I got the 72 gallon tank!!!!!

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  1. ebasallo430

    ebasallo430 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    hahahaha yea i think my smile was bigger lol

    as soon as i got their when i saw the tank...n noticed that the guy didnt know nothing about fish tanks....

    i told him well ima have to clean evrything out....ima have to replace this and replace that ima have t buy lights....n blah blah blah....

    n then i was like the most i can give u is 300 bucks n he thought about it for a second...n then he was like okay fine take it
     
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  2. ebasallo430

    ebasallo430 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    yea i payed 300 bucks for:

    a glass bow front 72 gallon tank
    the stand which its really nice and the canopy
    the wet dry system
    all of the rocks
    and it brought 1 light of 96 watts but its ugly the tank loks green with that light so i bought the blue white lights....
    n thats it...
    i would need to buy a heater and another bulb b.c i only bought one...
    n i replaced the carbon n the poly filters

    i did pretty good lol ;D
     
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  3. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    You did GREAT!:eek:;D:eek: pics, pics, pics!!!!!!
     
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  4. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Good deal! Are you using reverse osmosis (RO) water in it or tap?
     
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  5. italymanru

    italymanru Astrea Snail

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    congrats... submit some pics and u should def use r/o but im sure you know that. What kind of light was in there that made it look green?! karma!
     
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  6. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Hey! Great news! Good luck! ;D
     
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  7. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    when selecting a heater dont go for the glass type:)
     
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  8. ebasallo430

    ebasallo430 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    im using RO water!!!
     
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    ebasallo430 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    why shouldnt i go for the glass type....

    i also need to get a skimmer.....
     
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    ebasallo430 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    i dont know what light was on their it is still in the tank...i bought one light bulb bc i knew i was missing one....but i didnt know that light was green until i turned it on .....so ill check what kind of light it is .....and i will definately get back to you!!!
     
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