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Unread 07/19/2008, 07:26 PM   #76
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SWWEEETT TANK!!!!!
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Unread 07/19/2008, 10:12 PM   #77
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Can we get an updated pic?
Did you ever find the other maroon?


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Unread 07/20/2008, 12:21 AM   #78
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Can we get an updated pic?
Did you ever find the other maroon?


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Sure, I'll try to get some tomorrow. Nope, never found the other maroon.


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Unread 07/20/2008, 12:03 PM   #79
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Here is a video of me feeding the big female maroon. I'll post full tank shots later today.



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Unread 07/20/2008, 01:30 PM   #80
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thats really cool, what are you feeding her


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Unread 07/20/2008, 01:30 PM   #81
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Great video! Maroons have the best personality.


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Unread 07/20/2008, 01:49 PM   #82
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Thanks for the compliments everyone!! I was feeding her home made food. Its got shrimp, salmon, seaweed, garlic, and squid in it. She LOVES it.


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Unread 07/20/2008, 05:34 PM   #83
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Here are the pictures like I promised.





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Unread 07/22/2008, 04:03 PM   #84
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Got some good news! There are no more diatoms and no brown algae! The sand is crystal white! PINK Coraline algae is starting to grow all over the rocks! I also added some clove polyps.


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Unread 07/22/2008, 04:03 PM   #85
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Here is the stock list so far:

Fish:
Large female Maroon clownfish

Inverts:
15 Margarita snails
1 Tear drop Maxima
1 Crocea

Corals:
ULTRA green birdsnest
Blue with green eyes chalice
Miami Orchid
A. Desalwii
Blue Stag
Purple Tip acro
Pink birdsnest
Incredible Hulk acro
Purple Polyp Birdsnest
Pink & Green Chalice
Super Pink Chalice
Tyree Blue chalice
Hairy mushrooms
Metallic green torchcoral
2 rics
Kenya trees
Xenia
Bubble coral
green clove polyps
cabbage leather
galixy coral
and 9 unidentified corals(some are sps, lps, and softies)

25 lb LR
30 lb White Caribbean Aragamax Sand
Chaeto

Equipment:
1 150 watt HQI MH
4 moon lights
two 266 gph pumps and one 250 gph pump
Protein skimmer
a thermometer
Heater
one nice strong cooling fan that I got from a garage sale for $1, it cools down the tank REALLY good when the tank would get up to 83F

and I think that's it. Now, the only thing I need to get now is a few more rics, some nice rare zoas and some more inverts like shrimp and some more fish.


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Unread 08/01/2008, 06:41 PM   #86
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I got some updates! I put all the corals on diff spots. It looks very empty and not very pretty right now, but I'm looking at the tank on how it will look like in the future.


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Unread 08/06/2008, 04:18 PM   #87
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Just cam back from the LFS and got a few goodies! Will post pictures in a little bit.


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Unread 08/06/2008, 05:57 PM   #88
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Ok, here's what I got from the LFS today: API Calcium test, KENT MARINE Turbo-Calcium, and some kind of cool blue gorgonian. I'll post some pictures when I get a few good pictures.


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Unread 08/06/2008, 06:58 PM   #89
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Ok, here are a few pictures of the gorgonian. Right now, ALL the polyps are open.


This one is with flash.



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Unread 08/06/2008, 08:06 PM   #90
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SWEET set up you got going on there, VERY nice tank

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Now, the only thing I need to get now is a few more rics, some nice rare zoas and some more inverts like shrimp and some more fish.
Check Vividaquariums.com for the polyps, i'll give you the link to there rare and very colorful polyps.

Their full selection of polyp frags and colonys

and polyps under $40

polyp frags and colonys under $40

Hope you find what your looking for


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Unread 08/06/2008, 08:49 PM   #91
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Unread 08/06/2008, 10:34 PM   #92
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Wester_reefer tell/post/ or PM me with pictures if you buy any piece of coral fro that website

Thanks.


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Unread 08/06/2008, 11:49 PM   #93
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Wester_reefer tell/post/ or PM me with pictures if you buy any piece of coral fro that website

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Unread 08/07/2008, 07:42 AM   #94
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Hey Western reefer, i have a question about that JBJ 28G cube. Do you think it's possible to fit an AC700 on the back of it w/o having to mod the back compartment area etc... I'm planning to add one as an external refugium (modded) and if it's not compatible i may just go in a completely different direction all together. I'd hate to drop 500 bucks on the thing only to find out that i need to come up with a totally different refugium plan.

I suppose i could just use the compartments already in the system as my fuge, but then where to put the heater, skimmer etc...

The problem is i don't really have any indication of what the back of that system looks like and, therefore, don't really know if the AC700 would even properly rest on the ridge of the tank etc...


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Unread 08/07/2008, 10:41 AM   #95
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Hey Western reefer, i have a question about that JBJ 28G cube. Do you think it's possible to fit an AC700 on the back of it w/o having to mod the back compartment area etc... I'm planning to add one as an external refugium (modded) and if it's not compatible i may just go in a completely different direction all together. I'd hate to drop 500 bucks on the thing only to find out that i need to come up with a totally different refugium plan.

I suppose i could just use the compartments already in the system as my fuge, but then where to put the heater, skimmer etc...

The problem is i don't really have any indication of what the back of that system looks like and, therefore, don't really know if the AC700 would even properly rest on the ridge of the tank etc...
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Hey, Can you give me the dimensions of the AC700 please? This is a drawing of the back my tank. The green is chaeto, and the brown is live rock. The heater is to the left and the skimmer is to the right as you can see in the drawing.



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Unread 08/07/2008, 11:17 AM   #96
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Sure, the AC70 (not 700...) is;

A-615 Aqua Clear 70 (300) 8 1/4" L x 6" W x 8" H

I guess the way i see it you were able to get the fuge and skimmer and heater all back there w/ no problems. I guess i just want the additional room if it's at all viable. I suppose it's hard to really guage it though w/o one of the aqua clear's in front of the thing though as there's always issues with fitting it into the three back compartments w/ the suction tube and whatnot.

More or less my question is about the rim or lip of the back section on the HQI 28G nano. The reasoning is that i can see there being some issues with resting the AC70 on there if the material is different from your typical aquarium rim. But beyond that, there's the matter of how to deal with it in light of the 3 compartments, protein skimmer etc...


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Unread 08/07/2008, 12:01 PM   #97
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Ok, so is it one of those hang on back filters? or a acrylic box that's a fuge? A picture of what your talking about would be nice.


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Unread 08/07/2008, 12:06 PM   #98
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Ok, so is it one of those hang on back filters? or a acrylic box that's a fuge? A picture of what your talking about would be nice.
It's a HOB filter much like the whisper filters that are more common in my neck of the woods. But people have modified them into HOB refugiums. Here's a link to the thread for the mod that includes pictures.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...=how+to+DIY+an


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Unread 08/07/2008, 12:23 PM   #99
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OOHHHH, I got confused at first. To tell you the truth, I'm not 100% sure. You should go to a LFS and check out the 28 gallon HQI nano cube.


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Unread 08/07/2008, 12:59 PM   #100
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If only they sold them here! No worries though. You've clearly fit everything you need just into that cube. I'll probably give it a go on faith. And if it fails, no big loss.


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