scubasam's 10 gallon

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  1. scubaSAMa&p

    scubaSAMa&p Plankton

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    Started this tank on September 19, 2011.

    10 Gallon AGA Standard 20x10x12

    Filtration:
    Stock carbon/filter floss Power Filter
    10.5 Lbs LR
    7 Lbs Carrib Sea Sand

    Equipment:
    Hydor 50W Heater
    Hydor Koralia Nano 425 GPH

    Lighting: 2x BoostLED's PAR30 Reef Lamps W/ Clamps 3 RB 1 NW 1 CW 60* optics

    Day 1:
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    Day 10:
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    Day 24: Last Days of Cycle
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    1 Month 1 Week:
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    1 Month 2 Weeks: Caught this nasty hitchhiker!
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    2 Month Mark:
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    12/01/2011:
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    enjoy! more coming soon!
     
    Last edited: Dec 2, 2011
    scubaSAMa&p, Dec 2, 2011
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  2. Coastie Reefer

    Coastie Reefer Millepora

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    Looking good!
     
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  3. norg.

    norg. Kole Tang

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    Looking good! Nasty looking hitchhiker. Looked kinda like a parasitic amphipod.
     
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  4. scubaSAMa&p

    scubaSAMa&p Plankton

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    thanks guys! yeah, I was told it was some sort of isopod or potato bug or something rather.
     
    scubaSAMa&p, Dec 6, 2011
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  5. scubaSAMa&p

    scubaSAMa&p Plankton

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    found these guys hugging it out earlier :)

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    scubaSAMa&p, Dec 6, 2011
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  6. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Nice tank! Welcome to 3reef.
     
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  7. chase19

    chase19 Feather Duster

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    Why does your lighting look yellow in the first couple pics and then blue in the rest? it looks good :)
     
    chase19, Dec 11, 2011
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  8. Coastie Reefer

    Coastie Reefer Millepora

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    I bet it's the difference in the stock hood T8 lighting and the led. You can see the two side by side in the picture with 2 tanks.
     
    Coastie Reefer, Dec 11, 2011
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  9. scubaSAMa&p

    scubaSAMa&p Plankton

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    haha actually I recently upgraded to par30 reef lamps from boostLED so the yellow lighting pics are from my old stock incandescent hood. thanks for viewing!
     
    scubaSAMa&p, Dec 17, 2011
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  10. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Looks very nice.

    That "nasty little creature" looks a lot like a cirolanid, a parasitic type of isopod. Cirolanids are very hard to remove from a tank once they start to reproduce, good thing you got it out.
     
    Corailline, Dec 17, 2011
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