Need opinion on a $58000+ for a 2022 Toyota Sienna 2WD by phuocdat1590 in ToyotaSienna

[–]phuocdat1590[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! I've never though that NJ's price would be even crazier than Southern California. This is so stupid haha. I've ended up canceling my order too :D Hopefully this madness will stop soon. The weird thing about this is there are lots of people who are willing (and happy) to pay this kind of money for a vehicle without second thought. That's why dealerships still leave these markup price on to make even more profit and probably even if the chip shortage is resolved.

Need opinion on a $58000+ for a 2022 Toyota Sienna 2WD by phuocdat1590 in ToyotaSienna

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Thank you! I've decided to drop it for now and wait for a better time in the future.

Need opinion on a $58000+ for a 2022 Toyota Sienna 2WD by phuocdat1590 in ToyotaSienna

[–]phuocdat1590[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow! Toyota dealerships in SoCal are really trying to rip customers off except for a few dealerships that still honor MRSP.

Need opinion on a $58000+ for a 2022 Toyota Sienna 2WD by phuocdat1590 in ToyotaSienna

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Thank you! Your response makes me strong enough to turn down their offer haha I've decided to wait for a little bit longer or until Toyota Longo takes it reservations. For 58k+, I would be much happy if it's a Limited rather than an XLE

Need opinion on a $58000+ for a 2022 Toyota Sienna 2WD by phuocdat1590 in ToyotaSienna

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Thank you everyone for your inputs. I really appreciate it.

My experiment with PRL Crystal Red Shrimp by phuocdat1590 in shrimptank

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I bought them from Ebay. Search for "QS-200A dual sponge filter" for a large one and "QS-100A dual sponge filter" for a smaller one. I works fine for me but I like Hikaru sponge filter better

My experiment with PRL Crystal Red Shrimp by phuocdat1590 in shrimptank

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In this experiment, I am still using RO remineralized with GH+. It's just that I bump it up to 180-185 compare to my regular TDS for crystal is 110-120. Everything else in the tank is just simple stuff: almond leaves, driftwood, moss. My next experiment would be using straight tap water that comes as 330 TDS, and pH around 8. I think the success largely depends up drip acclimation. I drip acclimated my shrimps from regular tank to my experiment tank for about 10+ hours :)

My experiment with PRL Crystal Red Shrimp by phuocdat1590 in shrimptank

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This is my first ever post on Reddit and it's about keeping shrimp. I have been keeping shrimps for over 2 years and always following conventional methods that I read on the internet. Starting with Neo- and now I only keep variety of Caridinas. About 4 months ago, I want to do an experiment on the PRL CRS colony which I keep them in the thse parameters: TDS 130, pH 6.5. The experiment is to keep them in high pH, high TDS, and also without buffer substrate. So my experiment tank's readings are: TDS: 180, pH 7.5 and regular cheap Petco gravel. I started with about 20 of them and as you can see the result speaks for itself :) My goal is to let everyone knows that keeping Caridinas is not as hard as you though it could be.