The Copper Band came the with the tank. Reef two is the SPS tank. I say prob he has been in the tank for about a year.

Well got a little more done today on the set-up. Cut some new egg crate for the top of the overflow to keep finned friends from falling in & for the top of the tank to keep jumpers in. Also add a piece into my sump so I could add in a sponge or some thing to catch debris. Added a couple of little shelf about 2 1/2" from the bottom in each corner for 2 small pump's to feed my 2 - 9w UV Sterilizer's, to keep them out of the sand. Add 2 shelf's in to the stand on the free side & lined bottom with styrofoam. Moving stand and tank into house tonight.

New picture's added to album link on first post

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...oweggcrate.jpg
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WHOOOOOHO MH ballast & bulb's showed up today. Now the hard job building my lighting control center. Will update with pic's soon.

right on greg thats awesome. i gotta get out there one of these nights to check it out

MH & ballast's all wired in. Re-wired both 4" cooling fan's. Now the T5 have to be installed.Getting amped now.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...0wBallasts.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...0w14Kbulbs.jpg

Looks mighty nice, can't wait to see it running. Keep us all posted!

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY... I have talked the wife into keeping both 65 gal tank going.

Keeping my pred tank going but going to look for a little bigger one, Bow front or corner 75 or bigger. (HINT HINT anyone planning on down grading to a 65, 55, 40 tall hex, 30 that has BF or cor. 75 or bigger find me.

Converting 65 Hex to have overflow/sump with min. flow for the seahorse the wife want's ( had to give in to keep pred tank, lol).

Will have every thing hooked up & ready for water, rock's & sand by Friday, I hope. New pic's will be added as I go in my album's.

Album updated with a few new pic's of MH / Ballast set-up.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=247

The final piece of the puzzel showed up at the post office today. Can't wait to pick up my power heads. Going to finish the lighting, last of the plumbing and get some salty H2O in tomorrow.Going to be a long 2 day's.

Tank is full and running, kinda aquascaped ( depends on what it looks like with coral ), sand bed down & tank is clear. Lighting in canopy is complete with 3 - 250w 14000k HM, 2 - 54w 10000k T5HO, 2 - 54w Figi Purple & 2 - 54w Actinic. I have a couple of moon light LED's but not sure what or anything they really do ( need more info ). Now I just need the boy to get his but out of bed and help me carry in the canopy.




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