Matteo Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 SO. I traded a quadcopter I built for this https://medford.crai...5553008842.html AMAZING DEAL I KNOW!!!!!! 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 I want something either super active or pretty and red like the firefish for example Super excited I got this out of the deal!!! Currently I have a trash can full of LR circulating with a heater along with just the sump hahah 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!!!!! 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! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Holy crap man you got such and awesome trade! This tank is sick! How in the heck did you did so lucky!?!? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySaber Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 wow you totally scored.. jealous here... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Way to go! Following along to see what you do with it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer17 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Following, nice trade! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Here is an update!!! FTS: 4/24/2016 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. Should I add a moonlight channel? Just using 2 royal blue cree Xt-e LEDs at like 1%? beneficial or just cool? stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 no Holy crap man you got such and awesome trade! This tank is sick! How in the heck did you did so lucky!?!?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 You lucked out! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) 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. that's 3 days of gunk Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Edited April 25, 2016 by PowderBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intern Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Wow what a score! Congrats it looks like you're going to have a blast with this setup! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 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. that's 3 days of gunk 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 Also thinking of getting a led plant grow bulb for the fuge! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 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. that's 3 days of gunk 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 Also thinking of getting a led plant grow bulb for the fuge! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Sorry on mobile and it gltiched... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Wow what a score! Congrats it looks like you're going to have a blast with this setup! Oh yes! Yesterday was quite the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Also gotta figure out a nice sleak ATO reservoir to put on the side of the tank. Going to make it look like a night stand or something and put a plant on it:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 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 Here is what I bought $6 a piece shelving Here is the bucket I will use, it is 10 gallons full. little bit of this little bit of that Seriously like only 20 minutes later from first picture, bam! New Guy! One of the clowns Pygmy Angel (yes I have two angels I will monitor) annnnd FTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 That ATO is super nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 That ATO is super nice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk thanks dude! super simple too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas_one Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Nice setup, keep an eye on that flame angel though. I had one that was cool at first and then turned into a terror overnight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 here is a video! lost quality when uploaded on youtube:( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Looking Good! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Tank is lookin muy bueno! Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Tank is lookin muy bueno! Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Looking Good! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteo Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Had some fun today with a little DIY action! Before: 2 more V3 arrays from thatguytom! Got then hit off pretty easy got all 4 glued and clamped making a mess 3 new fans 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. made a mess tah dah! FTS: purple + and coral + come in tomorrow also! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySaber Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I need to upgrade a power compact light to T5 setup myself. Giving me ideas... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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