Our aquaculture building finally arrived!!!

**Amphibious** · 01-11-2010, 11:18 AM

Rhonda,

If you brought your gorilla with you, he could frighten all the SCARY LIZARDS away.

Cold??? Yes it's cold here. The house water supply (well) froze Saturday night. I didn't find out until I was in the shower half finished when the shower stopped providing me with hot water or any water at all. I hate when that happens!

To prevent that from happening last night, I let an outside fauset run all night. Here's what the yard looked like this morning.

Bring your snuggies.

Dick

**Amphibious** · 01-11-2010, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by THEJRC

Great to see this one finally shaping up for you Dick!! Exciting news indeed!

Thanks, ~J.

As soon as weather warms, I'll get started. Funny, I grew up (actually, I never grew up. Refuse to!) in WI with all it has to offer in winter weather sports, ice fishing (why do they call it ice fishing? We don't catch ice.), snowmobiling, skiing, hunting various critters (deer being my favorite), tolerating all sorts of temps and weather anomalies all those years. I've lived in FL 4 years and find it intolerable at a WI balmy 32*F. Oh dear, I've become a woos, I'm afraid.

**saltaddict** · 01-11-2010, 11:32 AM

The only gorilla I have is the 70lb puppy we acquired and you would kill me if I brought him.

He has ruined $10,000 worth of landscape in three months. I am just glad he can't get inside the pool fence too!

**Amphibious** · 01-11-2010, 11:42 AM

That puppy would be history if he destroyed 10 Gs of my landscaping.

**rayme07** · 01-11-2010, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by saltaddict

The only gorilla I have is the 70lb puppy we acquired and you would kill me if I brought him.

He has ruined $10,000 worth of landscape in three months. I am just glad he can't get inside the pool fence too!

wow $10,000.

That pup needs a big woopin.

**SaltyDawg** · 01-11-2010, 10:22 PM

I haven't seen 32 in a couple weeks. Cant wait till it hits 45 so I can put shorts on again. Cant complain though, pulling some nice trout and salmon through the ice this year.

**boyesreef** · 01-11-2010, 11:11 PM

i haven't seen 32 in a month or so. that would be a ten degree minimum increase from what we got now. we didn't even see two digits yesterday, and it was negative 1 this morning.

**SaltyDawg** · 01-11-2010, 11:25 PM

Hey someone in my neck of the woods. Cool! (pun intended). When I left the house at 6:00 this morning it was 5.

**CarmieJo** · 01-12-2010, 12:18 AM

Hey, we got above freezing today for the first time in a week or 10 days!

**rayme07** · 01-12-2010, 12:41 AM

We actually left the cold weather and hit in the 75s

But colder weather is approaching again.

**saltaddict** · 01-12-2010, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by rayme07

wow $10,000.

That pup needs a big woopin.

I am low balling the amt as my husband would tell you - I am hoping he will out grow his destruction stage really quick.
Woopin him does nothing - he is huge and really don't care. He eats a shrub a day! He eats rocks!!

Yes, we provide him with chew toys and bones.

***lReef lKeeper*** · 01-12-2010, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by rayme07

We actually left the cold weather and hit in the 75s

But colder weather is approaching again.

california, cold ... pffft

**rayme07** · 01-12-2010, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by lReef lKeeper

california, cold ... pffft

You mean southern California Cold pfft. Northern I mean way northern gets just as cold as your state during normal weather patterns. Man I sure wish I was there. I am sick of the freakin city.

I think where my cabin is supposed to get down to 25 or below it sometimes gets so cold ice grows up from the ground. I think its pretty fun to step on.

I am supposed to move there in about a year I cant wait.

**Amphibious** · 01-15-2010, 04:41 PM

OK, long over due but finally making headway. This is the first of progress pics. More to follow as events unfold.

120 gallon fiberglass tubs, probably 100 gallon usable.

I think I’m going to go a block higher. Need to get a Rubbermaid tub under each for sumps, more volume and macro growth. One of these troughs will be dedicated for LS production. Hopefully I can find a cheap source for Aragonite. If not, it will be for more frag production.

It’s a start!

Dick

**rayme07** · 01-15-2010, 05:30 PM

woohooo!! Its looking good. Cant wait to see some water in those tubs.

**CarmieJo** · 01-16-2010, 02:39 AM

Hey, that is exciting!

V · 01-16-2010, 02:45 AM

amazing how similar it runs to aquaponics bud, if i didn't know better thats what i would have thought it was anyways

I can smell a new kind of excitement in the air

**saltaddict** · 01-17-2010, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by V

amazing how similar it runs to aquaponics bud, if i didn't know better thats what i would have thought it was anyways

I can smell a new kind of excitement in the air

Very funny V - my neighbor is an undercover narc officer and he has told me how they determine on their helicopter night rides which homes should be checked out due to the "glow" the roof puts off from the florescent lighting running during the day.

He made a joke a while back about the "blue glow" that radiates from our windows in the evening hours - and wanted to know if I really had hydroponic tanks running over here

Not a half bad idea!!

V · 01-17-2010, 03:58 PM

ive seen something like that, tomatoes give off the same apparently.

although average joe might be abit surprised when the law knocks the front door down, only to find afew veggies growing

Just for the record....You do know i was refering to "aqua"ponics though right..lol

crude but effective explanation this shot

**saltaddict** · 01-18-2010, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by V

ive seen something like that, tomatoes give off the same apparently.

although average joe might be abit surprised when the law knocks the front door down, only to find afew veggies growing

Just for the record....You do know i was refering to "aqua"ponics though right..lol

crude but effective explanation this shot

I know you were talking about "aqua" but my mind was in the gutter!

V · 01-18-2010, 12:25 AM

i get rewards for being a frequent flyer of that club, so welcome stranger..lol

**cr8signs** · 01-23-2010, 01:34 PM

Hey, its WARM in Wisconsin!! 39 today (and rain,boo hoo).
I am glad I didn't miss anything on your building Dick. You are just waiting for ALL of us to come help you "Git R Done" RIGHT????
All kidding aside, it looks like an awesome set-up, can't wait to see more, and more.
We are planning a cruise out of Florida next year, can we stop in and see you?
Renee

**Kaymanager** · 01-24-2010, 02:29 AM

wow what a long drawn out project. but looks amazing. definitely enjoyed talking to you tonight and look forward to being able to pick your brain on better ways to run my tank and my wife. haha feel free to drop me a pm on how to hook up a sump and which skimmer to look into.

**Amphibious** · 01-24-2010, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Renee

We are planning a cruise out of Florida next year, can we stop in and see you?
Renee

Absolutely! I would be greatly disappointed if you didn’t. Would you be bringing the kids?

Kaymanager, Enjoyed chatting with you, too. No promises on my advise being credible on either running your tank or your wife. It’s especially helpful when the wife is easy to get along with and adores you like mine does. It takes years of honest and sincere molding to achieve and maintain the kind of balance I enjoy within my marriage.

Not sure molding is the right word but, you know what I mean.

Dick

**saltaddict** · 01-24-2010, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Amphibious

Kaymanager, Enjoyed chatting with you, too. No promises on my advise being credible on either running your tank or your wife. It’s especially helpful when the wife is easy to get along with and adores you like mine does. It takes years of honest and sincere molding to achieve and maintain the kind of balance I enjoy within my marriage.

Not sure molding is the right word but, you know what I mean.

Dick

I think it took years of Sue "molding" you my sweet man!! Just picking at you Dick. Sue is wonderful and you are wonderful to her. Love you both dearly.