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Alright, I set up this tank on 4/3/2009 and have not done a whole lot since the initial modifications but it is starting to look fairly nice. The whole modding thing was a total pain in the @$$ but it turned out alright. I made a false wall from the bottom of a mixing tub because home depot didn't have black acrylic or any black sheets of plastic... Anyway, I'm learning now that silicone doesn't stick to the plastic :angry: The light i put in it is a current sunpaq 2-32 watt pc fixture and i happen to be very happy with the growth and color I'm getting with it but im thinking about an upgrade... lol

 

Here it is when I first set it up

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(4/23/20090

I ended up changing the rock scape, adding chaeto to the fuge, and taking out the crushed coral and replacing it with live sand

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(6/9/2009)

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And now (8/24/2009)

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Thanks for looking!

More pics and info to come :closedeyes:

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I have a pair of sailfin belnnies for fish. This is the male.

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The two of them.

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And the male again. I'm yet to get a picture of him with his fin up. Its so cool when he does it though.

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Some zoas

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I love this flower anemone

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And an interesting top down shot of one of my gorgonians

 

Thanks Joe!

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Sweet gorgs. Must be a pain to maintain water quality with all of the feedings.

 

Where did you pick up that flower nem? I like.

 

It's been a while since I've seen a modded eclipse, but I have to say, you did a great job.

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Sweet gorgs. Must be a pain to maintain water quality with all of the feedings.

 

Where did you pick up that flower nem? I like.

 

It's been a while since I've seen a modded eclipse, but I have to say, you did a great job.

 

Actually, I only feed them once a week because they get like 95% of their nutrition from light (I only get photosynthetic ones)

 

Like the purple one, In a month of not feeding it it grew about 1/2 an inch.

The flower anemone is from sealifeinc.net (green and white stripped flower anemone)

I asked for a small one.

 

And thanks!

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Awesome tank man. I too have an eclipse 6 lying around..ive been eyeing it up to mod it for something. Yours was truly inspiring..perhaps Ill give it a go. Looks great man!

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Paleoreef103

Looks good! I think I remember the planning stages of this one. Glad it's going well. Are you using a pair of Maxijet 606s?

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-Paleoreef103- Thanks, Im actually using two Rio 120s, they're great!

 

-PIPS- Lol, it was only ten bucks.

 

-Curly Joe Reefer- Thanks! They grow like crazy too.

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Ah, see, I never got in to Gorgs enough to know which where photosynthetic and which where'nt. They really add to the tank.

 

Don't ask me why, but I think you need Duncans. They would just stand out and look awesome in comparison to the rest of your live stock.

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Ah, see, I never got in to Gorgs enough to know which where photosynthetic and which where'nt. They really add to the tank.

 

Don't ask me why, but I think you need Duncans. They would just stand out and look awesome in comparison to the rest of your live stock.

 

Haha, maybe if the opportunity arises I will add some to my tank :lol:

 

Gorgonians are starting to become some of my favorite corals. The ones I'm keeping seem to be doing very well under their current lighting. I made frags of the purple one and they have all grown noticeably since i made them.

 

Also, this was a hh that i got on my lr and I've noticed that it has grown substantially since i first noticed it.

I asked around and people said it might be hidden cup coral awhile ago. I'm a little skeptical. Any ideas? (It has a piece of dead chaeto in it's mouth)

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It used to be one polyp.

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eclipse tanks would actually sell better if that was the new design LOL

 

but they would cost soooooo much more. Damn thing was hard to make!

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pimp4cheddar

Very nice looking tank!

 

I'm not understanding fully...did you create the black wall?

 

I've never seen an eclipse with that wall...

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-got2envy- Haha thanks, that's pretty much what i did. I had the eclipse sitting around for two years!

 

-pimp4cheddar- Yep, I made the false wall and took the stock filtration out. Now I'm just running filter floss and chaeto

 

-Gerber77- I'm happy to hear that! That was kinda one of my goals as far as the looks of the tank.

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So I'm debating on what i want for shrimp in this tank. I was thinking bumblebee shrimp but decided i don't want to buy a shrimp i will rarely see. So i think i will wait.

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Haha I knew someone would say that! Idk i was actually thinking a Pederson Cleaner Shrimp - Periclimenes pedersoni or a White Spot Anemone Shrimp - Periclimenes brevicarpalis. At the moment, sealifeinc.net has both. I was also thinking i could get a pistol shrimp. I made the sand bed deep in the first place because i wanted to get a shrimp goby and pistol pair. But that didnt work out.

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