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#661
March 9th, 2008, 07:31 AM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
you have some of the biggest LPS I have seen! I haven't seen much, but still they are big!
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 8 months saltwater, 2.5 years freshwater Other Intrests: Tennis, Video games, Working out, Drinking, Movies 
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#662
March 9th, 2008, 02:30 PM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
Doc, the tank looks amazing !!!! I bow down to you my friend !
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#663
March 10th, 2008, 06:47 AM
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Re: Dr Marco's Reef Build
very nice tank, i love the coroline algea
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 12 gallon aquapod, 70w sunpod w 20k bulb, taam rio skimmer, 40x turnover rate, korola nano, maxijet Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 9 months Other Intrests: video games, weight lifting, girls, cars
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#664
March 13th, 2008, 04:51 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
Back from Vegas. There is a major story here for me to have gotten these pics. First off, I am so determined. I tend to get what I want. I believe that asking for things is just fine and that you won't know unless you ask.
I stayed at the Golden Nugget and went to the pool to hang out. I just happened to run into the zoologist who runs "The Tank", which is the center-piece of the $30 million pool area just completed last year. Her name is Laura and she KICKS ASS. We talked about fish and sharks for about 15 minutes. I asked her if I could have a private tour and she told me that the tank is not open for tours. I asked again, explaining to her that I was no mere mortal and that I knew my shit. After about 5 minutes, she told me that she would be busy but that one of her staff, Mike, could give me 30 minutes later that day. She told me that no one has ever taken a tour of the guts of the 3 STORY facility. 200,000 gallons of ASS-KICKING SHARK FANTASY. I was so pleased. Here is proof I was there.   Notice the INK, yup, that is me. BTW, I gained 10 pounds eating like a pig there as well. I have to thank all of the wonderful people at Fitzgerald's Casino on Fremont who contributed to my spending cash to the point that I ate Filet every day and bought by wife a kicking Coach purse. They were kind to allow me to win like an old-west bandit. -Doc 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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#665
March 13th, 2008, 04:54 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
That is an awesome pool Doc congrats on winning too.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180gal Mixed Reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Newbie to Salt, 2 years planted, Freshwater Forever and a Day! Other Intrests: hunting outdoorsy things, cars motorcycles anything that goes fast drag cars
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#666
March 13th, 2008, 04:57 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
this may take a while since I have about 100 pics to post, so please be patient with the uploading. There is no way for me to get this all up tonight. It will probably take three days to tell the story of this tank as well as the tank at Caesar's Palace, which I also snookered a private tour. My tour guide was Daryl there and my wife and I HAND FED cow-nose rays and a horn shark. More on that later.
Here are a few pics of The Tank and the 5 different species of sharks they have: zebra, nurse, sand tiger, brown and black-tip (my favorite).        -Doc 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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#667
March 13th, 2008, 05:02 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
The divers in the tank were cleaning the fake coral and afterward, fed the sharks. I missed that due to being on the tour. I went inside and saw the biggest protein skimmers in my life. 30 feet tall. Their chamber to hold the 4 million bioballs for bio-filtration is 130 feet tall. It was loud in there. Here are some pics of the open tank once I got inside. the nurse shark is 8 feet long, the three sand tigers range from 7-11 feet long. It was almost a spiritual experience gazing down on top of them.
   -Doc 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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#668
March 13th, 2008, 05:02 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
thats so bad ass. wow. what if that glass cracked.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 12 gallon aquapod, 70w sunpod w 20k bulb, taam rio skimmer, 40x turnover rate, korola nano, maxijet Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 9 months Other Intrests: video games, weight lifting, girls, cars
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#669
March 13th, 2008, 05:04 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
dammmmm 4 million bioballs.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 12 gallon aquapod, 70w sunpod w 20k bulb, taam rio skimmer, 40x turnover rate, korola nano, maxijet Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 9 months Other Intrests: video games, weight lifting, girls, cars
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#670
March 13th, 2008, 05:05 AM
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Re: Doc's Reef Build
BTW, those lamps are MH lighting. There are 27 individual handing pendant lamps, each holding 1 - 1,000 watt bulb the size of a watermelon. Massive lighting. They also run actynics that are a sight to behold. I have to upload more pics, it will take a bit. I will see what more I can do tonight
-Doc Biff, can I be cool yet? If this doesn't do it, I give up  Mind you, I am the only person to not work there to EVER set foot inside, did I mention that? Yeah, I feel special still. 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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