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03-10-2008, 12:18 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California Age: 26
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Karma: 26
 |  Hey thanks for having me, New to the hobby
Ive got a 55 gallon glass tank, with about 45lbs of live rock, 50 lbs of live sand/crushed coral, aqua clear filter, bac-pac protien skimmer, 175watt metal halide light, two flourecent lights that came with the tank kit. The tank has been running for two weeks, ive been testing the water regularly, and its looking good no nitrates, not nitrites, no amonia and ph is 8.2 8.4. I just added some livestock yesterday. 3 turbo snails, 5 hermit crabs, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 pyrimid snail, 3 emrald crabs. Now I plan on sitting and waiting letting the tank continue to cycle, hope that I havent added them too soon, but things look good so I will wait and see. 
again thanks for having me, and I hope for good and informative advice.
Cory
Last edited by Obandit26; 03-10-2008 at 06:56 PM.
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03-10-2008, 12:29 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California San Diego
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Hi and welcome to 3reef
hope you will have a beautiful tank soon.
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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
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03-10-2008, 01:07 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Age: 32
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Welcome to 3Reef Obandit26. I don't think it was a good idea adding live stock this soon, specially those shrimps...they are delicate. But maybe you'll get lucky. Just keep an eye out. | |
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03-10-2008, 03:41 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef. I will have to agree with the additions. Have you seen any brown algae yet? That is when you need to add the clean up crew.
Hope it works out and you don't have much loss. If you take it slow you will have many years of enjoyment out of the tank. _________ 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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03-10-2008, 05:24 AM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Welcome to 3reef and good luck with the tank. | |
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03-10-2008, 06:25 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Welcome and best of luck!!
Also may I suggest purchasing another halide pendent for optimal benefits and success, if you plan on recreating a reef biotope!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-10-2008, 07:01 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Welcome to 3reef. Hope to see more pics. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-10-2008, 07:40 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Welcome to 3reef! Looking good! | |
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03-10-2008, 06:58 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California Age: 26
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Ive been watching the live stock and now Im just trying to make sure they dont run out of food, not overfeeding, just a little here and there. they seem to be doing fine, I will defanatly take the rest of this venture a lot slower, thanks | |
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03-12-2008, 03:18 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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