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  1. Rinsing used sand for the new setup

    I know many of you have been wondering and asking about the status of the 400g. More plumbing parts for the new setup are needed, which will arrive within a week or less. I placed orders with three different vendors to get the specific fittings I wanted today.In the meantime, I got the base foundation of the rockwork up on acrylic pillars which keeps the aquascape from shifting no matter where the sand moves to avoid a rockslide. I'll be posting up an article on this shortly. Today I thought ...
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  2. My 58g update

    Well it's been awhile so I thought I would update people on my tank after the review Marc did over a year ago.

    well everything is doing great I haven't lost one thing since last time but have added much much more corals.i have also added a Cad Lights Bio Pellet Reactor which has been running 4 months now and doing well. Also changed lights had a buddy that wanted to swap led lighting so he got me AI SOL lights and I got his Acan Lighting lights which I'm pleased with also. Also added ...

    Updated 10-03-2013 at 04:25 PM by melev

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  3. Long time no post

    Things have been crazy with busy the family and work over the last year. Not much has changed on my current 75 gallon set up but I have been felling the upgrade bug for awhile. So I went to ask a question at my local fish store about a pump issue I was having. Having not visited for a few weeks I was surprised to see a used 180 with all the fixings minus the heater for $1500 or make a offer and of course it peaked my interest. I asked what the story was and why it was here. After finding out that ...
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  4. Montipora Setosa the shape changer.

    Take a second and think of a coral that can change the shape it grows in throughout its life? Yeah not many.

    Montipora Setosa
    can grow in many different ways. M. Setosa is an encrusting coral that can grow little fingers, have small bumpy nubs, or can shelf out like a montipora capricornis. In my experience with M. Setosa I started with a small 3/4" stick a little over two years ago and now it's a 12" x 9" colony. It started encrusting well then started growing fingers. ...

    Updated 09-30-2013 at 09:37 PM by melev

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  5. Simple Solution to Removing Surface Film without an Overflow.

    Since my aquarium is sumpless, I don't have the added benefit of having the surface of the water constantly being skimmer from falling into the overflow to remove the surface scum that builds up in the aquarium. And rather than purchasing a surface skimmer that looks very unsightly, I though of a simple method that I can do to remove some of the film and hopefully over time get a handle on the situation. During my water change I would use tubing to siphon water from the aquarium into the container. ...
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