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02-23-2004, 02:10 AM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer   | I'M Bare Bottom well it was a fun afternoon, i ripped out my DSB. i friend finally got me to do it, i had been planning on doing it for awhile now, and i just needed the shove to do it....thanks Nikki...i dont hate you any more....lol first i filled a tub with the livestock and as much water as it would hold.
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02-23-2004, 02:11 AM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer | then i pulled out the rock into another tub and as much water as it would hold.
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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02-23-2004, 02:12 AM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer | now i had this empty tank with a lot of work ahead of me...
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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02-23-2004, 02:14 AM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer | well...alot of scooping and scooping and some more scooping. then sucked out the last of the water, then soaked it dry with towels..
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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02-23-2004, 02:15 AM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer | then the fun part,,,redoing the tank with all the livestock...i also had to add about 30g of fresh salt mix... Edit::: Smaller picture....sorry bout that,,,,lol
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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02-23-2004, 05:24 AM
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| Reef Lobster  | Hey Wit ..... one small step for man, one big step for witfull. Nice job though bud, it takes a lot of courage to tear down a tank and do something like that. I've only got a shallow sand bed (1/2 to 1") and was think of just taking a few cups of sand out a day over a 2-3 weeks period / thus reducing the stress on the fish / tank and allowing the levels to auto adjust themselves to life without sand ..... what do ya reck'on .... Brucey
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02-23-2004, 07:32 AM
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| the wood dude   | good job witt. did you use anything on the bottom of the tank?
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02-23-2004, 09:02 AM
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| Contributing Member  | HHOOORRRAAAYYYY!!!! Thanks for posting the pics! WOW! I looks great, Wit. The colors are great, and you did awesome with your aquascaping. Glad I could help with the project  . Great work!! How nasty was it under there anyway? Does it feel refreshing being bare bottomed? LOL - I hope you are happy with what you accomplished.
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02-23-2004, 09:27 AM
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| Golden Moray  | Lookin' awesome Bud!!! I'm used to only seeing a small portion of your tank. Wow!!! Thanks for the full tank shot.
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and on a final note,,,,it only took 3.6 hours....when i reef,,,,I REEF!
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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