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Unread 02/10/2008, 12:42 AM   #276
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I started my 240 gallon glasscages tank in approx. 8/07
Here is one of the first pictures of after transferring most of the contents of a 180 over to the 240.
mfinn, your tank looks great after 5 months...

Do you do anything special to the tank, do you have a Kalk or CA reactor... What does your maintenance consist of ??


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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:42 AM   #277
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Here is mine, a 125gal softies and clams dominated tank.
















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Unread 02/10/2008, 09:49 AM   #278
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thank-you.
That date is a typo, it should say 8/06. So that tank is a year and a half old now.

I don't add anything to my tank.
I just do 20% water changes every 2 weeks.
I have done just water changes to my tanks since the mid 90's.
I use to add chemicals and additives, but stopped for a while and didn't see any change in the corals ( soft corals ). But I did see a change for the better when I started doing good sized water changes on a consistant basis.

So water change, suck out the detritus in the sump and clean the skimmer every two weeks.


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Unread 03/01/2008, 11:42 AM   #279
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Sweet tank Pixiecath! You've got a lot variety in there.


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Unread 03/01/2008, 01:16 PM   #280
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Thanks crabbejoe! I really like softies. I've owned LPS and SPS in the past but I really prefer softies. They are not colorfull as hard coral, but I like their movement and their fast spread. My favorite are definitly the leathers. I own a lot of big one in my tank, so, I have to run carbon 24/7 to avoid chemical war. But that was so beautiful and relax...

When I talk about my tank with others reefer of my area, anyone don't seem to understand why I only have softies. It has a kind of prejudice about softies. Because they are easy to keep, a lot of people think that they are begginer corals and that when you get experience, you have to switch to hard coral...IMO, their is nothing beautiful than a field of softies!:-)


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Unread 03/01/2008, 01:22 PM   #281
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When I talk about my tank with others reefer of my area, anyone don't seem to understand why I only have softies. It has a kind of prejudice about softies. Because they are easy to keep, a lot of people think that they are begginer corals and that when you get experience, you have to switch to hard coral...IMO, their is nothing beautiful than a field of softies!:-)

Why would I want to switch to colored sticks?

I have done some cuttings of my green sinularias for other reefers and they have found some of them are not that easy to grow.


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Unread 03/05/2008, 11:28 AM   #282
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here's my 55Gal. not much of a tank thou.








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Unread 03/05/2008, 06:43 PM   #283
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that is a great looking tank.
Very well done.

A word of caution, I see you like zoanthids, that hippo tang may someday decide it likes them too.


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Unread 03/06/2008, 10:09 AM   #284
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thanks mfinn no attempts with the hippo yet...my problem is the receding zooas aside from the really dirty tank lol...

here are some better pics...








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Unread 03/06/2008, 09:49 PM   #285
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I REALLY love zoas and shrooms, but none of my shrooms and my one ric will open completely.. It has been only 2 weeks since I put the 3 shroom colonies and thte one ric in, But I am super bummed.. I REALLY wanted to have an all sofites tank like you all do


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Unread 03/06/2008, 09:51 PM   #286
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Bradleyj... I think your tank may be the most beautiful I've ever seen.. All of the color and texture! Simply AMAZING!
and of course the really BIG fish!
I'm sure they can't wait to get into your 225!


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Unread 03/06/2008, 09:58 PM   #287
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Ihoep you don't mind bradlyj but I am goign to use one of your photos as my screen background on my computer....
It's jsut such a lovely photo..


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Unread 03/16/2008, 12:22 AM   #288
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My tank looks lame in comparison to some of you guys'. But mine has a shark and a stingray . I have an open sand bed with a reef in the corner for the shark. If you look on the right you can see her reflection. I just started this whole reef deal a couple monthes ago; I have always been predators until now.



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Unread 03/16/2008, 12:56 AM   #289
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Nice tank chronic
How long have you had the blue sponge and what are you doing to keep it alive?


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Unread 03/16/2008, 04:11 PM   #290
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after 3 months

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Here is my 30 Gallon after 3 months.
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Unread 03/18/2008, 06:00 PM   #291
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What ligths are you all guys are using on these Soft Coral Dominated Tanks? I want to know because Ill be up grading from a 30 g. to a 75g-80g tank


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Unread 03/18/2008, 07:59 PM   #292
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NICE LOOKING TANKS!!!


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Unread 03/31/2008, 02:55 PM   #293
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Heres mine.


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Unread 04/01/2008, 07:53 PM   #294
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What ligths are you all guys are using on these Soft Coral Dominated Tanks? I want to know because Ill be up grading from a 30 g. to a 75g-80g tank
I run 8 54 watt T5's on my 210gal.


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Unread 04/02/2008, 07:11 PM   #295
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So thats like 2.05......watts per galong right? Is that enough ligthing for any soft coral?


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Unread 04/02/2008, 07:28 PM   #296
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I run 8 54 watt T5's on my 210gal.
I run this same fixture on my 55g


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Unread 04/12/2008, 06:51 PM   #297
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Hey Kevin112233, that's a sweet tank!


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Unread 04/12/2008, 10:18 PM   #298
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I love this thread.


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Unread 04/12/2008, 11:14 PM   #299
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Here are some pics of mine:







Unfortunately I'm tearing it down in the coming 1-2 weeks.


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Unread 04/16/2008, 09:46 PM   #300
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not the greatest picture but the latest of my 75G almost all softie


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