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    Does anyone here have saltwater aquariums? I just started a 55 gallon....in fact just finished the cycle. I only have base rock in it at the moment, but am getting some live rock next week. Anyone here have any they want to sell? Am in the process of building a sump out of a 30 gallon I have lying around. Am in need of a overflow if anyone has one to sell as well.

    Basically, just wanted to see if anyone else here has gotten the saltwater bug like I did.


    I will eventually have corals, some inverts, and not sure on the fish yet....hehe havent gotten that far.

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    We recently went to Fish Den at 44th and Sheridan. I don't know anything about fish, but they seemed to know what they were doing and had a bunch of salt water stuff.

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    It's alot of work. When we lived in FL we had a monster 110 gal one. Beautiful species of critters you can put in, however the constant monitoring can get a little intense. We often traveled and still do so getting some one to take care of it was a hassle as in $$$$$ a PRO. Good luck and enjoy.

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    so far ive had the tank up and running for about a month....not gonna get any fish yet, because I am going to put them in a smaller quarantine tank, and since I am going on vacation for a month, I dont want to mess with that just yet...bought some snails and hermit crabs for it today...they are moving all over the place eating algae.

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    We just got some snails for our fresh water tank and I've been really surprised at how much, how often, and how quickly they move around.

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    Go check out reefcentral.com all the saltwater gurus you could want are there. I am a team member on that site and have been a member of that board for quit some time. I have two saltwater tanks and more extra stuff than I would like to admit. I have built a number of sumps for my self and enty of others. You are welcome to come over and check out my tanks any time you like. I am actually thinking a tearing one of them down so if you wanted some corals I could probably hook you. If nothing else I can crag you some stuff.

    I have an SPS tank and an LPS tank both fully stocked and over grown. Drop me a PM if you would like to come check them out or need any help with any thing.

    There is a local forum section on RC that you can go to and there is always a to of stuff for sale on there.

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    don't have any fish, used to have a lot of freshwater but I am gone soo much it isn't worth it.
    I think a goldfish or a beta is as much of a fish as I will get from now on.
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    No saltwater. The wife wants one but she wants me to do all the work. I do have a 72 gallon bowfront and 35 gallon tall hex, both freshwater. They still require some work, but nothing like a saltwater.
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    Here's a link to the New to the Hobby forum

    http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=104

    And a link to the local Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado (MASC) forum

    http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=81

    I am also one of the managing editors for ReefKeeping magazine

    If you have any questions let me know.
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    I've had aquariums my whole life. In fact, I owned my own aquarium store for about 5 years. I sold it in 2000. It was just off Santa Fe, Denver Aquatics.

    Saltwater tanks are beautiful, expensive and frustrating at times.
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