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rebelprettyboy

rebelprettyboy

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Originally Posted by fcatch76
http:///forum/post/2781374
ok, its official..
2 heads Hammer
2 heads Frogspawn
2 heads torch
On their way!! That was a tough sell to the wife....
..alot of begging!
See i helped u out w who to talk to! What do I get for the prize? lol jk
Cant wait to see them in ur amazin tank!
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2781383
See i helped u out w who to talk to! What do I get for the prize? lol jk
Cant wait to see them in ur amazin tank!
rebel, as I said before you guys are the greatest, I would have begged my LFS and overpaid like you can't imagine for just the frogspawn. Don't get me wrong, local shop needs the patronage adn they have been decent to me. However, the deal nwdyr gave me..I paid less w/ next day shipping for all three for what my LFS would have charged me for the Frog!
 
nissan577

nissan577

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congrats man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant wait for the new frags your getting. love nwdyr frags. wish i can get my hand on some
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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thanks everyone, and a thank you to subielover who also sent me to nwdyr. You guys are the best!!
I'm prepping all the water for tomorrow so the tank will be ready by Tuesday. Pics will follow all steps!!
 
subielover

subielover

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Ooh, went with all three huh, sounds great. I can't wait to see them in your tank, glad nwydr could help you out
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2781918
Ooh, went with all three huh, sounds great. I can't wait to see them in your tank, glad nwydr could help you out

yeah, you know how it goes, when in doubt buy it all..

I felt there had to be something living in the 14g setup. Also, putting clove polyps we bought some time ago. Our lawnmower kept trying to pull algae off of them and was ripping them right off the mat/ rock. So I threw them into the refuguim and they are doing great! Actually two baby polyps are growing as we speak.
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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all went well, we were up til 11PM tweaking the flow and watching the tank...I'm at work now so I'll post pics later this afternoon while acclimating the new corals.
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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alright you talked me into it. Since I brought the camera to work to show my guys.
Getting the water ready:

Before we start:

Semo (we call him Monster) helping me get ready:

The St. Thomas rock:


Plumbing finished:

The view from the top of 29:

Another view of plumbing:

The clove polyps that were residing in the fuge:


And that's it, just needed to adjust the valves to match the flow, make a hole in the siphon for a siphon break and voila. Took me about 4 hours to prep the tank, fill the tank, run the plumbing and then move the LR from the 29 and fuge (along with the clove polyps). After then checked the parameters and did some more testing. The other valve you see with nothing attached is for water changes, think of a bleed line.
Now I'm ready for the hammer, torch and frogspawn!! Enjoy and please elt me know what you think. In the future it will probably change fro 1/2" line to 1/4" due to pressure.
 
spanko

spanko

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Originally Posted by fcatch76
http:///forum/post/2780546
checking over the tank this evening and noticed that the Xenia already split onto a nearby rock. 3 days..
, boy this stuff really does spread!
If you don't know already this stuff will overtake your tank quickly. And if it does you have to be very diligent in getting rid of it. If you cut it off any rock whatever is left no matter how small will regrow. Nice stuff but I have seen tanks where it has become the dominant coral and the reefer has cursed himself for ever putting it in the tank.
Just a heads up.
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2784194
If you don't know already this stuff will overtake your tank quickly. And if it does you have to be very diligent in getting rid of it. If you cut it off any rock whatever is left no matter how small will regrow. Nice stuff but I have seen tanks where it has become the dominant coral and the reefer has cursed himself for ever putting it in the tank.
Just a heads up.
Thanks Spanko, I knew it would do this but the wife wanted it..and you know how that goes..
. But yes, I will be very diligent keeping it under control or diligently asking you guys for help keeping it under control..
 
nissan577

nissan577

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really nice fcatch
i would like to do it as well. its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. keep us updated man. i wanna know whats gonna happend next
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

Member
Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2784565
really nice fcatch
i would like to do it as well. its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol. keep us updated man. i wanna know whats gonna happend next
I was hoping the euphyllia frags came but...
. I pm'd nwdyr to see if he shipped next day.
 
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