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Progession of a 46 gallon reef tank

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

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  1. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Yes it was... I have considered doing that myself minus the eel... too much tank needed for that guy!
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 18, 2009
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  2. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    yea eels would be cool though, i like preditory fish :D
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Same here... remember I used to keep Oscars... I just got into expensive ones here now... BTW also Lionfish are predatory.
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 18, 2009
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  4. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    lol i think the first time that i fell in love with preditory fish was when i came home after work looked in my 20 gallon tank with all of my community fish like gouramis, plattys and what not all dead with chunks bitten out of them and floating at the top of the tank, and there was this happy little puffer swimming around, and i just thought he was such a cute little killer :D
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 18, 2009
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  5. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Wow! :)

    Yeah back years ago when I started keeping Oscars, even though I am now against it I used to love dropping feeder goldfish in the tank and watching the Oscar chase it/them down and inhaling them!

    That was my first experience with HITH... So my next Oscars NEVER got feeders and also never got HITH....
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 19, 2009
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  6. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    the only live food that my puffer gets is crickets for his teeth he loves to torture them, it's funny, it' really cool when you can hear them crunch when he eats it
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 19, 2009
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    lol, nice! Can hear the crunch crunch in my head now. Lol!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Aug 19, 2009
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  8. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    hahaha
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 19, 2009
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  9. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    some pics of new color on rocks, the green has been there but now the red is starting to take over it
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    California Cowgirl, Aug 19, 2009
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  10. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    i think this might be coraline alage
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 20, 2009
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  11. buzz4520

    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    lol...there's no torture for crickets in with my o's and dempsey, just destruction. i quit giving crickets to them, for it was a pain in the butt to vac out body parts that didn't get eaten.
     
    buzz4520, Aug 20, 2009
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  12. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    yea, i have to have crickets around for my toads so thats why my puffer gets the big ones
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 20, 2009
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  13. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    some more coralline, my skimmer arrives tomorrow and tank will be two weeks old on saturday
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    California Cowgirl, Aug 20, 2009
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  14. LemonDiscus

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    Live rock is some amazing stuff! You get any surprises and or hitchhikers on it yet that you have noticed?
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 20, 2009
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  15. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    no hitchikers that i havent noticed yet :( i've been searching though, both during the day and at night
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 20, 2009
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  16. angelLuver

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    pretty tank!! cant wait to see the fish in it !!!
     
    angelLuver, Aug 20, 2009
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  17. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    thanks :D my tank probably is about half way done cycling i think i already have diatoms so that's a good sign tht i'm almost done
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 20, 2009
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  18. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    got my skimmer today!!!!!!! it's the ocotopus bh 800s. I took pictures, but i won't put it up until i'm ready to add fish and i also got a piece of raw shrimp to try and make the cycling go faster
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    California Cowgirl, Aug 21, 2009
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    Great start!
     
    YellowCichlid, Aug 21, 2009
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  20. California Cowgirl

    California Cowgirl Thread Starter New Member

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    thanks :D it's exciting getting packages, it remineds me of being a little kid on xmas monring and being soo excited to open presents
     
    California Cowgirl, Aug 21, 2009
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