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Amber what lights did you end up going for?

Looks to be the ati!

I think you will be stoked with that setup!

Ended up going with 2x 6 bulb ATI with 4x Reefbrite XHO's

Awesome! Those throw some serious light on the tank. I like it :smile:

Thanks all! Im super fing stoked to start getting H2O in the beast:biggrin:

You didn't your tank right by going with the best combo for growth and pop. Good job thus far��

Thank you thank you:biggrin:
Tank to be in place later on today!:biggrin:

:mrgreen: looking forward to seeing it in place!

Tank in place, and slowly filling lol. A buddy asked me to turn all them lights on, so of course more pics:mrgreen:
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Looks awesome! Now that rodi will be painful to watch... but when you see a water line it will all be worth it :smile:

Thanks! lol, yup gotta couple inches now...:lol:

Beautiful tank
 

Wow that is a nice tank!
It may be cheaper to fill the tank with money and put the RO line on the carpet instead of stocking it :)

Lol, yea true that, but not nearly as fun:mrgreen:

Looking good! Love the wall cut out.

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see the aquascaping.

Yes it turned out pretty good! Wish I could take credit for that idea but alas Im not that creative, it was all you!!

Yea I cant wait either but again my lack in creativity is proving challenging!!

Shout out to both of you for all the help so far, none of this would be happening without you guys!!:mrgreen:

like the clean lines of the stand.
the cut out is great.

the potential for your set up is great!

look forward to seeing the progression!

Looks good, are you putting in dry rock or live?

Was it your plan to go bare bottom or put sand in?

Thank you! Hopefully I can live live up to the potential:lol:

Thanks! Went dry rock and sand more pics soon....

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oooo la la, me like eee! hindsight says the cutout should have been round and painted to look like a port hole. but still very jealous.

What will the First fish be?

That tile looks wicked!
Good idea!!

I disagree I love the square cut-out and the tile

Awesome choice of mosaic tiles, and bonus a place to rest drinks and take a peek down the tank!

Thanks everyone!!

Yes but then it wouldn't have been square...like me!!:lol:
Not sure on the fish yet...still up for debate!!

Looks great! I like the tiles as they ad a little bit of depth around the tank and clear sight lines.

We are plumbed! Just t5s on in these. Thank you to Mykas Aquariums (Mindy) for getting her all plumbed up!:biggrin:Hopefully its alright you made the build pictures!!!

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Nice return pump!

Not sure if you posted this but are you going to be running a reef controller?

Love the cutout. Tank is looking really good.

Yeah, such a good pic of me too! :eek: :lol:

How's the cycle going? Have you tested ammonia and nitrate yet?

Wouldn't be the worst idea to build some little supports that come out off the back of your stand to support the weight of the plumbing when it's full of water. Otherwise over time the lopsided load will pinch the seals in the bulkheads and you would get leaking. Just my 2 cents :) Exciting times though!

Thanks everyone for your kind words!!

Thank you! Yes got the new apex had an issue with one of the outlets so replacement will be here this week. If I ever get all these cords managed I will post a pic..lol

And Mindy you look great as usual!!

Yes we do have a support snuck in there if you look closely one of those pipes is not like the others:lol:

First tests are in....Ammonia between.25 and .5, nitrate between 10 and 25, 0 nitrite

I see the on long brace pipe from the floor to the bottom of the return pipes long horizontal run, but anything supporting the overflow pipes?

Not needed. The main drain is plumbed through bulkheads on both ends and is only 1" pipe and a little over 3 feet long, so there isn't a lot of weight. The other two are even shorter and won't see more than a dribble of water their entire lives unless something is wrong in which case they still won't weigh enough to need support. :)
Woohoo!

This setup is looking better and better! Keep up the good work.

Well it looks like the first fish is going to be a stupid pajama cardinal lol my husband insists, since he has been in everyone of our other tanks. Very close to adding him!! Couple more pics for you, one of them is with my newest toy!!

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Wow that sump is so clean! :wink:. It's always nice to get that first fish added.
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