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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    Thanks Heidi, currently we only are using some shrimp. This is our first tank so it is a learning process. What are the advantages to using MB7 or...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 22, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    Which water parameters should we be keeping a close eye on during the cycle. Seems like ph, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are the main ones. What...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    Thank you sir! Yea we utilized some pvc foundations in the farthest left pillar, middle left cove, and the two right hand pillar structures. Also...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    We bought two pieces of live rock with coralline to help seed the dead rock, and speed up the cycling process. Added an entire bucket of salt to the...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    All in all the rock design took two days of building rock and getting frustrated with the lack of coolness. All in all the tank came together nicely....
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    The tank came with around 150lbs of dead live rock, so after hosing off with garden hose, I gave most of the rock a quick scrub to clean of any dead...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    UPDATE! Alrighty, these past couple days have been quite busy, setting up the tank and classes are beginning. First of just moving the tank was an...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    Hey guys the tank came with approximetly 150lbs of dead rock. I hosed off most of the sand that was clinging to it. Is there anything else that needs...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    What are the advantages of going barebottom? The guy at the LFS was all for having a deep sand bed.
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    Is there a limit to how many photos we can upload in a day?
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    The sand is from the previous owners set up. Is it a alright to reuse this sand? I like the black sand, so I must likely would add more to this...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    First pics! So far we have reinforced our stand, some structural pieces had water damage. The tank has been cleaned with water to remove any stuck on...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 17, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Go Big or Go Home, Mikes 150 Build

    Whats up reefers! This is my first build/ fish tank and I couldn't be more stoked. I wasn't really planning on starting with a 150gal but a great...
    Thread by: mcsmike, Aug 17, 2011, 44 replies, in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    New to the 3reef

    Wow fast replies thats awesome. Ive been going through all the stickys trying a expand my knowledge a bit. I def plan on composing a build thread...
    Post by: mcsmike, Aug 14, 2011 in forum: Say Hello!
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    New to the 3reef

    Hey everyone, one of my buddies showed me this sight and it has been an awesome resource! I a complete beginner to the reef scene but am extremely...
    Thread by: mcsmike, Aug 14, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: Say Hello!
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