Just picked up my 450 gallon!!

crimzy

crimzy

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I finally got around to scraping algae last night... only took 2 grueling hours.
I also made some other progress too as I got my other two MH light bulbs and got those suckers on timers too. These shots are with all 4 fired up, which is only for about 3 hours per day. As you can see I have different spectrum bulbs in different parts of the tank. I also bought a phosban reactor and am running it with carbon. Enjoy and let me know your thoughts...






 
crimzy

crimzy

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Originally Posted by crimzy
http:///forum/post/2963323
I finally got around to scraping algae last night... only took 2 grueling hours.
I also made some other progress too as I got my other two MH light bulbs and got those suckers on timers too. These shots are with all 4 fired up, which is only for about 3 hours per day. As you can see I have different spectrum bulbs in different parts of the tank. I also bought a phosban reactor and am running it with carbon. Enjoy and let me know your thoughts...








Thanks.
Page 9 bump for the new pics.
 
adee

adee

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what a beautiful setup!!! i had no idea you could house lions with rays, i thought they were a no-no.. will your sting ray outgrow that tank? it looks soo big lol
 
crimzy

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2963911
Tank looks great Crimzy,What a transformation from a great big scratched up plastic rectangle to a beautiful aquarium.

Thanks... actually truth be told, it's still got a lot of scratches that I couldn't buff out. But when the acrylic is clean, you can't see the scratches unless you go right up to the tank.
Originally Posted by ADEE
http:///forum/post/2963888
what a beautiful setup!!! i had no idea you could house lions with rays, i thought they were a no-no.. will your sting ray outgrow that tank? it looks soo big lol
Thanks... generally speaking, most suggest that this is not a good match. A lot of people believe that lions will accidentally sting the ray as it brushes over them. But I've had lions for over 20 years now and have never seen them sting other fish. These have been together for about 3 years with no issues. In fact, when the rays swim over or even brush along the top of the lion, the lion always lowers his spines. This is just a situation that has always worked for me.
 
adee

adee

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Originally Posted by crimzy
http:///forum/post/2964040
Thanks... generally speaking, most suggest that this is not a good match. A lot of people believe that lions will accidentally sting the ray as it brushes over them. But I've had lions for over 20 years now and have never seen them sting other fish. These have been together for about 3 years with no issues. In fact, when the rays swim over or even brush along the top of the lion, the lion always lowers his spines. This is just a situation that has always worked for me.
thats awesome that it worked so well, growing up i always wanted a lion fish but had pretty much nitched the idea when we found out the ray and the lion werent safe together. glad to hear it works for you, thats awesome about your lion lowering its spines
 
crimzy

crimzy

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Originally Posted by King_Neptune
http:///forum/post/2964316
any plans to convert to the reef side of the force? what an amazing reef display you could have!!
What I have is somewhat of a hybrid. You can't really tell much from the pics but I have GSP, zoos, shrooms, kenya tree, various polyps and a leather coral in my tank. The first pic shows one side of the tank, with some of these things. I really would like to add some corals that will do well with my stock list that will bring some "pop" to my rock structures. I have considered a clam but it's a risk with my CB.
Reefers... any advice on some brightly colored, hardy corals that would do well in my tank???
 
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