User: fihsboy
Photo Caption: this is my refugium. All saltwater,
with mangroves and algae. Its not
pretty.....but its VERY functional.
The filter sock on the right gets
the big stuff out of the
water.......and the pipe on the left
is controlled by a valve to let
water in the refuge slowly. The
skimmer is in the refuge....but
surprisingly it works very well.
Tank Description: My tank is 29 gallons and right at a year old. I have tried to keep my whole setup as natural as possible with filtration and water parameters. I have three fish (two clowns and a six line wrasse) and a number of corals. I have a AquaC Remora Pro, 20 gallon sump with 60lbs of sand, a filter sock to get out debris, a CPR overflow with two outlets to safeguard my tank, and my return pump is a mag drive 9.5 hooked to a scwd to give me switching currents. I have put a lot of time and money into this hobby and it is my passion.
This tank looks better than 14.84% of tanks in this category
The Average Score for this tank is: 3.54
This tank has been rated : 113 times.
The Average Score for this category is: 4.69
About Yourself: Im only 20 years old but I live in Florida an love the florida keys. I like scuba diving and really feel that the reefs should be preserved. I figured it was time to get my own piece of reef in my home so I could enjoy the beauty every day and show people why it needs to be protected. My goal is to have a full blown reef in the top ten on this site and the nicest 29 gallon reef in the world. Its a challenge..........but im up for it.
Fish Kept: Two clowns, sixline wrasse, 100ish nassarious snails, sea cucumber, and 4 turbo snails.
Corals/Plants Kept: in my refuge I have brown red and green algaes as well as 60 mangroves. I have acropora, birdsnest,mushrooms,hammer corals, galaxy corals, fungi plate coral, xenia, and even palys and zoas.
Tank Size: 29
fihsboy - Additional Pictures
 Photo Caption: This is one of my corals during the
morning. Its not open all the way,
but when it gets all the way
open......its HUGE.
Rating: 4.31
Votes: 13 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
Rated higher than 65.08% of tanks in this category
Ranked #816 out of 2337 worldwide
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 Photo Caption: fungi plate
Rating: 4.64
Votes: 11 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
Rated higher than 73.43% of tanks in this category
Ranked #621 out of 2337 worldwide
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 Photo Caption: This is my hammer coral that I have
had for 4 months now, I bought it
with 2 heads and now it has four,
almost five.
Rating: 6.25
Votes: 8 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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 Photo Caption: My fish are photogenic...but I need
a macro lens like crazy. They pose
for me...as you see. :)
Rating: 6.52
Votes: 27 times.
Category Avg. Score: 5.13
Rated higher than 92.84% of tanks in this category
Ranked #111 out of 1550 worldwide
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 Photo Caption: My true blue zoas...yes they really
are that blue, under 50/50 lighting
at that. :)
Rating: 3.11
Votes: 9 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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 Photo Caption: Ice blue Millipora. its an ORA coral
and I bought it from a friend for
very cheap. He bought it for 95
bucks for two inches. Should be
gorgeous with some growth to it.
Rating: 10
Votes: 5 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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 Photo Caption: I got this coral in January 2009 for
FREE. It was given to me by the
owner of my lfs. He said I could
have it because he highly doubted it
would ever grow. Well...when I got
it, it was the size of one of the
fingers on it now.....Its turned out
to be one of my favorites!
Rating: 3.57
Votes: 7 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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 Photo Caption: This is my galaxy coral that I
aquired for helping out at the lfs.
Help out.......get free stuff.
Awesome coral and LOVES to eat. It
doesnt open up like the mother
colony does....but I think it will
with time.
Rating: 5.5
Votes: 6 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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 Photo Caption: The purple up top is a snail that
was one of a bunch that was born two
months back. They are growing
quickly, with plenty of algae. The
light blue on the right is just
showing another baby snail along
with culpera. The pink is a mini
bristle star, and the yellow is a
bristle worm. The green is xenia
that just apeared, and the purple is
to show that lovely sediment.
MMMMM.......NASTY. also if you look
at all the little white
dots.......they are filter feeding
feather dusters. they help too!
Rating: 1.75
Votes: 4 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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 Photo Caption: This is a montipora cap that I was
given, another benefit of hanging
out at the lfs and helping out. its
growing very slowly, but extends all
day every day. A gorgeous addition
to any reef!
Rating: 11.2
Votes: 5 times.
Category Avg. Score: 4.71
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