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Here is the next project waiting in the wings- a 90 gallon reef ready Oceanic . This is my first reef ready tank so I am quite excited. We are going to condense the 46 gallon and 16 gallon tanks into the 90. It doesn't have the "status" in my head of a 120 gallon like we had wanted, but the only...

Thanks! My girlfriend asked if I was going to break this tank down since we just bought a 90 gallon (I'm going to start that thread) and are going to condense the 46 gallon and 16 gallon bows into it. I was quite emphatic when I told her NO!! Even if I decide to bail out of this hobby again and...

Here is a long overdue update on the 7 gallon minibow. I have strayed quite far from my original plan to keep this tank simple. Since the last posting, I replaced the previous Aquaclear powerheads with a pair on Nano Koralias. The flow is just right. The only problem I'm having with them is they...

Any time I had a problem with it, it was due to a lack of flow. I would first suction out what I could with a turkey baster to prevent blowing the stuff around. Once I increased the flow in both situations it never reared its ugly head again. Ugh, I probably just jinxed myself :-X

Great use of space. I would have never thought about designing a canopy like that. I would have plopped the tank in the center of the stand and have wasted space on both sides of the tank. Very nice.

LOL! Never thought of it that way- a whole family of fish in hiding ;D I'm kinda concerned about his sudden appearance however. Today his is not acting like a goby should. He's out in the open and clinging to equipment instead of reefy objects. He did eat this morning but I'm still concerned by...

Very nice upgrade!! I wanted to hang a light over the 7 gallon minibow but I've been banned from putting any more holes in the ceiling or walls :P

Here's my newest addition to the 16 gallon bowfront. After the first night of being able to find him no matter where he was , the next 6 days were very frustrating. With no trace of him I eventually wrote him off as being a victim of carpet surfing. I searched all over the carpet for evidence...

Wow!! Looks like a photograph taken with a micron microscope. Excellent shot!

Wow!! If my old 72 even closely resembled yours I don't think I would have left the hobby for 2 years. Looks great. Eric

If you go to Melevsreef.com and click on his sump section, he provides step by step directions/pictures on how to cut out the side panel of the stand to fit a sump under an existing setup. I once cut the center brace on a 72 bowfront stand. I would not have noticed a change in the level of the...

I wish I could have enjoyed Sunday's gorgeous weather more than I did. Once again I spent the day asking myself "Why do I subject myself to this?" Besides the aforementioned Fiddler's Elbow and Iron Bridge (I had to push my bike up both) another road joins my dreaded list. For those of you who...

Besides spending all my money on reefing I also enjoy punishing myself with 100 mile bicycle rides. For those of you who live in northwestern NJ, are you familiar with either of these roads and how they heck do you drive on them during winter storms?? I live in Ocean County and I am hard pressed...

Here's an update to the Pygmy Angel/Royal Gramma battle royale. Finally got home at a decent hour tonight so I could see my tank while the lights were still on. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Cherub going about his business as if there was no danger lurking in the reef. I watched for a...

I know the frustration- trying to find an open swimming fish for a rather small environment. Until recently I was a fan of the 6 line wrasse, but one morning he decided to give my Purple Firefish a hard time and hasn't let up since. Why is it every fish I owned previously has decided to act...

Hmmmmmm....a big falco hawkfish you say ;D Actually I'm beginning to think along the line of "It's the devil you know." Up until know the Royal Gramma was perfectly behaved. Like you said Carlo, the Pygmy is seen as encroaching on the Royal's "space" and his similar coloring could explain why...

Several years ago I had both fish in a 72 bowfront and both were the perfect tankmates. This tank is a 46, which may have something to due with the quarreling. Tonight when I came home from work, the Royal Gramma seemed to be tolerating the Cherub a bit more. This conclusion based on the fact...

Not the answers I wanted to hear. Sigh.....that's what I get for feeling sorry for the old guy. He came with a tank set up that I bought earlier this summer and judging by the markings on his face, he looked kinda old and I felt bad that he was being evicted from his old home and I didn't want...

Why is it you always seem to have the answer until it happens to you? I recently bought a pygmy angel and put him in a tank with a Royal Gramma (amongst others). Up until now, the Royal Gramma, whom appeared long in the tooth based on his appearance hasn't bothered any of his other tankmates. I...

I've been having problems as well.