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12/09/2007, 09:48 AM
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My 55 gallon reef(Pic)
Hello all, here's my 55 gallon reef, its been running for 3 1/2 years, been moved twice last move was 4 months ago. 10 gallon sump/fuge. 1 dayllight vho, 1 actinic vho, 2 175 w 14k.
2 saddle back clownes 1 small regal tang snailes/hermits 1 britle star(been in there for years but rarely see him) 
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Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto |
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12/09/2007, 10:31 AM
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nice tank!!! i like the frag holder, is it just zip tied to a magfloat?
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a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3 |
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12/09/2007, 10:39 AM
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Very cool frag holder!
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12/09/2007, 10:43 AM
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Looking good. Hopefully there is an upgrade in a couple of years so you can keep your hippo tang. Is that a field of mushrooms in the middle?
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Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together |
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12/09/2007, 10:44 AM
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A Blue Tang in a 55??? How's that working for you?
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17x17x10 Shallow Cube. RapidLED Par38 with 60* optics, AC modified for fuge, CPR BakPak w/Maxi jet 1200. Clown w/ LTA, Zoas and Softies. Current Tank Info: 17x17x10 Shallow Cube |
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12/09/2007, 11:14 AM
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Thanks, yes it is zip tied, I got the mag float idea from someone here, those mushrooms are growing every where, you wont believe it but there were only 3 shrooms on that rock when I got in 4 years ago, I have completly frag them but they countinue to return, the over grow other coral.
I will be getting a 125 for the blue tang.
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Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto |
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12/09/2007, 08:03 PM
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let me know if anyone wonts any shrooms!
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Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto |
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12/09/2007, 08:14 PM
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very nice, im a sucker for m.caps
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then find a person where life gave them vodka and have a party. ~ Ron White Current Tank Info: 120g SPS dominated |
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12/09/2007, 08:22 PM
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Yeah the monti looks awesome. Hey I feel your pain with the mushrooms. I also started out with just a couple and have ended up with about 400 of them.
I used to be able to frag them and sell them off. Now I can even give them away. I took out all the rocks that had them in on it. Turns out I forgot a couple. Im now back to around 30. I started my 1" Hippo tang in a 20g. It was in there for 6 months. Once it was around 2" I put it in my 55g. It was in there for about a year and a half and managed to grow to around 4". It has spent the last year in my 125g. Its now around 6.5".
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Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together |
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12/10/2007, 06:38 PM
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About that monti, when I 1st got in about 3 years ago I had it under compact flourecents(65w), and as you can imagin it died,(or so I though), so I turned it over and used it as live rock, it was turned over with no light for about 7 months, well when I upgraded my lights/tank, I got VHO's, i stacked my rocks up,(I had forgot about the monti rock). So after about 3 months in the new tank I was watching the tank and noticed that monti rock had little polyps, so I moved it high up, and that's it today, 3 times the size it was, and the green was yellow b4 it died. enjoy!
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Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto |
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12/10/2007, 06:49 PM
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Wow - that looks great! What kind of tank is that? More pics!
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12/10/2007, 06:51 PM
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it's 55 gallon custom tank, the glass is xtra thick. + rimless
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Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto |
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12/10/2007, 07:46 PM
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Nice work !!!
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I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt |
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