My New Tank!

drewsta

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If all you do is look at your aquarium you may never be a coral trader but come on you know where to look

Slick but still a violation of site policy.
 

lubeck

Active Member
clever!!! you may want to reconsider about the 10k bulbs. ihave 10's and the corals do grow but... not as fast as you think. i would try 12's or 14's that way yoiur in the middle. the 10's... most name brands are quit yellow. it wiil be a huge color difference if you don't have blue acntics. IMO.
 

bojik

Member
Originally Posted by Drewsta
Well here are a few pics of my tank today I did some reorganizing and got about 25Lbs of lr I also had an interesting hitch hiker on one of my rocks (a Lunare wrasse) Here are some pics enjoy

A nice freebie saved some cash that way ;).
 

drewsta

Active Member
Well my last blonde naso died because he wouldn't eat I got him on discount because he was really thin and wasn't eating. Well I went back to that same pet store and told them about the tang and my wasted $30 in food trying to get him to eat so they ordered this guy for me for free :happyfish He even has his streamers
He is so awesome. What does everyone think? ***)
 

drewsta

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Oh btw I got him yesterday and put an algea sheet soaked in garlic for him and he devoured it in about 2 min!!! YAY HE'S EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

shu-perman

Member
Originally Posted by Drewsta
This is me standing right next to this freakin thing I wish I wish I would have got a shorter tank

Using a couple small step ladders(easily stored in closet) and a plank (ie 2x12) you can create scaffold system to get your feet up high enough to be able to reach into the tank and also move from side to side.....just a thought
 

drewsta

Active Member
Originally Posted by Shu-perman
Using a couple small step ladders(easily stored in closet) and a plank (ie 2x12) you can create scaffold system to get your feet up high enough to be able to reach into the tank and also move from side to side.....just a thought
Well I bought a 3 step stool and I can reach in better now but the problem still remains my arms are 2 short no matter how I try and look at it, also once I get to the third step i can't see in the tank because i'm looking somewhat down into the water, I think i'm just going to buy a scuba mask and wet suit and sit in there to clean it
 

puffer32

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Yeah we had to get a mini ladder, same problem you have, can't touch the bottom, gotta invest in a good pair of tank tongs, we have a cheapie plastic one but they don't grasp vewry well
 

unsung

Member
That is such a beautiful tank! You'll def. have years of good times with that one! Keep me updated with the progress of it, I would love to know.
 

monalisa

Active Member
Originally Posted by Drewsta
This is me standing right next to this freakin thing I wish I wish I would have got a shorter tank

Drewsta,
I know your pain...I'm only 5'2 and I have a 37gal tall. When I did a major coraline algea scraping from the front of my glass last weekend, I had some pretty colorful bruises on my arms from reaching in to get the bottom stuff...not to mention the aching back afterwards.
It was WELL worth the effort, but I don't remember cursing that much in one day...save for today when I had a REALLY crappy day at work ( :mad: )
Almost forgot to mention though...REALLY great tank you've got there. I WOULD put my SCUBA gear on to clean that puppy!!

Lisa :happyfish
 

drewsta

Active Member
Thank you for the compliments I am trying to get some more corals this week or next but I will post some pics when I do. Thank you all again for the kind words any ideas or suggestions just shout out
 

jelezoglo

Member
Hey Drewsta.....great tank, it looks awesome...btw I was really happy when I saw a familiar name on DFWMAS. I am pretty new to the hobby and this site has pretty much consumed my down time (not that much down time 2 yr and 2 mo old boys...
:scared: ). But my husband in constantly on the DFW site and we found you there. See ya
 
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