40 Gallon Breeder reef tank build...
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mmittlesteadt
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Here's a full tank pic...
Note how clean the sand is. And I didn't do a darn thing with it. All of my algae blooms have gone away without any panicking or work on my part.
Note how clean the sand is. And I didn't do a darn thing with it. All of my algae blooms have gone away without any panicking or work on my part.
gavinsepanik
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awesome!
mmittlesteadt
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Decided to move my Xenia more front and center. It's basically in the same place, but more out front on the rockwork. Sits in the flow better, is more open and pulsing now.
mmittlesteadt
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I want to remind everyone whose been watching my thread that this entire tank is lit by a single Kessil A160WE. What a fabulous light.
mmittlesteadt
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In anticipation of some new coral additions soon, I did a little coral rearranging. Everyone seems to like the moves.
ZeeSparrow
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New corals?:bounce3::bounce2::bounce1::bounce3::bounce2:
mmittlesteadt
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Yeah. I got a friend who has a 500 gallon reef tank with an entire rock full of mushrooms he doesn't want...and a few other choice softies and LPS he said are as easy to care for as softies...and I can have them for free.
Swope2bc
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You know, statements like that do not cause people to like you better! Free, the nerve of that guy.. Lol. That's pretty sweet!! Shoot some pics ASAP so we can all feel like lesser reef addicts.
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mmittlesteadt
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That's the beauty of desiring corals nobody else wants. "One man's trash is another man's treasure" and all that. You know?
There isn't a person into SW/reef tanks I talk with that likes the corals I do.
Now I can imagine people thinking I was lucky if others were giving me all their SPS.
ZeeSparrow
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+1 Post some pictures of your new, freely acquired acquisitions so we can all be jealous.
mmittlesteadt
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+1 Post some pictures of your new, freely acquired acquisitions so we can all be jealous.
I will. Don't I always? LOL. I have to wait until he gets his out of his tank as he's planning some coral renovations in his.
I'm envious of those who can afford to spend thousands of dollars on huge tanks fully stocked with huge, colorful corals and have wastewater treatment plants in their basements that rival what small cities have.
mmittlesteadt
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My tank has been up and running since May 9th of this year. In this short period of time my tank has progressed rather nicely.
A little timeline of the phases of my tank in pics...
April 22nd... no water...
May 9th...first filled with water...
May 27th...first day with new Kessil A160WE
June 12th...first corals and first fish, first signs of brown algae...
July 14th...new fish, corals, lots of algae growth...
July 25th...algae controlled by Twin Spot (sand), LM Blenny (rocks) snails and hermits (glass and rock)...
Today, July 29th...A little coral rearranging...
A little timeline of the phases of my tank in pics...
April 22nd... no water...
May 9th...first filled with water...
May 27th...first day with new Kessil A160WE
June 12th...first corals and first fish, first signs of brown algae...
July 14th...new fish, corals, lots of algae growth...
July 25th...algae controlled by Twin Spot (sand), LM Blenny (rocks) snails and hermits (glass and rock)...
Today, July 29th...A little coral rearranging...
mmittlesteadt
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Picking up a really nice 5" diameter flat rock with about 10 mushroom caps on it of various sizes. Pretty green, striped mushrooms. I have the perfect place to put it and will be nice addition to my weed garden. Pics to follow.
