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03-06-2008, 08:10 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California San Diego
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|  Hello. this is my first saltwater reef tank
Hello everyone! 
Here are some pics of my first reef tank. 10 gallons! 
10 gallons tank set up Nov. 2007. 12 lbs LR . The first coral (xenia) was introduced into the tank Jan. 2008. The tank is now about 4 months old.
1 clown fish 3 nassarius snails 3 astrea snails 6 hermits crabs (reduced to 2)
corals: xenia, finger leather, galaxea, kenya tree, yellow polyp, clove polyp, mushrooms, fungia plate, feather dusters. | 
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03-06-2008, 08:15 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle area Age: 36
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Nice tank! Thanks for posting the pics! 
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Marty
72g Bow Front, 2x250w MH (10 hrs), 4x65 Act (14 hrs), 6xDual Moonlights (10 hrs), 300 gph from cannister filter and powerhead, Prizm hang-on protein skimmer, 50 lbs LR, CC Bed
Yellow Tang, 2 Clowns, Bubble Tip Anemone, 2 Yellow Tail, Humbug, White Spot, Ornate Goby, Emerald Crab, Sally Lightfoot Crab, 2 Blue Legged Hermits, 15 Scarlet Hermits, +Snails with no names (margaritas, turbos, astraeas) | |
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03-06-2008, 10:00 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Very very pretty.
Nice rockwork!
Good job. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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03-07-2008, 01:26 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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Nice tank, welcome and good luck  | |
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03-07-2008, 03:10 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef, glad to have you aboard. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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03-07-2008, 03:22 PM
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| | Flying Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Welcome to 3reef!  and Very nice looking tank you got there!!! _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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p.s. I'm a woman!  "Don't sweat the small stuff, the big stuff is right around the corner waitin' on your a$$!"....me
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03-07-2008, 03:28 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Thats a good looking tank, great work. Keep the pics coming _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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03-07-2008, 07:30 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>> Nice tank.... | |
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05-02-2008, 05:36 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California San Diego
Posts: 45
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| Update! my xenia is spreading...
so far so good...one of the 2 xenia stalk is spreading up the rock . finger leather is getting bigger. clove polys is spreading up the rock in the back as well. everything is else is doing ok for now. 
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10 gallons acrylic tank $11
Aragonite Sand 15 lbs $18
Instand Ocean Salt $19
Fiji LR 12 lbs $60
Aqua-tech filter (free, gift)
Rio nano skimmer $30
Aqualight PC $40
Watching xenia coral pulsate for the first time in the tank.........priceless. | |
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05-02-2008, 08:38 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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really cool tank, especially for a small one. good job _________ Equipment: 55 gal, Remora Skimmer w/ maxi jet 1200 pump, 4x54w T5 lighting, 2 super actinics, 2 12,000K actinic white bulbs, 55+ lbs fiji live rock... Inhabitants: Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellow Tailed Damsel, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby, 3 Chromis, Crocea Clam,Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Corals: Zoa, Yellow Fiji Leather, Pineapple Brain, Mushroom, Bubble  | 
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