Then and now show your tanks

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by hitman35, Jan 7, 2009.

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  1. chetrod

    chetrod Peppermint Shrimp

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    This image is from like four years ago
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    Then I took the tank down to redo the floors so I revamped the stand as well.
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    Also Made a new Canopy
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    This is what it looks like today
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    The one thing I noticed looking at all the other images is that the coralline algea took over the back glass. What am I doing wrong I cant get it to grow on the glass. Although all the rock is covered.
     
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  3. BTowned

    BTowned Peppermint Shrimp

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    First set up
    4/08
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    Today
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    Corals
    6/08
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    current
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  4. ALW

    ALW Sea Dragon

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    Nice job - BTowned
     
  5. BTowned

    BTowned Peppermint Shrimp

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    Thank you
     
  6. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Agreed. Looks natural. Wow. Great tanks all.
    Chetrod - careful what you wish for. :) (Raising my mag and alk worked for me)
    baugherb - nice arch!

    I love this thread! Who's next?
     
  7. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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  9. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    Born Sept 08 Bleached rocks

    Phosphates now .5 Current ---> DSC00583.jpg
    green algae phase:
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  10. Aqualung

    Aqualung Stylophora

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    Wow! What was you light combination in both pictures! Tank looks amazing!
     
  11. BTowned

    BTowned Peppermint Shrimp

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    Thanks, When I first set it up, the light was an Aquactinics TX5, but now its a ATI Powermodule 10x39W ;D
    Front
    Blue+
    Aquablue Special
    Fiji Purple
    Blue +
    Super Actinics
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    GE 6500K
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    Aquablue special
    Blue+
     
  12. Barbarossa

    Barbarossa Sea Dragon

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    Can you tell which is the before shot?
     

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