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| Regular Guy Moderator ![]() | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . They look happy/hungry!
__________________ 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS. |
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| Reef Addict (hopeless) | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Quote:
I fragged one little sprout onto a sea shell. Well it "Fragged itself" into several small sprouts about 2 days after I cut it. I had the shell moved out of the way so I could slice & dice some mushrooms and placed it too close to the front glass. A day later one of the Xenia frags "walked" off the shell onto the glass. We watched it slowly slide up from the sand level to about 4"s off the sand and just stop. Then from there it split into two. The one of those split again and now in the lower right that one has split again. The GOOD news is that once I move all the LR into the 90g tank and convert this over into a full time FRAG tank I'll have PLENTY of Xenia glass on the back and both sides. It can grow all it likes then. I'll probably cut those off the glass and attached them to plugs or disks shortly and sell them at our next frag meet.Yes those palys eat more than you could ever imagine. And the growth from concentrating Mysis to them is phenomenal to say the least. The side that get the flow from the power head (and hence more cyclopeeze and Mysis action) are probably DOUBLE in some instances to the other side. I'm gonna frag those puppies off next. They're pigs I tell ya. Maybe they should be named Piggy Palys.
__________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here)with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend ![]() Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! ![]() Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!! | |
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| Beautiful Katamari | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Quote:
He should have water in that 90g by this time next year. ![]() Seriously Al your nano looks awesome!!
__________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day! | |
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| Sunshine Reefer | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Great pics. I love to see the Palys eat the mysis. That was a good shot. Caught him with his mouth full.
__________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. ![]() Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. |
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| Reef Addict (hopeless) | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Thanks yall I think I'll put SALT on my birthday wish list to get this tank started.. my BIRTHDAY is OCTOBER of next year Ha ha ha!!Thanks for your kind words. It's not hard to catch those Piggy Palys eating... they do it every time I feed. ![]()
__________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here)with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend ![]() Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! ![]() Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!! |
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| Reef Addict (hopeless) | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Update time ![]() Well now that I THINK I have every thing either AT home or on order (we ALL know that I'll find LOTS more I need to buy as I go along) I am also starting to work on the 10g tank AS a Frag tank... I have some frags from my office tank that needed different lights (time for a bulb change) so I used some clear Soap Dishes from the local retail store and put them into my tank. They are currently attached to the front glass because I am SHORT on real estate in that tank. But almost immediately after putting the racks in and adding the frags they started opening right up. I think I'm gonna LIKE having a Frag Tank when it's all said and done.
__________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here)with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend ![]() Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! ![]() Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!! |
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| Reef Addict (hopeless) | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Ok here are a bunch of pics from last night . . . NOT good quality but you get the "Jist" of what I was trying to accomplish... Top Down of both racks ![]() Top Down of RH rack ![]() ![]() Top Down of LH rack ![]() ![]() ![]() FTS Close up ![]() FTS further away ![]() As you can see I am going to HAVE to start fragging my Xenia from this tank soon ![]()
__________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here)with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend ![]() Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! ![]() Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!! |
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| Reef Lobster | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . That's awesome Al.. That little tank is amazing!
__________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - around - 2/14/08Happy Valentine's Day! |
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| Reef Addict (hopeless) | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Thanks Andy! That's very kind of you to say ![]()
__________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here)with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend ![]() Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! ![]() Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!! |
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| Sunshine Reefer | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Wow! That is a mighty full 10g tank. Beautiful colonies for such a small reef. You must do water changes like crazy to keep it that nice.
__________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. ![]() Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. |
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| Ricordea | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . My, this tank has been on steroids since I saw it last. What kind of filtration do you use? I like the hydors, and I would ditch as much of that xenia as humanly possible. Now with mine, for now the tank is empty and it's going to be at least a week before I get the light/stand etc in. Think I should epoxy some crate around the edges near the top? That could be fun... |
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| Reef Addict (hopeless) | Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Wow! Coming from you that means a LOT Lynn. Than you! Yes I do water changes like CRAZY! I'll be the first to admit "I have a problem". To be honest I have a very good and easy "system" for water changes and I have to remind myself that I don't NEED to do water changes on EVERY day that ends in "Y". Yes that tank is FULL of corals and it gets fed very sparingly and only has the one Clown and a Neon goby (goby is a PIG). Other than that it's corals or clean up crew. Once I get the 90g up and running I'll be moving most of the LR over there and installing Egg-Crate racks for fragging. I ordered new bulbs last night for this tank so that may help some too. I think I am Fragging Crazy ![]()
__________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here)with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend ![]() Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! ![]() Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!! |
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