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After yesterday's discussion, I decided to get that ceiling pulled out quickly before it warmed up outside. Wearing a facemask, I climbed up into the attic and played joust with a whisk broom vs the fluffy stuff. It grudgingly abated somewhat, but not all of course. Here's where we left off yesterday...


My son joined me in the actual teardown of the two layers of sheetrock, exposing the joists and raining down ...

Not really reef related but can be useful just the same.

My phone has GPS ability and it is really nice for a lot of things, Especially paired with Google maps and the search by voice functionality. All you have to do is search for something like "auto parts" and it will show stuff close to where your location is and don't have to pay for the feature especially if your carrier has a map program.

I dont' really do the social sites. . . not a twit [twit] noun: ...

Does Anyone Have Any Videos of the New HOB Super Reef Octopus Protein Skimmers? I'm interested in purchasing one for my aquarium yet I haven't seen any videos to prove their performance. It's either these or I'm going to go HOB Deltec but I would like to compare the two.

While at the SPLASH event at the House Of Fins this past weekend I took the opportunity to shoot some fish that I will most likely never get the chance to own myself. Some are rare, and some are just beautiful. Either way, enjoy the eye candy.
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I must be a glutton for punishment. I keep looking at the new fishroom's ceiling, and I think I want to pull down the old sheetrock entirely for new. If I do that, all the snow-like (and not so snow-like) insulation is absolutely going to fall down around me. I just think it will look a lot better overall with brand new sheets. The room is around 9' x 12' so I'm looking at 4 sheets on the ceiling, plus getting that insulation up there or buying more to replace it. The white stuff isn't old ...