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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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11/05/2011, 09:51 AM
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your tanks look real good
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Current tank A.G.E. 500 gallon Two frag tanks 48"x20"x12" 12 EcoTech Radion XR30w LED Lights 2 mp60's 4 mp40's, GEO 818 calcium reactor SRO XP 8000 external skimmer |
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11/05/2011, 10:37 AM
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yea, i have champagne taste on a beer (college student) budget.....
it would be nice to go out and buy a few new things to see how they would improve the tank... but DIY and pennies are just going to have to work till im done with school. (i have a Local Fish CLub meeting over here next week, so maybe i can actually clean the glass.... clean up all the frags inthe sand and get some good pictures. (i suck at taking pictures... especially since all my pictures are done with cell phones.....) More to update soon!
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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01/26/2012, 01:19 AM
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wow, im a little behind...
here is a video i shot 9/24/11 http://s938.photobucket.com/albums/a...924_142416.mp4 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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01/26/2012, 01:23 AM
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ill try to remember to take some pictures and maybe another video....
i love hassling other people to post pictures... but i really suck at doing it myself...
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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06/29/2012, 05:06 AM
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pics man... we need pics.....
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06/29/2012, 07:58 AM
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yes we need updates
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06/29/2012, 09:11 AM
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Reefing is my middle name
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Unless he's doing an intern I know he has no excuse. Well unless he is in summer school.
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06/29/2012, 09:49 PM
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I will update SOON... (i hope)
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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06/29/2012, 09:50 PM
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and how much? (got any pictures?)
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06/29/2012, 09:51 PM
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06/29/2012, 10:54 PM
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A little history that has happened since the last time i posted.....
Beginning of his year... i started replacing my 1.5-2 year old XM 20K bulbs with some 14K Ushio. The Ushio bulbs are SUPER bright. This is due to the Lower K value as well as being new. i had to get used to it.... (i did like the blue look) With all this fantastic bright light.... i started having some Sweet (fast) Growth!!!! Who wouldnt like this? (right) With things running great, and growth out of control, i went out of town for a few weeks (i went back home, and helped my dad out. he has some land and i was building fences, fixing equipment, and helping out.. as he helps me while im in College) While i was away, things were growing like normal. This is when the bad happened..... Because things were growing so great, i just left things alone!!!! I have never had to adjust my Calcium Reactor because its always been spot on... (for almost 2 years) I came back from my adventure (it wasnt a vacation thats for sure!!!) my ALK was at around 5-6DKH...... because of this.... i lost a lot of stuff..... Also, in the future pictures, you will see a few colonies that are gone, along with some rocks. (i hate ZOAS.. because they crawl on SPS and KILL THEM!!!! although i do keep some... but im trying to get them all off the rocks and all in the sand where i can maintain them.) More to come.. hopefully with PICTURES!!! maybe i will include a few equipment pictures as well.
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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07/24/2012, 05:33 PM
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Sorry about the set back, it seems this hobby can challenge the best of us at times. I'm interested to know if you experience better growth in the corals that did make it. Keep us updated as you have a very successful tank
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10/23/2012, 10:43 AM
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i was able to snatch a nice camera (thanks Mom haha)
so i took a few coral pictures. (ill try and get a few tank shots while i have it) Duncan Coral  Pavona on the Left, but i was really trying to snap that Fire Shrimp in the back  Brain that was dead, and in the live rock ben, but im slowly bring that baby back. (some people saw how little skin was left on it, but its a strong coral and wanted to live!)  Lobo that i got from a local (thanks!)  ORA green polyp toadstool Leather  Zoa garden  Smoken hot Orange Fungia plate  Hammer showing some sweepers in the under current  Top Down picture of my Florida Ric Garden Rock (in the second picture, you can see a Tubbs Pink Birdsnest peeking out)  
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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10/23/2012, 10:44 AM
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Top down of some of my Nuclear green trumpets (candy cains)
 Top down of what might be a Chips Acro??  Top down of the Tubbs Pink BirdsNest (little bit of the apple berry monty)  Top Down AppleBerry monti  ill have to remember what this is.....  I think this is the ORA TriColor i got from jed (long time ago... haha)  top down of Regular red with green center trumpets  Top Down Purple Styla?  Top Down of a Sunset encrusting monti hybrid. (it has a red base not a orange like a normal sunset monit)  Had to give a shout out to my squamosa clam! (and the dendro/acan lord, and frag of SourAppleBirdsNest) 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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10/23/2012, 10:46 AM
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Branching Octo Coral (thanks Jason!)
