46 gallon bowfront startup.

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  1. star_wolf_us

    star_wolf_us Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I'm just starting a new tank with a 46 BF that I had used for freshwater for a couple years. I ended up moving to a place where I couldn't have the aquarium and a friend volunteered to take it for me. After all of the fish died I ended up putting the tank in storage and let it sit there for about 6 months until I moved into my new apartment. I got the tank out, cleaned it up and starting buying. I found a 20 gallon tall out by the dumpster of my apartment complex about a month ago and took it in and cleaned it up "NO LEAKS OR CRACKS IN IT!!!" ;D Anyway here's pictures of what I have so far.
     

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  2. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    first welcome to 3reef star. 2nd, nice lookin setup , its gonna look great. and 3rd and maybe most of all, ful lmarks for introducing yourself with pics. lol. as youll find out, they are what makes 3reef go round :). look forward to updates from you
     
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  3. dirtydavenkc

    dirtydavenkc Purple Spiny Lobster

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    welcome to 3reef, look promising. (a nice break from the "i just bought this aquarium and added a whole lot of fish and coral why is it all dying" thread. lol
     
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  4. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    nice size tank to start a reef with Star wolf us

    Looking foward to watching this develop

    Steve
     
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  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Freebies are always welcomed, we also accept charity when ever possible....lol BTW, welcome to 3reef.



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  6. star_wolf_us

    star_wolf_us Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    LOL. Honestly, I've been doing research on reef setups for a little over a year now (books, websites, youtube). I found this site a few days ago and honestly the info on this site from all of it's users has been the biggest help.;D Looking forward to posting more pics as I come along. ;D
     
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  7. star_wolf_us

    star_wolf_us Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Wow! Thanks all for the warm welcome! ;D;D;D
     
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  8. star_wolf_us

    star_wolf_us Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Newest pictures of my setup. I'm so ready to put water and rock in this thing.;D I'm going to be buying 50lbs. of base rock from reefcleaners.org and then I have a friend in town who is going to give me a few pounds of LR to get me started. Also this guy is going to hook me up with RO/DI water so I don't have to worry about what's lurking in my tap water.;D
     

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  9. catz

    catz Fire Shrimp

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    welcome aboard. You will love this site. Everyone here is very helpful when you have a question.

    I have the same setup. Its been about 7 months now and I love it. Mine was a fresh water first too.

    Everyone here will tell you the same thing.... take it slow............

    Again, welcome
     
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  10. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    welcome to 3reef and welcome to the 46 bowfront club :D their getting more and more popular
     
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