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07-01-2003, 10:42 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Naples Fl.
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|  NewB Tanks. After 20+ years in FW I decided to take the plunge into SW. I started a 20G. nano-reef and a 10G. tidewater tank for small native fry. You can check them out here. I am really enjoying this new aspect of the aquarium hobby. -Spike
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07-02-2003, 09:24 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: May 2003
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| Tanks look great! Not bad for your first stab at SW. I also think its awesome how you collect your own stuff. Wish I was somewhere where I could do that! Only one comment. I see you only have 12lb. liverock in that 20g. I'm thinking, just from my reading on the subject, that you'd need more than that. I was going to start a Nano SW in a 15G high that came with a SW lighting unit. I was told I'd need about 20lb. live rock for that which is more than you have in the 20g... Just curious.
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07-02-2003, 10:44 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Naples Fl.
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| I have been slowly adding the LR as I go along. I only add about 1-2lbs a week. This allows me to take my time and pick out only the best pieces from my LFS and prevents larger amounts of die off and ammonia spikes. I will be adding some more tonight as a matter of fact. You are right 1lb per gallon is recommended. Some add even more. I am going for a more Japanese approach and want some open spaces as opposed to the wall type reefs that are more popular here in the U.S.. I will stop adding when I reach 20lbs. Thanks for your comments lilsilkk.
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07-03-2003, 10:12 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY
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| Nice tank. I'm truly jealous that you have such a wide variety of local sources for many critters that are not always available in the trade. I would love to go and find some Ricordea, or any other cool coral or fish in my back yard  |
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07-07-2003, 03:09 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Makaha, Hawaii
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| sweet tank spike! i also like to collect things from the beaches i live by. better then paying top $ for it! its also cool how you release fish back into the wild, heh heh! applause!
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07-07-2003, 10:10 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Naples Fl.
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| Thanks guys. The tanks will be hitting their 3rd month in a couple of weeks. I will post some updates. Hey 420Loach, Hawaii must be awesome for collecting. Find anything interesting lately? Are you doing any SW set-ups?
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07-12-2003, 12:15 AM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bend, OR
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| dude spike, I gave you a compliment in another thread, I'll do it here again. I like your style man  that burrfish has to be the coolest thing to put in a 10 gallon bar none. sorry dwarf puffer.
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