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    My 139 gallon tank.

    I am sad to say my tank was sold today. It is a bitter sweet deal. I sold it for penny's on the dollar. However look at how much time and money it will save me in the long run.
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    My 139 gallon tank.

    Due to life I have to shut down my tank. This will be done 1/20/10. I have lots of stuff, I will not need any more . PM me if you need some thing. I live in Hanford Ca. Admins, this is not a "For Sale" post. No prices have been stated nor has any Item been listed.
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    Full Aquarium Shots....

    my 139
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    Suggestions for a protein skimmer

    I bought a vertex IN-250 for my 139 set up. I have been nothing but beyond happy about it. Simple in design, and use. Truly a set and forget unit. Great bang for the buck. I bought mine off of Flea-bay for $210. A lot less expensive that the octo of the same caliber. I had 2 issues: 1, was...
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    My 139 gallon tank.

    Originally Posted by AquaKnight What's the new addition? The yellow fish under the clown, above the foxface, in the 2nd pic? a yellow damsel he is not new, the new additions are: A mimic tang, the clown, a neon gobbie, a med brittle star , some hermit crabs and now i have another long spine...
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    My 139 gallon tank.

    A little bit of an update. The sump has been installed, The protein skimmer turned out to be a an IN-250 (a lot bigger than ordered) And about 75 pounds more of live rock. here are some pics sorry my camera SUCKS.....
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    adjusting ev 180 protein skimmer

    get a better skimmer?
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    Finally got some stock in my 210

    Love the live stock !!! the clown trigger is one of my fav's.
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    OK so I am new at corals

    Originally Posted by Flower I don't know how you waited so long for corals....with that sweet setup I would have already done it. Have a look on the pictures of some of the very successful tanks on the site...full tank shots is the name of one thread where you can really see some nice ones...
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    OK so I am new at corals

    Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 What does your water chemistry look like? What are your Nitrate and Phosphate levels? What is your Calcium, Magnesium and Alkalinity levels? Is your temperature and pH stable? What is your salinity and are you testing it with a refractometer? How large of a...
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    OK so I am new at corals

    I have set up my tank to be coral friendly. I have installed t5 ho lights and a huge sump and skimmer set up and have removed all of the sponges and pads out of my canister filters to use them as water pumps with carbon. I would like to know what type of corals that I could start off with, that...
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    My 139 gallon tank.

    OK so I have done a couple of things to my tank, First, I have acquired about 50 pounds more live rock, 20 more pounds of rubble (going into sump once I install it), along with 20 pounds of crushed coral. I have changed the back ground from the dark black and dreary, to A cool blue underwater...
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    I Forgot To Put the Tank Lid Back On. Woke up To This!!!

    GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!!!
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    Please help me how-to build a 29g sump!

    I have the same issue, I have a 40 gallon tank to use as a sump for 139 gallon tank and need to know too :)
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    My 139 gallon tank.

    Thanx for the input guys.....
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