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#151
October 18th, 2007, 05:59 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
I use a big wooden paint stirrer from Lowe's.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years 
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#152
October 18th, 2007, 06:07 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
yeah I knew we would rock similar techniques!
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Can't lounge in the boozer all day, got manouvers to make. Gotta see a man about a dog, can't be late, im always late. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180 gallon allglass, 30 gallon sump, coralife super skimmer, and 80 gal Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: circa 300 BC Other Intrests: motorcycle riding, Tattoos, classic cars
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#153
October 19th, 2007, 02:26 AM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
YouTube - 85 hp chrysler outboard motor
Here ya go Doc. Think this is how I'm going to start mixing my water.
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Hunt hard,shoot straight,kill clean,apologize to no one. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75gal. reef,NE T-5s 432 watt ,CSS65 skimmer,Pro-Clear 125 wet/dry with mag5 return Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Little over a year Other Intrests: Hunting,camping,fishing
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#154
October 19th, 2007, 07:57 AM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
haha I am on my phone right now so I can't view the video.... but knowing what it is, I have a great visual of you mixing water with it haha.
doc- where's all those pics you spoke of and then never posted?
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Can't lounge in the boozer all day, got manouvers to make. Gotta see a man about a dog, can't be late, im always late. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180 gallon allglass, 30 gallon sump, coralife super skimmer, and 80 gal Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: circa 300 BC Other Intrests: motorcycle riding, Tattoos, classic cars
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#155
October 19th, 2007, 06:45 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
yote, you clearly have too much time on your hands. Funny though.
-Dr Marco  Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#156
October 19th, 2007, 06:48 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
sorry about the delay with the pics. During the move, we had trouble with the new internet and have gone through two different providers who told me that they could not get a good enough signal in my area to set up cheap internet. I was stealing the neighbors, until they put in a password, so I have been without for a few days. Sorry, I am in the process of posting pics as we speak. I hate to leave people hanging. I am over at a friends house, using their wireless and won't have my own internet for another week - dammit.
I have to go thru Qwest, and they suck goat  and are really expensive, but they are my last resort. Anyway, on to the pics.-Dr Marco Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#157
October 19th, 2007, 06:57 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
I started my tank moving day by unpacking my new T-5s. I am planning on adding lots of nifty stuff over the next few months, and these lights are a key component. Did I mention that I got them for a GREAT deal??? Anyway. Here they are
 I then had to go back to my old place to get ready for the move  These comtainers get really heavy when full of water and the lids do not lock down, so the Explorer got a bath inside.  Time to start draining the tank and placing corals in the tubs for the move.  Here is a taste of the corals that I moved. I still have about half of the softies and mushrooms in my 125, that I will keep with the angels and other creatures I add in the future.  Man the tank looks weird when it loses a lot of water. -Dr Marco Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#158
October 19th, 2007, 07:03 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
 I had to drain a total of 50 gallons of water out of the 125 and then add it all back in at the end of the day. The angelfish were pretty pissed off having only about half the swimming room they were used to. But they survived.  the floor was lined up with tubs of tank water, waiting to add it to the fresh saltwater sitting at the new house.  After a long time of driving, hauling, and spilling, I started filling the tank with old tank water and live sand - what a mess. it was sooo cloudy and the water was getting cold. I picked a day that was raining and cold - about 40 degrees outside, so the water temp dropped FAST in the tubs. I didn't want to lose anything, so I moved really fast. I got the water in the tank and the corals in about 1.5 hours. The water was about 72 degrees when I finally got the corals in. I don't know what I will end up losing, but it was a touch move.  getting closer  full and REALLY dirty. -Dr Marco Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#159
October 19th, 2007, 07:08 PM
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It has been so long since I started a new tank, I forgot how cloudy the water gets. I am not a fan. It took a full day for the sand to settle. I don't have pics for the finished, clean tank yet, but I will soon.
 More pics of the dirty, cold water and corals. Nothing else added yet.   Time to turn on the lights. They seem to highlight how dirty the tank is. After it cleaned up, it was weird to see a tank with NO coralline on the back of the tank. I was surprised about how weird it looks. The rocks do though. I picked the rocks with the most coralline on them to spread onto the back wall faster.  not sure how to take a pic without it looking so blue. I could use some help with that. -Dr Marco Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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#160
October 19th, 2007, 07:10 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
I let the tank settle for about 2 hours and warm up to 78 degrees. I was not sure how much the lights would heat up the water, but I seemed to be only a degree or so. I ended up setting the heat higher later. I needed to add a cleaning crew, so I got a small one to start.
  I will add a serpent star or two in a few days, but there is not much to eat yet. I only have about 30 snails in so far, but I don't want them to starve either. I will get more in soon. I added a blood shrimp as well, but no pics on him. He is hiding -Dr Marco Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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