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Wow. Are you still using that tunzes or did you sell it?
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Here are some new vids... bulbs still need to be burnt in but so far it's looking good!
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The Tunze was turned off for the vid but right now it is still in use. Hope to have the second here by the end of the week.Originally posted by jeebus View Post
I have a friend that wants the Tunze700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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I want the tunze too btw, in case said friend "flakes".Experiencing an aquatic renaissance!Comment
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Well there are two friends that want it and they are childhood friends.
but yes, if they flake I will hit you up!700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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Thanks. I sit by my phone with bated breath! :)Experiencing an aquatic renaissance!Comment
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Are those young Illangi in this video or something else?Originally posted by eklikewhoa View PostExperiencing an aquatic renaissance!Comment
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those are the sweet red fin longola's!
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Not really...it's the vid making them look small.Originally posted by jeebus View Post
The Trew that swims past towards the end is about 5" just for comparison.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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Oh... guess Jeebus was talking about them... Yes, those are the Petrochromis Red fin longolaOriginally posted by J-WS6 View Postthose are the sweet red fin longola's!700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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Can you tell us more about this mangrove set up? I thought these could only grow in brackish/salt water? Have you slowly been increasing the salt load in your tank over time? Details please!Comment
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Sure... I got your aim late yesterday and by the time I checked you were off.
They are Red mangroves and yes they do need to be acclimated over but since they were dirt cheap I just threw them in there. I do however use a lot of Epsom but I don't think that changes much.
I got most as pods so the growth/leaves you see are all new from the time they were in the sump.
They cannot be fully submerged and to keep the growth like so you need to trim off the top section of leaves to when they grow out so you don't get a big tree growing.
I have the roots set against plastic cross stitching grids so they can grow on it and plant themselves. Also positioned it right next to the Mag12 to have the bulk of the flow crossing through the roots as well as a small pump dropping in the center of the mangrove bunch.
Lighting is done on a reverse photo-period of the tank lighting to keep pH stable since plants uptake co2 and produce o2 which effects pH. With the algae in the tank and the amount of lighting I have over the top it was the best way for me. I have a Mini-Coralife fixture which is 2x9w 6700ks that comes on right when the main lights go out. A simple lamp and spiral bulb works too but I wanted it to look decent.
Honestly there's not much to it. I like 2 die off or never transition over so I just pulled those out and threw them away.
Now I had originally planned on having Sapphire make me some small cubes that would have rear overflows so that I could set up two shallow cubes next to the tank on matching stands as a display/flower pot deal. Started to gather the supplies like the small 1048 Eheim return pumps and stuff but plans started happening for a bigger tank so I held off.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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With Trophs I have been slowly applying what I found to work wonders in a reef tank to the Ilangi tank and so far the outcome has been ridiculously similar.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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That's really cool man, props. When you upgrading?Comment
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Right now it's gonna sit at my house dry till the fiance finishes school.
She's gonna do her residency and what not and right now it looks like we might be going out of town for that. Then when that is done or almost done I will be looking for another house and then the project will start in which walls will be knocked down!700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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