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Old 05-01-2010, 08:52 AM
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If i ever buy another used tank with LR knowing full well that i cant set it up for a while, due to tank mods, ENSURE that i put a PH and HEATER in ALL buckets containing LR.

Its been what about 3-4 weeks since i bought this tank and HOLY CRAP what a stink.....
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Old 05-03-2010, 11:33 PM
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well the tank has been in full swing for about 18 hours now and i can safely say i will never go "sumpless" again..

Now that i have my first "all growed up " tank and have seen my euro reef in action i would never ever consider another hangon skimmer. there is NO comparison.

Still have to finish mounting the lights and fans, and make a small coutout on the canopy and then i am done.......WOO HOO.

I will try to get a pick of my rock scape but i am unsure how it will turn out as theree is no light over it. it took me a small amount of time 13 hours to finally get the rockscape done. finished at 10 this morning. i had the tank with a simular scape many times but when i look in and see a rock that could be better utilized i start shuffling rocks around to better use 1 individule rock .


AND NOW THE WAITING GAME......
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Old 05-04-2010, 12:09 AM
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Old 05-04-2010, 12:12 AM
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so no leaks???
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so no leaks???
nope.... (knock knock)
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Das is guut....and so is the das scape
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Old 05-04-2010, 12:15 AM
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Das is guut....and so is the das scape
looks better in person. it actually has quite a few tiers and loads of great places for SPS.. No depth to the pic.

gotta put the background on now...
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Nice tank.
72 bows make one of the nicest reefs IMO.

Looks like your rock should purple up in no time, I assume by it's appearance that the rock is already pretty established....when's the first addition planned for?

One thing you might consider just to clean things up a little is painting the return black to match everything else so that it blends in more...

Some krylon fusion spray paint would do the trick.
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Nice tank.
72 bows make one of the nicest reefs IMO.

Looks like your rock should purple up in no time, I assume by it's appearance that the rock is already pretty established....when's the first addition planned for?

One thing you might consider just to clean things up a little is painting the return black to match everything else so that it blends in more...

Some krylon fusion spray paint would do the trick.
The rock was estabished but i basically kiled it as it sat unheated and no ph for a little over a month. first edition hopefully the second week of june.

There is no need to paint the return as it will be covered by a canopy and all that will be visable is whats under the water. i also wil be putting a backing on the tank when i get the motivation.
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Ah...
canopy huh?

All my tanks are open top and so like a jackass, I just assumed by the pic yours was too.
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