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03-24-2008, 11:50 PM
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#81 (permalink)
| | Large Fish
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Mexico(yes its a US state!)
Posts: 908
| 'nother little update. I just added 40lbs tan sugar size sand from Kordon, on top of 20 lbs of 1-2mm sand. So its about 3" deep, 5" in some areas when im finished.
thanks for the tip lotus! i love the little starfish too, my lil buddies lofl
__________________ 40 Gallon Reef: 80lbs LR, 250w MH, 15+ gal Sump, AquaC Remora, Koriala #2,#3
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03-25-2008, 07:06 PM
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#82 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ft. lauderdale
Posts: 2,850
| hate to burst yur bubble but when i see those stars i pluck um n toss them in the sump! some say they eat zoos, some say they eat other corals, some say they dont.. IMO not worth the risk  ... lotus is right though there asterina's
__________________ 125g Reef 72x18x22 - 250w mh's, MR-2 skimmer with panworld 150, Koralia #3 & #4,
Phos reactor/rowaphos, ATO, DIY overflows, DIY 55g sump with fuge...
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03-25-2008, 07:15 PM
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#83 (permalink)
| | MFT Staff
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| I've got tons of those stars and never had a problem with them an coral. Looks good Jump.
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03-25-2008, 07:22 PM
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#84 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ft. lauderdale
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| ive caught them walking across my zoos not sure if they were eating them but since ive read they are known to eat zoos its not worth but thats just my opinion.... u may like them enough to take that risk but not me 
__________________ 125g Reef 72x18x22 - 250w mh's, MR-2 skimmer with panworld 150, Koralia #3 & #4,
Phos reactor/rowaphos, ATO, DIY overflows, DIY 55g sump with fuge...
300g back in the works! |
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03-25-2008, 07:46 PM
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#85 (permalink)
| | MFT Staff
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by TRe ive caught them walking across my zoos not sure if they were eating them but since ive read they are known to eat zoos its not worth but thats just my opinion.... u may like them enough to take that risk but not me  | Hey never said i liked them, just that since i havn't seem them harm anything i don't want to be bothered to take them out of the tank. 
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03-25-2008, 08:05 PM
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#86 (permalink)
| | Large Fish
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Mexico(yes its a US state!)
Posts: 908
| pfft no worries, ill leave them in there till i get livestock in there, then ill just pluck every one i see, theres only 3
__________________ 40 Gallon Reef: 80lbs LR, 250w MH, 15+ gal Sump, AquaC Remora, Koriala #2,#3
29 Gallon: My yellow angel (Sonny), 6 neons,7 other tetras and my CAE...ugh. hes huge |
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03-25-2008, 08:59 PM
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#87 (permalink)
| | Super Fish
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ft. lauderdale
Posts: 2,850
| dont get me wrong i know how u feel
__________________ 125g Reef 72x18x22 - 250w mh's, MR-2 skimmer with panworld 150, Koralia #3 & #4,
Phos reactor/rowaphos, ATO, DIY overflows, DIY 55g sump with fuge...
300g back in the works! |
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03-26-2008, 12:15 AM
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#88 (permalink)
| | Large Fish
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Mexico(yes its a US state!)
Posts: 908
| Some pictures for you guys of the new sand, which i am actually happy with. It sugar sized tan sand. I like it, about 2" of it over the 1" of larger sand.
Still a little cloudy 
__________________ 40 Gallon Reef: 80lbs LR, 250w MH, 15+ gal Sump, AquaC Remora, Koriala #2,#3
29 Gallon: My yellow angel (Sonny), 6 neons,7 other tetras and my CAE...ugh. hes huge |
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03-26-2008, 12:33 AM
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#89 (permalink)
| | MFT Staff
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Looks much better with the finer substrate. Should turn out nice. Maybe i missed it but how many Lbs of rock is that?
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03-26-2008, 09:57 AM
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#90 (permalink)
| | Large Fish
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Mexico(yes its a US state!)
Posts: 908
| Thanx! I have about 55 lbs of rock right now, and im going to get some more today lol, just to fill in the back and cover the overflow
__________________ 40 Gallon Reef: 80lbs LR, 250w MH, 15+ gal Sump, AquaC Remora, Koriala #2,#3
29 Gallon: My yellow angel (Sonny), 6 neons,7 other tetras and my CAE...ugh. hes huge |
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