D's 75 mixed reef
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Topic: D's 75 mixed reef
Posted By: BDerron
Subject: D's 75 mixed reef
Date Posted: February 24 2010 at 10:38pm
well i have been a forum lurker here for a bit but i figured i should introduce myself. My name is Derron just incase the screen name didnt give it away  . i am a little late for the actual build of my tank and stand but here are some pictures of the tank as it stands today. i would like to one day add a halide to both sides but for now you guys will have to forgive my gheto PC/ halide setup lol. |
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Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: February 24 2010 at 10:39pm
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Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: February 24 2010 at 10:41pm
shot of the full setup, my back is pretty jacked up so i wanted my tank to be high enough i would not have to bend much to view it. unfortunately i miss judged the ceiling height lol so its a tight fit with lights
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Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: February 24 2010 at 11:18pm
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Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: February 24 2010 at 11:39pm
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Looks great! ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: MadReefer
Date Posted: February 24 2010 at 11:57pm
| Looks good. Thanks for sharing. |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: February 25 2010 at 1:37pm
Thanks for the kind words  its definitely been a learning experience so far lol.
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Posted By: ksmart
Date Posted: February 25 2010 at 1:41pm
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looks great! ------------- |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: February 26 2010 at 10:40pm
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well i was saying earlier i wanted to put a halide on the other side of my tank and with chk4tix selling his 150w pendant for such a great price i had to go ahead and do it
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Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: February 27 2010 at 9:25pm
ok well i broke down and bought some batteries for my camera so i could get some shots that werent camera phone shots lol so here we go. shot of the right side also happens to be the side with the new halide fixture. i also added back in my t5 actinic |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: February 27 2010 at 9:28pm
and here is the left side. |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: March 05 2010 at 5:16pm
| im excited just picked up a frag of some ora plum crazy acro for my tank |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: March 10 2010 at 8:42pm
just a few more pictures    
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Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 6:22pm
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just a few pics with the phoenix bulb coloring looks better. superman  Pink Plate  purple tipped plate  Happy Duncan with baby heads  ORA Plum Crazy and the damn aptaisia that wont die 
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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 6:30pm
Looking real good.
Keep up the nice work. You'll be hooked forever. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 6:58pm
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very nice! kill the aptasia. Where did you get the frag from? ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 7:05pm
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yeah i try to keep up with the aptasia but they come back faster than i can kill them. any suggestions? i use aptaisa x now and have tried peppermints with no luck. the plum frag came from bird world |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 8:07pm
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berghia nudibranchs will end your aptaisia problem for good. ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: philhender
Date Posted: March 25 2010 at 11:15pm
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lemon juice injection did it for me... gotta be quick and shoot 'em up (diabetic insulin syringe/needle) before they retract. one dose so far and no signs of it yet.
------------- I asked the Lord for the blessing of Patience... he gave me 6 kids! 125g Reef / 55g Sump-Fuge |
Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: March 26 2010 at 5:00pm
so were would i look for said nudibranch? something a lfs might have? |
CapnMorgan wrote:Posted By: BDerron
Date Posted: March 26 2010 at 5:18pm
| so i was just reading on the berghia and serpent stars can prey on them. i have a rather large serpent in my tank now could he be the mystery predator behind my peppermint disappearance?? |