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Posted: March 03 2015 at 3:18pm |
****CHANGED SET UPS**** March 22, 2015 I now have a 54g corner tank and seems this thread wasn't started too long ago I figured I would just update it:) Not going to do the seahorse thing as they just are a bit more work than I want right now so this will be a mixed tank. I will update a stocklist later.  I picked up a 29g biocube yesterday. I had to scrub down a bunch of the rock with a toothbrush as it had what I think is some green turf algae. I will also be adding a clean up crew to help with anything I missed and to help maintain it. I had planned to just rinse the existing sand but the smell when I removed it led me to just buy some new sand and change it out, I kept a small cup to reseed the new sand with and trashed the rest. It also came with a nice sized bangaii cardinal, a purple firefish and a yellow watchman goby. Fish that I am happy with. If possible I want to add a few more bangaii and see if I can get a pair as I have always wanted a pair of them. The tank is pretty bare seems there were no corals so I will be adding a few more pieces of rock and then start adding the softies I am looking to add. I think I will stick with softies as I may end up doing seahorses down the road. I will be looking for the more common softies along with some bright greens and yellows. I will also add a few inexpensive zoas and stay away from the higher end stuff that I love( at least that's what I keep telling myself and my husband) and I will add mushrooms as well as I have an addiction for those little things:) Full tank shot March 12,2015  For now here is an iphone shot of the sad little start:) 
Edited by bstuver - March 23 2015 at 10:31pm
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 5:20am |
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looks like a great start cant wait to see your amazing work!
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 9:16am |
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Thanks I can't wait to actually get some coral!
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 9:26am |
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Jackie I have some of those Hawaiin Palys i got from you think I have a clump with about 5-8 heads on a small nugget of LR you can have. They are the Red tinted ones. Let me know, be heading through Provo in a couple hours
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 9:45am |
 jbuck13 wrote:
Jackie I have some of those Hawaiin Palys i got from you think I have a clump with about 5-8 heads on a small nugget of LR you can have. They are the Red tinted ones. Let me know,  be heading through Provo in a couple hours |
I would love that! Send me a text 801-404-3215 with when you'll be coming through I have a lunch at noon in Orem but I'm sure I can try and make it work
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 9:48am |
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Okay I'll give you a buzz,probably be about an hour and half when coming through.
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 11:08am |
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Welcome back!!! I sure it will look colorful in no time!
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 3:38pm |
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Thanks Trevor!
A big thanks to Josh(jbuck13) and Lance(ctreeftank)for the frags:)
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Posted: March 05 2015 at 5:26pm |
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Trying to decide what lighting I want to change to on this puppy. I am not the biggest fan of full LED fixtures as they just look un-natural to me(personal opinion) so the options are:
-some sort of retrofit using T5HO and LED so I can keep the hood
-remove hood and get a metal halide with maybe T5HO or LED supplement
-remove hood and get a T5HO fixture
-look for a full LED that I like the look of
I don't want to spend a ton on it so I'm trying to decide
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Posted: March 05 2015 at 6:34pm |
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Your wellcome my live rock looks great in the tank!
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Posted: March 06 2015 at 2:21pm |
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Bought a used cheap halide/t5 combo it will be here next week hopefully. This is just until I find what I really want unless I actually end up liking it.
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Posted: March 15 2015 at 10:49pm |
Full tank shot March 12,2015 taken with my phone again. Please excuse the container in the center I'm trying to get a mushroom to attach to rock rubble. I also rearranged a few things the other day so I will have to get a new pic but this will do for now.
Edited by bstuver - March 15 2015 at 11:21pm
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Posted: March 22 2015 at 11:58pm |
Well I figured seems I moved right into something bigger I would just update this thread. I have a 54g corner tank that I got full of livestock. Here are a few pictures from today just off my cell phone. The pictures were taken with a halide/T5 combo light but I actually am going to use the LED light it came with I was just seeing which I liked better at the time I took the pics.  
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 10:10am |
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- My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) -
* Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 *
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 10:13am |
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Looks great.... when you want to sell that hammer colony... ill be waiting.....
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 10:37am |
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Looking good!
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 10:56am |
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Looking forward to next week's build thread
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 6:53pm |
Pete Moss wrote:
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It's all good nobody else around here posts their stuff that they buy/sell/trade, I'm not the only one 
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Posted: March 23 2015 at 6:54pm |
Jeremyw wrote:
Looks great.... when you want to sell that hammer colony... ill be waiting..... |
I gave up the seahorse idea to keep those hammers, I actually have two nice size colonies:)
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