Moosimusmaximus Deco Contest

[moosimusmaximus]

It is, it's still in there.

*twitch*

 

[moosimusmaximus]

This is what I get for leaving it in the box

Don't mind me, just posting an update...

Yeah, that's a nice big crack in the upper corner. Should have taken it out to check for leaks. Doctors Foster and Smith are sending me a replacement immediately, though. They rock.

 

[rwynn]

At least you have mine to look at until then.

 

[moosimusmaximus]

At least you have mine to look at until then.

Yeah. At least once you clean up the front. Go get a toothbrush. :-P

 

[Bifferwine]

I hope the replacement gets here soon! :(

 

[moosimusmaximus]

I hope the replacement gets here soon! :(

They said it would be 4-7 days. Close enough. I'll just be about 2 weeks behind everyone else. Setting it up the day it comes in, though :)

 

[moosimusmaximus]

I'll just leave this here.

Please tell me it's okay that I took the picture with the sand already in the tank. Look, I even took a close-up! Date! No water!

My tank with the rock I picked up this morning. I had a very narrow window to go find rock today so I'm glad I found something attractive that fit.

Close up of the rock on the right.

Tank with water.

And cleared up plus light.

 

[Bifferwine]

That looks great! I'm glad you are getting started.

 

[dcantucson]

That looks damn good moos!
Mines not wet yet. :(

 

[Picasso]

Wow, pretty rock!

C

 

[moosimusmaximus]

That looks great! I'm glad you are getting started.

I am too! And I'm glad that the date was extended to add livestock to the tank, too. I was worried at first when I found the crack in mine.

That looks damn good moos!
Mines not wet yet.

Is yours wet yet?

Wow, pretty rock!

C

Thanks! I love it and rwynn seems to have taken a liking to it, too.


So I was able to test my water today. It's been 5 days since I've had it set up and the results follow. After I tested I performed a 25% water change which I intend to repeat on Monday and then leave Mondays as my regular water change day (unless I get an ammonia spike and have to change more frequently, of course). So, just a boring, chemistry update.

pH: 8.2-8.3
NH3: 0.25 ppm
NO2: 0 ppm
NO3: 40 ppm
Salinity: 1.024

 

[tankedchemist]

So, just a boring, chemistry update.

AHEM!! Chemistry is NEVER, ever boring. :^:

 

[moosimusmaximus]

:-P

I figured most of the people here would by chemistry geeks. My brand of sarcasm never comes across well online.

 

[tankedchemist]

nah... I think it's just me. Oh, and ccCpt. we sit at the "cool" chemistry table.... :mrgreen:

 

[moosimusmaximus]

Woo! Science!

 

[little_fish]

nah... I think it's just me. Oh, and ccCpt. we sit at the "cool" chemistry table.... :mrgreen:

What does that make me tanked? chopped liver??!?!?!!?!?

 

[motorcyclereefer]

Its okay I am the chemistry student who never graduated. I am super cool you can sit with me at the super cool table Hannah!

 

[tankedchemist]

What does that make me tanked? chopped liver??!?!?!!?!?

no... it's just that you're so cool I can't even speak your name :mrgreen:

 

[moosimusmaximus]

I has algae!

I came into work today and found quite a bit of algae growing on the rock and sand! Needless to say that the tank now has an orange hue about it when the light is off. A quick check of the stats yielded the following:

pH: 8.4
NH3: 0 ppm
NO2: 0 ppm
NO3: 0 ppm
SG: 1.023
Sal: 31 ppt

Will be going to the LFS next week to pick up a turbo and (maybe) a hermit crab as part of my CUC. Hooray! Critters!

 

[ErinCahir]

Yay for critters!