 Green Nepthula  ATL Red Hycenthus (how ever you spell it)  I think this was a Rose Mili?   More Zoa Garden pictures  Front View of the Tubbs Pink BirdsNest  Jason Fox Green BirdsNest  ORA Green Birds Nest (dont ask why i have both... haha)  Sour Apple Birds Nest (see how less green this one is, and it has more pink base, where the others are super bright) 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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10/23/2012, 10:46 AM
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Ponipa or how ever you spell it Birds Nest
 ORA Derissa Clam (thanks MR. Aquarium!!)  Christmas Favia  Random picture 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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10/23/2012, 10:47 AM
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The last 2 picture were taken with just Actinics. the other pictures were taken with just 1 of the 3 400w halides on. (they are all on timers and i just happened to catch it while they were switching on)
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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11/14/2012, 08:19 PM
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i finally (after 2 years) got around to installing the 4th 400w MH
First, i had to pull all the old stuff out...   Heres the old DIY reflectors....  heres the old rack. (still has the VHO's and MoonLights mounted on it) 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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11/14/2012, 08:20 PM
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heres a snap with the 3 new pendants installed (i didnt have the money or time to get a 4th.... so thats later on)
 you will notice the 3rd light is a little green. (its because it just kicked on when i took the picture. (its actually white and blue))  the extra light makes the tank look nasty!! (which i guess it is haha)   you would think with 3-400w lights on, the tank wouldnt look dark.. but it is on this side haha (guess that 4th light needs to kick on )  Here are 3-400w Select-o-watt Lumatech ballasts. (the 4th was a IceCap, but it keeps kicking off, so i threw in a 400w Blueline ballast for now)  here it is with all 4-400w lights going. (1600W of just MH haha not currently including the VHO's and MoonLights and stuff that will be installed in future) 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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11/14/2012, 08:21 PM
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you will note the difference in color...
when i ordered my last set of bulbs, i only ordered 3-400w Ushio 14k bulbs. so i pulled an old XM 400w 20k off the shelf (used of curse) this should tide the fish and corals over till i can order new bulbs... (and maybe save enough to get another pendant)
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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11/14/2012, 08:23 PM
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also, note the sweet corals and SPS and growth!
all that was achieved with just 3 MH's. and some VHO actinic's! everyone says you need 1 light per 24", but i guess i defied that haha. but i now have the said required light spread, so maybe my growth will go faster and have more color!! haha which i wont say no to!
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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01/22/2013, 03:11 PM
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UPDATE!!!
On January 19 (saturday) i decided to use some ChemiClean to get rid of some green slime i had been dealing with for a while..... On Satuday about lunch time, i decided to does. The container says it treats up to 300 gal. i dosed 2/3 of the container. Things are fine. Sunday, i dosed the remaining of the container. (i didnt want to do an initial full dose, so i stepped it up.) the container says 48 hours, so i was thinking 24 hours with a 2/3 dose and 24 hours with a full dose. Sunday started fine, and then sunday night when i got home, the tank was looking a little hazy/cloudy. talking with other people, this is said to be normal. 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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01/22/2013, 03:17 PM
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Monday morning, i woke up to a horrific aroma lingering in my house.....
i went to my fish tank (because it was time to do my water change after treating with ChemiClean) with the lights off, i did a 45 gal water change. after about an hour.... my lights started turning on and this is what i saw....   
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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01/22/2013, 03:32 PM
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I called my LFS and took some pictures.
we discussed many things and finally we took a new container of ChemiClean off the shelf. we then took the provided spoon, and scooped all the contents out. we came to the conclusion that there are over 400+ gal of chemical (if scooping individually) The package says up to 300.... but also says not to overdose..... SOOOO..... i guess i overdosed the chemical and caused a large bad thing.....   My LFS owner loaned me containers and allowed me to pick up 200 Gal of Fresh Salt water and also gave me some carbon and other additives. I went home and did as close to 100% water change as i could.  during the water change..... i pulled all the obvious dead stuff..... 
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Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am..... |
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