Cali Kid Corals

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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    I had to relocate the Solana from my office to the house. Had a scare when one of the cardinals was missing after we had packed up the corals and rocks. It was hiding in the silt at the very bottom of the tank and was fine. Everyone at the office (except the facilities manager) misses the...
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( Today, the facilities people ordered me to remove the tank.
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    One more rock...
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Mario, thank you for explaining the staining process. Here are photos of the stand being built:
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Thanks everyone for the nice comments. My coworkers enjoy stopping by to see the fish. So far, nobody has ordered me to remove the tank. CookieJar, like your idea of using a big piece of tonga rock for the back area, and attaching coral to the tonga stick. GreshamH, I love the stand...
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Weeks later, after adding equipment from Neptune and coral and fish (2 tank-raised percula clowns and 2 cardinalfish, both from Aquatic Collections)
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Explaining to colleagues why the tank lacks fish for a few weeks: Inspired an office re-organization:
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Setup day...Mario even fabricated a light bar! The stand opens on two sides and has a modern look with internal hinges and no knobs Believe it or not, the saltwater was pre-mixed!
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Next steps: finding a light and thinking about stand design. Luckily, Mario (xcaret) was available and did an amazing job building a custom stand! Used Giesemann 150 watt pendant & ballast Halfway finished...
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    Sfpatentcat's Solana

    Baymac 2010: volunteering; seeing old & new reef friends; learning from speakers and vendors; winning the raffle-- Neptune’s gift card; and getting a 25 gallon Solana tank!
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