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Old 12-30-2011, 04:04 PM
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Looks great but this is one I won't be sharing with my wife. She wants the horsies REAL bad!
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Old 12-30-2011, 04:59 PM
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Looks awesome Anthony! Lucky kid!
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Old 12-30-2011, 10:15 PM
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Looks good buddy. keep those pictures coming.
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Old 12-30-2011, 10:21 PM
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Nice tank! Now the newborn also needs a tank....how about a nocturnal biotope tank...saves cost on lighting.

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hey Anthony, nice set-up... I'm jealous...lol... just noticed the koralia in the tank and was curious if you have ever had any issue's with them in the tank... I have attempted h.erectus' once and lost one to microbubbles and the other to a koralia... is was a koralia 3 in a 135 gal mind you... but just wanted to hear your experience with them... I have been dying to try again, but not willing to until I figure out the perfect set-up for a few in a larger tank....
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Old 12-31-2011, 12:48 AM
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So you never let it cycle at all?

Not worried? I know you said cured rock and all. But the sand you washed could still cycle. I washed mine back in the beginning. And it definitely cycled.

Nice set up. I am curious to try horses.
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So you never let it cycle at all?

Not worried? I know you said cured rock and all. But the sand you washed could still cycle. I washed mine back in the beginning. And it definitely cycled.

Nice set up. I am curious to try horses.
I washed it out completely so I don't expect it to cycle at all. Its almost like sterile sand I washed it so much. When I set up a tank using cured live rock from my sumps, it is always an "instant" tank. Not what I recommend for others to do, but it's worked for me since the cured live rock was out of the water for 10 seconds max.

I now have some Purigen in each of my tanks as insurance. Weird, but the only tank that I ever had a cycling issue with was one that was set up and left running empty for a month. My "instant" tanks are done with cured live rock that has usually been in my sump for months and have been out of the water for 10 seconds or less while being transferred 5' across the room.

Of course I don't recommend instant tanks but it's a case of "do as I say, not as I do".

When I sell any cured live rock, I usually have a bucket of aged sw to fill the bucket or cooler so any mini-cycle will be minimal.

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Old 12-31-2011, 03:19 AM
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hey Anthony, nice set-up... I'm jealous...lol... just noticed the koralia in the tank and was curious if you have ever had any issue's with them in the tank... I have attempted h.erectus' once and lost one to microbubbles and the other to a koralia... is was a koralia 3 in a 135 gal mind you... but just wanted to hear your experience with them... I have been dying to try again, but not willing to until I figure out the perfect set-up for a few in a larger tank....
The HK is NOT turned on. I added in there before the seahorses but am going to pull it out soon. No need for extra flow. Just one RSM powerhead is enough flow for the seahorse tank.

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