Pickledmoose
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this is my first build, aquariums 7 months old.
First Reef 65 gallon
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apologies for multiple posts, I wasn't sure how to upload my images.
First pic if my initial build, with 20 gallon sump, rio four hundred and something GPH return pump, two jebao rw 8 power heads, sc protein skimmer
the next two posts are corals I stocked while the tank was fallow for 12 weeks, early on I foolishly picked up a tang from pet smart and didn't quarantine it. My DT had an outbreak of velvet I think, that killed two clarkiis and a fire fish goby in short order.
after the fallow period I started to stock my tank and quickly decided I wanted to up grade my skimmer and re design my sump. My new skimmer is a Reef Octopus Classic 150EXT 6” Recirculating Protein Skimmer, and my new sump is a 29 gallon that i had 1/4 baffles cut for
skimmer and sump is unfortunately fed from a overflow box. My biggest regret is not drilling my tank. over flow is a eshopps pf 1000
heres my return manifold that feeds my two reactors, carbon and GFO, I'm thinking about adding a ATS
skimmate collection container with float switch
sump installed
First pic if my initial build, with 20 gallon sump, rio four hundred and something GPH return pump, two jebao rw 8 power heads, sc protein skimmer
the next two posts are corals I stocked while the tank was fallow for 12 weeks, early on I foolishly picked up a tang from pet smart and didn't quarantine it. My DT had an outbreak of velvet I think, that killed two clarkiis and a fire fish goby in short order.
after the fallow period I started to stock my tank and quickly decided I wanted to up grade my skimmer and re design my sump. My new skimmer is a Reef Octopus Classic 150EXT 6” Recirculating Protein Skimmer, and my new sump is a 29 gallon that i had 1/4 baffles cut for
skimmer and sump is unfortunately fed from a overflow box. My biggest regret is not drilling my tank. over flow is a eshopps pf 1000
heres my return manifold that feeds my two reactors, carbon and GFO, I'm thinking about adding a ATS
skimmate collection container with float switch
sump installed
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thanks very much, Like everyone else with tangs in a under sized tank I'm planning something bigger already but if its not ready in time I have a friend with a 200 mixed reef willing to house the blue hippo.
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Added this to the reef today
sixpackgarage
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looking good.
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