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View Poll Results: Do you do your own aquarium maintenance? | |
Yes.
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No.
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08-21-2006, 09:00 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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I do it all, exept when im away...and during that time, i usually call my bud doing it and yell at him hah. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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08-21-2006, 09:07 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 5,782
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I used to do it all the time but now my fiancee is in charge, mostly  | |
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08-21-2006, 09:48 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
Posts: 280
Karma: 46
 
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Yup... I do all my maint. | |
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08-21-2006, 11:33 AM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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I do it! That's the fun part! hahaha.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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08-21-2006, 11:42 AM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
Posts: 618
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If I didn't do the maintenance myself I would probably get the same pleasure out of a nice new screen-saver. :-)
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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08-21-2006, 12:30 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 57
Karma: 46
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I do all of my own maintanance, where would the satisfaction come from if I paid someone else to do it.  | |
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08-21-2006, 12:59 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
Posts: 1,294
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No maids, No butlers, and no money!!
It's all done in house.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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08-21-2006, 01:21 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 81
Karma: 13
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I would not trust any one else to do it | |
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08-21-2006, 03:34 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IL Age: 34
Posts: 341
Karma: 132
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MAINTENANCE? Never touch the stuff!
Of course I do it myself, wife won't come near the collection cup! HeHe! | |
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