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Hi all! Moved to Salisbury, Md. about 2 years ago and sold off my semi-custom Finnex tank back in Texas. Have been lurking on the site, and reefcentral and can't help but it, but I wanna get back in the life!

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Welcome, you should become a member. As a member you have access to the for sale and want to buy section. It will be the best $20 you will spend getting back into the hobby.

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I was wondering where that section went. I actually joined this forum in 2009, and I thought i remembered a marketplace section...I will definitely do that.

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I would also urge you to join us, it will be well worth the money! Sent you a PM as well.

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I used to live in Salisbury when I went to school there. Welcome back to the hobby. I think that Pacific East Aquaculture will become your best friend!

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  • 8 months later...

ok update time. i got a biocube 14 setup with ecoxotic leds and let the tank run, i have learned through many, many trials and uh oh moments to take it slow. i let the tank age and began buying frags from my local store, pac east aquaculture, things were progressing nicely. i got an opportunity to move back to nova and bam now i am back in f'burg. bad news is that today my tank sprung a leak. good news, gives me time to try a new build. i will be resealing tonite and rescaping this weekend. i am also planning on adding more leds. i have 2 12k panorama modules and a blue/magenta stunner. the color is crisp white. its nice, but i want more blue to make the coral pop. so i think i will be adding 2 445nm stunners and switching the combo stunner for a 403nm uv strip.

 

the sad tank...

 

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Sorry to hear about the leak, but you know this also means you could go bigger. . . nothing makes an aquarium look better than more corals and fish ;)

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haha. i do want to go bigger. i think a 50 breeder would be great. but not in the cards for me at this point.

 

i already resealed the biocube last nite. i used black silicone from aqueon. so i could possibly refill tonite, but i'm gonna wait. i will water test tomorrow afternoon and leave it for 24 hours. i am also putting together an epoxied sandbed. they call it a false/fake sandbed, but i don't know why-its real sand...i dunno. but yeah, its gonna be awesome.

 

also gonna use a single totoka branch for my main lr formation with a small clam island. 

 

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here is a look at the clam island. it is roughly the diameter of a baseball with a central ridge and and a depression on each side. i plan to attach two maximas. i took a ton of pics but none really show the shape of the lr. too much light i think. i will try and take some more shots later.

 

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ok those were no good. i think these are better...each side can hold a 3" maxima

 

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ok so update time...

 

i have the tank resealed, no leaks, the sandbed epoxied, and the new rockscape. tell me what you guys think...

 

also, i am in need of some dirty rock to reseed my tank. if anyone near stafford/f'burg has a bit of rubble that i can have, that would be great.

 

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hey guys, i am still looking for some rubble or chaeto ball to help seed the microfauna in my tank. is there anyone in the stafford or f'burg area that can help out.

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Hey Aggarza! Welcome back to the club! I am down in Fredericksburg Spotsy! There aren't a lot of reefers down our way. I don't run chaeto at all unfortunately. I have mangroves and and algae turf scrubber. If you hit up Roni he might have some rubble to spare before he does his tank overhaul.

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awesome, thanks for the offers. sorry it took awhile to respond, been a bit busy. 

 

I am just outside fredericksburg and am sure i can provide rubble. Im in bowling green

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sounds great. lemme know when you are available and i can drive out. i am free just about any afternoon.

 

This is going to be a sweet tank!  If you ever make it near woodbridge I can hook you up with either rubble or algae.  Let me know.

 

jason you rock. do you still have those frags? tank is about ready to add a bit of color. 

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