reef211
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I started this tank on February 1, 2006. It's a 75gal acrylic with a 15 gal wet and dry system that was coverted to a sump. The lighting system on it was a power compact JBJ 4x65 watt. I started with softie then got into LPS and SPS. In July, I upgraded the light to a T5 8x54 watt, i know, crazy, too much light so i took two of the bulbs out. Thanks to Grimmreefer with his info on what bulb to use. In September, I upgraded my sump to a 40 gallon, man, that helped out a lot with the water changing, I should have done that earlier in the stage. Here are some pictures of my tank transforming from Feb 2006 to Feb 2007. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as i did, and yes, there were a lot of fish and corals that died during the tranformation. The first three pictures of the tank was in February when I started to set up the tank and went through the cycling stage. The 4th picture was in March and so forth. I learned a lot through RC members and thanks for all the help.
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