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  1. Floggin's 75 Gallon tank build.

    Well this is my first saltwater build. I have a few friends in the hobby and just loved looking at there tanks and finally decided to switch my 55 gallon freshwater tank to a 75 Gallon saltwater tank.

    So first I bought a 75 Gallon tank and stand for only $100 from the owner of my LFS. I ordered a 700gph overflow box kit from glass-holes and originally was going to install it on my 55 gallon, but in the process the tank cracked on the last hole to drill. So I opted to go bigger and got ...
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  2. Some pics (still "working" with the camera)

    My wife received this gift from her parents last year (or the year before), a Nikon D60.

    I figured i would put it to good use and have been using these sites,

    http://www.melevsreef.com/take_great_pictures.html
    http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/

    to try and "learn" photography (i use the term "learn" loosely because thus far have had mixed results).

    There are a million different settings and combination of settings ...
  3. Time for Changes!

    Hello all! This is my first post here and I hope I'm doing this right. (not sure how the whole blog thing works) First off I have been in the hobby since 07'. I currently have a 125g mixed reef with a few corals, a blue tang, and a fire fish. I have not had the best luck since Ive started and am slowly upgrading my equipment and habits to make things easier. My latest addition is a bigger RO/DI unit and a FW/SW holding and mixing station, which has made my water changes a breeze. I hope to get some ...
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  4. A few pictures from the Dallas World Aquarium

    Last weekend, we took our visiting speaker Chris Schreiber (from the Georgia Aquarium) to the Dallas World Aquarium. He's been there before, but we never need an excuse to visit it again.

    We got there one hour before it closed, and got to watch the sharks and rays eat. We went downstairs to the Shark Tunnel, and acrylic-covered hallway filled with excited people.



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