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Old 02/07/2007, 11:35 PM
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Great looking tank and congrats on the TOTM. Looks like a very heathly system...
very nice....
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Old 02/08/2007, 02:57 PM
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A very well deserved honor... I think the word "Stunning..." sums it up from me.

What duration are you running your lights?

I have a simular setup, but have not been gettng the growth that you mentioned regarding your pruning...
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Old 02/09/2007, 09:37 AM
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I love your monthi its really birthday cake..how can do that?
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Old 02/09/2007, 03:22 PM
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Just wanted to echo everyone else's comments (first thing I thought as well)... it's great to see that you don't need to spend a fortune to have a awesome tank. Also by normal reefers' standards, this tank would be considered overcrowded, but it's doing marvelous.
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Old 02/10/2007, 12:01 PM
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Great tank and well deserved TOTM. As has already been written, I love what you have done equipment wise. So often I see people trying to compensate for lack of ability with over-priced equipment.

Your monti caps are extreme!! Love that so much and I am hoping to emulate in my own system.

Time for a larger tank?? You have the room!
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Old 02/11/2007, 12:42 AM
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Wonderful looking tank. I have the same set up in a 156 gallon oceanic. 5 ft tank.
I was wondering what the blue acropora's are called and where I could find some of them. I love the colors and growth. I think you have two different ones to the left side of the tank.
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Old 02/11/2007, 01:32 AM
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so this tank has a hang on overflow box?
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Old 02/11/2007, 05:15 PM
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Amazing tank, love the minimal equipment approach......and of course symbolism of the start day.
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Old 02/12/2007, 02:07 PM
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wow!! Great job on the tank. Looks fantastic.
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Old 02/12/2007, 03:10 PM
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Great tank!
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Old 02/13/2007, 01:46 PM
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Breathtaking!
I fell in love with your coral.
Thanks,
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Old 02/13/2007, 03:10 PM
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Wonderful tank and congrats on TOTM. Am very impressed with the aquascape especially the monti cap. How did you achieve the tiered effect? Mine always grow so large I have to break them up and start over.
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Old 02/15/2007, 10:15 PM
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tank is best i've seen .awesome job
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Old 02/17/2007, 08:21 PM
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Awesome tank - does anyone know what type of light hood that is? - Is it a PFO hood?
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Old 02/18/2007, 12:09 AM
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Beautiful. You and your hubby are lucky to share the reef passion.
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Old 02/18/2007, 12:53 PM
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It would be nice to have some feedback on all of these positive comments on your TOTM which is well deserved. It says you have 23 fish in your stock list but you don't see but 2-3 fish in any of the pics. How did you get them to move for the pics? Every time I go near my tank it is like the fish are always expecting food to be thrown in and they all come and dart all over the place. Just wondering if they we're hideing for some reason.
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Old 02/18/2007, 02:10 PM
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I'm going to be a newbie at this but you said that Aqua-tech did the custom 20 gallon refugium, is Aqua-tech one of the sponsors here?
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Old 02/20/2007, 11:19 AM
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B- E- A - utiful...
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Old 02/22/2007, 10:40 PM
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Your tank is beautiful!! Great job!!!! Curious, how many inches are your MH above the tank?
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Old 02/23/2007, 01:38 PM
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Fantastic reef setup
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Old 02/23/2007, 05:43 PM
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Wonderful tank, congratulations...
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Old 02/24/2007, 02:29 AM
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inspirational

Dessy, I have a 55 gallon reef and want to upgrade. However, I do not want to build another room to house all of the equipment that we see in past Tanks of the Month. I will definitely use your minimalist approach when planning my upgrade. I assume your tank gets the trace elements from the small weekly water changes. I am considering a calcium reactor since I am always worried about my alkalinity and calcium levels. Congrats! John M
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Old 02/24/2007, 11:07 AM
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[welcome]
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Old 02/24/2007, 07:36 PM
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Beautiful! I have the exact same tank at home but right now it's filled with softies cause I only have PC's and would like to know more about your light fixture. It's very hard to find 60" fixtures to fit my tank. I'm also wondering if a fixture that isn't suspended above the tank would melt the center brace.

It was great to see how much could be done with this type of tank..congratulations on TOTM!
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Old 02/24/2007, 08:59 PM
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Nice blend of colors ! very nice...
 

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