Happy Birthday, Liz

[Mugwump]

....Have a wonderful day !! 

[waterboy]

Happy Birthday, have a great day.

[Ron Sower]

...happy birthday to you, Liz...now, just keep on having them...!

[LizStreithorst]

Thanks, folks.  I never celebrate any holiday because the holidays are the same for me as every other day.  But guess what?  I'm actually getting a birthday present this year!

I was planning on making my HMF's today.  I went out to my 2 boxes full of PVC connectors and dug around for 90's.  I who I have many of every connector there is in every size could only come up with 3 3/4" 90's.  I called my neighbor on the off chance that he might have some laying around.  I knew he would likely have nothing in 3/4".  But I got lucky and called when he was in Hattiesburg.  He said that Lowes was going to be his next stop.  I asked him to pick up 15 or 20 90's for me.  Hurray!!!!!

[Mugwump]

Thanks, folks.  I never celebrate any holiday because the holidays are the same for me as every other day.  But guess what?  I'm actually getting a birthday present this year!

I was planning on making my HMF's today.  I went out to my 2 boxes full of PVC connectors and dug around for 90's.  I who I have many of every connector there is in every size could only come up with 3 3/4" 90's.  I called my neighbor on the off chance that he might have some laying around.  I knew he would likely have nothing in 3/4".  But I got lucky and called when he was in Hattiesburg.  He said that Lowes was going to be his next stop.  I asked him to pick up 15 or 20 90's for me.  Hurray!!!!!

....always nice to see a plan come together...

[LizStreithorst]

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BUY YOUR FOAM FROM FOAM BY MAIL.  iT'S TOXIC.

[Mugwump]

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BUY YOUR FOAM FROM FOAM BY MAIL.  iT'S TOXIC.

...how so...?

[LizStreithorst]

It didn't tale long for the fish to go from being normal to gasping at the top.  There was even a big problem with the 120 wide that I only had the foam in until I realized that the foam wasn't stiff enough for that width tank and took it out.  I just did a 90% WC on that tank and a while later the fish are still stressed.  I need to go down and do another 90%.  Even my huge standard pleco in that tank is not feeling well.

[Mugwump]

It didn't tale long for the fish to go from being normal to gasping at the top.  There was even a big problem with the 120 wide that I only had the foam in until I realized that the foam wasn't stiff enough for that width tank and took it out.  I just did a 90% WC on that tank and a while later the fish are still stressed.  I need to go down and do another 90%.  Even my huge standard pleco in that tank is not feeling well.

...WOW !.....flame retardant?

[LizStreithorst]

I asked the guy in an email about fire retardant or other toxins and he said no.  Whatever it was it was some bad stuff.  The fish that I did 2 90% WC on are still swimming nose up at the top of the tank.

[LizStreithorst]

I found this on the Swiss Tropicals website.  I bet it was plasticizers. 

Plasticizers: chemicals added to plastics to make them soft; they are often volatile and toxic. When the plasticizers evaporate, the plastics become brittle (like some filter sponges). Poret ® contains no plasticizers.

[Mugwump]

Did you toss in seasoned sponges again?..

[LizStreithorst]

It was not that, Mug. Let's drop it. 

[Mugwump]

It was not that, Mug. Let's drop it.

...sorry....

[wsantia1]

Happy Belated Birthday Liz. Sorry I missed it. I've been somewhat off line with company in the house over the weekend and being under the weather yesterday. Hopefully you had a great day.