My 35 gallons of the sea.

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  1. highdesertreef

    highdesertreef Flamingo Tongue

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    So here are some shots I took today.

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    New Zoas I got for my galaxia
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    Yes this is the 15 polyp colony I got for Christmas.
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    Kenya Tree I also got for my galaxia
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    A few of my fish. Yes I know that rabbitfish will outgrow my current tank, but I am going to upgrade in about 6 months and It will be one of the first in to the 120.
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    This is the hardiest damn fish I own. It has survived 4 tank crashes since I got it 4 years ago.
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    Monti Cap. If my son quites droping things in the tank maybe this will finall get a chance to grow.
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    Unknown clams that came with my TBS LR.
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  3. mikejrice

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    Looks good. How much light do you have on that. Had my system in a hex but couldnt ever get enough light on it to get much growth.
     
  4. highdesertreef

    highdesertreef Flamingo Tongue

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    1x 250 watt HQI 22k Metal halide. The only issue I had was with gas exchange. So I setup an old Rio 120 right under the surface with the deflector aimed at the surface. Helped enormously, and on the plus side 1) it creates a great shimmer effect 2) it pulls the surface skum and brings it back into the water column.
     
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    That should do the trick nicely. I only had about 100 watts on mine when I gave up on it. I had problems with gas exchange too but if you figure it all out they do make awesome looking DT's.
     
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    highdesertreef Flamingo Tongue

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    Yeah they do. But its a pain in the butt to clean the glass since the angles are odd. Magnetic cleaner leaves algae in the corners. I have to use a plastic pot scrubber to get them clean.
     
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    i only have to do that on 2 corners :p

    haha nice tank though
    all of this will be going into the 120 right?
     
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  9. highdesertreef

    highdesertreef Flamingo Tongue

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    All of it is moving in to the 120 when its ready to go.