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 Posted: March 21 2005 at 2:11pm |
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Great Job Adam!!! This would be a great way for me to combine my hobbies as well!! (Carnivorous Plants and Reef Tank)
I would love to come see your setup as well! We have looked at
greenhouses, but I just can't find one I really like and that will
withstand our winters without costing me a ton!
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Posted: March 21 2005 at 9:09pm |
Rob, do you have a carnivorous plant tank? If you do, you need to post some pics!!
Ive had a couple people wanting some pictures of the corals. I took these pictures at sunset so they are a little yellow.
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Posted: March 21 2005 at 9:13pm |
The polyps on the montiporas have really expanded in the last week. I took off the shade cloth so they are getting direct sun.
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Posted: March 22 2005 at 8:34am |
ah....Nice Fish Adam...I hope you had him neutered though....HeHe 
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Jody L. Reese
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Bora da (Good Morning)
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Posted: March 22 2005 at 8:44am |
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I do have a tank, but it's not very pretty!! Most of my plants
have just started coming out of dormancy, but I will be taking more
pics and posting them on our website, I will let you know when.
Man I love your aquarium!!
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Posted: March 25 2005 at 12:09am |
Nick, heres some more pictures for you. 
Im really surprised how well the anemones do in this tank. Ive always been told how hard they are to keep but these things have done well since the beginning. I might even have to try another ritteri or carpet.
Here are some very nice zoanthids I got from Chris(slc).
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Posted: March 25 2005 at 12:20am |
Man I love that cardinal with the human eye! Must've cost you a fortune to find such a rarity .
I'm very impressed Adam. I have been following this thread
closely and have to say that your planning is impeccable and your DIY
skills rock!!!! All of this and you're studying for the MCAT as
well? Susan just let me know about your plan and stuff. I'm
a general surgery resident at the U and did my time at Primary children
last oct. Our paths may have crossed and I don't even know about
it. Anyhow, I went to the U for med school so if you have any
questions about the program just let me know.
Again, very impressed with the progress so far.
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Posted: March 25 2005 at 12:25am |
Looking awesome Adam! As soon as I get my camera back i'll have to take some pictures of your old tank for you  BTW take my name down for 1st frag of those zoos, those are awesome!! I have some similar ones, we'll have to do some trading sometime...
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Posted: March 25 2005 at 12:31am |
Lol, yeah the MCAT is on April 16  !!! If you ever spent time in the PACU, im sure we saw each other.
Ya I have one question for you, how did you manage to get into the UofU med school?!? I may actually have a bunch more questions for you when the MCAT is over. The application process is completely foreign to me 
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Posted: March 25 2005 at 12:36am |
Richie, is the tank up and running yet? I hope everthing worked out . Post some pictures for sure. Id love to come by when you get it stocked and check it out.
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Posted: March 25 2005 at 12:49am |
 BananaTropics wrote:
Lol, yeah the MCAT is on April 16 !!! If you ever spent time in the PACU, im sure we saw each other.
Ya I have one question for you, how did you manage to get into the
UofU med school?!? I may actually have a bunch more questions for
you when the MCAT is over. The application process is completely
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Well, Score big on the MCAT for one! And have good GPA. Things might
have changed comparing to the time when I applied in 1999; but the
principles would still be the same I imagine. A GPA of 3.7 and above AND
a MCAT of thirty or more will usually get you the interview. Then it's
gonna be the letters of recommendation, your medicine-related
experience, your essay, your research experience, your life experiencen and the interview itself
that count. Beslt of luck studying for the MCAT. Just PM me when you
wanna talk!
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Posted: March 31 2005 at 6:34pm |
I took some more pictures at sunset. It definately gives the aquarium a color not seen in most reef tanks. The colors of the corals don't really come out but still very pretty.
I was having troubles with hair algae, but 5 mexican turbo snails are clearing that up pretty quick.
I also added about 30ml of micro algae grow to the tank to help with my low nutrient problem. I was also thinking about adding 20-30 chromis to help with this as well. No matter what I do, the nitrates just wont stay that far above zero.
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Posted: March 31 2005 at 6:44pm |
Here are a couple of pictures of a zoathid colony under two types of light to show how natural sun effects coral color.
This first picture is taken under a 28watt PC 50/50 bulb which is about 2 feet from the colony.
This second picture shows the same colony in natural sunlight at around 5PM (it is slightly more yellow at this time of day)
I got a bunch of zoanthid frags from Chrisslc and they all seem to love the full sun. Thanks Chris!
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Posted: March 31 2005 at 6:47pm |
Oh That's so sweet Adam, spending romantic sunsets in your greenhouse with your tank.Cool pics though.
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Posted: March 31 2005 at 9:08pm |
It's looking really good... Anyway, yeah the tank has been running for a week now, and I've just built a new sump that I planned to install tomorrow, but I'm going to catalina, so it'll have to wait for next week. New sump is twice as big with built in refugium, so I'll be in need of some macro ;) Anyway, I'll post pics when I get back.
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 3:57pm |
Well, I just got my first gas bill since setting up the tank. All I will say is that i'll have a cold water tank by this fall. I guess it'll give me an excuse to take a roadtrip to Washington and do some collecting.
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Posted: April 22 2005 at 11:23pm |
I added three species of seagrasses (turtle, shoal and manatee). I talked Kris at Fish4U into ordering some. He has all three species, but not sure if he'll be selling any. The turtle grass is in the back and the manatee is in the front.
Here are some in a small indoor tank. It has a lot better lighting for taking pictures. This tank is lit by one 65 watt LOA floodlight (6500k). Im really impressed with it. It is a bit yellow but very bright for 65 watts
And a gulf pipefish
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Posted: April 23 2005 at 4:24pm |
Hey Adam, Just saw the gulf fish this morning at Chris's, that is one cool looking fish.Men you getting my 180g tank pretty filled up.
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Posted: April 24 2005 at 3:12am |
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That is so cool. It's really looking so much better than when I saw it last month. I love the aquascaping with the trench. It all looks wonderful. Can't wait to see it again soon.
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