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![]() Hello everyone!
I've been in the hobby for quite some time, and this forum for quite some time, and I've always been a planted tank enthusiast. Once I was finally able to master the planted tank (which took years) I converted to cichlids (Tanganyikans) - though I've always had a soft spot for marine. I've always been way too afraid (and financially not able to) keep saltwater. I've always been a lurker on Canreef, and have had small but unsuccessful nano tanks in the past. But now, It's finally happened. I've been keeping my marine tank for awhile now, and haven't posted pics - through consult, I was told to put a journal together, as I would love to pick brains and get more involved with fellow marine hobbyists. Current setup is: 77g custom acrylic (60x14x17) 2x powerheads (tunze/koralia) 9W UV Three baffle sump w/refugium Phosban 150 reactor using GFO Marineland Pro 300 Skimmer Digital Aquatics L3 Controller RO/DI water Lighting: Vertex Illumina 260 48" set to 70% B/RB 12% White Levels: Ca: 400 Salinity: 0.25 PH: 8.2 Mg: ? Phos: 0 NO3: 5 Dosing: Aquavitro Calcification Aquavitro Ions Kalkwasser Phyto-Plus A Currently housing 90lbs of liverock (soon to be much less than that) Fauna is: 1x Bicolor Angelfish 1x Scooter Blenny 1x Clarkii Clownfish 1x Tomato Clownfish 1x Fairy Wrasse 2x (pair) Banana Wrasse 1x Blackcap Damsel Coral: Purple-Tip Frogspawn Pink-Tip Frogspawn Hammer GTBA Galaxia Purple Pocci Super-red Poly X-Men Poly Blue Mushrooms Candy Cane Atomic green-orange Ricordia Yuma Ricordia Florida Ricordia Dragon-Eye Zoa Watermelon Zoa Campfire Zoa Rainbow Monti Pink/Purple Favia Green Carpet Anemone Inverts: Snails Fire Shrimp Pacific Cleaner Shrimp Gorgon Brittle Star |
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![]() Here is a shot I took last night.
![]() ![]() Thanks for looking! ![]() Last edited by neoh; 05-16-2013 at 09:49 PM. |
#3
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![]() Nice assortment of goodies, i love wrasses too
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![]() Update: 5/18/13
Moved some things around, and found that a 2" frag of yuma ricordia was attached to the underside of a piece of rock - along with an entire colony of green basic zoanthids! Fancy that. However; when I turn the rock around I cover up a 4" ricordia that is attached to the other side of the rock. I gave him a little tug to see if he would dislodge, but he's on there good - and I really don't want to cut him off, so he will forever be facing the backside of the tank. No justice with this picture, of course: ![]() Added a very nice duncan to the mix, which I'll take a picture of of once he opens up. Spent a few hours hooking up the RODI system to the bottom of the sink. Not as difficult as I had figured it would be, just one stop to Home Depot! Currently filling up the buckets for a water change and backup water. ![]() |
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Most of all congrats on your new success with the salties. |
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![]() Thank you very much!
![]() Here's where it connects to the sink. I bought the part at Home Depot for $6 I believe. I glued the hose into it to make sure it doesn't pop out. It's actually making me pretty nervous about popping off. Then it goes to this: ![]() And yes, the waste water goes down the drain. |
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![]() How's the duncan doing?
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![]() really well. It's already starting to sprout a new head! I had him mid/top before for good flow, but once I stuck 'em in the sand with good flow - he's happier than a pig in ****.
![]() Taken about an hour ago. |
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![]() Glad to hear it , it will grow really fast if you feed it.
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![]() I feed it twice a week, it's pretty amusing to watch!
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