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tunis' ap12 - my 1st nano reef

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hey fellow bay area reefers..this is my 1st post and im new to the saltwater aquarium hobby. my brother is a longtime reefer and ive been reading alot on nano-reef.com. im in the process of building my 1st nano reef and im starting off small with a aquapod 12. enough about me..here's some specs and pics of my nano tank:

Hardware:
Current AquaPod 12 (converted rear chambers into a fuge)
Current SunPod 70w MH 14K
Maxi-Jet 1200
Tunze Nanostream 6025
Hydor FLO
Hydor 50w Heater
Homemade Custom Stand
20lbs Nature's Ocean Bio-Activ Live Aragonite Natural White #0 (super fine grain)
14lbs Live Rock (12lbs - Display, 2lbs - Fuge)

Fuge setup:
Chamber #1 - Filter Floss / SeaChem Renew on egg-crate shelf
Chamber #2 - Live Sand & Live Rock
Chamber #3 - Return Pump & Heater
 
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Welcome, tunis! Nice tank. Is it still cycling? Do you know what you're going to add first?
 
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Welcome, your tank seems to be coming along nicely.
 
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thanks guys! it's been cycling for 2 weeks now and i added 2 electric blue hermit crabs recently. water parameters have been stabilizing nicely.
 
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looking great...keep up the good work. This is a great place to learn from experienced people,
cheers
 
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tank update:

pH: 8.2
Alk: normal
NO2: 0
NO3: 0
NH3/NH4: 0
Ca: 460
SG: 1.023

water seems pretty stable! ;D
 
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[quote author=neyugn0w01 link=topic=4130.msg51389#msg51389 date=1218148143]
Looks good. Tell Sean he can pick up his Tyree Watermelon now.
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LOL! Okay...I'll frag half and give the other half to him!
 
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