My glass box that I throw money into :)

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Just figured I would share a few pics from my tank.

The tank:
135 gallon - 72x18x24
Aqueon proflex model 4 sump refugium
Reef Octopus NWB150 6" Pinwheel In Sump Protein Skimmer
2x 1300 gph power head
CPR Delux CS102 overflow box + Aqua Lifter
2x 300W Fluval Submersible heaters
150 and 75 W LED lighting (offbrand) :)

4" deep sand bed (300+ pounds)
100+ pounds of live rock
2 Mexican turbo snails
10+ Astraea snails
50+ Blue leg hermits
20+ Red leg hermits
1 Emerald Crab
1 Starry Blenny
1 Yellow Tang
1 Pygmy Cherub Angelfish
LPS and some SPS corals

Now for pictures ;)

My Christmas present
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Tank in the beginning - June 2012

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Birdsnest coral :) super grower
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Uncle Blen sitting on his cleaning magnet

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Our first zoas
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First chalice coral - awesome grower
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Hungry Brain!

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Cherub Angelfish
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Yellow Tang expecting an algae sheet

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Thanks :)

Best Friends

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Gage watching for his blenny
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Free birdsnest frag -doesn't get much better than that

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Emmy the emerald crab having a nighttime snack :)
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More recent picture of the Birdsnest
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Added a deep sand bed to the coral/invert quarantine tank today

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Fish quarantine system
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QUARANTINE EVERYTHING!!!!
It can save you a lot of headaches in the future....


Powder Brown Tang in quarantine

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Older growth time lapse photo of the birdsnest

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Beautiful Green Star Polyps

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Wonderful pics and system! It makes sense the blenny likes the algae magnet, because they both attack algae! And I like that your cats bed is under the QT.
 

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LOL... ;)... IMO you need to stop throwing money at it and slow down... enjoy... your new addiction.
 
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Here's a full shot of the tank. Just taken.. ignore all the contents on the coffee table.
Iphone doesn't know how to handle LEDs or I don't know how to handle the iPhone...
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And a video :)
[video=youtube;DkfaJ6FwjcA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkfaJ6FwjcA[/video]
 

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Great lookin' pics!! Love the cat! :D
 

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Looks great bro!
 
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Fire and Ice zoa
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Yellow tang is hurrying to the end of the tank to see if any food is being dropped in :) little pig
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Chalice coral growing still! Very pleased and intend to buy more chalices in the future!
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[video=youtube;23e0s0ZnZe4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23e0s0ZnZe4[/video]
 

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