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08/07/2002, 05:37 PM
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Tank of the Month - August 2002
This month we are featuring Kedd Lyttonsmith's (kedd) awesome 180 gallon reef:
 More details can be found here or by clicking on the picture above. Congratulations, Kedd!
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#4
08/07/2002, 11:23 PM
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Excellent tank! Congrats.
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08/08/2002, 03:11 AM
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Looks Good...
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08/08/2002, 06:46 AM
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08/08/2002, 02:25 PM
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How is the seahorse doing? I want one for my 75 gallon reef but would be afraid....
Great Tank Though!!!  Rock Anemone
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#10
08/08/2002, 03:05 PM
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Just a thought.
Isn't that tank a little densely populated? I count about 40 different corals in what looks to be a 3' area. Let the flaming begin.
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#11
08/08/2002, 03:25 PM
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Yary- I only count 38?
 Rules for coral density aren't the same as fish; as long as you are willing to do the upkeep, i.e. seperation pruning, they don't contribute much to the system bioload.
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#12
08/08/2002, 05:16 PM
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Thanks for the kind words.
The tank gives the family lots of enjoyment, and is much better than watching TV. Rock anemone the large tank my not be the ideal for a seahorse, but it was not eating at the lfs, they ordered captive breed and received wild, so I took it home. The sea horse started eating a week after being introduced and does very well. Yaryman, it is very densely populated now and I am constantly fraging things to give them room. About half of the corals started as small frags and had plenty of room. Looking back I could have used more space between them, but too late now. As Playfair said they seem to do fine as long as you stay on top of things. Kedd |
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08/09/2002, 12:03 PM
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A seahorse and a Harlequin shrimp ? I thought they were both no - nos for a reef . Now my mind is really going .
How often do you have to put in new starfish for the harlequin ?
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08/09/2002, 06:13 PM
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Thanks
I feed the harlequin a starfish about every 3 weeks. I have had him it about 9 months. I got it to eat the small parasitic starfish that I had. The harlequin finished them off it about 2 months. |
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08/09/2002, 07:43 PM
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Besides my question about jumpers, I was wondering what your experience has been in controlling spilled light from your suspended fixture? I see that you have what appears to be about a 3 - 4 inch trim around the top of the tank. Does that help much? Thanks,
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08/10/2002, 08:26 PM
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Incredible!! Congrat"s, Looking at that make"s all of that hard work worth every bit .It is fantastic.It must be awsome to be able to look at that all nite!! Excellent job
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08/10/2002, 09:04 PM
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Thanks again everyone for the great comments on the tank.
Ninong, I have had a couple of jumpers, about one a year, but not the wrasses. As far as the 3" strip around the rim of the tank, it makes all the difference in the world. I had to do something once I got the pendant, it was hard to look at from across the room. The strip really keeps the light off the walls and out of your eyes. |
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