dtum
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Just the standard Apogee 400 one.
dtum's Practical Reef - 54 Gallons of Coral Jewels
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Just the standard Apogee 400 one.
burton14e7
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Awesome, I always look forward to your updates. 
chessmanmark
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I enjoyed reading your thread. I have also been considering this tank or the 525 XL. My ideal dimensions are 60x30x20 and the 525 comes close. I presently have an established 90 so I'm not sure if I want to transfer everything over and stick with Tangs, or add another smaller tank with the same reasoning to "backup" precious SPS pieces. Reading your thread makes that decision even harder. Nice job with the build and documenting your process.
Mr.Fishtank
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Sorry to hear about the tank crash. That really sucks. I know that you will rebuild and it will be better then ever. Your 180 is what I dream of having one day.
dtum
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As some of you may know, I have experienced my first real crash last month, my prized acros have not reacted kindly to the move, I did make a few mistakes that had caused a total meltdown over the course of 24 hours. Here's a re-cap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mBr1ZlLUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7uy4q3xdw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Bgp82Q5pM
Good news is that I'm still in the hobby, the tank is back to normal and I'm starting almost from scratch. I might do a few things different and better this time around. Stay tuned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LD6kZZP9e8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mBr1ZlLUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7uy4q3xdw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Bgp82Q5pM
Good news is that I'm still in the hobby, the tank is back to normal and I'm starting almost from scratch. I might do a few things different and better this time around. Stay tuned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LD6kZZP9e8
Stickboy97
Member
Ouch man, that is tragic! Your tank was amazing and I'm sure it will be again!
dtum
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Practical Reef is now 16 months old and it has been just over 4 months since all of the corals had been wiped out during the move.
Everything has stabilized and is now starting to show decent color. Here's the side shot.
I've also taken a photo from the same angle in the morning when the tank is lit by sun:
And this is what the tank looked like two weeks ago:
A few more shots:
And here is a couple of videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHWst3svyb0
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTSBZybOR0Q
Everything has stabilized and is now starting to show decent color. Here's the side shot.
I've also taken a photo from the same angle in the morning when the tank is lit by sun:
And this is what the tank looked like two weeks ago:
A few more shots:
And here is a couple of videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHWst3svyb0
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTSBZybOR0Q
dtum
New member
Thanks. Zero maintenance on siporax. And that tort is pretty much the only thing that had survived the whole crash. Yikes.
paja 55gl
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So, the benefits of a small tank allow me to drain the water with fair ease and move the tank if I wanted to. And so I did.
I'm using my Brute trash bin that holds saltwater for this.
The first post goes up.
And here are all three of them now
It is time to start adding water back in
I always notice that even if the tank is perfectly level when it is empty, it may need a bit of re-shimming after the water has been added.
Time to start fooling around with lights. It does look very nice.
And here's the final result
Where did you buy the material for light mounts?
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