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Old 01-02-2011, 07:44 PM
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New year, new photos!



So the sodium hydroxide does an excellent job of killing majanos and aiptasia but they're still popping up all over the place. I killed another 20 or so yesterday and still see more. Some are very tiny and easy to miss, others are in completely unaccessible areas. For some reason aiptasia seem to really like growing on my clams, which makes them fairly easy to remove.

Other than that not much new, stuff is growing. I replaced the MH bulbs the other day with Ushio 10K (same as before). Its amazing the color temperature difference. These ones are so nice and white, I didn't realize how yellowy the old ones were and they were only at 10 months.

The fish are all doing well, surprising as I've neglected the tank fairly badly and sometimes they only get fed every other day. They're all pretty fat though so its not like they can't skip a feeding but I feel guilty and my new years resolution is to not forget about them so often.

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Wow what a difference a few months can make, the tank looks fabulous.
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The tank is lookin' great. Good photos too!
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You sure do have a lot of corals!! Tank looks mighty fine..
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Looking good Christy. Didn't take you long to fill that tank up eh? Nice growth.
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Colours are looking great. You have some really sizeable 'frags' on that frag rack of yours!
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Looking good Christy. Didn't take you long to fill that tank up eh?
lol, ya i know. sad eh?

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Colours are looking great. You have some really sizeable 'frags' on that frag rack of yours!
those large ones are actually doubles of corals. sometimes i buy small stuff, then when it grows out i discover i already have it. since real estate is at a premium, it lives on the frag rack before going to someone elses house (these ones have been patiently waiting for brad). theres lots of other small stuff on there that i'm growing out some so it doesnt get lost in the tank

thanks for the compliments guys, other than the persistent cyano, majanos and aiptasia, i'm pretty happy with the tank these days
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(these ones have been patiently waiting for brad).
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Wow!.....tank looks awesome Christy! and the pics are saweet too!.....I really like that sps in the first pic.....do you have an ID for it?
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