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Love these brackets, worth the import charge. I don't know why all bracket mounts don't have tidy cable management options
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Be rude not to start mixing water
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Going to start cycling while i sort out the sump and plumbing
Going to start cycling while i sort out the sump and plumbing
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Awesome! Cant wait to see what you're gonna do with it. I love the scape!! 
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Nice looking tank! Love it.
Talk about maximizing your sump. Wow. haha
Talk about maximizing your sump. Wow. haha
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Oooh I'm excited about this one!
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Thanks guys!
This is going to be a slowly slowly build...as much as I can resist. Been burnt too many times before.
I'm going to run Triton method once everything is fully cycled and ready to go. Although, I need to figure out where to put the doser & containers. A few shelves needed I think.
Coral wise, I'm hoping for mainly SPS, but will see how it goes.
Fish wise, I've got a couple of clowns, high fin goby (& pistol shrimp), orange spotted goby and an African flame all Angel to go in.
Going to get a tang and wrasse of some sort. Will see when it comes to it.
This is going to be a slowly slowly build...as much as I can resist. Been burnt too many times before.
I'm going to run Triton method once everything is fully cycled and ready to go. Although, I need to figure out where to put the doser & containers. A few shelves needed I think.
Coral wise, I'm hoping for mainly SPS, but will see how it goes.
Fish wise, I've got a couple of clowns, high fin goby (& pistol shrimp), orange spotted goby and an African flame all Angel to go in.
Going to get a tang and wrasse of some sort. Will see when it comes to it.
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A few new photos
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The redesigned sump
Added some mesh over the 1st baffle to stop any algae getting over. The refugium should now be about 30% of the overall volume. Twice the required 15% for Triton [emoji16]
Added some mesh over the 1st baffle to stop any algae getting over. The refugium should now be about 30% of the overall volume. Twice the required 15% for Triton [emoji16]
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And latest FTS while playing around with the Hyrda's
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Updated scape. The drop didn't look natural at all, so added a couple of pieces to act as bleachers
Just waiting for my plumbing to arrive then it's time to get the sump filled [emoji16][emoji16]
Just waiting for my plumbing to arrive then it's time to get the sump filled [emoji16][emoji16]
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That looks great bro!
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At last, got the plumbing sorted.
Gone with a herbie overflow set up. Just need to pick up a 1" strainer for the main over flow.
Everything is hard plumbed, no flexi used anywhere.
Just need to get some more RO tomorrow so I can mix enough salt to fill the sump.
A bit of an oversight though, I didn't realise the Aqua Medic Eco Runner 6000 return pump didn't have an adjustable flow.
Hope this works ok or I'll have to get another [emoji24]
Once the water is flowing ok it's time to put together a mounting board for the apex and controllers.
Never done this much DIY in my life!
Also spoken to a sparky about putting a couple of 2-gang sockets near the tank. These will be added to the garage circuit, which is the other side of the wall.
Gone with a herbie overflow set up. Just need to pick up a 1" strainer for the main over flow.
Everything is hard plumbed, no flexi used anywhere.
Just need to get some more RO tomorrow so I can mix enough salt to fill the sump.
A bit of an oversight though, I didn't realise the Aqua Medic Eco Runner 6000 return pump didn't have an adjustable flow.
Hope this works ok or I'll have to get another [emoji24]
Once the water is flowing ok it's time to put together a mounting board for the apex and controllers.
Never done this much DIY in my life!
Also spoken to a sparky about putting a couple of 2-gang sockets near the tank. These will be added to the garage circuit, which is the other side of the wall.
