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I don't know about reef shops, but if you want to see a big aquarium, the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay is a great attraction. http://www.mandalaybay.com/entertain...-aquarium.aspx

I personally enjoy gambling, but I rarely do while in Vegas as there is so many other things to do. Don't knock the shows, there are some fantastic productions in Vegas. I didn't think I'd be interested in shows until I went and saw Cirque du Soleil's "O". Wow!

Pepper, I'd rather waste my money on reefs and planes.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't get into gambling and all that jazz. Wish I could give you suggestions about what to visit, but the reason I've never been to Vegas is that I'm not a gambling guy so... Sorry, but I'm still glad you don't want to gamble.

Looks like I have a buyer for my 65 gal freshwater live plant set up. This gives me enough money to buy a 75 gal. to upgrade the saltwater tank.

HaHa, Well unemployment tends to hit the hobbies pretty hard. I ended up selling the 150 to help pay the bills. I won't rule out a tank that size in the future, but not at the moment. Currently I'm leaning towards converting my old 65 gal tank to the reef, but I'm still watching Craigs list for a good deal on a 75.

It's about time slacker! I thought you were planning on a 150 build before your break?

Awesome Phil!! I'm glad ya back my friend.

That sounds like a great idea.

Marc, no worries. It certainly crossed my mind that a room mate to take care of the reef would be advantageous. But I'll be doing work that I find much more interesting, and pays substantially better to boot. And I'm sure I'll eventually have an in town job again and be in a better place financially to set up a really good reef. In the mean time I'll be getting 2 weeks off after every 4 weeks of work. And with no aquarium or dog to worry about, You can bet I'll be using some of that time and money to visit some wild reefs.

Play the record backwards so you can get them all back.

That's awful. I'm sorry I brought it up.

Yeah, just told my new employer I needed to be in town in June for the divorce hearing. Lost my wife, my job and now I have to give up my reef and dog...been a hell of a year.

Hmm. I guess that's where things get complicated.... sorry about that.

Ouch!

Get your wife to do it.

I signed the paperwork today, and start going through the training on Monday.

So, anyone have ideas on how to completely automate a reef for 28+ days?

I'd love to take care of everything for you, but the whole getting it from alaska to MD would be one hell of a chore lol

Well, they made me an offer today. I'm reviewing it now, but it looks pretty good and I'll probably take it.

Hat: I'll be selling the 150 gal as it takes up too much space to store. Yes, I have lots of space in the Hangar, but I'll be spraying paint and lubes and other things in there that would be bad to contaminate an aquarium with.

DJ: Thanks, wish you were too.

Midnight: The company will be flying me to the job sites and providing room and board there, so as interesting as it would be to figure that one out, it's not really feasible.

Melev: It's 500 miles to the North Slope from Fairbanks, at 65mph, that's a long trip in an open cockpit. I think I'll just ride the 737 with everyone else.

Neelixx: Nope.

So it looks like I'm going to be reefless for the forseable future. Tuan has offered to take some of my corals, he's been after my frogspawn for years now. LOL. Other than that I'm not sure what to do with the rest of the livestock and equipment. I'd be willing to give the whole set up away to someone who knew what they were doing just to know my livestock will be well cared for.

Are there any "Reef Keeper" maintenance companies around your area? Though, that may be way more expensive than keeping a reef.

Will you be flying to work in your little DIY-job?