I will never understand why there are people who don't appreciate FREE.

Now, immediately on my brain is the fact that I got a $25 comp ticket on a night of a sold out show for someone that really needed to get out and see a show. Fiddler on the Roof has sold out every single performance. Granted, maybe living outside of one's box is hard for some...but most people, given the opportunity and the FREE ticket, might be inclined to use it. OR NOT. Anyway, venting...

[QUOTE=fishoutofwater;17124051]I am selling an aqualogic 1/3 drop in chiller. comes with a dual ranco controller. all in working order. I upgraded to a 1/2 hp chiller so this needs to go. asking $450. can help with shipping if needed but at your cost. online prices for this chiller are about 900-1000[/QUOTE]
How old is it, Any pics?

I put the last of the water into the tank this morning. The sump was filled to a proper level, everything looked good (which probably means I should not have been doing this before coffee). I plug in the Snapper that is the return pump and.... discover that Chris had left some of the unions untightened. Like two on the returns. Water spraying out at high pressure. Quickly unplug pump. Tighten unions. Get towels.

Plug pump in again. No water spraying, but there is a puddle...

When I set up my 125g a couple years ago, I reviewed all the methods people were using to start the cycle in their tanks. I wasn't keen on using live damsels, and having rotting shrimp floating in water in the family room wasn't all that appealing either. I decided to go the route of using ammonia (technically ammonium hydroxide). I went to several stores, trying to find plain household ammonia that didn't have some sort of contaminant in it, be it surfactant/perfume/whatever. No luck. Not...

Tank is set up, sump in place and plumbed, skimmer hooked up (not on, obviously), light fixture back over the tank. I washed all the sand from the old tank and put it in the new one. Chris, the LFS owner, brought over 20 or so gallons of 'live water' - basically he did a water change of his tanks and brought over what he could. Now I get to make saltwater 30g at a time to add to the tank. My RO/DI system is supposedly rated at something like 75g or 100g per day, but at best I get about 35g from...