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  1. Vertex Pro Bio pellets are a GO!

    I converted my Zeovit reactor to a Bio Pellet reactor today and its all up and running.


    This is what they look like close up, kinda like cut macaroni but smaller


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    This is the reactor running - click the ...
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  2. 75 Gallon RR/Small Update

    Okay, I have everything in the neww 75 gallon tank. I believe the only thing I lost was one of my peppermint shrimps. Although, he could be hiding out! Here is a pic of the tank. I have to do some mods yet though.

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    Lots more room!

    The top canopy has to be painted all the way but i'm waiting because I have to take canopy down to install a T-5 HO retro-kit to the canopy. In this pic the tank only has 2 VHO's running. The T-5's will
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    Updated 06-25-2010 at 05:28 PM by Hat39406

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  3. 90/50 update - new aquascaping attempt!

    I'm still building my combo 90/50 system with 2 stands that will come together to look like 1, and I'm ready to build the canopies. The tanks are on the stands and the frag tank is running in a water/vinegar bath to clean it up a little. I also decided to run my older powerheads in the vinegar bath while I was at it, and my Koralia 3 was one of them. I thought I shook everything out, but once I put it in the vinegar water out came 15 pods, 5 asterinas and one mini brittle star. Needless to say ...
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  4. Lighting Plan

    LIGHTING PLAN

    Here it goes......

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  5. New Reef Tank

    Let me introduce myself and my family. We live in Santa Barbara, CA, and our family includes myself and girlfriend, as well as my 2 children, my son is 9 and my daughter is 3. Although we are renting our home, we rent from family, so we should be okay to make some of the modifications and cabinetry that we are planning, as long as we are able to repair and replace, if we ever decide to move…..
    We have been talking about building a Reef Tank for about a year, but were definitely only in the ...

    Updated 07-27-2010 at 12:50 PM by ryancmatchett (Update - July 2010)

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