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Unread 03/25/2018, 07:35 AM   #26
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Thanks FarmerTy. I got to get some coral from you in April.
Come on by the next time you're here for work! Happy to have you. Then hit up Roy on the way back, we'll take care of you.


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Unread 03/25/2018, 07:15 PM   #27
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Tweaked it a little mere. I like the result even better. Two days hard work and a lot of back pain.
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Final today after tweaking



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Unread 03/25/2018, 11:12 PM   #28
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Aquascape looks really good. Your efforts really paid off


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Unread 03/29/2018, 05:39 AM   #29
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Looking good. What house generator do you use?


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Unread 03/29/2018, 06:23 AM   #30
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Thanks. I had the Centurion 16,000 W natural gas standby generator.
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Did you restart your tank since the move? Have another Gigantea yet?


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Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip
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Unread 03/29/2018, 07:27 AM   #31
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Yes I did. The tank has been running since late last summer. Also picked up a gigantea from a local reefer.


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Unread 03/31/2018, 07:34 AM   #32
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I am happy with the progress. Especially happy with the progress with my QT system. It is a perfectly healthy reef at this time. Below are pictures of this system. A 40 gal breeder reef with a few animals in it. Specifically there is a rock full of aptasia and tube worms, perfect for a new imported CBB QT. I have already use this as a QT system. My Maxima and Gigantea are doing well in this system.
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Unread 03/31/2018, 02:11 PM   #33
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That gigantea looks like it may turn out to be one of the famous multi color ones


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Unread 04/03/2018, 11:52 AM   #34
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I am happy with the progress. Especially happy with the progress with my QT system. It is a perfectly healthy reef at this time. Below are pictures of this system. A 40 gal breeder reef with a few animals in it. Specifically there is a rock full of aptasia and tube worms, perfect for a new imported CBB QT. I have already use this as a QT system. My Maxima and Gigantea are doing well in this system.
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Gigantea. Tiny, only about 2 inches
looking good. tagging along!


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Unread 04/07/2018, 02:22 PM   #35
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Unread 04/09/2018, 09:42 PM   #36
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FTS today. My Reef is without any fish or snails other than those that coem on with the rock. No Tang or Fox Face. It is already algae free. I got a Free living population of Isopods that are veracious algae eater. The wipe out the algae from the tank in just a few days. The tank full of turf algae prior to the population explosion of these free living Isopods.


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Unread 04/09/2018, 09:43 PM   #37
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That scape looks good, excellent for sps clams and nems.


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Unread 04/09/2018, 10:07 PM   #38
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I got this Labouti Fairy Wrasse from Petco for 49.99, with 10 dollars off. I cannot believe my luck. Petco always mislabeled their fish. It really not the faught of the worker there. These fish was send to this store missed label. It was sold as a Tono Fairy Wrasse.
These guys are in my QT system. Eating well and have no problem with fighting..


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Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip
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Unread 04/10/2018, 06:16 AM   #39
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I got this Labouti Fairy Wrasse from Petco for 49.99, with 10 dollars off. I cannot believe my luck. Petco always mislabeled their fish. It really not the faught of the worker there. These fish was send to this store missed label. It was sold as a Tono Fairy Wrasse.
These guys are in my QT system. Eating well and have no problem with fighting..
I am jealous. Great find!


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Unread 04/10/2018, 07:02 AM   #40
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I am not sure why the picture does not show. I have to reattach it later when I get home.


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Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip
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Unread 04/13/2018, 05:21 AM   #41
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This is the picture I wanted to post but some how did not show.



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Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip
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Unread 04/13/2018, 07:51 AM   #42
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Nice find! That's a good looking fish.


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Unread 04/18/2018, 05:16 AM   #43
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Wrasse are coming. I think I move the wrasses in QT to the DT soon. I have two Hooded Fairy Wrasse and a Powder Blue tang coming. They will go into QT. My Purple tang is already in DT and my Labouti and Carpenter wrasse will go to DT soon.
I spend last night building the two screen top for my 320 gal DT. Each opening is roughly 3'X3'. Below are two picture. Completely cover the top, other than the overflow, internal part. I will have to get a piece of glass or acrylic and put this on top of the overflow and nothing will get out. Screen is 1/4 inch mesh.






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Unread 04/18/2018, 08:33 AM   #44
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Nice Minh. What material is the white border? Acrylic

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Unread 04/18/2018, 08:54 AM   #45
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I need to run to Petco! Great find!

That looks standard window screen frame from Home Depot Justin. I used it on my tank as well with the same screen mesh.


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Unread 04/18/2018, 09:24 AM   #46
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Nice Minh. What material is the white border? Acrylic

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I got the mesh from BRS. The frame is aluminum frame for window screen I got from Home Depot. You need to get the aluminum, the corners, and the cord used to jammed the screen to the frame. Just check to make sure that they are for the same size. Size of the corner to the size of the aluminum. and size of the rubber cords to the grove in the aluminum window screen frame. I used hot glue gun to hold the corner in place. I don't really needed this but this way the frames stay together permanently.


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Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

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Unread 04/19/2018, 04:51 AM   #47
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Picture of my Sail-fin Fairy, taken 4/18/2018






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Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip
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Unread 04/19/2018, 07:51 AM   #48
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Nice and really vibrant colored fish. I forgot, but did you get a mate or harem for him yet?

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Unread 04/19/2018, 09:24 AM   #49
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Wrasse experts do not recommend keeping pairs or harems of flasher or fairy wrasses. They will all turn males WW III erupt every time (given a little time). Non-dated recommendations always one per species per tank.


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Unread 04/19/2018, 10:06 AM   #50
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Huh, I always thought harems were ideal. I have a harem currently of black leopard wrasses but they are pretty communal, unlike some of their cousins. Everyone gets along peacefully, it also helps that I have lots of pods and feed frozen throughout the day.

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