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02-12-2008, 09:08 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Hi, heard mention of this site and decided to take a peek.
Haven't really looked around this site much yet.
My tanks suck. Low budget, nothing exotic. But I do love my fish and they are healthy. Almost a half year with my tank up and running, and it gets uglier by the day.
I'm not sure which section of this place will catch my interest so I shall wing it for now.
Hope to see ya all around this place  | 
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02-12-2008, 09:10 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, California
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Welcome! Post some pix and ask some questions cuz you're in the right place. _________ Linda 29g Nano 2 FSL 8000k 36w & 2 AquaLux 36w Blue Pump: 1200 LPH; Maxi-Jet 600 Powerhead 100w Visi Stealth submersible heater 15 lbs. live rock 20 lbs. live sand LIVESTOCK: 1 cleaner shrimp; Asst. snails, 1 emerald crab, Pierre the Cleaner Shrimp and acrobat extraordinnaire, 1 button polyp, 1 green star polyp, 1 red mushroom, 1 Xenia, 1 octopus coral, 1 torch, 1 frogspawn, 1 tree coral, 1 stag coral. Established: 6/20/07  | |
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02-12-2008, 09:12 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Welcome!! You're preaching to the choir about budget. I'm maintaining a 55g in college. It's great isn't it?lol 
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55gal,260 watt PC(2x65 actinic,2x65 10k daylight,8 lunar LED) 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto, grape, and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 4 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 lyretail anthias, 1 royal gramma,1 true perc 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | |
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02-12-2008, 09:20 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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i know i'm on a budget too so good luck to ya! it's kinda slow at times but that is exactly what it needs to be... "go slow and let it grow." one peice of the puzzle at a time and it will all work out!
lots of good info. on this site!!
good luck! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Blue Hippo Tang, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-12-2008, 09:24 PM
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| | Longfin Fairy Wrasse
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 44
Posts: 2,348
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Welcome to 3reef!  I sure am glad there is someone out there with an uglier tank than mine   I'm sure it's not that bad! post pics when you can! _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
R.I.P. Big Blue 12/02-10/22//07
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02-12-2008, 09:29 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by mandarin11  Welcome!! You're preaching to the choir about budget. | Naw, just singing along with ya 
Maybe I can learn some tips 
My $6 Velvet Damsel is the coolest fish on the planet. AND I haven' killed it yet 
Linda, I need to clean it first (oops) and then it is not much either, and to get the fish to sit still for the photo op is nearly impossible.
Grettle is my centerpiece damsel, not a scale out of place, perfect color and great disposition. (eats everything LOL) My first fish, bought her for her markings and color, just an absolutely beautiful fish. Trippled in size already, not like my yellowtail (Hansel) who is mellow and small. | |
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02-12-2008, 09:32 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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A mellow yellow-tail?!!  Wow, don't think I've ever heard of that.
Did you say tips? We love tips at 3 reef. In fact we could go on forever about them. Tell us some about your tank and we'll see what we can do. | |
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02-12-2008, 09:33 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by cuttingras Welcome to 3reef! I sure am glad there is someone out there with an uglier tank than mine I'm sure it's not that bad! post pics when you can! | This is my fresh water, but I thought you might want to know what your cat is up to | |
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02-12-2008, 09:36 PM
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| | Longfin Fairy Wrasse
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 44
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ahahaha that is funny....nope not my Mr. Bonehead...he's too old(13) doesn't even like to jump up to the perch his food is on and it's on 1.5' off the ground(away from the dogs) Neither one of my cats has ever taken an interest in my tank and they don't like fish strange kitties!! | |
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02-12-2008, 09:38 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by mandarin11 A mellow yellow-tail?!! Wow, don't think I've ever heard of that. | That is relative to the Velvet Damsel Quote: |
Did you say tips? We love tips at 3 reef. In fact we could go on forever about them. Tell us some about your tank and we'll see what we can do. | I get yelled at and scolded when I tell the truth about how I set up my 29 at first. But I haven't killed a fish yet  | |
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