Nat gas prices have almost doubled from last year to this year. If you are not already on Time of Use for your electricity bill, you will be soon. Your peak rates will be from 4-9pm 7 days a week so if you can tune your lights, that will help your bill. I put a 1" thick piece of foam on the...
@H2OPlayar Thanks for hosting! Thank you BAR for another great event. It was nice to see familiar faces and new ones too. Looking forward to the next event.
Hey Party People. Who is down to do a Happy Hour at 7 Stills?
@Apon @sfsuphysics @Corallus @Coral reefer @xcaret @Alexx @Tim Obert and anyone else that wants to join?
I saw Tim's new tank build here but want to see it in person. Tim, accepting coral donations?
BOD, this thread is linked from QuickLinks on the homepage. No 2021 Calendar of Events thread? Was hoping to participate in another regional tank tour.
Nah, he's never retiring as long as he can breathe lol. He love's what he does; just needs a young person to help with the heavy lifting. So I you have a kid that's willing to put in some work, hit him up. I remember when I would say "will work for corals" but Im passed that phase in my life lol.
12g water change, scraped glass for the first time in ages, siphoned a bunch of crud. yumas are looking delicious, hammers probably doubled, sps recession, chalices not growing, some zoas spread some not, anemones split and terrorizing some corals.
visited Steve at Lucky Ocean yesterday. still going strong and keeping the locals happy. there was a mother and her kid going for it for the first time. Steve did the assembly for the tank and put it back in the box so they wouldnt have to struggle with the initial setup. Who's going to do...
Instead of an afternoon to evening light schedule, I am switching to an AM to PM light schedule. Ive been working from home for the past 8 years, so I have the ability to see my tank during the day.
It's not about climate change. More about stability of the grid. 4-9p is the new peak demand...
Kind of late....want to say thanks to @Tim Obert for his generosity in hosting again. Beer was great! Thanks BOD for making it happen. Nice to see some familiar faces, meet a few new peeps, etc. great event as always!!
@Ibn Eric always took amazing photos and posted in ye olden days for all the events. frag swaps, tank tours, aquarium visits, etc. Missed you at the swap Eric!
Is there a way to make a BAR Family Tree? I know I've introduced BAR to a few peeps out there and I know they have brought new members here too. Be kind of cool to see how big the BAR family has grown.