Marlin's 75 gallon

[marlinmero]

Im kinda sorta new to this forum so i figured i would do a little tank thread. This tank is well traveled. for the last 4 years it has been moved about once a year some times twice. i have almost gave up on it a few times. thankfully the last time i thought i was going to have to give it up my parents came thru and moved it for me and helped me out. i was in a bad motorcycle wreck. i have had many battles with such as algae out breaks and what not. do to inadequet equipment. such as canister filters and hob skimmers and cheap lighting. But last february i was healed up enough to find a job and move back to olympia and i have upgraded all my equipment and started keeping sps about 4 months ago with great success. I have a tek5 6 bulb t5 light fixture. a 25gallon sump with razor calurpa in the front then a aqua c skimmer in the middle and a mag5 return at the end. i also have a hob cpr large fuge full of chaeto and soon to be mangroves. i got 4 hydor water pumps a 2, two 3's and a 4. i have tons of pics of it so ill just put a link in here to my photobucket. http://photobucket.com/marlinm

[small alien]

Nice. Very pretty.

[lfbmike]

nice tank. i have a 75g myself. how long are you keeping the lights on for? bulb combo?

[marlinmero]

thank you. they come on at about 12 actinics like 15 mintutes before the others. then they go off around 9. and i have 3 daylights 2 50/50 and one true actinic all giesman bulbs

[lighthouze08]

looking good man, i admire you for moving a 75 that many times

[marlinmero]

the moves were a pain in the ars. but at the same time it was good.i would get a good cleaning in. and most of the time when i was about to move i was so fed up with it i had kinda given up. and once i broke it down and moved it it would respark my interest. after this last move my tank is doing awesome and im hooked. its honestly like a drug. lol

[marlinmero]

Oh yeah i took a bunch of new pictures yesterday.
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