135 Pictures

Ok so I said, "I'm Baaaack!"


Well here is my updated photos of my 135.

I did have some corals coming in, but they weren't what I ordered so I opted for a Powder Blue Tang and 4 Cleaner shrimps and a bad looking Monti, whos by gods grace is still alive, and a farmed Acro. sp. that's less than enthusiastic looking.

Anyhow, here's my tank, still in the RE-starting stages of it's new life. I have about 80 lbs of limestone type base rock and about 80lbs of live rock, Jobert-Monaco styled plenum system with 4-5 inches substrate. It should be a good year till it is back to where it should be, I am hoping sooner, but that hardly ever works out. BTW my Superman Danae should be here tomorrow and I am HYPED! Got three new 175 MH 10k bulbs yesterday along with Sprung and Delbeeks new The Reef Aquarium vol. 3, *man I am broke* so all is looking up for this renewed marine addict. Anyhow, here ya go, tell me whatcha think. (These pics don't do it justice, I suck with a camera)

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My first pics when it was hardly started before live rock additions and rest of base.


Here it is now:



Heres closer ones:






Heres one of my new friend:
Can you believe not a single spec on him??? He's been in for 5 days! gotta be a record of some sort ..



Thoughts, feelings?

Looking good, how long has that been set up?

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It has been set up for alittle over two months I believe, but I have been through this many times over on setup. If you have any questions on it feel free!

What do you use for calcium?

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Well two things, first I don't have a large amount being consumed. . .yet! But I have a Jobert system and it maintains my calcium rather well low stocked, but I do use Kalk when it is stocked. I am looking into getting a calcium reactor within next few months tho.

Have you read vol 1 and 2 of their book?

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Yes, though I don't have those anymore, I have read them and I am going to get them back. Actually I am going to try to talk my LFS owner and good friend out of his signed copy of vol. 1. . . yeah right! He has some personal knowledge with Julian.

What are the dimensions of that tank? Any specs on the equipment??

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72 long 18 deep and 24 high. Equipment is located in my signature. I use three 175 10k Mh for lighting and suplement with two flourescent 50/50s and two actinics all 40 watts. I have a CPR overflow because I was too lazy to change it to drilled this go around. I move about 2500gph through my water with 2 large pumps, 20rlxt iwaki for my skimmer (yeah it's a movin skimmer) and a 40rlxt for my return to my refuge and my tank, with two powerheads in my show tank.

A egg crate plenum system with about 2 inches of larger argonite seperated by another screen to about 2.5 inches of finer argonite with about a 1 inch space in the plenum itself. The return to my show is a 1" pvc with a spray bar so I have no *dead spaces* in my show tank, with a 1/2" return to my refuge that empties out into my show (it is set up higher than my tank on a stand I built behind a wall) for more water movement and that cleaner and oh so fresh feeling.

Heres my refuge still in it's infantile stages and I hope this helps you feel better:

p.s. for the thoughts? feelings? I thought there was going to be 135 pictures... and I'm FEELING a little left out, hahaha.

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PS: I got my "Superman" Montipora Danae frag!!!! Heres a picture thogh this thing is as small as your fingernail on your first finger. . 1/2 inch is expensive! sucker dies I will FREEK OUT!



Hope you like? Thoughts? Questions?

Oh also!

I was thinking of buying the third one for myself (xmas) but I didn't read the others yet, hard to find them at any lfs so I'd be on a whim ordering them.

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BUY IT! this book rocks my socks! SOOOOoooo.... Informative. My LFS still has another available $89.99 US, well worth it. He can also get the other two at any time, or any book for that matter. Lane rocks!