not at all. :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC00886.jpg

That just looks beautiful! Its so pretty! Like an ad for moonlights.

thanks.

the last couple days i've been toying with the idea of adding a refugium. here's a sketch of the basic idea.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC00949.jpg

it will use a diy PVC continuous siphon overflow. non-surface skimming. my skimmer has a surface skimmer and i want to keep the overflow as unobtrusive as possible. the fuge will be a custom 5g tank to fit under the stand, 12x10x10". it will house a live sand bed, macro algae, a bit of rock, and maybe a seahorse or two...or maybe a seahorse and mandarin goby. it's purpose is strictly nutrient export. depending on how nice i can make the fuge look, i may very well cut my cabinet door in half, horizontally, to display the fuge.

thoughts or suggestions welcomed.

I toyed with that idea too and i ended up just putting a 10g tank under my 20h main tank as a quarantine. I still think what your proposing is a good idea and a fun DIY project!

any reason you decided against it?

I think it was mostly because i was trying to keep the construction of the tank and stand within a budget, and i didnt have the tools or experience to drill my tank for bulkheads. Plus i've heard all the horror stories that come from not quarantining corals and livestock. I will definitely be doing a sump/refugium when I setup a permanent tank. I'll have to take some more pictures and post them in my tank journal thread http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=31874

made a trip to vancouver and picked up some corals. 3 stony colonies, 2 frags, a zoo rock, a zoo frag, and 2 ricordea.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC01053.jpg

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where did you pick up the corals from. nice acros

all of the frags and one of the colonies are from Ocean Aquatics. the other two are from J & L. I was very impressed with Ocean Aquatics and Wendell even gave me a free frag. There is a LOT of coral in that store.

a few more corals..... i'm an addict.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC01169.jpg

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most recent update...

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****ing tank started leaking. royal pain in the ***, but it could have been worse. luckily i had my prop tank empty. and i can use this opportunity to move the tank, get the new one drilled, and swap out my fish.

looks really good man love the tank with the corals, how do you like the reff keeper what is so good about it any ways

i like the reefkeeper. i bought it as a temp controller. as a bonus, i get a pH monitor, timers for my lights, wavemaker....and it looks cool.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC01224.jpg

not sure why the silicone is so discolored like that, but that's where the leak was.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC01225.jpg

the new tank is up and running.

new thread here:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33043