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  1. Allow me to introduce myself.

    Hey everyone

    My name is Shawn I’m 19 from London Ontario....that’s in Canada I’ve been in the hobby for about 6years
    My addiction began in the summer before grade 9 my friend got a 80 gallon hex cichlid tank, and i just HAD to outdo him so I set up a 20gal saltwater tank with clownfish!! And an anemone...well thank goodness I don’t have any pictures it was horrendous I’m suppressed i wasn’t told to PBITAWA on the forums, but I was proud as hell

    Here are some pictures ...

    Updated 02-25-2011 at 02:16 PM by baker.shawn

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  2. Day 20: Water testing

    I pulled out the test kits tonight to see where things are. I'm happy to report great numbers across the board.

    Salinity 1.026sg
    pH 8.22
    ORP 313
    Temperature 79.3F
    Alkalinity 10dKH
    Calcium 480ppm
    Magnesium 1450ppm
    Nitrate 0
    Phosphate 0

    Even with these excellent numbers, I'm going to do a 50g water change tomorrow.

    The LED refugium lighting was installed two nights ago, and they look fantastic. Totally ...
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