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02-03-2004, 12:35 PM
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| Contributing Member   | Drive by clamming Many years ago, I got the clam addiction (much like a crack addiction...only worse) and thought I had kicked it when I took a break from the hobby until about 18 months ago. Being that I have a 20g tank and hardly ever have room, have always felt there was too much water motion to keep clams, I've steered away from the clam tank every time I went to the LFS and have stayed away from clamsdirect.com as well. This past week, I took in some frags to the LFS, made out pretty good to, and got enough credit to pick up a few Monti frags an acropora a new copy of Bronemans Aquarium Corals (we won't go into what happened to the last copy) and this.....   It's not the sweetest clam in the world, but it was an impulse and it looks good in the system. I can't seem to take a pic that catches it's color, the purple only looks purple at eye level, looking even slightly down on it and it floresces greenish blue. Not sure if it is a problem with the nikons (noted for having problems with blue) or it's the clam. |
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02-03-2004, 01:01 PM
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| WOLVERINE~   | twice as addictive...and yes i know the reaction from saying,,,,i cant take you out to dinner,,,,but look in the tank.. 
__________________ ~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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02-03-2004, 01:19 PM
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| Contributing Member  | LOL, Wit!! Kevin, the clams were beckoning you to take them. Don't worry, it wasn't your fault - they had been sending you subliminal messages all along. They just finally had the better of you. lol
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02-03-2004, 01:49 PM
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| DIY Moderator  | Quote:
__________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!! | |
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02-03-2004, 03:50 PM
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| JoePa lives on!!!  | Due to impulse buys, my girlfriend has thrown "that damn fish tank" in my face more than once. And my reation is "its a reef and you like the way it looks don't you?" Nice buy!!
__________________ 90 Gallon AGA with a 40 breeder sump (DIY). 2-250 Watt XM 10k's and 2 actinic VHO's. 3-5 inch DSB. |
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02-03-2004, 06:43 PM
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| Wannabe Guru  | Quote:
__________________ Robert  My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein | |
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02-03-2004, 07:26 PM
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| Regular Guy Moderator  | My next dinner, er purchase, may very well be a clam! Maybe both, eh? Congrats Kevin!    
__________________  Currently tankless. 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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02-03-2004, 07:28 PM
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| WOLVERINE~ | now i know where you went today when you were supposed to be BD shopping....
__________________ ~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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02-03-2004, 10:12 PM
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Nice looing Max tho'..... I've gotten spoiled by my Derasa...I've had my two new Maxima's for about three weeks now and havent noticed any new growth yet....oh yeah, patience...thats what this hobby's sposed to teach. Nick
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