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got pics today

thank you! these rascals are very mistake sensitive (dont go off and leave heater unplugged for two days in winter) lol but other than that they are pretty stable and these are supposed to be long...

this tank is still going, here's an hd vid of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wGDrWIbM4

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I think the bowl has an indefinite biological lifespan its all about luck with the home ac, tank heater etc

the reefbowl was a few years old even before the thread...

top down view of the bowl

coral allelopathy has stopped even among acanthastrea and montipora, and montipora vs duncan, the polyps actually touch now with no war. The study of stimulus negation of...

the reefbowl is still alive. coral banded shrimp, gold var, in for four years. sps frags are commonly fragged off not ever any real profit but at least it exports biomass. this vase grew 5...

the best part of a big tank is the fish!

I should say though in defense of small reefs that the problem with that water change above is that you let nutrients store up in the system then disturbed it all.

if you start the system...

obviously I don't mean press and hold the fire to the rock, you quick pass it and get a mass dieoff its harmless to the undersurface. the rock is so wet and nonconductive that after you try it,...

getting twenty responses is the tough part of a reef forum lol enjoy your information cherry picking lol

those are excellent origins for the algae. my thoughts were that unless you were going to...

this will fix your tank...
the 6-9 month mark is a challenge, most picos wreck with algae at this point and you have a chance to save yours

this is only one way to fix it, but there is no other...

found em
this shows the breadown in design

hey thanks for stopping in freshwater planted was my first go round and they are even simpler than the marine, nearly hands off.

Somewhere on the web I'll find again some pics of freshwater...

Amazon did you know I was stunned by the quality of your work just posted on that pic great job we are rare

Ashley that was nice of you to welcome so many months ago are you still around>

just updating tank, running well and is an example of long term use in a pico that uses complete, not partial water...

Guys I just wanted to chime in, this is called a bobbit worm the species is eunice this will help in further web searches. What I call bristle worms are genus hermodice...you can google eunicids,...

i really thank you for stopping in! every light I have is a taken down galaxy light you are correct, they are cheap and the 50 50 bulbs i get from aquaticeco.com keep them perfect. one key element to...

here are some laser-clear sps tabletop pics of acropora growth for two years in the palmtop sealed tank. This is table top acropora growth at 3 inches in diameter, smallest table top you'll find...

lol on the 21 ml tank Im thinking people might think im trying to do ridiculous things but i promise these are an experiment in bare bones approaches and the shapes and sizes of the tanks aren't just...

here are many more pics of picos

i personally love asterina stars. i think they get a bad rap and are pinned for other bad reef behavior, all ive ever seen them do is eat detritus harmlessly. I keep about 15 in the bowl reef above...

thats great once you employ some type of evaporation management all sizes are possible and I really like your list of animal experience in your signature. nice to meet you all
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more pics to show various show systems

thank you for watching. you'd be surpised how easy these are to keep. Once something is this small and has been worked out, it's more repeatable than any larger tank because the variables start to...

here's a vid of the first pico reefs that were a gallon and below with aged coralline proof. some may have seen it but some haven't and this vid I made recently was a compilation of old footage nice...