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  1. Headed over to CRASE tomorrow.

    Well it's that time again, time for CRASE 2011. I have been handling the website at www.thecrase.com this year and though it was a little tough getting information at first things have really come together. Lots of great stuff to be given out at the raffle and some really good speakers too.



    For those people who could not make it I will be posting some pictures throughout the event for everyone to enjoy. The main page will be updated when those pictures are posted so ...
  2. Moving Tank and New Digs

    Okay, I wanted to post some pics earlier but my e-mail didn't work and I've been real busy with things here at home. Here is a picture I took of my new home, I thought the lighting was pretty.

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    Okay, now for my tank. Here is a picture from September. Before moving tank.

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    And here is a picture of the same tank moved to the new house. I pretty much was putting things in NOT in an orderly
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    My tank! , ‎ Tank Entry
  3. 75g Upgrade, First FTS

    Well-
    I finally took some FTS of the new setup:

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    Details:

    Oceanic 75g RR, 20G sump
    180 W DIY LED Lighting
    Quiet One 3000 for return, 2 BRS media reactors
    TLF Biopellets in a Phosban Reactor fed by a MJ900
    Vortech MP40wES, MP10wES for main tank circulation ...

    Updated 10-14-2011 at 06:29 PM by kayl

    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ Tank - Full Summary
  4. Avast Marine Works "You Build" CS-1 Black Pearl Recirculating Protein Skimmer.

    So I have been very happy with my Bubble Magus NAC-5E Protein Skimmer since I bought it a few months back but as with everything in this aquarium build I have decided that I need to make some slight upgrades and adjustments in order to suite the overall goal of this aquarium. So I have noticed that my Nitrates have been slowly creeping up over the past few weeks (they are currently 20ppm as of this post). I have a tendency to over feed and my display is stocked quite heavily with various types ...

    Updated 10-17-2011 at 08:11 PM by TH3C1SC0K1D

    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ Water Chemistry , ‎ Equipment
  5. long overdue update

    Here's an update of my tank, these pics were from last month.

    the tank is 1 year and 4 months old.

    I finally have gotten a grasp on keeping alk and calc stable, I have started to see some great growth in my corals.



    First a couple FTS:


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    Tank Entry