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LILBUDDHA
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TY ,
Yeah I like the Cad . U can't do any worse with the Illuminata or DB57 . *** for tat on all 3
I have been trying to get in touch with the LFS via email and phone . No responses . The tank is supposed to be here today . I will be hopeful .
Otherwise I will just be hoarding equipment like my bud stated .
Yeah I like the Cad . U can't do any worse with the Illuminata or DB57 . *** for tat on all 3
I have been trying to get in touch with the LFS via email and phone . No responses . The tank is supposed to be here today . I will be hopeful .
Otherwise I will just be hoarding equipment like my bud stated .
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Well this blows .
I almost took a 30 minute drive to the LFS but decided to call .
He never ordered the tank or stand . He explained himself and I understand .
I am just a lil PO'd that he never called to explain the situation ..
The vendor rep lives right down the street from the store and works out of New York .
He couldn't even let me know when he would be able to follow up with me . ARRRGh !!!!
I still have credit at the store that I was not going to use for the tank or stand . I will make a road trip and burn that up on a bucket of salt and chemicals .
It's too late now to order anything with the holidays going . I really do not want that DB57 with that huge overflow box .
WHAT TO DO ?????
I almost took a 30 minute drive to the LFS but decided to call .
He never ordered the tank or stand . He explained himself and I understand .
I am just a lil PO'd that he never called to explain the situation ..
The vendor rep lives right down the street from the store and works out of New York .
He couldn't even let me know when he would be able to follow up with me . ARRRGh !!!!
I still have credit at the store that I was not going to use for the tank or stand . I will make a road trip and burn that up on a bucket of salt and chemicals .
It's too late now to order anything with the holidays going . I really do not want that DB57 with that huge overflow box .
WHAT TO DO ?????
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Dang that stinks bro! Sorry.
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Yep the whole story reeks.
Someone local to me is selling a 65 rr aqueon brand new cheap. He said he would even deliver it to me.
I may just have to live with that until the move next year.
Not rimless, and it has a cross brace. He wants 2 bills for it.
I think that is a very good price
Still has the cardboard and stickers on it.
Feedback please ......
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Someone local to me is selling a 65 rr aqueon brand new cheap. He said he would even deliver it to me.
I may just have to live with that until the move next year.
Not rimless, and it has a cross brace. He wants 2 bills for it.
I think that is a very good price
Still has the cardboard and stickers on it.
Feedback please ......
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The width of a illuminata even irks me .Ur right and I am a short guy . Really not in the mood o use a step stool . I sent an email to pass on it . Also got a phone call from a bud that owns a LFS .
Will be going tank hunting this weekend and have a face to face with the LFS (that was supposed to order the tank ) ..... I will try to behave myself .
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Came from the LFS with no tank . 
. He had nothing that I thought would work for me . A DB80 that was not drilled .
Guy claimed it could be drilled in the back but I am not going to take any chances .
Red Sea CP salt in the new Formula but old bucket for 39.00 ,
My acrylic top off was at the door when I got back from the LFS . TY Wes for saving me some space .
Picked up 3 nice real reef rocks . These weigh a total of 8 lbs . pretty light stuff . two bags of Carib Sea fiji pink .
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. He had nothing that I thought would work for me . A DB80 that was not drilled . Guy claimed it could be drilled in the back but I am not going to take any chances .
Red Sea CP salt in the new Formula but old bucket for 39.00 ,
My acrylic top off was at the door when I got back from the LFS . TY Wes for saving me some space .
Picked up 3 nice real reef rocks . These weigh a total of 8 lbs . pretty light stuff . two bags of Carib Sea fiji pink .
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Really?
. Haha. Seriously though P excited to see what you end up doing. Always nice coming from you!
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Really?
Hey ladybug ,
U decided to choose right the rabbit hole yet ? Full reef or Fowlr .... Don't tease yourself .
U know where ur heart is .... snicker snicker .
Just got back from buying a steel welded stand . Going to try to skin it ... ( will proly screw it up )
Just water testing and cleaning out the custom slim acrylic top off container .. Holds a lil more than 5 gallons and again Ty Wes .
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OOPS
Well I did a dry fit and I need to do some serious alterations and mods .
Still trying 2 figure out how I am going to fit this equipment in here .
The sump will not be sitting on the floor . Notched out board should give me 6 inches of lost space left to right . I hope I can find the 4 inches for the dosing containers .
Well I did a dry fit and I need to do some serious alterations and mods .
Still trying 2 figure out how I am going to fit this equipment in here .
The sump will not be sitting on the floor . Notched out board should give me 6 inches of lost space left to right . I hope I can find the 4 inches for the dosing containers .
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Thanks ..
TY
Yeah B ... Speaking of rock .. it showed up today . One rock was busted up and look at the mud on the top rock lower portion .
Scrubbed down and curing as we speak . Took awhile to find the nitrile gloves . I forgot where I put them .Those are 12 x 12 tiles for size reference .
This rock , The bonsai one and the real reef rock with a few old school rocks should do it for me . Proly 44 lbs total .
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Looking good bro!
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Thanks REV
The lil skimz should get a work out . The rock was not that dirty ... smelled clean . (no rot ) Hope it doesn't cause a stink.
Photobucket is being a pain .
The lil skimz should get a work out . The rock was not that dirty ... smelled clean . (no rot ) Hope it doesn't cause a stink.
Photobucket is being a pain .
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