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10-23-2007, 09:04 PM
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| Tunicate | 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment Hello, Have a live-rock tank that I started about 2 years ago as a curiosity: 3-4" aragonite about 20lbs of live rock gradually accumulated over 1.5 years, some type of encrusting small polyp coral, some zoanthus, a couple of types of small hermits, a pair of cheap snails, sand-sifting star, peppermint shrimp, ALOT of arthropods that all look like a shrimp/roach/mantis small bristle worms all those small orange-headed ones small peanut worms several types of small feather duster worms I don't do water changes. There is really only about 5-7 gallons of water in the tank. Basically I have been only adding water I have treated every week or so. I have a heater and the tank stays at about 80-85 degrees year round. Salinity kept on the high side. One 145GPH powerhead and a hang on Whisper 30 filter with only the mesh that I do not change and no charcoal. I toss in some phytoplan about daily or sometimes freeze dryed daphnia I throw in some frozen mysis shrimp every couple of weeks. Thanks for reading this post. I welcome any questions or response positive or negative. |
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10-23-2007, 09:24 PM
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| Hey!Its not my fault   | Re: 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment Hello welcome to RS.... No water changes haaa? To each their own... Do you have any fish? Looks like you have a small bio load.Which probably helps so not many water changes are needed.
__________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts  . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby    VickiLife is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html |
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10-23-2007, 10:25 PM
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| Sunshine Reefer  | Re: 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment Welcome to RS! Sounds like you have an interresting project there. We would love to see pics.
__________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08  |
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10-23-2007, 10:31 PM
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| Manta Ray   | Re: 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment Welcome to RS. Just wondering what, if any, conclusions have been drawn from your experiment? Sounds fun. Why the high temp? Why the high salinity with no seastars? Why no waterchanges? These are not challenges, but extreme curiosity! Very interested- Greg
__________________ ___________________________________ Greg  All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum |
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10-23-2007, 11:42 PM
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| Excellent Guesser :D  | Re: 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment I'm interested in if you've been tracking test results and what the results have been. Welcome aboard!
__________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. |
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10-23-2007, 11:56 PM
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| Plate Coral  | Re: 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment We need pics! No offense but I feel like this is a troll post. Red flags are flying!
__________________  You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama  |
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10-24-2007, 01:01 AM
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| Social Darwinism victim  | Re: 10 Gallon Invert Tankxperiment Why the high salinity with no seastars? wait, thought that made them explode...  Welcome, mobius! Is that a science reference or a matrix one?
__________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang |
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