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Unread 09/18/2006, 01:05 PM   #809
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Mr. Delbeek, author of "The Reef Aquarium" told me that they do water changes of 10% per month ftom an underground well. they use a 10HP chiller to maintain the water at 77 degrees. nitrates <5ppm with a SSB. and they feed the fish a couple times a day, i forget what but not just a couple of cubes.

the sunlight is full on the tank from about 11-3 and supplemented by 5-6000 watts of MH. 10k and 20k. as you can see in one of the pictures the light is very far over the tank but they do leave the MH on even during peak sun hours.

they get phenomenal growth. the Monti cap has grown to the size you see from a single 5" colony in less than 3 years, same for the Staghorn Acro.

the most amazing tank i have ever seen. worlds oldest clams in captivity, >25 years and 650 pounds.


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