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Tank birthday, 40 years
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In a couple of weeks my reef will will have reached 40 years old.
Unfortunately I don't remember when I was 40 but I remember when I set it up. I was a skinny 22 year old just back from Viet Nam.
It is still running very well, still using the same reverse UG filter, same dolomite substrait but none of the fish are original. The oldest one, a fireclown is just over 16, all of the older fish died in an accident that was due to my carelessness.
The tank is mostly LPS, gorgonians, giant mushrooms and a few leathers.
There are only three SPS corals, two of which have been with me for a few years and are growing nicely.
I am not sure is any of the original NSW from the Long Island Sound is still in there or any of the original amphipods but maybe much later generations.
I still can't take a decent picture and the tank is not as blue as these pictures but it is what it is.
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Unfortunately I don't remember when I was 40 but I remember when I set it up. I was a skinny 22 year old just back from Viet Nam.
It is still running very well, still using the same reverse UG filter, same dolomite substrait but none of the fish are original. The oldest one, a fireclown is just over 16, all of the older fish died in an accident that was due to my carelessness.
The tank is mostly LPS, gorgonians, giant mushrooms and a few leathers.
There are only three SPS corals, two of which have been with me for a few years and are growing nicely.
I am not sure is any of the original NSW from the Long Island Sound is still in there or any of the original amphipods but maybe much later generations.
I still can't take a decent picture and the tank is not as blue as these pictures but it is what it is.
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Hi Mahnamahna...I feed my one-spot foxface fresh 'bay cabbage'. I hang a new leaf or two in there once a week or so. Maybe a day or two goes by with out it....but he really tears into it. Along with the frozen brine and mysis shrimp I'm thinking setting him up with weight watchers. Where I live I have ready access to this tasty stuff, but fear others would not approve, since I just reach off the docks and fetch a handfull at a time. I rinse it thoroughly before clipping it in the tank, but there's always the chance of bad ju-ju! I don't know how well it would travel/last in a 'zip lock bag'....would imagine would be fine for 2-3 days traveling by snail-mail. If you don't mind the risks, and too many don't start raising objections, I'd be more than happy to send you a bag full to try.
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Give the pm another try....last was only garbled.Hack, that would be awesome! I'll bet my foxy would love it. She tears into the dried seaweed I give her, so I imagine she would think she'd died and gone to fishy heaven with bay cabbage.I'll PM you.
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Well, so much for the 'third try'http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=875246
This is what it looks like.
Seems PM's are having issues also. Did you receive mine O.K.?
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And the crowd said AMEN!
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