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SO. I traded a quadcopter I built for this https://medford.crai...5553008842.html


 


AMAZING DEAL I KNOW!!!!!!


 


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So this a Lee Mar 50 Gallon Starphire Glass Aquarium with 2 Returns and a a Durso Standpipe Overflow


 


Equipment:


 


Up Top:


 


MP10


Not sure if to use Tunze 6020 or Jabeo Rw-4 


Aquatic Life T5 Retro Fit with 2x V3 Arrays Blue Fish Controlled


 


Below:


 


Reef Angel Plus Controller (main uses ATO and Temp control)


20 Gallon Sump


SCA 303 Skimmer


Aquatop 300watt Heater


LED Bulb for Refugium


Aqua PR20/20 reactor for Carbon


Not sure what the Return pump is...


 


Live Stock:


Pair of Premium Snowflake Clowns


Midas Blenny (I do not have a lid for this setup and a little nervous...)


Pygmy Angel


Cleaner Shrimp


CUC (includes 2 Conchs)


 


Future Live Stock:


1 Kole Yellow Tang


or 


Pair of Fire Fish 


or


Dope [language filter] wrasse (probably a flasher)


or ????? open to suggestions smile.png I want something either super active or pretty and red like the firefish for example smile.png


 


Super excited I got this out of the deal!!!


 


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Currently I have a trash can full of LR circulating with a heater along with just the sump hahah


 


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Just looking at the sump anything you guys would do? I plan to add a bit more rock to the refugium and add some filter pads between one of the baffles before the return. Also should I get a plant bulb? Like the LED Pink ones? I plan to run opposite light cycles. I will also be adding a reactor with carbon. where should the reactor be? Before skimmer after?


 


I AM NEW TO SUMPS!!!!! biggrin.png biggrin.png biggrin.png


 


I have tons and tons of rock now also so I am definitely going to make this an amazing scape.


 


Tomorrow I have to head to hardware store to pickup some pvc pipe due to cutting some to transfer tank. 


 


Existing sand is in water and not disturbed much all live rock is established and I really am not worried about a cycle. Everything will be transferred over tomorrow and setup. CAN'T WAIT IT IS LIKE CHRISTMAS EVE FOR ME! 


 


Open to suggestions and comments please! 


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Here is an update!!!

 

FTS: 4/24/2016

 

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So this a Lee Mar 50 Gallon Starphire Glass Aquarium with 2 Returns and a Durso Standpipe Overflow

 

Equipment:

 

Up Top:

 

MP10

Jebao RW-4 

AquaticLife T5 Retro Fit with 2x (SOON TO BE 4x) V3 Arrays Blue Fish Controlled (soon to have new coral + and purple +) 

 

Below:

 

Reef Angel Plus Controller (main uses ATO and Temp control)

20 Gallon Sump

SCA 303 Skimmer

Aquatop 250 Watt Heater

LED Bulb for Refugium

Aqua PR20/20 Reactor for Carbon (Rox 0.8)

Quiet One Return Pump

 

Live Stock:

Pair of Premium Snowflake Clowns

Midas Blenny (I do not have a lid for this setup and a little nervous...)

Pygmy Angel

Yellow Tang (Bring it...)

Cleaner Shrimp

CUC (includes 2 Conchs)

 

Okay so everything is up and running! I am keeping the Tang, we homies now.

 

Things to do still is get a larger ATO reservoir for the left side of the stand. Something black and tall and completely rectangular so it looks sharp.

 

Another thing happening this week is maintenance on the Hybrid Light. I am getting 2 more V3 Arrays to add to this beauty! Going to have to CAREFULLY nudge the original two off so I can distribute all 4 of them evenly. Also going to replace and add more fans because current fans are a wee bit noisey.  

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Should I add a moonlight channel? Just using 2 royal blue cree Xt-e LEDs at like 1%? beneficial or just cool?

stay tuned! 

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Holy crap man you got such and awesome trade! This tank is sick! How in the heck did you did so lucky!?!?


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not sure! I was bored and went on craiglist and saw the awesome deal. Asked if he had coral he wanted to get rid of and we started talking. Then I asked "really crazy chance but are you into quadcopters? I have this for a trade" boom 40 min drive to Yreka tank and gear on gear on gear in my truck! 

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See I bet you're happy I didn't buy it! That's an awesome setup. I run that same skimmer and it is an absolute beast once it's dialed it.

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Definitely a great skimmer and produces awesome skimmate! Not very noisey either. Only complaint is the pump is 45+ watts. I want to get a DC pump skimmer which only uses 8-12 watts. Just more efficient ya know? I have this current skimmer for sale 130 shipped on NanoReef but if anyone wants to buy it for 100 local let me know :D

 

Also thinking of getting a led plant grow bulb for the fuge!

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See I bet you're happy I didn't buy it! That's an awesome setup. I run that same skimmer and it is an absolute beast once it's dialed it.

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Definitely a great skimmer and produces awesome skimmate! Not very noisey either. Only complaint is the pump is 45+ watts. I want to get a DC pump skimmer which only uses 8-12 watts. Just more efficient ya know? I have this current skimmer for sale 130 shipped on NanoReef but if anyone wants to buy it for 100 local let me know :D

 

Also thinking of getting a led plant grow bulb for the fuge!

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Alright alright! Busy day today but a good one! Got the ATO reservoir camouflaged, new Flame Angel, and a couple of pics as an update! Tank is still a little cloudy and some corals are still pissed off but this has only been setup of for 3 days so it is all expected. 


 


So here is the before picture of the ATO itty bitty 3 gallon bucket 


 


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Here is what I bought $6 a piece shelving 


 


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Here is the bucket I will use, it is 10 gallons full.


 


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little bit of this


 


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little bit of that


 


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Seriously like only 20 minutes later from first picture, bam!


 


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New Guy!  wub.png


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One of the clowns


 


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Pygmy Angel (yes I have two angels I will monitor) 


 


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annnnd FTS 


 


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Had some fun today with a little DIY action! 


 


Before:


 


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2 more V3 arrays from thatguytom!


 


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Got then hit off pretty easy


 


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got all 4 glued and clamped


 


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making a mess 3 new fans


 


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time to start soldering everything together, I forgot the white channels are higher on voltage so the center 2 arrays White channel is being ran off a 1000LDD while the other 2 are on a 700LDD. All other channels are still ran on a single 700 as voltage limit has not been exceeded.  


 


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made a mess


 


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tah dah!


 


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FTS:


 


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purple + and coral + come in tomorrow also! 

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