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  1. Pumpkins and Reef Keeping

    What do these two have in common? A week from today, DFWMAS is going to host a fun pumpkin carving event, and the best submissions will win prizes.

    “The Great Pumpkin Carving Contest” takes place Saturday the 19th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Park in Grapevine. [ link ] This is a family event with fun for everyone. The club will provide pumpkins and carving kits, drinks and snacks. Gift Cards awarded for best: aquatic creation, most creative and comical.

    It's a “Potluck” ...
  2. An unusual development

    This showed up in my newsfeed tonight, and I couldn't believe my eyes.

    The following was posted by Sustainable Aquatics today:
    A few months ago a member of our staff, marine biologist Matthew Jolley, noticed an odd fish being shredded by his brothers in one of our many grow out tanks. Based on Matt’s attentive care and quick action it was saved.

    This animal had very long fins and was being attacked by his brothers because he was different. We isolated him and he ...
  3. Rinsing used sand for the new setup

    I know many of you have been wondering and asking about the status of the 400g. More plumbing parts for the new setup are needed, which will arrive within a week or less. I placed orders with three different vendors to get the specific fittings I wanted today.In the meantime, I got the base foundation of the rockwork up on acrylic pillars which keeps the aquascape from shifting no matter where the sand moves to avoid a rockslide. I'll be posting up an article on this shortly. Today I thought ...
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  4. 60g cube stand

    The new stand for the 60g cube arrived about 10 days ago. I ordered it from EzTube.com, and it was a very simple design.

    8) 22" square steel pipe, powdercoated
    4) 31" square steel pipe, powdercoated
    8) tri-corner pieces, heavy duty

    What I like about Ez-Tube is that they will cut everything, file the edges to remove any sharp burrs, and pack it carefully. Here are all the pictures. The only tool I needed was a rubber mallet to hammer it together.
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  5. Teaser shot

    Here's a picture from tonight's efforts.

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