was sprinkly for most of the day today. We had an amazing thunderstorm a few weeks ago. I've lived in CA my whole life and have never felt thunder like that...

Guess what? I moved here! Been here for 3 months so far. I like it!

P.S. It was my wife's birthday today, so this project definitely took a backseat. I waited until we hit a lull today and took an hour to get it running right. She wanted to help too. We actually all got into it. I have two small kids and they're so excited about this tank that I may get a 4g...

Got it in the mail on Friday at about 10:15AM. Immediately took it out and set it up... We're putting it in our bedroom on our dresser. I actually like that it backs up to our mirror because then I can see the back chambers a lot more easily! We went to a couple LFS's on Friday and I...

Turns out the seller gave me the wrong tracking number. It will be here tomorrow.

Well apparently it will be delivered tomorrow... but the tracking number says that it was never shipped. I talked to the store I bought it from and they definitely shipped it. Could be a glitch with FedEx. Only time will tell. If it doesn't come tomorrow, I'll go on the war path and track it...

I was reading some of the reviews on the Nuvo and apparently there's vinyl on the sides and back of the tank. I think I'll take it all off and spray paint it. I remember there being an aquarium-safe spray paint that I could use and I've done it before. I think it's appliance paint for...

Just got tracking for my tank. It will be here on Thursday!

....and I can still get my ric's!!!

Well I just checked the specs on the 115 and that's out... it's too big for the back.... BUT - I learned that Reef Octopus came out with a Nano Skimmer and it's like $40. A Reef Octopus for $40? I'm a little surprised. I checked it out and it seems legitimate. Youtube videos show that it's...

It's a 16g tank too... if it was a 29g, I'd get the Tunze... no question. But with 16g's, I may not need as elaborate a skimmer.

I am leaning that way, but saving $90 is really tempting. If I save an additional $10, then I can get the 10-pack of ricordeas from swf's site for $100..... ....and so the scale continues to oscillate!

Hello all, I haven't been on the forums in a while, primarily because I left the hobby. Well, after realizing that I am too much of a work-a-holic / dad-a-holic, I have decided to do something fun for myself. As of 45 minutes ago, I ordered my Innovative Marine Nuvo 16g along with some sand and...