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  1. Aug Full Tank Movie

    Here's my Full Tank Movie. I've been at Vegas for the past week and see lots of evidence that coralline algae is growing nicely, if only on my front glass. lol.

    Enjoy.



    Updated 08-10-2011 at 03:19 PM by melev

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    Photography/Video
  2. New 10g All-In-One

    My new 10g AIO is officially up and running. The rock in it has been curing for the last 2 1/2 months. This tank is the future home of my clown fish pair and a BTA.

    I put some black acrylic on the inside to hide the filtration. I thought I'd rather do that than black spray paint. It looks a touch off with the silicone right now, but I think it'll look better when it's wet. I decided if it didn't look right I would likely build some wood pieces down the side of the canopy to hide ...
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    Tank Entry
  3. Ammonia Warning

    My latest blog on Reefs.com was published today.

    http://www.reefs.com/blog/2011/08/03/ammonia-alert/

    Have you tested your source water yet?
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    Water Chemistry
  4. Water chemistry update

    As my tank approaches its sixth month birthday, I ran the full battery of tests including ammonia (0). All is doing very well. On Sunday, I set a timer for four hours, turned off the skimmer, and added 6 capfuls of Microbacter7 to add some extra bacteria to the system. The timer reminds me when to resume skimming.

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    Water Chemistry
  5. Wall unit Finished

    Finally my Wall unit was completed.
    this is the view I'll get


    And from 2nd seating area, I do get much more view onteh tank than I expected from drawings.

    And the open canopy showing all the access ...
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    Tank - Full Summary