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11-22-2004, 12:37 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southern CA
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|  Saltwater Nano-stomatopod style (pics soon!) Well, Ive decided to actually go through with my plan and get a nano for a mantis shrimp. No pics as of yet, but im getting the tank soon and wil be posting pics as i set it up. Here's the plan for now: 8gal acrylic cube LS or playsand (black color, if i get playsand) 3-5pounds LR 1 stomatopod tell me whatcha think pics soon
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11-22-2004, 01:00 AM
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| sounds good to me...id get more LR in there if it was my tank...cant say im a fan of black sand in SW tanks though
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11-22-2004, 01:10 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southern CA
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| yeh i dont know how many lbs of LR ill put in, whatever looks good (that was just a bad guesstimation). i thought the same about the black sand, but it should really set off the colors in the mantis shrimp and make it stand out a bit more. Its also supposed to help the mantis become a lot more colorful (they tend to dull if in a really bright environment without dark shelter)
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12-02-2004, 06:13 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southern CA
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| update Ive put in an order for an acrylic cube from glasscages.com. I am unsure of whether ill cycle it while im away for Xmas break. A freind lives within the neighborhood of my college, so i might ask him to watch over it (take care of creep and whatnot) while it cycles. Ive decided to get about 5lbs of LR, pacific most likely. Ill go with another 10lbs or so of base rock and hopefully the LR will spread soon enough. Ill probably look into some corals like mushrooms and GSPs, nothing too serious. Ill take some pics once i get the cube
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12-02-2004, 10:17 AM
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| sounds good...i will wait quasi patiently for pictures
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12-02-2004, 09:16 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southern CA
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| uhmmmm i kinda randomly spent $300 on a radar detector, so the whole buying process might be slightly delayed. Knowing me, it wont be too much longer though. Im heading down to my lfs this weekend to place an order for a mantis, ill probably buy some playsand or something while im out. I can take a pic of the sand bag if you guys want  witness all that is awesome: http://www.escortradar.com/x50.htm
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12-02-2004, 10:50 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Michigan
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| haha. nice radar detector thingy  . i kinda like the idea of black sand. i like black gravel...so i bet black sand looks nice. cant wait for pics 
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12-03-2004, 12:56 AM
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| not legal in cali are they? i thought that was what i had read at some point when i was living down there i don't think i need to see a pic of the sand bag, but ifn ya wanna post it ill smile and nod 
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12-03-2004, 10:06 AM
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| indeed it should...have a safe, but expeditious, trip...and watch out for those Texas Rangers
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