40 Gallon Reef

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  1. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    A couple of small updates:

    Im fighting some nasty red cyano right now. Iv decided not to clean it manually but fix the problem instead. I have cut back feeding even farther and it seems to be slowing down now.

    My new MH lighting is paid for and on its way.

    Managed to find a ecotech MP10 on ebay that is not a preorder so thats on its way too.

    finally found the last fish I wanted. A copperbanded butterfly that was demonstrated eating to my satisfaction.

    Ill have pics up soon of everything.
     
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    MH is up and running. Looks awesome under the moonlights. Just ordered some more CUC for the tank and my rabbit fish has learned to eat cyno. My copperbanded butterfly is still doing good. Not eating much of my prepared foods but it does eat some.
     

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    Sunrise/sunset lighting. I have a pur actictic at the front of the fixture. The back of the fixture hangs completely over the fuge section so I put a 50/50 bulb back there. At night when that fuge light switches off I still run my 60 watts of PC wedged behind the tank so my fuge is never in the dark.
     

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  4. cira050

    cira050 Torch Coral

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    wow that new light is like the freakin sun!!! congrats on the new light setup
     
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  5. mikejrice

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    ITS DONE!!!!!!

    This tank is officially past the set up and stocking phase. Placed over 30 frags of all diferent types in there today and dropped in my huge cleaning crew curtosy of reefcleaners.org All thats left to do now is sit back and watch it grow.

    Oh ya and the eco tech MP10 should be here by the end of the week.
     
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    Now its officially done. The MP10 arrived today and is completely worth the $200. All the corals look happy all thats left is to sit back and watch them grow. Ill get some pics when the MP10 caused detritus storm clears.
     
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  7. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    cool miike and congrats. and cant wait to oooh and aaaah over your pics.lol
     
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  8. mikejrice

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    Give it a year before its ooh and aah worthy unless you think lots of little frag discs are nice looking lol
     
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  9. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    i can dream. lol. but its the time and thought youve put into it than can evoke at least an oooh then :). i will hold the ahhh back for a year then
     
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  10. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    Updated pics please? Also, what did you get for your CuC?
     
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