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  1. Bringing Home Baby

    Chapter 1 History
    About a year ago I took a job that required me to be out of town for 4 weeks or more at a time. So I gave my 55 gal reef to a friend and fellow reefer. The job didn't work out and I ended up unemployed for a while. Now, I've got a good stable job in town, and my friend offered me the reef back. Seems he was tired of taking care of 2 systems, especially with our electric prices here.

    Chapter 2 Bringing it home.

    I'll let the photos do the talking ...

    Updated 06-27-2012 at 02:20 AM by Alaska_Phil

    Tags: 55 gal, moving
    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ DIY projects
  2. Back in the Game!

    Looks like I'm getting my old 55 gal set up back soon!

    Here's what it looked like a year ago when I had to give it away.

    I'm currently shopping around for a used 75 to upgrade too.

    And here's what it looks like today.
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    The algae is pretty bad, but the corals are all still thriving. ...

    Updated 04-17-2012 at 02:21 AM by Alaska_Phil

    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ Random Thoughts
  3. New Tank Build - Coming Soon!

    Just purchased a 150 Gal tank off Craig's List today. I'm picking it up Friday afternoon. The tank is 7' x 1.5' x 2', so same cross section as my current 65 Gal freshwater tank, but 4' longer! It comes with a pretty nice, very strong looking stand that is only 24" tall, this will work well since it will located along a short wall giving me close to 2 feet above for lighting. And also making for easy maintenance and viewing from couch height. This will be long, slow build as I have to make some ...

    Updated 01-20-2011 at 01:57 AM by Alaska_Phil (Adding Photos)

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    Tank Entry , ‎ New Additions , ‎ DIY projects
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