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Old 07/20/2007, 11:10 PM
Bigbyrd Bigbyrd is offline
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30g lots o pics

lost my old thread, so heres a new one
fish and inverts..
female lyretail anthias

bartletts anthias

black and white percs

this evil devil crab



zoanthids coming up...
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Old 07/20/2007, 11:15 PM
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have you ever had other percs before? Im considering getting some black and whites but am curious of their attitude and such (also i dont like paying $45 for one)

sorry for crashin between pics, but curious. and you best be getting a FTS shot in there.
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Old 07/20/2007, 11:17 PM
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zoanthids..blurry pics, sorry

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have many more zoas not pictured yet


sps coming up...
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Old 07/20/2007, 11:24 PM
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was originally made to be an sps and clam tank...but the freakin zoas took over....slowly startin to get more sps
heres the newer ones..
orange cap...really orange orange cap

pokerstar

green confusa..possibly purple tipped as it grows, we shall see

birdsnest

superman...and you can see a bright green confusa next to it

few more in the bunch with no close ups...a purple undata, green cap, and orange digi


fts coming...
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Old 07/20/2007, 11:33 PM
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forgot about these for sps
blue tort

and for growth purposes...tort 2 months ago..um it was never that blue im not sure how this pic happened...


other livestock...i have a crocea clam and a derasa clam pictured in a few of the pics above

and an fts


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Old 07/20/2007, 11:38 PM
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ok im done...

nygel ya i have true percs in my 22 gallon and these guys in here, very dumb but fun to watch in both tanks...as you can see they host my corcea...and have since moved on to the derasa


theyre really weird
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Old 07/20/2007, 11:46 PM
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nice tank
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Old 07/21/2007, 02:31 PM
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thanks man

heres a list of everything else too
Finnex 30g glass tank
250w sunpod
Aqua C Remora Skimmer with MJ 1200
2 Koralia 2's
1 Koralia 1
Stealth 200w heater
Stock return pump at 475 gph
Drip trays made from pvc and eggcrate
top tray i use a sponge after wc's
then switch off between carbon and chemipure on lower tray

thats it...comments, good or bad, are welcome
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Old 07/22/2007, 10:38 PM
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update






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Old 07/22/2007, 11:11 PM
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how do you like your sunpod 250w cause im looking for lights for my sps tank that im building let me know

thanks
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Old 07/22/2007, 11:16 PM
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Beautiful tank Big..... you take some great pics also.
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Old 07/23/2007, 09:14 AM
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i like the 250...but its tough acclimating some stuff to the light depending on where they came from....i can pretty much toss zoas in anywhere and theyll be fine, but i had a monti and an acro start to bleach after a couple days....so every time i get something new i start it off under a piece of eggcrate i use for a frag rack.

slumpysix- thanks!
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Old 07/23/2007, 10:59 AM
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those clowns are really an A. ocellaris color morph. there is no such thing as far as Im aware of as a black and white perc. they are def black and white ocellaris, and good looking ones at that!
love the antias, and nice corals! that frogspawn (or is it hammer, braching?) is amazing! great color!
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Old 07/23/2007, 01:08 PM
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thanks ya its a frogspawn, local guy dropped it off last night along with the rpe and some other sweet zoas

im not too sure, they were labeled as black percs and have the same features as my true percs...but u could be right ill get a side by side shot of both tonight, along with pics of some new zoas

I was about to start a frag tank because my zoas are growin like crazy but i thought about it and didnt want another tank so threw some racks in the 30...ill get a new fts tonight too
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Old 07/23/2007, 06:15 PM
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how do ya like your sunpod?? in your opinion do you think it is enough lighting for you?? I am planning on upgrading my lights to MH and don't know which fixture to get... SORRY FOR HIGHJACKING YOUR THREAD MAN!!!

BTW awesome tank!
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Old 07/23/2007, 06:52 PM
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Love the frogspawn!
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Old 07/23/2007, 09:31 PM
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how do yuo get the frogspawn so bright is it cause the lighting? or a super good camera ha
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Old 07/23/2007, 10:17 PM
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Lionfish- the 250 sunpod is plenty...sometimes too much...but ya i love it...go about 3 posts up from yours i gave a mini review when someone else asked me about it
slakker...thanks!
Kengaroo- its really that bright...i didnt plan on any frogspawn in this tank but it was too amazing to pass up. pic was taken 5 minutes after puttin it in the tank so when its not opened up its brighter than when fully opened up...will try to get another pic tonight
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Old 07/23/2007, 10:48 PM
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heres the frog opened...not as bright


fts
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Old 07/24/2007, 01:47 PM
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GREAT TANK and all i can say is wow and nice pics
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Old 07/24/2007, 06:16 PM
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LOVE IT!
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Old 07/24/2007, 11:09 PM
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thanks guys
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Old 07/25/2007, 07:27 AM
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first of all, great looking tank!! love the superman and the zoo's... second, what bulb are you running in that sunpod?
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Old 07/25/2007, 07:54 AM
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Awesome tank! I didn't see a chiller listed on your equipment list, are you able to run it without it? What kind of temps does your tank run at, and what do you do to keep it cool with that 250w fixture above it?
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Old 07/25/2007, 12:33 PM
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Thanks....I'm using the stock 14k bulb that came with the sunpod. I really like the color.
InLimbo- Thanks, i dont have a chiller, i have an $8 fan from walmart that sits about 2 feet away from the tank. Its set on a timer to go on when the lights come one. Temp never fluctuates more than 2 degrees, maybe 3 on a hot day but usually stays between 80-82.
 


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