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- May 30, 2009
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So my tank is just about ready. It is at least presentable enough so that I can show it off. Tank is a custom perfecto 36x24x24 eurobraced with starphire front pane. Starphire is much clearer then regular glass. Finally finished the plumbing. I am just waiting on a few parts for my skimmer. I bought a bubble king mini 200 used for just $400. Normally the skimmer is well over 1k. I thought it was great. From a local reef shop that was missing a few parts. They told me they'd be in within 2 weeks. Well 6 later they aren't here so I've ordered them from another place. Just a couple of screws and one plumbing part is stopping me from using it. Real frustrating.
I made the sump myself just a simple 29g with a skimmer section, bubble trap and refugiem. It's a little messy but it works.
I really like the colour of the paint I used for the background. It'd darker then in my reef tank. I originally planned for a more exotic aquascape but I went with a simple approach and just a few acrylic rods. There's about 95lbs of rock in the tank.
The tank is lit by just 2x39 but I think its a little too dark. I will consider adding an additional 2 bulbs so corals look a little better. For now it's fine with just a couple of soft corals inside.
The cuttlefish are still a bit too small to go in and there is still a touch of nitrate, just 5ppm but should drop to zero soon. Added cheato and a small light to the fuge. Still thinking about a remote dsb.
Here are the pics:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OxZoGqFQrPI/SqV2Bgj5zuI/AAAAAAAAAjA/5nxE8EsZzwE/s800/IMG_1965.JPG
I made the sump myself just a simple 29g with a skimmer section, bubble trap and refugiem. It's a little messy but it works.
I really like the colour of the paint I used for the background. It'd darker then in my reef tank. I originally planned for a more exotic aquascape but I went with a simple approach and just a few acrylic rods. There's about 95lbs of rock in the tank.
The tank is lit by just 2x39 but I think its a little too dark. I will consider adding an additional 2 bulbs so corals look a little better. For now it's fine with just a couple of soft corals inside.
The cuttlefish are still a bit too small to go in and there is still a touch of nitrate, just 5ppm but should drop to zero soon. Added cheato and a small light to the fuge. Still thinking about a remote dsb.
Here are the pics:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OxZoGqFQrPI/SqV2Bgj5zuI/AAAAAAAAAjA/5nxE8EsZzwE/s800/IMG_1965.JPG