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[Shooter7]

Post 100 is mine! :lol:

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12246061#post12246061 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SCIFI_3D_zoo

If you have a full reef with SPS you probably have to have a skimmer. I haven't seen one yet that didn't. If you have pics MARIOENSF or SHOOTER7 of these stocked reefs and what equipment they have, what their maint. regimine is please share. We'd all like to see. I keep hearing about these full reefs with no water changes.

BUT if we know what people have, what they do, we should be able to emulate it.

This hobby reminds me of GOLF. It can be quite frustrating.

Ask and ye shall receive. Here is a pic of my 120g reef tank. I will give the standard disclaimer that this is taken with a new camera that I have had NO time to learn how to use properly, so white balance and exposure and all that is out the window with this shot. Nonetheless, it is a shot of my tank. Most of my equipment is listed in my sig line. I do monthly water changes of about 30g on an approximately 150g system. My skimmer is undersized for the system, I keep threatening to get a better one but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I have had algae problems in the past just like many others and have done my share of battling that and other SW pests and threats. Matter of fact, just less than an hour ago we had a power outage that lasted an hour and a half. All of my systems came back online on their own with no problems whatsoever and no adjustments needed to be made. Anyway, here's the pic:

HTH

 

[Shooter7]

Oh, and I tried playing golf many years ago. After several broken clubs from me throwing them after particularly bad shots, I decided that maybe I didn't have the temperament for golf. Good thing I haven't approached reefing that way. Although, I'm several years older now and perhaps the combination of that and my tank have mellowed me some. Irregardless, the cost of reefing is effectively keeping me off the links, so I guess I don't have to worry about that for now.

 

[Tswifty]

Shooter... That's a great looking Monti... How long have you had it, and how large was it when you purchased it?

 

[Shooter7]

Had it for a little over 2 years. Was a piece that would fit in the palm of your hand when I first got it. thanks