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Wes donated this big Fighting Conch to my system because I have a lot of sand and space for it to enjoy. I've not measured the shell yet, but it's a beast. Note the Astrea snail to its right.



It has beautiful blue eyes that always keep track of what is going on in the tank.



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When I get new fish, I prefer to put them in quarantine for a duration to make sure they are healthy and well-fed. I set up my old quarantine tank on the angled tank's stand, and filled it up with reef water, a heater, a MP10, and a simple LED light on top. PVC fittings were addded to give fish a place to hide if need be.

Keeping the tank at 78F is easier this time, because the tank is lower in the room. The previous one would get hotter due to warmer air up high.

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The day started off nicely after last night's storms. I was enjoying my reef under VHO actinic lighting, and felt the urge to get out my camera.





Within hours, the metal halides started cycling on for the day.



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I really like LPS corals and find their look to be both fluid and colorful under the right lighting. The bommie section of my tank has a variety of LPS, and when the MH turns off over them, the adjacent MH (to their left) coupled with the VHO actinics gives them an interesting glow every evening from 7pm forward.



Here they are under actinics only

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Considering how much I feed my fish, it's funny that I don't take their pictures very often. Moving targets are not my forté....

I love Crown Royal.


The Pajama Cardinalfish are actually fun to have, surprisingly.




Lyretail Anthias
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