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Can we get some pitcherz in this beesh... Jeez.

 

Fine! Here!

 

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:lol:

 

Pre-cleaning. You can see the salt drip down the front from when I have my MP10 turned up to 11. 150x turnover in a 10gallon gets pretty wicked.

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Sand not green/brown ;) just cleaned tank, rearranged a bit, placed new corals. I'll give all the debris a few hours to filter out and then snap a shot. Maybe my new corals will be open by then, too. I always stir up the sand a bit and blow off rocks when I clean the tank, then add a filter sock with some carbon in the bottom.

 

Holy turnover, HD!

 

I only turn it all the way up for an hour or two every once in awhile. :lol: I normally leave it around 1/4-1/3 power, which I estimate is closer to 50x turnover. My fish go insane, they appear to enjoy it.

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Pictures galore

 

Full tank... spoonful of cyclopeeze off to the side.

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Candy cane... not very happy. Flesh started receding on a few heads after the sand-dive, but I think I stopped it. Looks like it'll be fine, but I'm not holding out hope for the two heads that are all misshapen. Kinda wanna cut em off anyway for being ugly.

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New corals... Blue Sympodium and lunar eclipse zoas yanked out of the bargain bin. Take note, cheap ass freebie beggars.

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Better pic of the blue sympodium

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Duncan... I thought it only had 12 heads a few days ago. Apparently it's up to 18-19 including the newest buds.

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that sympodium is awesome--nice tank, I enjoy the minimalism and it not being an other 'the ocean vomited a rainbow of corals in my tank' (like my tank lol)

 

the ADA is appropriate

 

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Thanks everyone. I was pretty excited about the sympodium. I think it'll look pretty awesome as it starts to cover the bottom of that left rock. I haven't decided on a final resting place for the zoas. I'll let them grow out a bit until I decide.

 

My plans have definitely changed a bit since I first started the tank. I've never liked that "ocean vomited coral" look all over the tank, so my plan has always been a select few corals grown out into large colonies. I'm slowly leaning away from SPS because I can't mesh most of their growth structures to naturally follow the flow of the rock. I still have an idea or two up my sleeve for placement of a nice tabling acro tho.

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I'm slowly leaning away from SPS because I can't mesh most of their growth structures to naturally follow the flow of the rock.

Stupid nature.... <_<

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Bah! You did it. That picture of the tank looks too awesome for me not to take up this project next. Either ADA or a custom rimless 10 - 15 gal w/ sump for my computer desk. Shouldn't have clicked the thread.. lol.

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Bah! You did it. That picture of the tank looks too awesome for me not to take up this project next. Either ADA or a custom rimless 10 - 15 gal w/ sump for my computer desk. Shouldn't have clicked the thread.. lol.

 

:lol: Thanks. There's definitely just something special looking about ADA style tanks. Can't beat the attention to detail that the construction adds to the total look.

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I love where the water level is set on this tank. I assume you've never had a problem with any bit running over the sides? Like when the mp10 goes from 30% to full blast or whatever.

 

Or how about working in the tank with your hands. Does it displace enough water to send it over the edge?

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A little bit drips in one or two places on high, not a substantial amount of water tho. Like a dribble every few days.

 

Sticking my hand in is fine. The water goes into the overflow. I just gotta stick it in slow and gentle lol

 

It's basically as high as it can possibly be. Ideally, I'll probably make it just an eighth or a quarter in lower in the future.

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I was about to ##### about the coralline growing on my glass faster than before but then realized it's been two months since i scrapped the damn glass. -_- ugh

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