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I have been looking at Evolution LEDs. I have a standard 48l 12w 21h 55 gallon tank. Could I make way with two of these fixtures or would I need three? Are these even powerful enough for clams, sps, and softies? Sorry for all the questions. Here's a link if you want to read more about the fixture.http://reefkoi.com/coral/index.php?m...oducts_id=1439 Or could I make due with one Evolution LED 200w fixture.http://reefkoi.com/coral/index.php?m...oducts_id=1438

Well I finally got the aquascaping and all like I want it for the time being. I went with 2 islands, a larger on the right and a smaller on the left wrapping around the overflow...

RO/DI got plumbed through the house from the utility closet, so the line is in there right now filling her up. Hopefully late tomorrow night I'll be adding salt and powerheads to start the cycle

I'll toss up some new pics tomorrow night. I definitely got away from the stacked rock look the ...

Got three new additions for the tank. They are happy and healthy little guys, though their exact names I do not know.

first is this guy


then this one I think is encrusting montipora


fraggle rock guy
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Last weekend, our club had it's semi-annual frag swap. This one is open to members and guests. One thing that I've noticed over the years is how progressive these events are becoming. The first few that I attended, you had corals in about a cup of water in a ziplock bag, lying on a table. If you were lucky, the name and price was written on the bag with a sharpie. A couple of people would go to a lot of trouble to bag their corals up in a professional manner, floating their corals upside down ...

Have y'all heard about this baby dolphin rescue in Uruguay? I had not, but here's the article with lots of beautiful pictures. The dolphin was well cared for, but simply didn't make it. His penguin mascot was sad to lose his new friend. Here's the link:

http://www.globalanimal.org/2010/11/...uruguay/21880/