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  1. Travis55

    75 planted

    So ive been tossing ideas around and think ive came to a conclusion. Im gonna do a 75 planted tank. I can get tons of mosses and other plants free from a person i work with. I wanna do dinner a heavy planted with a big school of neon tetras. And guppies. Maybe a catfish if i can find one that...
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    Metal halides on a planted turtle tank?

    So im puttin together a 75 planted turtle tank. The halides are from an old reef set up. The halides put off some heat. Good for the turtle. But is 300w of halides too much for the turtle and plants? They are supposed to replicate the sun after all...
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    Red ear slider adoption. Need some input

    Im gonna rescue a red ear slider from the school i work at. Kids have tried but im afraid "Speedy" wont make it much longer. No heater. No heat lamp. Just a light bulb. His shell is flaking pretty bad. My plans- 20long turtle tank (current home) Heat light Uv lamp Sand substrate few big river...
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    My 75 gal build

    So ill be doing a sloooooow build on a 75 and thought id share my progress and ideas. Equipment- * tank *stand *40 breeder sump *4' halide aqualight pro *700gph return pump *koralias or wp25 *9w uv *skimmer UNDECIDED Livestock- *50-75 lb rock *50lb pool filter sand *asst sps and...
  5. Travis55

    Type of clown?

    Picked up this awesome little guy. Owner had a pair of occelaris and this up but they started picking on him. So i traded a couple zoa frags for it!
  6. Travis55

    Dumb question but... old Saltwater sand in fw?

    Ive torn down one if my sw tanks and really wanna turn it into a fw tank. But i hate gravel and dont wanna buy more sand if i can rinse mine really really really good. Possible? Worse comes to worse ill use new crushed coral ive got layin around but im hopin i can use my sand. Thanks all
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    My 20 long

    So i set my 20 long back up. Had some dry rock laying around and i got a great deal on 20 lbs of lr with a ton of feather dusters and a rock with about 50 brown button polyps. I hope they survive the cycle... 20 long with stand 300w heater Aquaclear 70 150w sunpod Small powerhead One yellow...
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    Wanted: uv glass shield

    Need glass for my viper k2 150w. Let me know shipped to 52405 thanks!
  9. Travis55

    drilled 12 gal nano cube

    Pickin up a drilled 12 g nano cube. Runnin a 10g sump. Pumped to get it goin. Ill prolly ditch the stock pc lights and retro fit my 6x3w beamworks led light into the hood. So pumped!
  10. Travis55

    120 build!

    Hey all, wanted to start an official thread for my 120. Tank is an oceanic. 60x18x24. EQUIPMENT tank Stand 20 long sump Quiet one 4000 return pump 2-150w heaters Koralia 1, 1, 3, 4 plenty of flow And a coralife 2x150 hqi with 2x96w pc. Halides are 20k Phoenix Tank will start out as fowlr...
  11. Travis55

    Worm???

    So my cousin sent me this pic. Its a bad one but he lives an hr away and i cant get a good one. He said its red and looks veiny... thanks!
  12. Travis55

    Guess whos UPGRADING!!!!!!

    So my bro picked up an unbelievable deal! A reef ready 110 with stand and a drilled 75 with stand and 200lbs of sand for......... drum roll please! $100! The guy also threw in a drilled 20long that he used as a pod tank. Well my bro doesnt like overflow boxes so.... guess who got the 110? Me...
  13. Travis55

    Reusing sand

    Im getting a 110 and getting different sand. Can i rinse my current petco black and white sand and use in my fw tank? Ive got 40 lbs or so and only need 20. Is it possible?
  14. Travis55

    Wanted: Long shot... hood for jbj 28

    Im looking for a factory hood for a jbj 28. Doesnt need to be pretty. Just need one. Thanks!
  15. Travis55

    Paintable???

    I was wondering if i can use krylon fusion for my overflow. Its a hob and i want to paint the part that goes IN the tank. Is this ok???
  16. Travis55

    Enough light?

    So im looking at getting a 15 gal tall complete setup on trade. It comes with a two bulb 24 watt each t5. Is this stron enough to support anything?
  17. Travis55

    Dead mushroom?

    So my mushroom got knocked off the rock i had him sitting on... hes attached to a small rock that was sitting on a bigger rock. So he must have been down there a couple days. Anyways its been about a week and it hasnt changed... i did add new lights too. 4x64 watt pc 12" aboce tank. Please help
  18. Travis55

    DIY metal halide canopy

    So my mh fixture is uuuuggglllyyyy. Can i build a wood canopy to go around the fixture? It holds 2 175w bulbs and 2 t5 ho.
  19. Travis55

    Wanted: Spaflex hose

    Im in need of 5' or so of 1 inch inner diameter spaflex hose for my sump. If u have some let me know price shipped to 52405. Thanks!!!
  20. Travis55

    Wanted: Reeeeaaallly need a refractometer

    Desperately need a cheap refractometer. If anyone has one please let me know! Ill pay shipping Thanks!
  21. Travis55

    Background

    So, ive been trying to decide on what i wanna do but just dont know... now ive came to a new idea... what about car tint??? Wondering about limo tint. I dont wanna drag my tank out of the basement to spray and i dont wanna paint it in the basement... i just don't know what to do...
  22. Travis55

    Diy metal halide reflector

    Anybody make their own? Before i shell out any money on premade id rather make my own.
  23. Travis55

    Blue sand

    Has anybody put blue sand in a sw tank? My nano has black and white mix and i love it but wondering about blue or a white and blue mix.
  24. Travis55

    For Sale: 5" clown loach and 7" pleco

    I have a 5" clown loach- $35 7" common pleco $25 Located in cedar rapids ia local pick up only. Will trade for almost anything sw or Aquarium related
  25. Travis55

    New ten gal

    Well i tore down my 55 and my 10 gal bf and am redoing everything. I set up at all glass ten gal and love it! Im using 2 36 watt pc bulbs and 4 3 watt blue leds. As of now i have a coralimorph and 5 kenya trees. Im gonna make this a nice little tank and im super excited!
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