Just made $50

[salisbury a d]

I just made 50$ from taking care of my neighbor's pets for the weekend.
What I plan to do is upgrade my skimmer to the Red Sea Prizm if my parents will give me $24. The skimmer also comes with a free 10 gallon salt mix.
Later in the early weeks of August my father brother and Grandpa are going on a boating trip and my Grandma is going to pay me to mow the lawn. Hopfully I will make enough for and RO unit or a clean up crew.
Adam

 

[salisbury a d]

Should I get the skimmer now or should I hold off on that and get a clean up crew. There was one for 54$. I think it was called the the Bonus 20 pack.
Adam

 

[nm reef]

Not going to advise either choice.....just wanted to say......Its great to see positive efforts by youth towards a goal....as a father and a youth coach....its a pleasure to see positive productive youth......whatever way you go....congradulations...and job(jobs)well done

 

[salisbury a d]

Why not advise either choice?
I do not have a clean up crew and someone told me that I should get a prism skimmer.
Anything is better than what I have. Currently I have a Lees counter current.
Adam

 

[misty]

Salisbury...I think that NM Reef was just commenting on how well he thinks you're doing. In other words, he wasn't advising against your selections, he just wanted to give you a thumbs up.
With limited funds, I'd get the skimmer and then you can buy clean up crew in bits (a couple of crabs/snails each week). Just my person opinion...no scientific basis!

 

[kymbra]

Isn't it amazing what we will all do for a nice new addition to our tanks??? I will just about do anything for a little extra cash. I really need to get a part time job at my LFS. LOL

 

[dlight692000]

let me tell you a little secret about protein skimmers, i dunno if this is what u are looking for but anywyas here goes, there are these packages almost like carbon that are like 8 bucks and they absorb amonia and other dangerous wastes, it is late and i dont kno the name of the packs but i will tell u tomorrow, every three months you put them in bleech and it recharges them, i use it on my 20g high, i put it in my millenium 2000, in the tank i have a convict tang with green star polyps(branching) button polyps, 6 turbo snails and a single cleaner shrimp, all doing great!

 

[salisbury a d]

Hey Dlight what is that media?
Also I ordered the skimmer today and if they ship it today it should be here Friday.
I might be applying for job at the library but my previous job is not going to look good on the application.
Adam

 

[dlight692000]

"purigen- is a premium synthetic absorbbent that is unlike any other filtration product.purigen darkens progressively as it exhausts, and is easily renewed by treating with household bleach