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  1. Completely Revised & Spineless



    My first year of reef keeping had its share lessons and mistakes. I had a detritus problem and the filtration was too inadequate to deal with it, so cleaning was a pain in the mass. I had problems dialing the lighting and flow just right, and as a result coral growth was inconsistent. This first year taught me what I really wanted (I think) out of the hobby, so I decided to start anew. I wanted a
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    Updated 03-19-2012 at 08:18 PM by gerbilbox

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  2. Live Rock Comes With Live Animals

    I bought some pet r...I mean live rock on Friday!

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    I actually said "pet rock" when describing live rock to a friend today. Most of my aquascape is base rock from Marco Rocks, and I purchased several small pieces of live rock from a local store to seed the tank with yummy bacteria.

    The live rock on the right side will eventually fill the gap near the center of the aquascape, but I have it in the open sand and close to the ...

    Updated 11-16-2010 at 12:48 AM by gerbilbox

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  3. Inching Ever Closer

    I collected more equipment from fish stores and online the past few days:

    AquaticLife T5HO 2x24
    Ebo Jager 50w heater
    AquaClear 70 Power Filter
    Test kits
    Refractometer

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    My setup philosophy is that I will start out with basic but capable equipment, and I can add more to supplement instead of replacing them. For example, the AquaClear filter is providing a lot of flow on its own, but if it proves not to be ...

    Updated 11-06-2010 at 07:36 PM by gerbilbox

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