ok, here is a shot of my first Reef tank as of tonight. everything seems to be going good.
I have a 40B ready to plumb in as a display refuge that sits next to it. The stands wont match, but I don't care....none of my furniture matches so in a way, it all matches!
wide shot
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close up
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side shot
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let me know what you think or if you got any pointers!