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Sorry about your sexies, Sue. I bought three in Cookville a couple weeks ago. They're doing fine so far. Probably have more now. I left one all by itself :( They were 22.95 each! Tank looks nice :)

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Sexies are fun little things, aren't they? :)

 

They are awesome. I am so glad you got me started wanting some.

 

Sorry about your sexies, Sue. I bought three in Cookville a couple weeks ago. They're doing fine so far. Probably have more now. I left one all by itself :( They were 22.95 each! Tank looks nice :)

 

Thanks! One was not well when I got her & would not eat from the start. The other one made it about a week. This one had done fine & is growing! If I can't find it, all I have to do is clean the glass & she is out there looking for a hand out. :D $22.95! Weets & I did get a deal! I won't make you feel bad by telling you that we paid less than that for all 3.

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Sue sorry about the shrimp. Tank looks great. Love the water fall. Good Luck in the contest. I wonder if green tanks will have an advantage for St Pat.'s Day.

 

Thanks! I am not too surprised. They went through several steps to get here. I am thankful one survived. All 3 of Weeties are still fine. Mine had an extra step from hers. That last one must have done it.

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I titled my tank Re-Creation Station because I was taking my QT tank that was a mess, cleaning it up & using it to downsize my prop tank per my hubby’s request.

 

We decided to go with a 10g display fuge on a raised platform that would waterfall into the prop tank so you could see the macro algae above the rock ledges that the frags are on. I used rubble for most of the frags to keep things low budget as well as blending in with the natural feel. It has been a fun project & has pulled hubby in. The waterfall is so soothing to have in the room.

Here is my list of expenses

 

10g tank-- Free

Live Rock-- Free

Heater-- Free (used equipment laying around w/a value <$15)

Sump Heater-- Free (used equipment laying around w/a value <$15)

Current Power Compact 50/50 Light-Used-On sale at Dr. Foster for $62.99 so $47.17

Mini-Aqua Light-Used-$31.99 @ DFS so $23.99

Sump Tank-$10.99

2 Maxi-Jet 400-Used & under $15-Free

Elite Mini pump Under $15-Free

 

Stock

3 orange skirt brown small zoas $3

1 green paly $1

5 Aqua Palys $5

1 Mini Carpets $13

Codium $5

Pink & Green Encrusting Gorgonian $10

3 Bright Green Zoas $3

5 Clove polyps $5

5 Awesome Eagle Eyes Zoos $5

4 Navy Blue Zoos $10

Combo Dk blue w/green skirts & gray with orange skirts zoas $22

Pink w/white mouth zoas $25

Rock with 2 kinds of daisy polyps $15

Horizons $10

Lighter orange skirts zoas $10

Tubbs Blues $20

White dot Star Polyps $5

Rainbows? $10

 

CUC

2 Nassarius Snails-$1.20

1 Bumblebee Snail $2.00

4 Blue Leg Hermits $1.12

10 Ceriths $2.80

30 Dwarf Ceriths (half free) $1.65

Sexy Shrimp $6

1 Peppermint Shrimp $6

 

1 Hermit free from C7

 

Total so far--$263.92

 

In the Beginning (Before shot)

Tank with something beside crud in it per the rules. :D

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10:30 PM The tank contents are formless and void & darkness is on the face of the deep. :D Adding fresh SW. (See thread for the whole creation account.)

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1 month FTS

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Sump finally finished & first macros added

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Side shot so you can see sump set up.

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Nov. FTS

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Dec FTS

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Jan FTS

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Feb FTS

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shot of the sump with the front light off to get rid of reflection. It doesn't do that IRL! :huh:

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Final FTS 3-17-09

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Tank Video so you can hear waterfall taken before rock re-structure

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Frag ledge

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Close ups

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TH TH THat's all folks! Good luck everyone!

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Sorry about your sexies, Sue. I bought three in Cookville a couple weeks ago. They're doing fine so far. Probably have more now. I left one all by itself :( They were 22.95 each! Tank looks nice :)

 

Hey! I didn't know there was a fish store in cookeville?! Is it nice? I'll be at Tennessee Tech next year and I would be so thrilled if there was a lfs that was close.

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PM Cliff about it. I haven't been there or the ones in Nashville. There are a couple of good ones in Knoxville that I go to.

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Great stuff Sue!

 

How do you get anything done with that soothing, relaxing, calming water fall...going....on in the...background z zzzzzz -_-

 

:lol:

 

Good luck Susan! Enjoyed following along. :)

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Ya know! For a guy with a screen name of Needreefunds, he sure don't act like it.

 

Look what I got today just cuz he likes me!

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I took the middle rock out in the fuge which was planned before these arrived to expose more sand bed. Now look what I have.

 

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I will play with arrangement when things attach good. Codium is now on the right.

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