Reef Tanks to Reefer

RuRu.The.Half.Elf said:

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How about a pair of naked mermaids? Another project on my list. I have alot of started/unfinished projects. Saved from a scrap yard. 5$ each, lol. Filling old welds and pits, sandblasting 'em soon to take off rust, and painting.

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Don't fill the important pits. 3 to watch for. 1 top front and two bottom front and back!!!

Actually..... On second thought that top hole can be filled. They don't stfu

Too embarrassed to show the current saltwater tank, but here is my freshwater. 2 of the only plant the pleco wont devour. Even with all his algae wafers and zucchini slices. Pig. Goldfish was a carnival prize, and SOB wont stop growing. Funny thing, once the timer clicks the lights off, the cichlid and goldfish go NUTS on the minnows, 3 dozen a week easily get eaten. Only the big females survive, never see babies though.



Yes it is a real gator skull, some one poached one many camping trips ago and only took the tail. It was a few days decomposed. Fought tooth and nail with a hand saw against flies, maggots, ants and mosquitos for it.

hey so balancing cal/mag/alk seems familiar..

RuRu.The.Half.Elf said:

Yes it is a real gator skull, some one poached one many camping trips ago and only took the tail. It was a few days decomposed. Fought tooth and nail with a hand saw against flies, maggots, ants and mosquitos for it.

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That's badass, would kill to have that in my cichlid tank

I miss my reef tank. It was such a beautiful money pit. If I ever had another tank, I would do a tropheus chiclid tank.

Here are a few..


This one is my current set up simple and don't need to do shit.



This one needed to be cleaned



Lil guy I think it's only 3 gallons lol

IFARTED said:

Here are a few..

This one is my current set up simple and don't need to do shit.

This one needed to be cleaned

Lil guy I think it's only 3 gallons lol

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Uuuunnngggg. No edge. Are they Starphire glass?

questiondj42 said:

Uuuunnngggg. No edge. Are they Starphire glass?

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These tanks were "high clarity" glass...basically starphire also known as low iron glass. Starphire is just a name used by the maker "PPG".

Used to have a tank with corals and mantis shrimp and a tang and some other random drive me crazy sheet. Had a little shark in there but that got old fast.

Will Thayer said:

Is there room on this thread for a humble freshwater fish nerd? Reef tanks are truly things of beauty. I kinda like plants though.

Here are a couple of tanks of mine.
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Cheers,
Will

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Love the placastomus on the last picture. Great freshwater. I always had plastic plants.

IFARTED said:

These tanks were "high clarity" glass...basically starphire also known as low iron glass. Starphire is just a name used by the maker "PPG".

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When I was reefing, Starphire was the only option, I guess there are more options now.

questiondj42 said:

When I was reefing, Starphire was the only option, I guess there are more options now.

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Tipically in the USA and Canada u see PPG starphire.

any of you guys tried hooking up an apex controller and dosing pumps to a dwc?

disratory said:

any of you guys tried hooking up an apex controller and dosing pumps to a dwc?

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No but it should work

Hey out of those that have a reef tank, or did, what method of growing do you use?