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Old 05/30/2006, 09:10 AM
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My 90 gallon tall - pic is a little dark but you get the idea

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Old 05/30/2006, 01:41 PM
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george- that sea apple is pretty cool ... hope you dont have a cuke nuke

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5" DSB w/ 75# of Rock
2 150W 20k MH
Gravity Fed H&S AF150-F2001
Eheim 1250 Return
2 Maxi-Streams on Swirler Steins
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Old 05/30/2006, 03:03 PM
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Here's my 55 gal. Will be upgrading to a 120 in a month.



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Old 05/30/2006, 06:39 PM
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wow that bubble coral is pretty shiny
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120g Mixed Reef
20g Sump w/ Carbon and PhosFAR
5" DSB w/ 75# of Rock
2 150W 20k MH
Gravity Fed H&S AF150-F2001
Eheim 1250 Return
2 Maxi-Streams on Swirler Steins
Aqua Jr
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Old 05/31/2006, 12:19 AM
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chincheck, i just use lr and coralife superskimmer 65.
timothy, its a 60 gallon, 2'x2'x2 and seios are 1500 and 1100.
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Old 05/31/2006, 12:48 AM
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thnx for compliments everyone. i spraypainted the back and bottom black so they match. there's more color in the tank, just don't know how to use the camera yet. i wasn't into bb's before but thought i'd try it since i was battling cyano real bad. ever since going bb, no cyano, no algae issue, just magfloating the glass every couple of days. maintenance is a breeze with bb.
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Old 05/31/2006, 02:39 AM
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george- that sea apple is pretty cool ... hope you dont have a cuke nuke

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Old 06/01/2006, 04:16 AM
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Paul B, I'm a real newbie. What fish is on the first picture you posted, I am thinking of getting it.
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Old 06/01/2006, 06:29 AM
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I'm not Paul but I can answer that

Copperband Butterfly

http://images.google.com/images?svnu...terfly&spell=1
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20g Sump w/ Carbon and PhosFAR
5" DSB w/ 75# of Rock
2 150W 20k MH
Gravity Fed H&S AF150-F2001
Eheim 1250 Return
2 Maxi-Streams on Swirler Steins
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Old 06/01/2006, 06:42 AM
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Thanks, how many gallons do they need?
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Old 06/01/2006, 04:07 PM
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Raphael. they are not really a newbe fish. They should be fed live black worms, small pieces of fresh clam, mysis, plankton etc. They get about 5" long but they stay stunted in a tank and may grow to 4" depending on how large the tank is. You can keep them in a 50 gallon tank but of course bigger is better. If the tank was just set up I would wait a year or so.
They were always my favorite fish and I have been keeping them for over 30 years. Make sure it is eating in the store, a lot of them are caught with cyanide and do not survive long.
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Old 06/01/2006, 05:39 PM
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I heard there vicious coral nippers ... have you had any problems?
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20g Sump w/ Carbon and PhosFAR
5" DSB w/ 75# of Rock
2 150W 20k MH
Gravity Fed H&S AF150-F2001
Eheim 1250 Return
2 Maxi-Streams on Swirler Steins
Aqua Jr
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Old 06/01/2006, 06:01 PM
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As Paul & I once talked about, my 2yr. old copperband had a liking for my crocea clams. But he,s such a lovable friend, I sold all four of my clams and kept him.

He has not bothered anything else yet and my new 75g,is designed with him in mind, corals and all. He does get a supermarket "live clam" {frozen}, daily and cleans 'em out shiney.
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Old 06/01/2006, 06:38 PM
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I have had a bunch of them and so far none of them nipped anything that I could tell. I have a clam which this one ignores. I also only have LPS and one sps so I can't comment on those.
Reefnewbe, I took a picture of your twin avitar and this long nose butterfly in Bora Bora. Longnoses are just about the same as copperbands in temperment and diet.
Paul

By the way, her name is Clemintine.

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Old 06/01/2006, 09:28 PM
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Old 06/01/2006, 10:12 PM
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Congratulations! You guys made this thread "June's Thread of the Month".
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Old 06/01/2006, 10:49 PM
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Paul, Bora Bora must have been great. I'm going on my first scuba trip in less then a month. Only in the keys though.

stlpvosrt4, another tank that has plants in the display ... looks great. What type of algae do you have in there? I cant realy tell from the picture, I think I see some halimeda.

Konadog, pretty cool being thread of the month. When I first started this thread I didnt really like soft corals but after seeing everyones tanks I'm hooked.
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20g Sump w/ Carbon and PhosFAR
5" DSB w/ 75# of Rock
2 150W 20k MH
Gravity Fed H&S AF150-F2001
Eheim 1250 Return
2 Maxi-Streams on Swirler Steins
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Old 06/01/2006, 10:54 PM
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I have seen some great tanks here. There are some amazing softie tanks out there!
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Old 06/02/2006, 04:13 PM
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reefnewbie54321, thanks for the comments. Yes, it is halimeda. It grows so fast that I have to prune it once a month. You can tell from this picture that when I forgot to trim the halimeda my GSP actually grew around it. I actually like how it turned out though.


Here is a close up of my Anthelia that is now a foot in a diameter.
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Old 06/03/2006, 05:15 PM
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Sorry, I have not replied. I have an 80 gallon tank. Will they go with false percs, cleaner shrimp and a royal gramma?
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Old 06/03/2006, 11:18 PM
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here's more pics of my cube with only actinics on. i'm trying to get a hang of this digi cam.















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Old 06/04/2006, 04:34 PM
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Anyone, will the fish go together?
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Old 06/04/2006, 07:48 PM
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There a peaceful fish and will do fine with the things you listed

This compatibitly chart is pretty on the ball and I tend to use this alot ... might be some use to you

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/c...lity_chart.cfm
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120g Mixed Reef
20g Sump w/ Carbon and PhosFAR
5" DSB w/ 75# of Rock
2 150W 20k MH
Gravity Fed H&S AF150-F2001
Eheim 1250 Return
2 Maxi-Streams on Swirler Steins
Aqua Jr
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Old 06/05/2006, 04:15 AM
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Thanks, it just doesn't show the shrimp.
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Old 06/05/2006, 12:52 PM
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could not upload a picture so there is a tread...

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...51416099ZlgIpl
 

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