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  1. Barch

    Blue Hippo Tangs

    Thanks for all your input...I think I will wait for a tank upgrade before getting the Hippo Tang.
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    d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build

    pretty impressive!
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    Blue Hippo Tangs

    I see tank recommendations for these fish all over the board from 55 gal. to 180 gal. as minimum tank size requirements. Tank raised as a more hardy variety vrs. wild etc. What is the experience and suggestions from all of you? I have a 120 gal. that is 48x18x32. I would like to add one for my...
  4. Barch

    55 Gallon, a new adventure!

    Mysis shrimp are found in all the LFS in my area. Readily available online too. Good start on you tank BTW...
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    Smitty's Reef

    +1, the corals are fantastic!
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    d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build

    Wow very nice...
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    Rayne's 120 gallon reef tank.

    Very nice....looks great.
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    How long should I mix my salt for?

    I'm using Red Sea Coral Pro and I found this helpful.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlIHJ02NaKk
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    Let the journey begin.

    Time for an update: I have added some new corals over the last week or so New Zoa colony and a new Daisy polyp? I'm not sure and now I question the names that the guy at the LFS gives me. My wife like this one because it looks like a bunch of daisy's Red Mushroom is doing really well. The...
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    Neno 38g reef tank

    mine did that for the first couple of days, but now they are feeding just as aggressive as the other fish...they are fun to watch.
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    d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build

    how long did it take to acclimate those?
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    Brittany's teeny tiny reef!

    very nice looking tank...love the color of all those corals.
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    Teds 45 gallon mixed reef

    what's the name of the coral in the first picture? that looks like the one I just got and am trying to identify? Pictures are great...what camera are you using? I need to get a better one myself....
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    Let the journey begin.

    New toys arrived the other day, today was the first chance I have had to use them. Calcium is 466 Phosphate 0 added a couple of tank mates for the Green Chromis...these guys are just fun to watch! also added a new ricordia and a new I'm not sure what can't remember the name....any...
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    More RO/DI questions

    most of the pumps will give you a flow chart by dead rise in vertical ft. So you will have to pick one based on how much water you need to move vrs. the vertical rise and head pressure
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    Teds 45 gallon mixed reef

    good job Ted I like it!
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    More RO/DI questions

    you can use a variety of things from Rubbermaid garbage bins etc. I happen to have some old salt brine tanks from old water softener systems
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    More RO/DI questions

    I set mine up so that the ro/di water goes into the tank on the left which has a float valve to shut off the water when full. From that tank I can pump into the tank on the right and then mix salt water. inside the salt water mixing tank there is a mixing pump and a transfer pump so I can...
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    More RO/DI questions

    If you want to use your r/o for drinking water and for making salt water for your tank then I would do the following.... This diagram represents a standard under sink r/o system. You could "T" off the line going to the faucet and run a line to your storage tank w/ float valve to mix salt...
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    Smitty's Reef

    Beautiful tank Smitty!
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