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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: 58
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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 "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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03-07-2008, 01:26 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 181
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Nice tank, welcome and good luck  | |
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03-07-2008, 03:10 PM
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| | Finback Whale
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, 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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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 44
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Welcome to 3reef!  and Very nice looking tank you got there!!! _________ 6yrold /55gal/ Emperor 400/ AquaC Remora/ 48"T6HO ,Engineer Goby, Foxfaced Rabbitfish, MaroonClown, Convict Damsel, nerites, ceriths, nassarius, a few red claws, hermits, FingerLeather, Pineapple, pavona, 2 Toadstools (preggo. momma & 1st baby), Staghorn Montipora, and a partridge in a pear tree.
R.I.P. Big Blue 12/02-10/22//07
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03-07-2008, 03:28 PM
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| | Humpback Whale
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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| | Dragon Wrasse
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 31
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>> Nice tank....
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5.5 gal, 72 watts, 2 leds, 40 gal hob, mini-jet 606, 50 w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 yellow tailed damsel, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 lge turbo snail, 3 cerith snails, 1 astrea snail, rd open brain, green tipped frogspawn, feather duster, green, purple, and orange rics, multiple monti's, multiple duncans, green polyps, candycane corals, purple mushrooms, variety of small zoa's, metallic blue clove polyps, purple death pallys.... | |
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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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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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really cool tank, especially for a small one. good job
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In the process of building: 55 gallon glass aquarium, Remora Skimmer, maxi-jet 1200 power head, 4x54w T5 lighting fixture, 2 10,000k and 2 actinic bulbs, 40lbs caribbean live sand... | |
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