I want to tell all of you this...

flower

flower

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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this#post_3392440
HAHA..therapy...sometimes this hobby makes me not only want to scream, BUT to HARM SOMEONE

LOL...OK it's not that bad...BUT we all know there are very trying moments at times
LOL...
I have a kind of funny story. Way back shortly after I had a heart attack (I was 22) we had a puppy. I was sitting on my sofa with pain in my left arm (angina) and I was contemplating calling an ambulance. I was home alone, just me and that puppy...the pup was old enough to not mess in the house. It knew it was doing wrong because iit would hide in a bedroom to do it's business. I would discover it's mess when I stepped in it, and I was at my witts end with that little rascal. There I sat on my sofa dying and the damn dog came and squatted right in front of me on the living room rug.
Forgetting myself... I yelled at the pup so it would stop, and I sprang from the sofa in a rage......I grabbed the pup by the collar and put it outside to finish what it needed to do. Then I realized my chest pain was gone. That pups squat was better for kicking my heart into rhythm than a nitro pill, For the first time I think I understood why having pets helps you live longer, until then I thought it was walking or caring them that kept you healthy.
The moral of my story is that the hair pulling frustration is actually good for us..it keeps the blood pumping.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL...I guess if all we had to do was sit and look...it would get boring...HAHA....BUT FOR ONCE...I would like boring in my life
I love your little stories Flower......keep them coming...they usually make me smile...or really think about things :)
 
reefraff

reefraff

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My biggest issue with the current tank is the dang shut off for the RO/DI wouldn't work. So I got another and it failed after a week or so. So I put a pressure regulator on the feed line. From 85 pounds down to 45. DAMNED THING STILL WONT WORK. RO goes by by. Welcome to 5 stage pre filter dual stage DI. I am over the stupid RO dumping water down the drain. I was even using a dual stage RO so it didn't waste as much water, piece of crap.
Next project is to add another dozen LED's. Pops colors like crazy but needs a little more Mojo.
 
kiefers

kiefers

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huh? oh yes.... stress, gottcha. Hows this for stress,..... A Great Dane, Boxer, 2 saltwater tanks, 5 fresh water tanks (OMG), 2 QT's, 2 mouthy but awesome teenagers(at times). Things that need fixin in the house, part time student (in summer), and work in a Nursing home full time. Oh yes and of coarse.... the electric bill from ALL the Fish tanks.
But hey.... physically doing good, mentally..... I need a nap.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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LOL! Stress , what stress.
That's what slays me about some people and their reef tanks. It's supposed to be relaxing. If you follow the rules your tank will EVENTUALLY look good but people make themselves crazy trying to have an award winning display in a few months.
 
kiefers

kiefers

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uhm.... I think every tank I have seen on this site, well almost all, are award winning tanks. I believe people like working to improve their tanks. I like to call it, satisfaction
 
2quills

2quills

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I think the hobby is pretty relaxing for the most part. Keeps me out of trouble and gives me something to do at the house. The only times it has really been stressfull for me was...
A.) First joining the hobby and dealing with an outbreak of Ich in the tank and not knowing what I was doing.
B.) Having to move and breaking everything down, relocating and setting everything up while keeping everything alive in the process of moving all your other stuff.
C.) Getting the text message from the wife saying "Umm, it looks like your fish are dead, they are laying on the sand and I don't see any water in the tank, AT ALL!"
Other then that I have to say I love it.
 
kiefers

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uhm ya, I can feel the heart palpitations here in Indiana...... That would truely suck. And my tank looked good when I started out and still looks the same, just different fish and more corals. But I see your point
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392577
I think the hobby is pretty relaxing for the most part. Keeps me out of trouble and gives me something to do at the house. The only times it has really been stressfull for me was...
A.) First joining the hobby and dealing with an outbreak of Ich in the tank and not knowing what I was doing.
B.) Having to move and breaking everything down, relocating and setting everything up while keeping everything alive in the process of moving all your other stuff.
C.) Getting the text message from the wife saying "Umm, it looks like your fish are dead, they are laying on the sand and I don't see any water in the tank, AT ALL!"
Other then that I have to say I love it.
That line is equal to my puppy poopoo story...I would have totally lost it. You can't leave us hanging...finish the story. What happened?
 
2quills

2quills

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392591
I re-read that entire thread...I do remember but we never figured out what happened. So ....what happened and did you ever re-use that tank?
I don't think I'll ever know for sure exactly what happened. I still have the tank sitting in the garage. I filled it up after the leak and left it outside for about 2-3 months with water in it and it never did end up leaking again.
The only logical thing that I can think of is that it leaked and when the water dropped below the heater the heater got too hot and melted the plastic suction cups. At that point the heater was laying against the back glass (as I found it). I'm thinking maybe the heater heated up the back glass and possibly melted the silicone enough to when it cooled back down that it re-sealed the tank.

