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  1. Snow - my favorite topic; & a power outage to deal with

    I've lived in Fort Worth, Texas since I was 17. We get about one inch of snow one day a year, and the following day it is gone. People in our area usually have no idea how to drive on the stuff because it is so rare, and chaos ensues. I usually enjoy the view from the comfort of my home, sipping on hot cocoa. There's no reason to risk my life or my vehicle with so many clueless drivers out.

    The snow came in last night and it was gorgeous. I was up late, enjoying the huge flakes ...

    Updated 02-12-2010 at 07:59 PM by Jessy

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  2. Lighting, check!

    20k MH mounted over the tank now... I like enough I'm going to keep it - kind of. I'm going to drop down to a 14k and then add a couple 2' T5 actinics.

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    I restacked the rock, much better now as I have some great ledges for coral (might not be clear in the picture.) I also have plenty of room for the rock from the old tank that I'll start moving over in a week or two.
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  3. "Pumps" Internal VS External

    Anyone have an opinion on this topic. I'm currently running an Iwaki MD40RLXT 1200 gph external pump on a 144 gal Halfcircle. I'm cool with the performance but think it is a little loud. I'm using duel Tunzes 6105 for flow, so only need the pump for turnover. if anyone as any suggestion it would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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  4. Canopy!

    Went to do a little maintenance and bam! I Found one of my little buddies dead and dry on the floor




    He belong to a school of four (now three). He was the biggest, and here you can see he was really nice and fat


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  5. So you want to be a breeder too!

    Or maybe you just want to raise a batch of clowns for the sheer joy of saying you did it...

    Over the last couple of weeks and months many great reefers and aspiring breeders have approached me online and in person and have asked me what is takes to do this. Figured it was time to put together some of my thoughts on how to get started, what it will take, what it could cost, etc.... I cannot begin to tell you how many countless folks have shot me a message exclaming.

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