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Old 07-03-2008, 08:00 PM   #16
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Hi Pito,

The tank has been up for 6 months or so. We clean it often The bottom pane has become quite a chore to keep clean, so we are considering adding a thin layer of sand that will be changed monthly... still not sure, we love BB.

To prevent too much coraline growth we keep calcium levels ~380-410ppm.

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Old 07-03-2008, 08:08 PM   #17
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Great looking setup. Kudos on a clean design.
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Old 07-03-2008, 08:50 PM   #18
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Another beautiful shot!
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Old 07-04-2008, 10:30 AM   #19
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Thanks for the kind words crvz and aquawolf We hope to get our friend over with a DSLR for some better photos. These are actually taken from an old point and shoot.
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Old 07-06-2008, 06:26 PM   #20
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Eric, can you provide some links to other threads on the vsv methode?
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Old 07-06-2008, 06:41 PM   #21
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Beautiful setup! Keep up the good work!
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Old 07-06-2008, 07:07 PM   #22
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wow so clean and uncluttered, simply elegant! Nice
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Old 07-08-2008, 06:29 PM   #23
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Thanks scruffy and seamore

Hi pito,

Here's the link to the original article:
http://glassbox-design.com/2008/achi...perimentation/

Other than that if you search around I know some reefers are using the method. There are a few threads on RC regarding carbon dosing in the SPS Forum where it is mentioned. I could not find the exact thread, but if you dig around I am sure it's there.

I hope that is of some help
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very clean set up like others have said. Thank you for sharing it with us - all of us here at trt like pics so you can never post enough
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Old 07-21-2008, 10:42 AM   #27
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Thanks Scruff.

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very clean set up like others have said. Thank you for sharing it with us - all of us here at trt like pics so you can never post enough
We will try and snap some more photos soon.
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We will try and snap some more photos soon.
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Old 08-31-2008, 06:03 PM   #29
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Here you go. You can see some of the growth when compared to the previous photo. Colors are a bit different because only one light is on.

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