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Why is the reactor in a tank? Are you concern of leaks? Is the tank filled?
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Why is the reactor in a tank? Are you concern of leaks? Is the tank filled?
Is there something I don’t know about convict tangs? Tough to get eating? I thought they were like most tangs, hardy and easy to get eating.
cant wait to see photos
. Wish you better luck with your regal than I had.
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rds85
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No real concern for leaks, but it was a perk of placing the CARX in the tank. The tank is empty. The real reason it is in that tank is because of storage room and the fiance starting to say you are accumlating to many tanks and taking up our storage space outside of your fish room. I have another tank in the garage haha.
Thank you! I sure hope so.
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rds85
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Is there something I don’t know about convict tangs? Tough to get eating? I thought they were like most tangs, hardy and easy to get eating.
cant wait to see photos
*IMO* Convict tangs are hard to keep truly healthy. I lost a baby convict in QT, classic of case of the other half saying can you try and save it from the LFS. I should know better by now. This new one is already show signs I do not like at all. Stuck to a weak powerhead..... yeah I know where this is going to go
. Made him an isolation box to help recover. The regal is already eating which is a great sign! He is small so not fully color developed on the dorsal. I wanted a juvy. Observational evidence of lowering the risk of becoming a coral nipper. We will see. I will get the new arrival photos once they are settled in and photogenic hopefully it is a photo of 5 and not 4. Isolation tank currently isn't a great backdrop but we all have our "ugly" side of this hobby. The tank is the QT that I had to convert very quickly to isolation. Glad I let it running at 2.52ppm copper for 38 days. No parasites so be there. 100% water change and carbon. Now an isolation tank 3 days later.
I am about to post photos of everything else after this.
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rds85
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Some Photos of some of the new things.
Flame Wrasse does not like the cell phone camera AT ALL. This was the best I could get. Black Lep is very fast, but gave me a few two for one photos. Maybe this weekend I will get the DSLR
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Flame Wrasse does not like the cell phone camera AT ALL. This was the best I could get. Black Lep is very fast, but gave me a few two for one photos. Maybe this weekend I will get the DSLR
Rausch
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This is awesome really great work on the build! that anthias trio looks so nice! im also here in Colorado, awesome to see tanks from around the stateI took out the DSLR and got a few photos:
Michael Gray
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what size glass is this tank made from.. i emailed them and a 7ftx3ftx20" came back with euro braced re inforced seams and 1/2 glass.. i thought 1/2 seems small or 7ft and 3 ft wide..
Michael Gray
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oh so i guess a 3ft by 7ft 1/2 is ok....interesting.. sounds small but ur tank is bigger than what i want lol oh well wider but my plan is a ft longer.. hmm ok well good to know.. stainless edges? havent seen it
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rds85
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Yes I feel it will be fine at 1/2", as long has it is braced and reinforced. You can ask for 3/4 if you want it!
To be fair I request 1/2" if it was a possible solution, due to weight and several magnetic items are available for 1/2" glass.
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Thank you! I didn't "try" to skip the ugly phase.. Just seemed to have a very small one. I had the fuge running really early and took a slightly different approach to bacteria adding then most.
Added the initial turbostart,then dosed ( small amount) every 2 days Microbacter 7 for 3 months, then dosed microbacter clean (small amount) every 2 days for 2 months. I have stopped dosing bacteria about a month ago.
This could be pure luck and no science.
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