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Great build - tank & house. :biggrin:

Ok. Back to this thread. Its been a while with no updates so here we go.

Lights are all set up. 4 x Radion Gen 3 Pros. Took a little while to figure them out but we got it. We bought a pulley system from Princess Auto and used 3 aluminium rods to create a frame to hang the lights off of. As a safety back-up we used 2 steel cables that are screwed straight into wood on top. The lowest the lights would be able to come is about 9 inches from the surface of the water.
http://i.imgur.com/kGsHMBK.jpg

This is what the finished cabinetry looks like. All the panels can be opened and taken off if needed. This would be the most viewed side as it is in the family room.
http://i.imgur.com/sze1djL.jpg

View from the other side. This is the side that is visible from the moment you walk inside the house. Still working on the water currents. Cant figure out a spot that doesnt make the sand blow away.
http://i.imgur.com/FM1K6B7.jpg

Still working on my cable management. Auto top off still needs to be set up. I didnt realize that the Tunze auto top off pump was missing from the box. I opened the box one year after purchasing it :neutral: $20 for a new pump from Tunze.
http://i.imgur.com/YL7ncxh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/DbAKlyx.jpg

Current tank photos
http://i.imgur.com/JwBInDD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UU9I8BU.jpg

Current fish:
10 - Blue/Green Chromis
3 - Azure Damsel
2 - True Perc Clowns
1 - Foxface
And I had a copperband but it decided to stop eating and died a few days ago:cry:

I have this white spongy looking stuff growing in my sump. Anyone know what it is?
http://i.imgur.com/SAYxWHO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5cnuV4L.jpg

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Originally Posted by dusty16 (Post 975068)

I have this white spongy looking stuff growing in my sump. Anyone know what it is?

Usually the white spongy things I've found in the sump are white sponges :wink: ... Hard to tell from the pic but could be a pineapple sponge?!
Nice build and rock work!
Sponges + happy tank = Now go pick up some corals for that thing :pop2:

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Originally Posted by Vancity (Post 975069)

Huh. After googling pineapple sponge that seems to be what it is. As for corals I just got a few. Mutant hammer, cali tort, green hulk acro, green birds nest, sunny d, and a couple others. Not really photo worthy just yet.:lol: