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Progession of a 46 gallon reef tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by California Cowgirl, Jul 25, 2009.

  1. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    Yay! Can't wait to see it fully stocked!
    Ps. did you leave enough room below the shelf to remove the protein skimmer and access the equipment for removal/cleaning when needed?
     
  2. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    hmm didn't think about needing to remove the entire skimmer, but if i have to i can turn the t.v. slightly to the left and move the shelf up a little bit if i can't take off the entire skimmer. But i will be able to access the bucket, or whatever you want to call it no problem
     
  3. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    oh yea, and since my cycling is almost done i'm going to add clean up crews soon but i have to pay off some of my c.c. first, then i'll order them :D
     
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    your getting closer....in no time we'll be seeing some fishy swimming around in there... :D
     
  5. MOD_Dawn

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    smart (paying cc off BEFORE adding more)!
     
  6. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    i know i know! i can't wait! i got an email back of the possible custom clean up crew that the website that i'm getting them from sent me, and with this many you guys will be seeing a ton of pics as they will be going in before the fish do, as the tank still isint fully cycled, but safe enough for cuc

    30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
    9 Nassarius
    16 Florida Ceriths
    12 Blue Legs
    6 Large Nerite

    is what he suggested
     
  7. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    haha partially paying off c.c. i have to make sure i have enough for my school to get on there so that's why i have to be careful.

    And also the parents are making me do it, and both of them went to the lfs today with me :D and they were both looking around the tanks at corals and fish :D haha maybee they will become interested in my tank
     
  8. buzz4520

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    i wish my parents would get slightly interested in our fish/tanks. they had a fit when they came over and seen that we had upgraded to the 125g...lol
     
  9. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    HAHA lol you should have seen how much i had to fight with them to go to a larger tank. They were TOTALLY against me having a bigger tank, i fought with them for a year about it, then they finally gave in, they still hated the fact about having a larger tank. But, as soon as they saw the live rock, they became more interested.

    Lol maybe you should start a sw tank, doesn't have to be a reef but FOWLR would work, it worked for mine :D a 125 would make a awesome reef/fowlr
     
  10. buzz4520

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    right now we couldn't afford to start up a sw tank and i don't think our oscars and jd would like the idea of changing over their home for sw..lol
    i don't think my parents would be anymore interested in a sw tank.
     
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    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    I found a hitchhiker! It's a clam, i saw it when i put my rocks together, and i turned my lights on for viewing, and there it was! right out in front! it moved, i wonder if it's alive
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    Prob is alive the are good filer feeders.
     
  14. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    it's so cool! i wonder if i have any more in my rock. lol i've named him Chowder
     
  15. buzz4520

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    lmao...
     
  16. MOD_Dawn

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    haha. nice name!
     
  17. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    Haha don't you like it, clam chowder :)
     
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    i like the name...when i saw the pic i thought of clam chowder then scrolled down to see that you named it chowder...lol...perfect name.. :D
     
  19. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    my skimmer after 48 hours. Works great! it was even pulling skimmate during the first 24hrs. I just need to find out how to quiet down the skimmer, as i can hear it all the way down at the bottom of the stairs.
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    haha yup it is :D