The House of Orange

[Fish Styx]

You obviously read up on these rare animals, I used my kids college fund to buy it, I think it was worth every penny.

A much better investment, indeed.

 

[bpbonds]

With inflation these days be worth a fortune down the road

 

[Fish Styx]

With inflation these days be worth a fortune down the road

Just like those old decorative John Wayne plates ordered from The Franklin Mint. Their value is only expected to increase with time.

 

[Reeflix]

Wife wouldn't go for a Orange tank in the house load knows I would have done it!

how do you keep your sand clean? that is one thing when i set up my tank i said i wanted

 

[Fish Styx]

how do you keep your sand clean? that is one thing when i set up my tank i said i wanted

Why, use Styx's Sand Bed Sifter 3000, of course!

 

[rmorris_14]

Why, use Styx's Sand Bed Sifter 3000, of course!

I read this with an infomercial voiceover.

 

[Fish Styx]

I read this with an infomercial voiceover.

That was the intent! Glad the joke landed!!

 

[Fish Styx]

That was the intent! Glad the joke landed!!

I read this with an infomercial voiceover.

Check out the full description in my DIY tools thread. You'll get a chuckle.

 

[bpbonds]

how do you keep your sand clean? that is one thing when i set up my tank i said i wanted

I use 3 large Sand Sifting Star fish, a Diamond Goby, and Nassarius Snails.

 

[Fish Styx]

I use 3 large Sand Sifting Star fish, a Diamond Goby, and Nassarius Snails.

Toss in a pair of engineer gobies!

 

[907_Reefer]

I leave for 1 afternoon and I had 7 pages to catch up on

Hey @907_Reefer I forgot to ask, how'd you make out with the storms? Any power loss?

The storm was a dud! Which is good, but borrrinnngg. But I like the no power loss thing, always an argument between using the generator for the aquarium or everything else in the house

We had a 36 hour power loss at the old house last year (luckily before my tank was setup), storm dropped 100+ mph winds in sub 0 temps for a few days. Blew the roof off the local grocery then froze the pipes = sideways icicles. This car was loading groceries when the pipe burst, froze in place in seconds. NO SOUP FO U! The local airport put a post on FB requesting all free trucks be brought down to tie planes to. Cessnas were taking off while parked..

 

[Fish Styx]

I leave for 1 afternoon and I had 7 pages to catch up on



The storm was a dud! Which is good, but borrrinnngg. But I like the no power loss thing, always an argument between using the generator for the aquarium or everything else in the house

We had a 36 hour power loss at the old house last year (luckily before my tank was setup), storm dropped 100+ mph winds in sub 0 temps for a few days. Blew the roof off the local grocery then froze the pipes = sideways icicles. This car was loading groceries when the pipe burst, froze in place in seconds. NO SOUP FO U! The local airport put a post on FB requesting all free trucks be brought down to tie planes to. Cessnas were taking off while parked..

Whoa....

 

[Reeflix]

I use 3 large Sand Sifting Star fish, a Diamond Goby, and Nassarius Snails.

im going to get a goby currently i have three sand conchs and a lotta hermits!

 

[Reeflix]

Whoa....

i do believe that is an ice storm

 

[Fish Styx]

I leave for 1 afternoon and I had 7 pages to catch up on

Yeah, this is where all the cool kids hang out now. We're kind of a big deal.

 

[Reeflix]

yup! were cool

 

[Reeflix]

yo styx do you use engineer gobies for your sand?

 

[Fish Styx]

yo styx do you use engineer gobies for your sand?

Historically, yes. I built my scape with them in mind. However, I need to find some that are in transition (around 3.5 -4"). I added two, and within minutes, my flame cardinal darted out from under his cave and nommed one of them and "Big Momma", my female Sebae Clown, grabbed the other and fed it to her nem. Pricey meal.

 

[Reeflix]

also i checked out the diy build 30 minutes ago! gave me a good hooting! where can i purchase a Styx sand bed sifter 3000?

 

[Fish Styx]

also i checked out the diy build 30 minutes ago! gave be a good hoot! where can i purchase a Styx sand bed sifter 3000?

I'll send you the parts list. I think all together it cost me about $25 and a little time.