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o0xerog0o
04/21/2008, 09:47 PM
Here we go... finally a thread on my first reef tank that's been running since January. I bought the tank on sale at Wal*Mart, the sand cam from my buddy, as does my water. I upgraded from the stock lighting by cutting the hood to accommodate a 27W PC bulb, which has done wonders for my corals...

Current inhabitants are:
- 2 Ric. Florida's
- Ric Yuma
- Toadstool
- 3 Long Polyp Leathers
- Pulsing Xenia
- Kenya's
- 4 different types of Zoa's
- Asst. Shrooms (green, red, white, striped)
- Anthelia
- Green Star Polyps
- Yellow Watchman Goby "The Gobe-ster"
- 2 Nassarius snails
- Blue-Legged Hermit
- Asterina Stars
- Feather Duster
- 4" of live sand
- Somewhere between 3-5 lbs. of live rock

Here's some shots that I took today after work... One day I'll have a nicer camera to get some better shots, but for now, this is all you get.

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And I'm posting this picture to show the Gobester. This was an old layout that was just too cluttered for my liking. Also, a good shot of the possibly sick zoa's. I'm trying to find some Furan-2 to dip them in and hopefully get them in good health again...

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hdesai123
04/21/2008, 10:17 PM
Looking good for a 4 month old tank.....should look better when everything starts growing out. Good luck

o0xerog0o
04/21/2008, 10:30 PM
Thanks for looking!

El Camaron
04/22/2008, 09:16 AM
really nice man. Did your cycle take long with the help of your friends live sand and water?

o0xerog0o
04/22/2008, 03:47 PM
No, the cycle was extremely short. Maybe a week at most... it really surprised me that within a few days, there was already healthy algae growth and the corals that I started out with were all wide open. Thanks for the comments!

o0xerog0o
04/22/2008, 06:43 PM
UPDATE
I came home today to notice that there are two mouths forming on my Ric. Yuma. IMO- It looks to be splitting! I'm pretty excited about it seeing as how I only spent $5 at the Cleveland swap for this piece, and one and a half weeks later, he's turning into two!

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