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05/21/2015, 10:12 PM | #76 |
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If you watch the TV show Fish Tank Kings on Nat Geo Wild, Kara from KP Aquatics is the one who takes Francis out to find a 1.5' foot puffer for one of their builds.(Season 3, Episode 8) Her dad, Ken Nedimyer, is also on the same episode. He handed the business over to Kara so he could run the conservation non profit "Coral Restoration Foundation". They are fragging and growing coral on farms in the ocean to rebuild dead reefs.
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It looks like they ship on Mondays and Tuesdays, but it's Memorial Day weekend so I would guess it will be more like Tuesday which would be fine for me. I will have an order together and placed over the weekend. Also, I am planning on finally buying a pair of H. erectus from seahorse source this weekend!
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O wow, you must be excited! I will be anxious to see everything.
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06/03/2015, 11:20 AM | #80 |
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Hi, do you have am update? Did you get your horses?
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06/29/2015, 03:37 PM | #81 |
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Sorry guys still no livestock due to other setbacks that got in the way. The tank is still running smoothly, however, and still awaiting its much anticipated tenants.
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Well, the tank will be good and stable for its tenants when they arrive.
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07/23/2015, 03:59 PM | #83 |
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Finally there is some life in the tank. I received an order from KP Aquatics and am impressed by what they sent me. I ordered a few gorgonians and a tree sponge, and they all look real nice once settled in and are larger than expected.
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07/24/2015, 06:24 AM | #85 |
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Very nice!
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07/24/2015, 08:28 PM | #87 |
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I think I remember you saying that you plan to have the tank going a while before ordering the seahorses? So how long until you can get them?
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My last concern before adding seahorses is temp. I was hoping that fans blowing across the sump would be sufficient to keep it at or below 74, but now I'm pretty certain I will need to buy a chiller. Tank temp stays around 78 and fans bring it down a couple degrees, but not enough. During the winter months I will be fine but Florida summers are pretty brutal. Any advice on a good chiller? Also, I need an ideal location for it. I don't want to keep it in the filtration closet because of the exhaust it will put out in that small of a space. The best place for it would be through the wall in the garage, but will that be too hot of a location? I've read that ideally you want it outside but it may not be feasible for me.
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Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be buying one shortly when I find the best deal.
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great setup, looks awesome!
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I ordered a Coralife 1/10 HP Chiller that should be here on Friday.
I used this sizing guide to help me, so hopefully it will be strong enough. I'm pretty confident that it will work fine. http://chiller.jbjlighting.com/prod_chiller_size.asp
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I hope it's ok. I used a Coralife size guide to choose. You have a fair bit more water volume than my system but your chiller is smaller. If it's inadequate it will run longer to get the temperature down that 2 degrees.
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I'm also confused by Coralife's tank size suggestions. On the box it says for tanks up to 55 gallons, but if you look on the back of the chiller it says up to 75 gallons which is kinda weird.
I should have time to hook it up today so that will let me know if it will be sufficient. Thanks for reading!
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Very impressive tank you have there.
I am a huge fan of seahorses and i have 4 Erectus currently. Let me know if you have any questions along the way! I will follow along 42 Gallon Half Moon btw they love the sponges |
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That's a huge sponge. What do you feed it?
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So i feed this tank very often, hence the hair algae. Maintenance on this tank is tough cause of the deep tank. I feed hatched baby brine three times a day. Also a late night snack the tank gets Brine, beef heart mixed flake food from brinedepot and i use a turkey baster for target feeding of mysis shrimp and brine frozen food.
Every third day i use photoplankton. You cant see it but there is actually an upside down jelly that lives behind the rocks in the back right corner. The sponge and him survive from the photoplankton. |
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