Re: Get the Word Out Contest Entry - Craigslist Shock and Awe!

by matt_longview on Sat 31 Mar 2012, 9:54 am

If the tang you want is the blue regal like the movie then snag a 120g or more! :-)

Otherwise get a yellow tail damsel; might be similar enough... if you're lucky. Haha

by SciOps on Sat 31 Mar 2012, 10:04 am

The colors on sw fish are so remarkable, I'm sure I'll end up there sooner or later. Though I don't know of a great lfs in Tyler. Petland is the best i've seen so far. Anything better in Tyler or Longview?

by SciOps on Sat 31 Mar 2012, 9:10 pm

In regards to my previous post, I have since read that we're SOL when it comes to good lfs, and Petland has been cursed. So I guess if I ever do go sw or even reef, i'm going to have to go out of town for anything good. Is that right?

by matt_longview on Sat 31 Mar 2012, 10:50 pm

New saltwater store in Tyler! Lone Star Aquariums. They're a sponsor of this forum and are well ahead of any competition in Tyler. They're suggested by many. :-)

by matt_longview on Sat 31 Mar 2012, 10:51 pm

Oh, and as of 8 minutes from now. We're finished up with the contest! Thanks to everyone who participated. Items can still be picked up. Please schedule with me!

by jimdager on Sun 01 Apr 2012, 5:55 pm

I just wanted to take a minute and send out a public thanks to Matt_longview. He went above and beyond to help me trouble shoot some problems I was having with my LED build/retrofit for the red sea max. I have gotten more help being a member of this forum for two days, than I have received on other forums in 6 months. thanks for everything, and I will start a tank thread as soon as I can, and as soon as my corals start opening back up after being without light for about 2 days....
Jim

by matt_longview on Sun 01 Apr 2012, 6:02 pm

You're welcome. Glad I could help! :-)

That's what a local forum is all about!

by SciOps on Thu 05 Apr 2012, 9:04 pm

matt_longview wrote:New saltwater store in Tyler! Lone Star Aquariums. They're a sponsor of this forum and are well ahead of any competition in Tyler. They're suggested by many. :-)

Thanks for the info! I looked on their website and whadya know? They're less than a half mile from my house. If y'all convert me to the dark side I'm going to be in trouble with my wife with such easy access to a good store...

by ritter678 on Thu 05 Apr 2012, 9:27 pm

Why can't we be the BRIGHT SIDE? sunny

by Yeti on Thu 05 Apr 2012, 10:36 pm

It's too late Darth Ritter, you know that SW is the dark side, it takes a hold of you, and becomes a passion. You can't tell that at the end of the day, if you've gotten salty, the day seems somehow to be better?

by matt_longview on Fri 06 Apr 2012, 1:04 am

ritter678 wrote:Why can't we be the BRIGHT SIDE?

Considering our tank lighting it's perhaps an ironic name, "The Dark Side". Kinda like a guy named Tiny. Chances are... that guy is huge!

I say stick with The Dark Side anyways. The Bright Side makes me think of the Care Bears, plus we've got cookies...

by JamesB on Fri 06 Apr 2012, 7:13 am

I like cookies!!!!! Twisted Evil

by Win on Fri 06 Apr 2012, 7:39 am

Mmmmmm special cookies maybe??? : -)

by Yeti on Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:17 am

Cookies? Cookies? No one told me about the cookies.

by SciOps on Fri 06 Apr 2012, 12:11 pm

Indeed yeti. This changes EVERYTHING!

by nuben31 on Wed 25 Jul 2012, 5:02 pm

I heard off of craigslist and then registered and I have a 55 gallon tank I am tring to put together for a cichlid tank. I have one cichlid tank but it only has decorations in it and I'm tring to get another one with holy rock which I already have I just don't have any base for it as in white sand or white pebbles to make it look the best I can. I'm disabled and have to get just little bits at a time and that stuff is not cheap. But the cichlids are so pretty