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  1. Nassarius Snail babies!!!

    On my way from my office to my bedroom I decided to check out my tank one last time before putting some laundry away. As I was looking at some amphipods that were scurrying around my zoanthids I noticed something moving in the sand. I have baby nassarius snails!!!!!!!! I posted a while back about my nassariuses laying eggs on the glass, and I always assumed that my fish ate them. I guess now that my tank has been fishless for over a month that they are no longer food and have been growing in ...

    Updated 07-12-2010 at 09:30 AM by MarcG

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    Propagation - fish & corals , ‎ Photography/Video
  2. Algae Scrubber

    As many of you know, I've been slowly upgrading my 50 gal long reef. It's been plagued with algae issues since I inherited it nearly 5 years ago. Last year I added a deep sand bed and upgraded from 2x55W PC lighting to 4x54W T5HO. A couple months ago I added a sump, but no refugium. Due to limited space, I decided to try an Algae turf scrubber. So here's the construction photo's and updates on how it's working.

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    Plumbing , ‎ DIY projects