FS: 75 AGA tank, stand and light

eskymick

eskymick

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A few weeks after I purchased a new 75 gallon tank, stand and light fixture, I decided to upgrade to a 125.

Thus, the following (nearly new) system is for sale:

75 gallon All Glass aquarium (black trim)
Matching black, pine stand
No hood
Odyssea 65w PC 50/50 light fixture 48"

Complete setup ...... $250.00
 
Skip the 125 go for the 180 you will enjoy landscaping it. I got the 120 and now I want the custom tank 60" l x 36" w x 23" h. I would have had the custom tank made right away but I had a budget and I wanted a basement sump.

Is the 75 reef ready? I am thinking inline frag tank
 
BryanJ ...

No, the 75 is not reef ready.

And you're right .. a deep tank is the best .. unfortunately I don't have the room for that in my house.

P.S. We're in the same kind of work
 
I already have a 40 gallon tub waiting for a stand. The 75 would just look nicer.

eskymick

what street do you work on? I can figure it out from there, not everyone likes telling the whole board where they work. I'm over at APAC.
 
Good thing you told me who. I would have got stuck on that one there are not alot of buisnesses on that street I would have had to ride by on my way home. I always get a little surprise on who has a IT dept and who contracts it out. I was a contractor for a couple of years and I was amazed by how many places that should have IT don't and places you think don't have IT do. I was against being a contractor in the beginning but now I think everyone should do it for a little while it gives you a better perspective on what is out there.
 
Hey guys, I'm in the IT field too. Are any of you MCSE certified? I just started studying for it and I'm wondering if it is worth it.
 
I looked into in slightly a year and a half ago TJ, and back then I would have said NO. But now I'm looking at going back to school and I may have to change my answer.... I have a question as well if we're gonna steel the thread... Should I go to school to be a hardware fix - it / Network Specialist or a Software oriented java web designer programer guy? Where do you think the $ and demand is at?

BTW, I own 2 of the 75 gallon tanks being "practically given away" here and I can personally attest to that they can be drilled. (only thru the walls, not the bottom of the tank.

Jason
 
I've got no insider info...but from strictly an employment perspective, I would think that being hands-on (networking/repair) would be a better idea simple for the fact that something like that is more difficult to oursource (and especially off-shore), whereas a lot of programming is done abroad.
 
Yes, but hardware IT guys get crappy hours, get stuck on call and have to go in when everyone is sleeping to get things done to reduce downtime, My insider that is hardware oriented recommended Software.

J
 
It does not matter what area of computers you are in, everyone is on call and everyone works crappy hours. We all just do it for different reasons. If you are going back to school, go to a four year school. There are companies that won't even consider you without a BS. I do hardware slash networking I also have network + certification, if you get laid off due to budget cuts it takes a long time to find a job with the same pay. If I could do it all over again, I would go for application development with a focus on the net or I would go for network security. The firewall guy writes his own ticket for salary.

eskymick
Is the Green Bay location the corporate office?

Dan - PM me with the evil word I can't wait to hear it. I see lots of crappy treatment every day.

RCS - that was my thought when I got in to the hardware end of the field. But now the problem is they will just replace you with kids straight out of college for less money. At my last job I was asked to document my job to justify the positon then they gave it to some kid for $4 an hour less then what I was making. At which point I made the note to self never write it down where they can find it.
 
My husband is an MSCE and I have to disagree with you Jason (or what you thought a year and a half ago), it is totally worth it!! He does networking (software. There are 2 separate areas, network hardware and network software), and it is a field that's always looking for people. He has no degree (tech or 4yr) and has had no trouble finding work, his experience and that MSCE title far outweigh a degree. In the beginning, before he had much experience, there were some places that wouldn't look at him without a degree. But there were more places that valued an MSCE certification over a degree. He's also a consultant so he's not on call and doesn't have crappy hours. If you don't get into consulting though and end up a network administrator somewhere yeah you can get those crappy hours. But also a lot of the network type stuff can be done remotely, so if there's a problem during non-business hours (which happens ocassionally with clients) he can dial in and fix it. He's also a Citrix guy so that helps him too, as it's much less common than networking guys.

What I am finding is that experience is gold! Mike (husband) just happened to meet the right people at the right time and learned as he went along, which has taken him to where he is today (he's been a consultant for 9 years, not all with the same company). Then there's me, the opposite of my husband. I have a 4yr degree (not in IT), and a 2yr degree that I just got in December in IT (programmer/analyst). Through reorganizations at my former employer my position (non-IT) was eliminated earlier this year. I have been looking to break into the IT field, but without any work experience I am finding closed doors. So my IT degree isn't doing me a whole lot of good right now. Yet. :) I have the classroom/hands-on experience from the tech (which I wouldn't have had as much of at a 4yr school), just have to get in somewhere at ground level and get some experience under my belt!
 
Jason, the future is nursing! Practice your bed pan cleaning and watch alot of ER and Scrubs.

Nellie is right, for the IT field experience and certs are golden. I feel sorry for people who are going thru FVTC and ITT or others that are finding they missed the IT boat. I know at the company I used to work at (Plexus), the IT people were the first to go when the 'tech bubble' burst in the early 2000's. They have been looked at as expendable ever since as the field was flooded with graduates from the mid to late 90s. Companies can afford to have one or two highly payed 'go to guys' and a couple under payed (usually temp) employees.
 
Nellie made another important statement when she said her husband got in with the right bunch of guys. Who you you know is almost more important then what you know.
 
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