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Old 11/01/2007, 07:07 PM
DeMartini DeMartini is offline
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Nano Tank of the Month - Oct. 07

Thanks for voting for my tank!

Specs:
-14g Bio-Cube with a Current USA 70w Sunpod
-MJ900 in addition to the stock pump
-75w Stealth heater
-I only use a piece of filter pad on top of the live rock in the back chambers for filtration

Maintenance:
-Bi-weekly 3g water changes with pre-mixed salt water
-Kent marine liquid calcium and dkh buffer added when needed
-I feed both fish and corals 2-3 times a week with mysis shrimp, frozen cyclopeeze, Dt's Phytoplankton

Livestock:
-2 True Perculas
-1 Royal Gramma
-2 Pom-pom Crabs
-1 Cleaner Shrimp
-various snails and hermit crabs

Now for some pictures!

This is when I was starting out


Here's my tank now!






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Old 11/01/2007, 07:08 PM
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Old 11/01/2007, 07:11 PM
new_world_disor new_world_disor is offline
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oof. very nice tank. well done mate
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Old 11/01/2007, 11:54 PM
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Old 11/01/2007, 11:55 PM
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Congratulations on the win! Your tank is awesome! You take very good pictures.
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Old 11/02/2007, 08:21 AM
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Beautiful tank! Congrats
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Old 11/02/2007, 09:36 AM
DeMartini DeMartini is offline
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thanks guys! =)
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Old 11/02/2007, 09:41 AM
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Now I know what I awnt my tank to look like! You have a very nice Tank....
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Old 11/02/2007, 01:54 PM
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Wow, your tank is beautiful! Is the sunpod your only light? The colors are so vibrant and I was wondering if you supplemented with actinic
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Old 11/02/2007, 03:51 PM
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Thanks for the comments! As of right now the only light source is the sunpod with the stock bulb. I need to change the bulb soon so I'm going to try the 14k Astralux bulb. I'm also interested in the new Current LED actinics, so I might give those a shot.
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Old 11/02/2007, 04:05 PM
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Are these the LED actinics you are talking about?

http://www.aquarium-supply.biz/Curre...p/rcu01647.htm

I didn't know that LED's could actually affect corals in a significant way
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Old 11/02/2007, 05:06 PM
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yep those are the LEDs! =) They aren't beneficial for coral growth. I'm getting them to enhance the colors in my tank.
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Old 11/02/2007, 10:41 PM
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wow amazing tank!
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Old 11/03/2007, 07:53 AM
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Thumbs up

Totally BEAUTIFUL !
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Old 11/03/2007, 04:51 PM
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nice job on the win, great tank. see you in the december finalist contest.
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Old 11/03/2007, 05:36 PM
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Grats on the win.

beautiful tank.
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Old 11/03/2007, 05:39 PM
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nice tank man.... the colors are so rich. good job
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Old 11/03/2007, 09:30 PM
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thanks for the comments everyone!

joesmoe517, see ya in the December finalist contest!
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Old 11/04/2007, 02:28 AM
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Great job D! Congrats.
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Old 11/04/2007, 04:09 AM
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I have to say , I dont mind getting beat in the contest from a tank that is so gorgeous. It was a well deserved win and it shows by how many votes you received how well your tank looks. I love the shots you took and am very impressed with how the tank looks. Congrats on the win and happy fishin...
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Old 11/06/2007, 12:41 AM
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congrats. those ricordias are awesome!
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Old 11/06/2007, 02:40 PM
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simply amazing great job
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Old 11/06/2007, 08:21 PM
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Congratulations on winning NTOTM!

I can't wait until my tank ends up to be a contender.
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Old 11/06/2007, 10:50 PM
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Beautiful tank man!!!
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Old 11/07/2007, 02:00 AM
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thanks everyone!! =)
 


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