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08-08-2005, 11:27 PM
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New Mantis tank
Well here is the finished product. I had Bob whip this up for me. The dimensions are as follows. 24X18X14, it is plumbed into the main display and is fed with a mag seven. Total volume is about 26 gallons. It is made out of 1/2" thick acryllic. This is about the sturdiest 20-30 gallon tank I have ever seen! This is where the new peacock will be housed along with mostly zoos,rics, and other low light corals. It is lit by 55w pc's 50/50 bulbs. A few moonlights for nightime viewing. I hated to do this as it violates my sandbed boycott but felt it was nesc for the mantis to be happy. About a 2 inch substrate of sand, crushed coral. Took the three big turbos out of the display and threw them in there along with about 20-30 astrea and cerith snails for cleanup and breakfast,lunch and dinner. No mantis in there yet as the small one I got from jerry is probally going to stay in the fuge. Will post more pics when he arrives. He has a nice little cave allready but I am sure he will take that down and do some redecorating.
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08-09-2005, 12:02 AM
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Overthinks Everything
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That's a sweet little tank.
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08-09-2005, 12:22 AM
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Wheres the mantis?
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08-09-2005, 12:23 AM
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Nothing to See Here
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Sweet. Looks smaller then it is. At first glance i thought it was like a 5 gallon or something.
So when you say that the mantis you got from Jerry is going to stay in the sump, is this just for a little while or are you going to get a larger one somewhere for the new tank?
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08-09-2005, 12:23 AM
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Should be here thursday and will have pics up ASAP
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08-09-2005, 12:30 AM
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Got a Odontodactylus scyllarus (peacock) coming. One of these here.
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08-09-2005, 12:54 AM
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looks nice  have you watched the other mantis eat? it is wicked how they hunt
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08-09-2005, 01:00 AM
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Only seen him pop one snail but he has taken out probally 1-2 a week from the shells with holes in them that I have counted.
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08-09-2005, 01:05 AM
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micro nut
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cool. stellamn from roch had one we watched it hunt down a crab, it was awsome to watch. when you get the new mantis in I will have to swing over with a emerald or something so we can watch him hunt 
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08-09-2005, 02:10 AM
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Sounds like a plan.
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08-09-2005, 03:24 AM
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was that some of the acrylic you got from me? if so bob was fast building that. nice tank. how big will that mantis get?
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08-09-2005, 08:35 AM
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Wow, I love the setup!! Did you put the tank together or Bob? Is it hooked into a little sump or your main display?
Looks perfect for a Mantis Den. Great Work!!!
I can't wait to see pics when you get him.
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08-09-2005, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by spazz
was that some of the acrylic you got from me? if so bob was fast building that. nice tank. how big will that mantis get?
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Nope this was something that I had bob do for me before I got the acryliic from you. That is for another project. They usually grow to over 6 inchs
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Originally Posted by Irenicus
Wow, I love the setup!! Did you put the tank together or Bob? Is it hooked into a little sump or your main display?
Looks perfect for a Mantis Den. Great Work!!!
I can't wait to see pics when you get him.
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Bob built it for me. I don't have the tools nor the skills to do the kind of work he does. It is plumbed into the main display the overflow goes into the sump and a mag 7 returns water from the sump. I did it this way so it will run off all the equiptment on the display.
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08-09-2005, 04:12 PM
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Turf Guy
Join Date: Jan 2003
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That didn't take long to set up. Looks great John.
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08-09-2005, 04:21 PM
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Keeper of the stick
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Here is the official hyjack. Bob when are you going to update the website?
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