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  #51  
Old 09/06/2007, 08:31 PM
rduic rduic is offline
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hey acro nut, unbeliavable tank
im starting a 150 sps tank and have been truly inspored by your tank.

what pump were you using on your mrc skimmer before. (you said it was loud

also how is the zeovit working for you?
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Old 09/06/2007, 08:31 PM
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tank is AWESOME.. congrats on TOTM...

Thx's for the kind comment's ...LOVE the avatar...

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 08:35 PM
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Congrats... Mike. Great article and pics. One of the BEST TOTM article to date. I hope one day my tank will look like yours.
Thx's again Jeremy..We will get you tank there, don't worry...
Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 08:36 PM
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Very nice tankMike...
What do you have for a substrate? I tried noticing on the photos but the coraline algae was covering the bottom
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Old 09/06/2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally posted by rduic
hey acro nut, unbeliavable tank
im starting a 150 sps tank and have been truly inspored by your tank.

what pump were you using on your mrc skimmer before. (you said it was loud

also how is the zeovit working for you?
He dosen't use zeovit. Just the mag flakes he uses in his calcium reactor to suplement mag.
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  #56  
Old 09/06/2007, 08:39 PM
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Originally posted by johnvu713
awesome...how you clean your acrylic glass without getting any scratches?
You have to be VERY Very carful....Scrape the last 3 inch's....

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 08:50 PM
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Beautiful and vibrant! Absolutely all out gorgeous. Hats of to you.
Thank you ..
Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 08:55 PM
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Originally posted by hahnmeister
That 'Multi-Colored' Wrasse isnt on the list anywhere, but I thought you might want to know, from the picture, I would recognize that bugger anywhere.... its a Temmincki Fairy Wrasse.

Yours looks just like mine... nasty little bugger too! Nothing 'fairy' about males from this species.

And the 'Orange Fish' is a Bodianus bimaculatus, or Yellow Candy Hogfish.

Love the colors of all your critters and corals BTW... looks like you have a good start there...
The fairy wrasse was a freebie from a friend...there are many names for the Twin spot....and yellow candy is one of them...

The fairy wrasse is a sissy in my tank..But cool..

Thx's

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 09:05 PM
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That is the best TOTM I've ever seen on here. Weekly 100-gallon water change . Your wife did a nice job on the stand by the way.
100gal water change on my system is about 14% ...My water changes are very easy..to do..My wife is extremely talented in building thing's.

Thx's again..
Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 09:18 PM
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Awesome Display I think you did a fabulous job with this tank. You must be so proud to stand back and enjoy such a beast.

I had a quick questions for you about your lighting. I am setting up my display and will have 3 - 400 watt 12K reeflux w/ CV ballast. I was pleasantly surprised when I read about your endorsement of this bulb ballast combo. I am anxious to get it rocking. I have also purchased 2 IC 660 to run 4 T5 10K and 4 VHO actinic. After reading that you have no additional supplemental lighting I am wondering if I should use the T5 and VHO on my set-up. My thought was to use these to basically simulate sunrise and sunset but if I dont need them then it would save on electricity. What are your thoughts on a sunrise.sunset VS what you are running with. Obviously MH only works great for you. Do you have moonlights? Once again thanks for your input and YOUR TANK ROCKS!!!!!!!!
It is all personal prefrence on the the T5's and VHO's to simulate dusk and dawn..I don't run any moon lights ...

thx's Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 09:31 PM
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I'm also curious what type of sand bed you have (if any) and why you decided on that route.

Awesome tank and great write up!
Ron
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Old 09/06/2007, 09:40 PM
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Congrats. on TOTM bro. U trully deserved it.

As far as colors, 12k coralvue will give u whiplash over and over just by looking at the tank. I just add 2 of those last Feb together w/ the 10k and the result is fantastic.

Reef on !
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Old 09/06/2007, 09:57 PM
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acro nut, absolutely spectacular reef, just got done drooling over the write up. Kudos to you for your dedication to the science of reef keeping.
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Old 09/06/2007, 10:29 PM
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Stunning setup, the colors are insane! I love that you have it packed with beautiful fish too!
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Old 09/06/2007, 10:44 PM
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Wow, beyond words.

How much time are you spending on maintance a week?
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:01 PM
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Thank you Mike for sharing with us your tank and your philosophies. Absolutely stunning
Thx's again for the comments...

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:03 PM
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Originally posted by Emster
Hey Mike, unbelievable!!!!!! Well done!!!!! This must be like winning the world finals or something. All I know is reeflux should be giving you free bubs for all the sales you just gave them. They should put you on salary!
Thx's again ..How's the tank going.....

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:09 PM
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Only someone with a cichlid past would dare pack so many tangs together. You have clearly mastered fish psychology! Awesome tank too!!
You hit the nail rite on the head..You can learn a lot from cichlid behavior when it comes to housing Tangs. Have you ever seen a couple firemouths with a convict Tang? Same concepts apply. Get em in there together and you can get away with some interesting fish combinations. The ten foot tank really helps to acclimate the more aggressive Tangs later on. The purples and yellows were the first Tangs added all at the same time. Thanks for the kind words..

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:12 PM
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awesome tank i can only hope my new tank becomes as nice as what you have done.congrats on the win and keep up the good job.
Thank you for your comment's


Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by rduic
hey acro nut, unbeliavable tank
im starting a 150 sps tank and have been truly inspored by your tank.

what pump were you using on your mrc skimmer before. (you said it was loud

also how is the zeovit working for you?
The skimmer came with a panword pump.....and boy was that skimmer loud...I don't use the Zeovit system only the mag chips...

Thx's again

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:18 PM
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Originally posted by Holyreefer
Very nice tankMike...
What do you have for a substrate? I tried noticing on the photos but the coraline algae was covering the bottom
I used crushed coral ..Only a dusting to an inch...

Thx's ..

Mike
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:19 PM
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Truely inspiring........well deserved! Congratulations!
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Old 09/06/2007, 11:39 PM
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Wow that is a beautiful reef you have. Well deserved tank of the month!
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Old 09/07/2007, 02:54 AM
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Well done Mike!!!!
One of the most beautiful reefs I ever seen
Loved the space for the SPS and the natural look.....

I understood that you used Reef Octopus. For how long did you used it and what brought you to replace it. Making experiments with skimmers in such a beautiful reef is a bit risky?
Did you see some changes in the water parameters or changes in the corals? What is the main difference to your opinion between the Reef Octopus and the ORCA 250? I belive that your opinion is important due to the big price difference between these 2
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Old 09/07/2007, 03:15 AM
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Truely an amazing sight! Must give you immense joy! Thanks for letting us share a peek.
 
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