Other then that I have no clue why it would leak that bad and then not leak again when I filled it back up. Still a bit of a mystery to me. But I don't trust it to use again in the house without taking it all apart and re-sealing it from the ground up. If it wasn't all tempered glass I had kicked around the idea of taking it apart and building a smaller rimless tank out of it. But you can't cut glass once it's been tempered. So one of these days I'll either re-seal it or sell it to someone for a reptile tank.
 
ironeagle2006

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I hear you on the STRESS in your life. Try being Me right now. Wife just found out that she is being Transferred Next year to Arkansas as a Supervisor for a New office. So I have to move AGAI. Now I am forced to sell my fish tanks out. Well we got rid of the Nano and the 150 then she goes I am not getting rid of the 44 so that one is going to move with us.
I am also dealing with all the crap going on with my FIL estate we meaning my wife and I thought we got the house as part of theestyate the Bank that has the Mortage was all fine and dandy with us getting the house even had the paers dreawn up for us to take over the Mortage. Now BOA I will not put in what I am calling them comes in and says sorry that was an Asset of the decesed we have claims against the Estate WE WANT IT. So now the Bankers are fighting over the house. If BOA gets the house I have already with my wifes and all 3 BIL's agreement have told BOA it will go into Foreclousre and you will have hell to pay in court. Beyond that I am just wanting to kill a few lazy Politicans here in IL that think the way out of Debt is to Borrow another 8 Billion dollars every Year.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392688
I don't think I'll ever know for sure exactly what happened. I still have the tank sitting in the garage. I filled it up after the leak and left it outside for about 2-3 months with water in it and it never did end up leaking again.
The only logical thing that I can think of is that it leaked and when the water dropped below the heater the heater got too hot and melted the plastic suction cups. At that point the heater was laying against the back glass (as I found it). I'm thinking maybe the heater heated up the back glass and possibly melted the silicone enough to when it cooled back down that it re-sealed the tank.

Other then that I have no clue why it would leak that bad and then not leak again when I filled it back up. Still a bit of a mystery to me. But I don't trust it to use again in the house without taking it all apart and re-sealing it from the ground up. If it wasn't all tempered glass I had kicked around the idea of taking it apart and building a smaller rimless tank out of it. But you can't cut glass once it's been tempered. So one of these days I'll either re-seal it or sell it to someone for a reptile tank.
Could have been an unlevel stand or floor. If the bottom frame twisted at all it could open a gap that the weight of the tank would otherwise hold together. Know someone who had a similar issue with a 180. Moved it to the garage and couldn't duplicate the leak. They resealed the side seams just to be safe. Moved it back into the house and bingo, still leaked. One of the guys who helped him move the tank out noticed a slight teetering of the stand once the tank was off of it. When they checked the floor it was all messed up. Whoever laid the tile did a horrible job. They moved the tank to another spot on the floor and as far as I know the tank is still up and running.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392791
Could have been an unlevel stand or floor. If the bottom frame twisted at all it could open a gap that the weight of the tank would otherwise hold together. Know someone who had a similar issue with a 180. Moved it to the garage and couldn't duplicate the leak. They resealed the side seams just to be safe. Moved it back into the house and bingo, still leaked. One of the guys who helped him move the tank out noticed a slight teetering of the stand once the tank was off of it. When they checked the floor it was all messed up. Whoever laid the tile did a horrible job. They moved the tank to another spot on the floor and as far as I know the tank is still up and running.
WOW...What a story to tell folks to express making sure the tank is level.
Corey...if this could at all be the reason you need to double check to be sure the floor is level if you put another tank in that spot.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by ironeagle2006 http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392788
I hear you on the STRESS in your life. Try being Me right now. Wife just found out that she is being Transferred Next year to Arkansas as a Supervisor for a New office. So I have to move AGAI. Now I am forced to sell my fish tanks out. Well we got rid of the Nano and the 150 then she goes I am not getting rid of the 44 so that one is going to move with us.
I am also dealing with all the crap going on with my FIL estate we meaning my wife and I thought we got the house as part of theestyate the Bank that has the Mortage was all fine and dandy with us getting the house even had the paers dreawn up for us to take over the Mortage. Now BOA I will not put in what I am calling them comes in and says sorry that was an Asset of the decesed we have claims against the Estate WE WANT IT. So now the Bankers are fighting over the house. If BOA gets the house I have already with my wifes and all 3 BIL's agreement have told BOA it will go into Foreclousre and you will have hell to pay in court. Beyond that I am just wanting to kill a few lazy Politicans here in IL that think the way out of Debt is to Borrow another 8 Billion dollars every Year.
Illinois to Arkansas is a step up in my book.
Sounds like the FIL had some unsecured credit with BOA. That can be a nightmare. Depending on the state they may or may not be able to recover. When my mom died her credit card company got stuck with whatever balance she had but the 900.00 or so that was left on the installments for new floors she had put in had to be paid. Not sure what the difference was.
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392792
WOW...What a story to tell folks to express making sure the tank is level.
Corey...if this could at all be the reason you need to double check to be sure the floor is level if you put another tank in that spot.
Not just the tank but the floor. You have to check level at each side and front and rear to make sure the surface is flat, specially with a long tank on tile floor where there's no give.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392794
Not just the tank but the floor. You have to check level at each side and front and rear to make sure the surface is flat, specially with a long tank on tile floor where there's no give.
I'm confused...if you have a warped floor wouldn't that still show up when you check the tank to see if its level? I'm not good at stuff like building and technical jabber, but level is level ...isn't it?
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392801
I'm confused...if you have a warped floor wouldn't that still show up when you check the tank to see if its level? I'm not good at stuff like building and technical jabber, but level is level ...isn't it?
No. Say you had a stand with 4 legs and one of the legs were over a low spot. It might check level but once enough weight is added the area the leg over the low spot supports will sag.
 
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