cmantis

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A little more dry fitting. Just needs some pvc plumbing parts I can only get outside the 5 boroughs (stupid plumbing regulations here)...

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I am going to make the sump a frag sump. Hopefully upgrading the light that is there for an led.

Equipment list so far:

DCT8000 Return pump w/manifold of return
2x NextReef MR1 Shorty reactors
Coralife Turbo Twist 9w UV (thanks Wingo!)
2x Cermedia Plates (between the sump baffles)
SWC 120 Skimmer
Via Aqua 200w or 300w heater (I forget)
Reef Angel controller
Screen top

Additional/Probable Equipment

2x ReefRays 90w 3-channel LED's with custom designed layout and controller
Reef Breeders Nano-Lite (fuge/frag area)
Gyre 130, 2x Jebao RW4 or 2x Ecotech MP10
Educators(?)

*Oh I lied its 56.1 gallons I measured then again they lied Im not getting 57g which its supposed to be.
 
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cmantis

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I found some much needed motivation today after working on a 600g build all day that I needed to finish my own build.

First the motivation shots:

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Now my (not so big/impressive) build:

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Ha, I don't even have water in the tank yet and already stocking up on fish. So far I have an ornate leopard wrasse, hi-fin perchlet, and a golden angelfish almost done QT. New addition today is a multiband butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus).

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How do you folks with tops get your wires out of the tank? I am debating what wavemakers to get and if I go with gyre or jebao will be stuck with wires and want to use a screen top. Also if I do go with mp's I will need the wireless version if I plan on two right? (Anyone selling mp10's?)
What I did is made my screen top 1/4" shorter than it needed to be to allow the screen top to fit nicely and wires to come through, but not big enough for a fish to jump out...
 

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Little update I hope (fingers crossed no leaks) to get this up by next weekend. I have on mp10 on the way and working on a deal for another. Just grabbed 40lbs of CaribSea special grade sand, 40lbs of CaribSea Life Rock and 20lbs of CaribSea Life Rock Branch. I am debating between an ARID with the calcium reactor option (I have a calcium reactor but have never used one) or a sulfur denitrifier with ARM reactor. My 6 bulb Tek light is finally here and just need to remove the legs and get it hung and picked up a Kessil a150 for the sump which I will use as a frag tank.
 

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