Michigan Cichlid Association
Announcements => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Maize-N-Blue-D on January 26, 2013, 11:55:32 AM
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Hello, my name is Dave, I am 50 yrs old (boo hoo), I grew up in Allen Park across from the "Big Tire" off of I-94. I have three kids, one is in college while the other two are still in H.S. I am married and work in the Auto industry, three miles from where I grew up! I now live in Romeo. I had been out of the hobby for 15 years coaching the kids in everything and anything. Now that they are growing up and don't want to be around Dad any longer, I decide it was time to get back into the hobby again.
I have had aquariums since I was 10 years old, most tropical fish. When I went to college I started getting into Mbuna but would always see and want Peacocks. Well now I an into Peacocks. I started a 55 Peacock tank running on a Magnum 350. My next project is going to be a 125 w/ either a Fx5 or a DIY wet/dry system.
I look forward to getting to know you in the MCA and hopefully see you at some events.
Hey Coach I'm ready to in now !
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Welcome
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Welcome.
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WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!!
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welcome back
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Welcome !!!
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Welcome.
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Hey Dave -
Good to have you. Pretty much got my kids raised and jumped back into the hobby a little while back myself.
At least the fish don't talk back to you! :)
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Welcome back! Coming to the Feb 1 MCA Meeting in Utica?
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Hello neighbor.
I live near Allenton.
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That's cool - do you have a fish room set up in your house? If so would love to see your set up ! That is a long term goal of mine, after the kids get outta college (10 years or so)...if I am lucky..
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No room.
An 85 gallon in the living room and a 140gal in the basement.
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Are you planning on going to the next MCA mtg ? Maybe we could car pool ? You drive right by my house (sort of) !
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Are you planning on going to the next MCA mtg ? Maybe we could car pool ? You drive right by my house (sort of) !
I am not 100% sure on Friday. But, more than likely I will be there. BUT... I will be coming from work (16&Mound), not home.
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Ok, worth asking ! Maybe I'll see you there ?
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Ok, worth asking ! Maybe I'll see you there ?
If was coming from home... for sure car pool.
I will be wearing a Detroit Tiger's hat. Look for me.
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welcome home...
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Great guy, Met him today
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Welcome back welcome back welcome back... lots changed in 15 years internet is amazing for fish keeping Have some Eureaks orange if your intrested hope to see you @ the next MCA meeting iI think MCA is on the up swing
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I had a very bad incident last weekend due to my ignorance thus I am now looking to replace the following fish:
Taiwan Reef
Eureka "RED" Peacock - Do you see this Ken?
Ruby "RED" Peacock - Do you see this Ken ?
Gold Peacock
Yellowhead NKATA Chitande North Type Peacock
VC-10
Lelupi
Sulferhead Peacock
Inkfin Calvus
Gold Calvus
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Welcome! Good luck finding all your fish, that is a nice list.
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Yeah it is a slow process, I have replace the following so far:
Taiwan Reef
Inkfin Calvus
Muzi Gold Face Calvus
German "Red"
I am still looking for more "calmer" peacocks and haps, I had a chance to get a very nice OB Peacock (Great color) but was informed that they are very agressive, so I passed.
If anyone has 2" or larger Peacock / Haps that are for sale I would appreciate it if you contacted me...
Here is the list of fish I have in all male show peacock /Hap tank:
Lemon Jack Peacock
Steveni Taiwan Reef
Red Shoulder Peacock
Masoni Peacock
Blue Dolphin Hap
Lwanda Peacock
Yellow Blaze Litho
Deep Water Hap
Sunburst Peacock
Albino Sunburst Peacock
Albino Compressiceps
Electric Yellow Lab
Electric Blue Chizumulu
Ngara Flametail
Inkfin Clavus
Muzi Goldface Calvus
DragonBlood Peacock
Kandango Borleyi Red Fin
German Red Peacock
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Welcome aboard!
Tidbit - I watched an episode of American Pickers and learned that the Big Tire was once a ferris wheel.
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Yeah - When I was a kid we used to sneak inside and climb around.. Now it is all sealed up and fenced in...
(http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/mi/MIALLtire1.jpg) (http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p84/79CHIEF/Tirepics/usrub02.jpg)
World's Largest Tire
Allen Park, Michigan
The Statue of Liberty has its fans, but perhaps a more fitting giant symbol of America stands beside I-94, near the Detroit Metro Airport. It is the World's Largest Tire and it is an automobile tire, thank you, not a tire to some fruit-loopy pivoting windmill or solar cell.
This 12-ton, 80-foot-tall behemoth was built to withstand hurricane-force winds, and served as a Ferris wheel (and a huge advertisement for Uniroyal) at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Twenty-four gondolas circled the tire where the treads are today, carrying nearly two million people. The tire was moved to Allen Park in 1966 and, although urban legends tell of it breaking loose and rolling across I-94, there's no evidence that this has ever happened.
The Tire in 2009.
In 1998 Uniroyal stabbed the tire with a 11-foot-long, 250-pound nail -- another "world's largest" -- to promote their puncture-resistant Tiger Paw Nailgard tire. The big tire withstood the assault and the nail was eventually removed and given to Allen Park, which then put it up for sale on eBay in 2003 to raise money for a local historical society. The city hoped that someone would pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the nail, the final price paid by local businessman Ralph Roberts was $3,000 (Roberts lends out the nail for local events).
The original tire was a bias-ply whitewall with a mid-1960s hubcap. It has undergone several renovations over the years, and we hear that it is again being updated.
We believe that it has a patriotic destiny. Let's go, American auto industry! Build three more of these big babies (and maybe a spare), attach them to a suitably proportioned car, air-drop the juggernaut overseas, and show the rest of the world what the U.S.A. is all about!
Our enemies would throw up their hands in humility and go home, while everybody else would see how terrific we are, and concede that we really do need all of their oil.
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welcome aboard maize-n-blue. are you the gentleman that call the sport talk station 11:30 the fan.
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No that is not me ! Just a HUGE Michigan fan...
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Why the board name change?