after DI......aw....that means more plumbing parts:mrgreen:....so you just have those JG Ts everywhere you can on your RO unit?

So its kinda like a windshield in your car? Once you replace the first one the others seem to chip way easier?

I do love a lovely little clam....thinking bout Tony jogged my brain as I know he too loves a lovely little clam:wink:

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That last clam is mighty awesome! :mrgreen:

Very NICE Clams shots there Doug! You have quite the collection growing. Still really LOVE the one with the pretty yellow polyps growing all around it the most! It's just such a neat contrast with the spikey bright yellow beside the purple! Neat shot!

So you must need to frag some pretty pink SPS don't ya?

Thanks Josh....that one was from that "ultra" shipment..those ones sure didnt last long at the shop:wink:

I keep thinkin bout scraping the yellow polyps off of there (already did on one side of the clam), but your right that color contrast is pretty sweet:biggrin:

You can have a piece of the pink one anytime your ready....:lol:

feels the need for more distraction pics:redface:

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Lovin your little clams :razz:
Great shot's Doug can't wait to see this in person :mrgreen:
Glad to see this has cleaned up nicely too! :wink:

looking sweet as usual!

Is this a sylo or a Pocillopora?

thanks mang!


I was under the impression that it was a birdsnest????:lol: but now you've got me thinkin.....





Ok well this post is more to just say to everyone that Im still here...........Im gonna try and see if I can keep the tank(it was killing me to think of selling it)........I still dont know for sure whether I can or not but Im gonna try....wanna thank everyone again who posted/pmed/called with your well wishes/offers for help/offers of support
....I was and still am overwhelmed.....were it not for you, a certain E-town person(again I have to apologize to you) would have been getting up really early tomorrow to come and get the tank....

and some pics to lighten the mood:wink:

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That's some REDONKULOUS polyp extension man! :mrgreen:

Is the first one a Blue Mille?

wow doug that really is insane extension. josh hit that one on the nose. good to see you are still with us buddy

I could have been way off on that guess. i just was assuming because the tips look kinda round. either way. love the look

those sps are puking polyps. is that healthy??? :biggrin:

Josh.....that milli looks more purple in person than in the pics....

Thanks guys....I really noticed a difference after I started dosing "Kents Pytomax and Zoomax"....the millis in particular seem to loooooove it:biggrin: The tank really seems to be hitting its stride(its coming up on two years old soon).

Nothing much has changed with the tank.....including the water(went over a month without a w/c:redface:), until recently.....I finally got in there and did about six hours work in the tank on holiday Monday......the "pony" tank had become overrun with about 5 different kinds of macros(will post pics in the "add-on" journal).....there was probably 4-5" of it in the bottom of a 5g pail.....that was REDONKULOUS.....I also fixed an avalanche that happened last week while I was cleaning the glass.....it felt good to pay attention to the tank again.(Ive been avoiding the tank lots lately:neutral:)......

some recent shots
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WOW LOVE those clams in the last pic, those are the next kind of clam I am going to be looking for. Are those Maxima's Doug.

Ahhhh... All is well, another positive update... :pop2:

That first pic is pretty cool... just an impassable wall of SPS goodness. :biggrin: Can barely see the back of the tank!

Thanks Greg.....Nope.....those ones are croceas.....

Cool pics...SPS craziness in pic 1! And if I had clams I would place them all in a bed of Zoas like in the last pic! They look so neat surrounded by them!

I can't keep them stright, what clam is what. Some day maybe,lol.

I dig that shot too Josh..... I must be picking up on youre pictakeiveness:wink:

heres some more
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heres a neat thing......a union of two digitatas
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Thanks Girly..... The clams may look neat but Im not sure if the zoas end up bothering the clams or not.....they dont seem to but those two clams havnt shown much growth so.....

heres a quick clam lesson.......you can tell by the coloration sometimes but the scounts are the dead give away.....maximas have more rows of scounts and more scounts in the row......croceas will have less rows and less scounts in those rows.....hope that helps...:wink:

Your pictures are amazing! I love the colors in your tank they are absolutely incredible.

thanks Leah.............you should see it in person sometime:wink::twised:

Do you have a link to the add-on thread? I would love to see pics of those macros or hear about what kinds you grow and your experiences with them.

Btw, very nice tank! :biggrin:

thanks man.....
here ya go http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=56843

Very nice Doug. Beautiful!!! Love the united digita pic.

The growth form of those digis is neat...sorta like branching vertical walls of awesome. good to see you getting those hands salty again Doug.

We missed you on here Doug! Glad to see you're back to yourself again.....:wink:!

+ 1 I couldn't agree more :biggrin:

Thanks guys.....I like how they look together too.....I just wish that they wernt the centerpiece of the tank.....I put them there because of the 13" wide center brace thats on the tank....I would have like to put something a little more rare and exciting:neutral:........

aw?.......they missed me??????:redface: Thanks Girlys


Ive got somethin to show yous two...:wink:














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sweet pics doug. clams lookin awesome.

Wish I could take pics like that! They are all incredible! You have a knack for picking out those neat shots that show off the different textures and color combinations. Really nice!

I would just be happy if I had a tank that looked like this. :wink: :mrgreen:

Nice pic's Doug, when ever you need to sell some more of those amazing clams CALL ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin::biggrin:

OK I am truly clam stupid, what are the scounts?:confused:

Thanks guys.....

Sorry Greg.....as long as this tank is mine.....those babies are stayin with me:mrgreen::wink: