Treasure Chest? Really?
 

Jim,

Just my two cents. I saw in one of the posts that you were planning on adding a treasure chest that would open and release bubbles. My opinion is that, most "serious" fishtank owner's are against those bubbles toys, such as the treasure chest, scuba diver, dragons, what have you and that they are eye-sores to any well "aqua-scaped" tank. I would rather you have bubbles just emanate from "nowhere" as an air-wand would do, rather than subject us to the treasure chest syndrome. Seriously, you did a fantasic job with the salt tank but unless you're setting up a tank for your 7 yr. old, toys have no proper place in a respectable tank. Anyway, my two cents. Sorry if I came across a bit harsh, just pretty anti-bubble toy these days.

Love your stuff. Maybe when you toggle off bubbles, the treasure chest goes with it? Don't want to complain without a solution.

Thx again.
Dave

Jim Sachs
I would say that you will probably be able to toggle the treasure chest on and off.

Who like it can switch it on and who doesn't like it switches it off.
So easy :D

This has been covered many times, but here it is again:

You will be able to turn the treasure chest on and off in Settings. When off, it will be replaced by a rock. I doubt if many people will do this, because it's the best thing in the tank.

I got a great number of requests to add things like this to the saltwater tank, and I always said no because the AVERAGE reef tank does not have them. There are also purists on the freshwater side, but the AVERAGE freshwater tank does have at least one item like this. Being able to turn it off should please everyone.

Things like this in a saltwater tank are a definate no no. The salt clogs them up quick, and they can severly goof up your water if they have any metal in them at all.

Cool
 

Hey Jim,

Sorry it took me a day or two to get back to the thread. A Toggle function would be great. Thx again for the details.

Appreciate it,
Your friendly freshwater (purist) aquarist
Dave

fubar, we'd love snapshots of any tanks you have operated in the past or fish you'd like to see added.

yeah, please show us pics :)

I love that here people can come up with silly ideas as well as the serious stuff. Someone posted the suggestion that special days prompt changes in the treasure chest - presents spilling out in place of bubbles at Christmas, painted eggs at Easter, stuff like that. I know it's never going to happen (after all, what *average* treasure chest does that?) but just the idea delights me. :)

Fireworks on July 4th. :D

Country-specific fireworks, please. ;-)

Haha :D
replacement for the treasure chest with liberty statue on july forth with fireworks coming out of {unpatriotic places} ;)

Hey, easy there IXNAY. You kiss your mother with that mouth? :rolleyes:

Hehe, that was just fun :) don't want to sound rude or something like that :D I think I have the silliest suggestion of all here

I always wanted to do a miniture of part of modern city sunken hehe. (admittedly twisted)

Lol, Ix. – I think that was very elegantly formulated :TU:

/Tiny Laughter

lol ....I think that may have been a bit of Morgan's poetry

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Ah yes, the Wishlist... :)

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