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I have a 75 gallon freshwater community tank with live plants. I used to run CO2, but my setup for that has been down for almost a year. I have multiple different type of tetras and an angelfish in the tank. Have a few snails in there as well. I change 50% of the water once a week and only feed 2-3 times a week. Takes about 30min to change the water. No other maintenence needed and very relaxing to look at. Add fish slowly and allow your tank to adjust for a couple of weeks before adding more. This keeps from crashing your nitrogen cycle and killing your fish. I find it a relaxing hobby. Initial investment can be a couple hundred to a thousand dollars depending on your setup, but invest in good filter and lights initially and after that care is easy.

That is why in my first response I asked if it was an active infestation. If active, I would definitely go with the liquid treatment to kill the termites as fast as possible. If there is no active infestation, I think the sentricon bait traps are a good choice. I get it that it is not a 100% guarantee, but it is a cheaper alternative than the liquid treatment unless you do it yourself. Plus most companies want to do the liquid and the sentricon bait so the cost adds up.

Active infestation or just preventative?

It has been almost 10 years since I had Orkin trench and treat with liquid for an active infestation. It got rid of the active termites quickly with very little damage to home.Of course they also put out bait stations every 10ft for future preventative measures. They just came and did my yearly inspection and told me it was time to retrench even though I have no active termite activity.

I got some quotes and ended up dropping Orkin and going with J&J exterminating for bait traps only, no trenching for less than Orkin was charging for bait traps. J&J said that without active termite activity they do not recommend trenching and have not seen any issues with their clients that do this.

After watching a few you tube videos by Guys Pest Solutions i am also treating with Bioadvanced termite killer granules around the perimeter of the house instead of trenching and liquid treatment.

All this is being done in the next couple of days, so I hope it works out for me.

Wish me luck. Can never have too much LSU merch.

I am happy that it lasted that long, but I know most of the time these can be fixed pretty easily and for just a little money for parts. I was hoping Napoleon would respond soon with an easy fix. I hear you though. May be time for a new one.

I've got 3 males and 2 females at my house in Denham.

5,1,3,4... after that I'm out!

IWWI - early Christmas gift to myself hopefully

If your just looking to get rid of it, Pull-a-part is the way to go and get a couple hundred for it. For what it is worth, I sold a 2005 F-150 with major front end damage for $3500 in les than a week using facebook marketplace and craigslist. Might be worth looking into.

Ted's Cafe Escondido for some great Mexican food.

This was my first time to Omaha. I left with my dad and my son on Thursday after working all Wed. night. Drove most of the way there and watched the Wake game on the road. We never gave up hope and kept driving, just knowing our Tigers would advance to the finals. Ran into my boy jghunt at roccos and hung out with him through the weekend. Unbeknownst to me, my dog got out on Saturday night and did not return. We watched all 3 games and on the drive home we were all amazed by the title, but a little saddened by the loss of our best friend and pup. Well, we found our dog today and can now fully enjoy the wonder of watching LSU win a Natty in person. All in all one of the most emotion filled weekends of my life. So glad to spend it with my dad, son, and one of my good friends. :cheers: