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    Our 45g cube

    Ok, so we started this thread in July of last year so it was completely lost. Seeing as how I liked this build thread I figured I would just start it over and you guys will get a super fast roughly one year build. I looked into malulu's method but it only returned about 2 pages of the 17 page thread. Also I think I can do this is about a half hour.

    Onto the actual build:
    45g non drilled tank
    Standard stand
    Aqua C remora HOB skimmer
    CPR HOB fuge
    Aquatinics TX5 5 bulb t5 (bulbs back to front ATI blue+, ATI aquablue, ATI purple, Ati aquablue, ATI blue+)
    MP40 (turned down obviously) was put in to replace mp20
    BRS Dual reactor (added down the line) running rox carbon and BRS GFO pellets
    Marine magic dual doser (added down the line) dosing alk 8.3 an calcion both from Brightwell

    Live rock was all cycled and added from our 20g tank so it is now three years old. Clean up crew is a motley assortment of nassarius snails, chestnut nassarius snails (big suckers), ceriths, nerites, trochus, blue legged hermits and scarlet hermits. There are also some emerald crabs running around in there to help combat our fight with bubble algae. They will be removed when this tank is moved hopefully shortly.

    Corals: From every category, LPS, SPS, zoas, and NPS. Honestly too many to list out as many of you know and will see in the pictures. SPS is probably at least 50% of the tank and doing well.

    Fish: (None of these guys are over 2 inches and we have zero aggression so far)
    Pair of spawning mandarins (trained onto frozen for 2 years plus)
    Pair of picasso clowns
    Four barnacle blennies
    Pair of bangaii cardinals (tank raised we got them as babies)
    Sunburst Anthia
    Helfrichi Firefish
    ORA gold assesor basslet
    Yasha goby
    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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    Re: Our 45g cube

    Picture time:
    This was what the tank looked like upon setup, we used cycled live rock and Dr. Tims for an instant cycle.
    Filled with water and rock




    FRAG TIME!!!!





    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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    Re: Our 45g cube

    Random frag pictures from the beginning:









    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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    I skipped over a bunch of stuff but that should at least give you guys an idea.
    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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    Re: Our 45g cube

    My they grow up so fast. That felt like a ride in a time machine. Nice save on the thread by the way!

    Bob
    Life is supposed to get easier as you get older. I must be getting younger!

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    Re: Our 45g cube

    Looking great Mike. I see your corkscrew coral is "corkscrewing" again.
    Point Pleasant

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    Re: Our 45g cube

    Quote Originally Posted by GregW
    Looking great Mike. I see your corkscrew coral is "corkscrewing" again.
    Yeah we think it is a flow related thing, not sure. It is actually tuned 90 degrees and is shooting off to the side now but in a nice corkscrew fasion.
    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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    Re: Our 45g cube

    Took a bunch of pics yesterday so here goes some more:
    Frag rack:



    I call this one SPS garden:

    Hulk Chalice:

    Anthia:

    Cardinal:

    FTS:


    New really cool frag:
    12G JBJ 45g cube and 57g rimless

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