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Posted: March 03 2013 at 2:03am |
THE WASATCH MARINE AQUARIUM SOCIETY PROUDLY PRESENTS THE MARCH 2013 TANK OF THE MONTH:
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Posted: March 03 2013 at 3:54am |
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Very nice.
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Posted: March 03 2013 at 7:01am |
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Awesome!
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Posted: March 03 2013 at 9:16am |
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Looking good Bob
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Posted: March 03 2013 at 9:25am |
The lists actually left a couple of things out:
On fish, I also have a 2" Royal Gramma in there. You can see him in the very last photo, hanging out between the Red Monti Cap and the Orange Ball Sponge...so, 19 fish in all.
And I left my 2 urchins (a Black Spiny and a Brown Spiny) off the Inverts list. You can see one of them clearly in the upper left photo on the "Zoas" slide... they are both small; about the size of golf balls.
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Posted: March 03 2013 at 10:16am |
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Nice looking tank!
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150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues.
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Posted: March 07 2013 at 3:53am |
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Bob, What a great looking tank ! Congrats on TOTM . Also wanted to say thanks for all build info I have been able to read on all of your set ups. You never disappoint when I read your threads.
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Posted: March 13 2013 at 11:15am |
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Love it!! Whats the halloween starfish? I have never heard/ seen one( i dont think so anyways..)
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Posted: March 13 2013 at 11:41am |
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Awesome tank Bob! Everything looks healthy and happy! Great coral placement too! Over 40 species and it doesn't look like everything is crowded or thrown in.
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Posted: March 14 2013 at 9:59am |
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Congratz on TOTM! It looks like a great system!
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Posted: March 14 2013 at 5:04pm |
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Looks awesome Bob!
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Posted: March 14 2013 at 5:19pm |
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Looks great!!! Also I have a question if you don't mind me asking how's is the heniochus doing with coral and where did you get it? Thanks
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Posted: March 17 2013 at 5:31pm |
 tfmreefs wrote:
Love it!! Whats the halloween starfish? I have never heard/ seen one( i dont think so anyways..) |
Honestly, my daughter just gave it that name because of the color scheme (neon orange and black)...
Here is a little better photo of the top side so you can see what I mean:
This photo was taken before the lights came on... when the tank is lit with the halides the starfish has a really cool neon effect; it almost "glows"...
I got it from LRNR beginning of February, and so far it seems to be doing great. It is about 5" across from tip to tip...
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Posted: March 17 2013 at 5:33pm |
Dan9554880 wrote:
Looks great!!! Also I have a question if you don't mind me asking how's is the heniochus doing with coral and where did you get it? Thanks |
The heni doesn't bother corals at all - I got it at Aquatic Evo about 3 weeks ago
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Posted: March 17 2013 at 5:42pm |
BobC63 wrote:
tfmreefs wrote:
Love it!! Whats the halloween starfish? I have never heard/ seen one( i dont think so anyways..) |
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Honestly, my daughter just gave it that name because of the color scheme (neon orange and black)...
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Here is a little better photo of the top side so you can see what I mean:
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This photo was taken before the lights came on... when the tank is lit with the halides the starfish has a really cool neon effect; it almost "glows"...
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I got it from LRNR beginning of February, and so far it seems to be doing great. It is about 5" across from tip to tip...
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They call them Florida common star
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Posted: March 17 2013 at 6:35pm |
I figured I still had a little bit of room for more coral  so I picked up a few things this weekend...
Aquatic Evolution advertised a sale on 'huge" zoa colonies from Viet Nam for just $49... and they weren't kidding on the size!
For size comparison, my Richmond's Wrasse is 5+ inches long... the zoa colony is at least 9" X 4" and I guesstimate 300 - 350 polyps? That's less than 15 cents pp 
They're still acclimating to my tank a bit, but I saw them open in the store and they were awesome! I actually bought 2 and the other one is a mixed colony of maybe a half dozen types /colors
And while I was there I picked out another sweet Acro colony; beige with neon sky blue tips... the picture does not do it justice - the blue tips "pop" like unbelievable; and the colony itself is almost tennis -ball sized, with maybe 25+ branches... for $59! Crazy prices down here in UT County 
Then I went up to The Aquarium and scored a few more sweet SPS (!)
A real nice Red Robin:
And a gorgeous Cali Blue Tort:
And my wife's favorite color is orange... so, I had to get this one. Around 3" across; not sure if it is a monti or what - but it has a cool orange 'pop':
Here's a bunch more random photos I took today.
Newest fish: Possum Wrasse
SPS Garden
Yellow Birdsnest I got from Shelby (lskurys) a few weeks back
Coral Wars - Blue Undata vs. Red Montipora! The Undata says "the heck with you - I'll just grow right over ya!"
Got this Miami Hurricane from CJ (Mr Gray) about a month ago; it had 8 or 9 eyes when I got it.
Check out how many eyes now! (I counted 15!)
Coming next... I just special ordered another sponge that no one else has... I need something really cool for the Reef Tour  !
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Posted: March 17 2013 at 11:49pm |
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Awesome tank BOB!
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Here is what a customer said while on hold Oh my gosh! Did you open the door? I told you not to open the door. Dre is in here completely naked and he's got freak'n Macaroni and Cheese in his hands.
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Posted: March 18 2013 at 9:50am |
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Nice! Thanks for the follow up pics
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Posted: March 18 2013 at 3:31pm |
 Looks awesome Bob!
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Posted: March 18 2013 at 5:45pm |
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Very nice!! Love the mixed corals and very healthy fishes. How do you maintain your system with loaded of fishes?
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