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Yessss, looking good sir! The clean glass pandemic is spreading..

I think we need a fish stocking list check-in as well... :face-with-monocle:

PS, Pootie for president.



Been running my DeWalt-colored wood splitter all week..




Your charger is upside down.
1) I'll get on that!
1b) who would be her running mate?
2) Black and Yellow FTW
2b) Nice wood... giggity
3) Mind yo bidness.
 
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Maybe this eel, that you hide from us, clearly :face-with-raised-eyebrow:

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Not an eel, but an Engineer Goby and I have 2 of them. Affectionately named "Achmed" and "Abdul", but collectively referred to as "Hamas" due to all of their tunnels. The Dainty Dictator tells me that the naming schema is offensive, but I'm not convinced. For note, that is Abdul in the picture.
 
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Good morning, Heathens and happy Friday!

We're finally getting rain here in my corner of the world! My gardens rejoice.

Remember that you're all Rockstars and to finish your weeks strong! Unless, of course, you work this weekend. Then I've got nothing for you save sympathy.

SPLAM dropping later. Stand by for transmission.

Namaste.
 

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Not an eel, but an Engineer Goby and I have 2 of them. Affectionately named "Achmed" and "Abdul", but collectively referred to as "Hamas" due to all of their tunnels. The Dainty Dictator tells me that the naming schema is offensive, but I'm not convinced. For note, that is Abdul in the picture.
I’ve been thinking of getting one of these for turning over my sand bed. Do they do a good job of it or is something else better? It would be in my FOWLR so not worried about coral getting covered.
 
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I’ve been thinking of getting one of these for turning over my sand bed. Do they do a good job of it or is something else better? It would be in my FOWLR so not worried about coral getting covered.
They are fantastic for the job. Careful what you wish for, though. Especially if you have fines in your substrate. It took about 6 or 7 months for the cloudiness to go away. They dig CONSTANTLY. Also, they get BIG, and fast. Achmed is about 13" already and still growing. Abdul is about 11".
 
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They are fantastic for the job. Careful what you wish for, though. Especially if you have fines in your substrate. It took about 6 or 7 months for the cloudiness to go away. They dig CONSTANTLY. Also. They get BIG, and fast. Achmed is about 13" already and still growing. Abdul is about 11".
Wow, didn’t realize they got that big.
 
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Wow, didn’t realize they got that big.
Usually, people only see their heads poking out to grab food. Mine, however, are active swimmers and are out all of the time. Really cool critters. They do best in groups due to their social bonds, so I reccomend a minimum of 2. That unfortunately translates to a large tank.
 
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Just re-tuned in!could I get a full tank shot? if u could :D
Welcome back, Heathen! Sure thing. Here are some from the other day. I'll be posting a bunch of acro and fishy pics later on today...

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Wow, didn’t realize they got that big.
My engineer goby killed many of my sand dwelling corals (plates, meats, bubble) because he insisted on burying them non-stop, no matter where I tried to move them.
 
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My engineer goby killed many of my sand dwelling corals (plates, meats, bubble) because he insisted on burying them non-stop, no matter where I tried to move them.
It is a battle, for sure.
 

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It is a battle, for sure.
Yeah, I decided I will not have one in the future. He was well over a footlong. I ended up rehoming him to a guy who kept trying to mansplain to me how he was an eel and not a goby and one day I'll understand if I do the research. :expressionless-face:
 
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Yeah, I decided I will not have one in the future. He was well over a footlong. I ended up rehoming him to a guy who kept trying to mansplain to me how he was an eel and not a goby and one day I'll understand if I do the research. :expressionless-face:
Someone trying to test your reef knowledge is laughable, let alone mansplaining. SMDH
 

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Welcome back, Heathen! Sure thing. Here are some from the other day. I'll be posting a bunch of acro and fishy pics later on today...

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A proper stunner of a reef
 
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It's getting there. Another 2 years and I think it'll be show ready.
When it fully fills out then its going to be a show winner everytime
 

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