Soulpatch's 150 SC build

according to Amazon my valves and clear PVC glue/primer was delivered today. Since I am doing blue and white PVC I did not want the purple stains we normally get so I opted for the clear Oatey glue and primer.

The only thing that will look a bit out of place since I am not replacing the plumbing is my manifold. I might replace it at a later date but at this instance it will remain as is but potentially moved ever so slightly in the tank as things are rearranged.

As of now I am looking to try to tackle this on Sunday since it is Father's day and I should be able to sneak away into my basement for the day and away from the kitchen. The wife is really pushing for the backsplash to go up and the baseboard so I will have to try to get those done on Saturday. Oh and she wants to also go look for a new car. UGH women.

Also getting excited for Reefapalooza. Bought ticket today and digging out the coral cooler so I can snag some pieces up there and keep them happy till I get them home that night...
 
So wound up fairly sick this weekend. I started to get into the backsplash in the kitchen on Saturday after buying a new car in the morning and got a pounding migraine. So wound up in bed around 7 on Saturday. Spent the evening with hot/cold flashes and really didn't make it out of bed till around noon Sunday.

Really had no energy to get into flipping out a sump and having my head under the tank all day. I spent some time cleaning the mixing container though and it is drying now before I refill and mix up some new salt.

With Reefapalooza this weekend I am not sure I will get around to it either. I am actually getting angry at this point that it keeps slipping.

Not much of an update as my body failed me this weekend. The only promising thing I can note is that my cardinals and wrasse are still alive and well. No signs of disease any longer in the tank and been that way for at least 2 weeks. My clowns will probably be coming home this weekend to go into the tank.
 
It's your body telling you to slow down, you've done quite a bit these last few weeks, rest and get better.

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Well kitchen should be "finished" this week. The crown moulding I can wait for a buddy to come help with but the remainder should all be done...

Just have to finish backsplash and some trim and she is finished for what I will be doing. Probably a few places to touch up paint. This has been a very long month and a half of chugging though it though
 
Wow I applaud you on your accomplishments!!! Sucks you haven't felt good but you have been working like a mad man!! Wish I had the same drive as you so I could get that much done. At least your on the home stretch with the kitchen and it's good you might be able to get some fish in the tank! I just got my fish back in the tank but Mine was a all or nothing move since the fish almost died in the holding tank when the pooped them selves to death and spiked the tank with ammonia over night! Now I'm stuck observing them for a few weeks since I didn't get the full 72 days with no fish like I had hoped.
You will have to post some pics of the kitchen when your done!
 
BACKSPLASH IS DONE!!!. Now just to lay some trim and kitchen is done.

But let's be real you don't care about the kitchen you want to know about the tank. Well sump and AWC still are a no go BUT I was at reefapalooza yesterday and got some new toys and corals. So I took some shots of said items and most of the corals in the tank. So sit back and enjoy the next few posts as there are a ton of pics....And don't ask what many of the items are as I have no idea on a few. I got them since I liked the look and while I knew the name at time of purchase I forgot already...

Very cool glass cleaner with built in magnifying glass for awesome views of corals. This was one of my fav buys:


DR. Tims freeze tray which I wil use to make some of my own food. I already have blended some items and this will allow me to make the small cubes for feeding:


THIS was the star of the show equipment wise. This is the new aquamaxx light and it basically brings out the color in the corals for both the eye and for camera shots. All pics shown below were shot with this light on them...

I had to beg Marine Depot to sell this as they were not to be released yet and were not able to be sold. That said my friend Jason and I both got one after begging enough and are in need of writing reviews for them since they gave them to us.



Bansea coral viewer. I was VERY impressed with this as well as their sumps. I had seen pics online but in person they are really something to be in awe of. Had I not bought the Trigger I would have gone with them instead after seeing them in person. That said a coral viewer is the same thing no matter where you go but the Bansea one comes in colors and just looked better then the rest for the same or cheaper at the show.



Yes I need to remove the coverings from the acrylic but I will do that once I put the hanger in the door of the stand to hold this.



Finally bought a frag rack. I don't like the chincy eshopps ones or such. I wanted one I could leave in the tank and it would not look out of place. I do need to move this off my front glass but it was late when I got in last night and as such this is where it is for now. It is molded and not ceramic which means it should be easier to clean and lighter.

 
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My black ice clowns who have finally been introduced to the tank.





So corals!!!!!

Again all shot with the wonderful aquamax light on them. This allows one to see the colors as I can see them in the tank and allows them to pop even more for the camera. Best $30 I have spent in a long time.





New acan:




Forest Fire Digita (THis one was from my LFS and needs colored up but the price was right with that in mind)





Best pic of this gorg as it is like a neon blue trunk with browninsh purple polyps.

 
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And yet there is more!!!

One of my favorite acans. I call it the Halloween latern:


More acans:


THe new heads on this one are really bringing out the colors:


Iron man acans:


Different acans:


 
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My BTA:


green and orange enchilada:




open brain:



tile star:


mille:


ultra rainbow acan:


green goblin acan:


random acan:


crazy hammer:
 
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A lot of great pickups! Look forward to hearing more about that light! I have a drag rack similar to yours and it is awesome!
 
Water change night tonight. I will take some final pics of the sump layout as it currently sits and perhaps some more of the livestock with the new coral viewers I got.

I would change out the sump tonight BUT I am leaving for the weekend tomorrow and I NEVER change something out before leaving. I might do it when I return on Monday though. My biggest concern is that my Fluval SP6 will not fit in the new Trigger so I might just have to take the base off of that tonight to test out and if needed order in another return pump.

I need a pump regardless so this will just tell me which one to get. If the SP6 does not fit it will be moved to the 75 gallon drum for the water changes. If it DOES fit I need to make a decision. I either leave it on the 150 and buy a big external pump like the pan world that will move a ton of water from room to room as needed OR I buy an Apex controllable pump for the 150.

I am leaning towards the pan world and waiting on apex DC pump till the COR comes out but curious of your guys opinions.
 
Thanks. Now to get them to continue to grow out so I can start to sell or trade.

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Some IDs:
Left to right:
ORA Frogskin
hidden in the pic, but I think on the back side is a "Berlin Acro" which turns white/mint with purple polyps
Digi you didn't get from me
Spongoides - turns bright green in medium light, very undemanding coral, and growth type entirely depends on lighting intensity. High light and it'll grow flat and wide, lower light and it'll grow long vertical columns.
Acan/blastos you didn't get from me
ORA Hawkins Echinata, looks a little bleached, but gets a beautiful blue/purple color to it
That's the last of the wayward souls I cast off to you (I think). Though then Jason has some nice stuff too. I actually ended up finding another frogskin frag that was really nice sitting in the back of my sump, it was stuck against the inside wall in its plastic bag, so oh well, for next time, if nobody scoops it up first.

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Sorry, that one is an ORA Stuber Stag. The pic below is from ORA, but honestly, it looks much more purple base, and green polyped in my tank. You can google it and see that different people get different results. Too bad ORA's picture looks terrible and boring lol. Give it time to color up. Who knows, maybe it does love LEDs, but looks like crap under most other lights.

stuberstag-2.jpg
 
And just so you don't feel totally ripped off by me, here is one of the local mother colonies for the Berlin Acro from one of the really active MR/RC members from 2013:

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