Went by the PetClub tonight since Dave called and said they got some cool saltwater stuff in. Picked up 6 Green Chromis, 2 huge astrea snails and a small Haitian anemone for the tank. Dave's holding a marbled version of a banded cat shark for me pending my water params.. until I figure out how I want...

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So I've decided to make a new category for my Fish Tanks .. haven't decided if I want to make a category for each tank, or just lump them together, so for now, it's one big pile. If I get the time, or start doing a lot of work on one or two in particular, I may split them out. I'd really like to have...

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Lost my new lion fish this past week when the heater cracked - eel made it fine. Urchin lost some of its spines, snail and serpent star seem to be fine. I bought a new heater, but instead decided to put a penguin filter on the back instead of the millenium - it has the heater as part of the filter, so...

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Ordered a new pump for the reef sump a while back - just got around to replumbing it.. not any major work, but my protein skimmer and UV sterlizier are in the loop again after about 7 months of being off.. I'm sure it contributed to the cyano outbreak! I'll get the specs on the pump and a few pics up...

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I'm starting to rebuild my nGallery photo album in CS, and have quite a few pics up now. As referenced in my last post, here's a pic of my puffer that recently passed. Other pics are at: http://dsaxman.com/photos/ I haven't had time to update the skin or put a "Photos" tab up top. Also you...

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