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    two year update

    my 120 gal. fowlr turned softie/lps tank is at the two year mark. lost a few "easy" corals, but overall everything is going fine. sumpless, hob RO skimmer, two Jebao powerheads.
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    my first nem

    finally got the courage to add a nem. I always worried about poisoning my tank. I got this for dirt cheap so I thought I'd take a chance. I assume it's a Haddoni. first pic is a few hours after I added it to my 120 gal. softie/lps reef. second pic is after three days. I wanted to know if it...
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    is it or isn't it?

    added this guy to my dt from qt two days ago. heniochus diphreutes, I'm hoping and not an acuminatus. I have softies and lps and prefer to keep them. so far it eats like a pig and acclimated to the tank and other fish. doesn't even seem to notice the coral. can someone confirm. I hate to think...
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    18 months in

    update on my 120 gal. softie/lps reef. lost a few "easy" corals and added a few. just sitting back now and letting everything grow. still a few spots left for new pieces. trying to decide which to add. any ideas? I'm retired so none of the super expensive coral.
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    Sea Escapes

    anyone been to Sea Escapes in So. Elgin? my grandson was just hired for his first job and I'm going to have to make a trip there. their web site shows what looks like a pretty nice place.
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    why sps

    just wondering why there is so much more interest in sps. they are harder to care for and need more and better equipment. never seem to see anything but sps dominated tanks of the month. most have a mix of lps, but few if any softie except for super expensive zoa's. why does it seem that most...
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    no more room

    running out of rock to mount anymore coral. 120 gal. softie/lps. no sump and no dosing.
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    I love softies

    and a couple of lps. my fowlr turned softie after eight months. still a work in progress. 120 gal. sumpless.
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    slowly coming along

    decided to convert my 120 gal. wild discus tank to a fowlr last August. I was pretty happy but it just seemed to be missing something. due to severe back problems I do not run a sump. hob skimmer, two Jeboa power heads, 150 lbs of live rock and 80 lbs of sand. fish are: one spot foxface...
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    I'm thinking

    hey everyone. my name is Danny and like the title says, I'm thinking of going to the dark side. right now I have a 120 gal. Amazon biotope. I had 8 wild discus, 20 lemon tetras, and 6 cories. everything was great for 3 years. discus went from 3" to 7". then problems hit. I began losing one fish...
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