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  1. Is it possible for you to reduce the rate of flow down to something that won't pin a fish to the mesh/sponge/whatever you have set up? If all you're really trying to accomplish is draining off the surface protein buildup you shouldn't need a high flow rate.
  2. Hope things are going alright for you out there! I've only dealt with river flooding, I can only imagine what a hurricane can do.
  3. It's made for an entertaining read though! @eatyourpeas @ARMYVET And that workshop sounds like y'all been dreaming the same dreams! Would dearly love a forge, and a place to set up Wife's potter's wheel and kiln.
  4. I had a little more gap around some areas than felt comfortable while building the rack for the 2 40g's. I managed to take some of it out with wood filler and a bit of sanding before painting, but for added surety I found some rolled rubber heavy duty utility matting like you might use in a trailer or truck bed (at one of those farm/tractor box stores) and cut strips to fit. Been leak testing my set up for a couple weeks in the garage and it looks to have made a good cushion thus far. Probably not the most economical route but it's been coming in handy a lot of ways around the house 🤷‍♂️
  5. Took a little video feeding bloodworms to the 120g today. If you watch close you can see the puffers come out to nab some up.
  6. Off the side of Highway 44 a little west of St. Louis. There's dozens of spots where they cut through hills in the process of making the highway, and the rock faces spawl off from erosion and freeze/thaw in the winter. I like the look and the limestone helps keep my pH stable. I've noticed now that my snails in tanks with limestone have much more robust shells too, added bonus!
  7. My little swarm currently reside in a 120g with tetras and otos. I'm setting up a 40g that will be just them but it's still a little ways from ready. Went and snapped a quick pic of their current home: And managed to get a decent shot of Dapple in the process:
  8. Happy Birthday!! And enjoy the show! lol
  9. This tank sounds like fun! What else will be in the tank in regards to substrate, hardscape, any plants? As @Daniel demonstrates it can be done with less, and I share his outlook that for large systems the natural processes inside have greater capacity to keep a stable environment. In smaller systems the higher flow in the cannister/HOB/sump accelerate the processing of waste, and allow us to keep more than plants in small spaces. Somewhere along the line I heard someone say something to the effect of, 'anything is possible if you want to do the water changes' but I doubt that's what you have in mind 🙂 I briefly tried using two large coop sponge filters only in my 120g, but quickly found that without powerheads there wasn't enough movement in the tank, even with all the plants that were in there. I simply had too much stock in the tank for it to be effective without a lot of maintenance. I'm curious, if you're already planning to utilize sponge filters and power heads in the tank, why not mate the two, naked cannister style? If I were going to set up something like this (and I wish I could, I dig that 10' tank!), I'd stock one fish at a time over the course of many weeks to let the tank build up it's capacity to process. That way if there is a tipping point below the target load there's less risk of crashing the whole thing and mourning my fish.
  10. I had to look it up since all I could remember from childhood were stories of a guy taking a taxi for part of the race and some racers being chased by a pack of wild dogs (for real...). It was a little over 24 mile course, started at 3pm with a temp of 90 F. There were only two water stations for the entire length of the course. In addition to the heat it was dry, and much of the course was on dirt roads. Pace vehicles kicked up enough dust that some runners dropped out with breathing problems. The more I read about it and other events the more it sounds like it was an 'ish show of an Olympics 😂
  11. Boxing and a torturous marathon both made headlines quite a bit thanks to numerous scandals. It was the first Olympics to use the gold/silver/bronze medal system. I think it ranked the longest 'summer' Olympics running from July to November, too.
  12. Missouri here, first state to host the Olympics (1904)!
  13. Kind of a cute lil guy, I'd take them if I were local!
  14. I haven't built a dedicated fish room yet, but I've built the garage on my house and finished our walk out basement to a master bedroom suite. The bathroom in the basement is below grade. While I'm happy I went with extra insulation for the walls (I've learned it's hard to over-insulate), I wish I'd have sprung for the under-tile heating elements. We don't have the worst winters in MO but the chill off the floor in winter is brutal. If you go with something other than bare concrete floor, consider something like that to help keep your temp stable? The garage is more like a swiss army knife that poses as a garage. It's man cave, craft room, office, storage, greenhouse for the garden in early Spring, and now houses extra tanks. Biggest lesson learned there that seems highly transferrable to the aquarist hobby is over planning the electric is about as tough as over-insulating. Oh, and outlets belong on ceilings as much as they do on walls! Surface mounted boxes with flex conduit runs make for easier reconfiguring down the line if things evolve unexpectedly. From conversations with locals, reading forums, and YouTube, venting/moisture control seem to be a common topic for basement builds. Overshooting here, too, may be worth considering depending on your situation.
  15. With the high moisture content potential the room will carry, you are better off treating it like a bathroom and going with green board vs regular drywall. Build is looking great!
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