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One more picture, the mangrove is growing. Soon I will bonsai it.
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That's cool!!!

What kind of lighting does the mangrove need?
 
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That's cool!!!

What kind of lighting does the mangrove need?

I purchased one of these link they are awesome lights and grow coraline in the sump.
 
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Love your mangrove :)
I rescued it;). It has taken about 10 months to start grown leaves, and in the past month the leaves are really starting to sprout. I picked it up at the beach we were married at.:)
 

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I rescued it;). It has taken about 10 months to start grown leaves, and in the past month the leaves are really starting to sprout. I picked it up at the beach we were married at.:)

You did good!!! :D
 
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Well I tried to get my BTA's out for the reason the were killing everything around them. Got almost all of one out and mutilated the other pretty bad. So not a have a mutated BTA and a piece that looks like they will come back. I am going to still get them out and replace them with a carpet anemone or two carpet anemone that only get to 5 inches for the clown to live in. I also may just pull the trigger and get a niger trigger.

Today numbers
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Mg 1400
Alk 7.7 going to dose again
phosphates .01
Nitrates 8ppm going to add a little more life bio fil to the mix to bring them down a tad.
 
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Well I tried to get my BTA's out for the reason the were killing everything around them. Got almost all of one out and mutilated the other pretty bad. So not a have a mutated BTA and a piece that looks like they will come back. I am going to still get them out and replace them with a carpet anemone or two carpet anemone that only get to 5 inches for the clown to live in. I also my just pull the trigger and get a niger trigger.

Today numbers
Ca 423
Mg 1400
Alk 7.7 going to dose again
phosphates .01
Nitrates 8ppm going to add a little more life bio fil to the mix to bring them down a tad.
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Looking forward to your carpet anemone. Never had one over here.

I've seen ;Wideyed reefers that use ice cubes at the foot of a BTA to get them to release the BTA's foot.

Your parameters are looking pretty darn good :)

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Got creative and used a popsicle mold with RO/Di. Pictures to follow
 
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Tagging with the carpet nem :)

Always wanted to give one a go, but I'm bare bottom :eek:
Figured :confused: the BB would be a bad call ;Stop for a carpet anemone.
 
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Tagging with the carpet nem :)

Always wanted to give one a go, but I'm bare bottom :eek:
Figured :confused: the BB would be a bad call ;Stop for a carpet anemone.

Once the set there foot, they will stay. With a bear bottom place some large pies of rock on the bottom, once the anemone stops moving from rock to rock then remove the extra rocks.
 

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A little history: I have had a few fresh water tanks and have had 3 salt water setups to date. Is a move tank, considering a setup? The tanks were in different cities 35 gal and a 150 in St. Louis. I had my moving tank, a 75 oceanic. That tank was in Chicago, New York, Boston, Florida. I would get transferred and depending on the situation of finding housing and move time, (load and unload) I would pack my live rock and the hearty live stock(fish) in a cooler and move. It got to the point that I would have the rock and fish in a cooler for a month at a time in a hotel room with a power head and everything survived, even with my cat Samantha in the room

I'm totally late to the party, but that stand is phenomenal! :D Your moving tank is quite the feat! Good job.

Any updates for this system? Been a couple years... haha
 
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I'm totally late to the party, but that stand is phenomenal! :D Your moving tank is quite the feat! Good job.

Any updates for this system? Been a couple years... haha

Thank you, Major updates or just updates? Since I have left it alone, the system is doing great. I am still waiting for a piece of equipment to be released for the auto water change.
 
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No taking bets on when this auto water change system gets implemented! Lol [emoji23]

Hummm, over in my neighborhood starting trouble:p:D You just need to finish that pool over at your house:rolleyes::D:D Oh by the way if you would like to see what I am talking about link

As Far as the AWC, it is a waiting game for the right piece of equipment!!
 

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Thank you, Major updates or just updates? Since I have left it alone, the system is doing great. I am still waiting for a piece of equipment to be released for the auto water change.

I meant pictures...duh. :p
 

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