well here is an update on where i am in the tank and what i have or have ordered and waiting for::
48"x48"x20h"
100g sump
low flow refuge 20g and built in frag tank 20g
4x250w fishneedit halide pendants on custom made aluminum octagon light ring
36 x 3w dimmable leds (blue/white/royal blue)
vertex in-180 skimmer
apex-lite
3l zeo reactor with start-up package
brs dual stage media reactor for carbon
no-name return pump 600gph throttled back for returns for frag tank and refuge
filter socks
3 x 250w heaters 2 running 1 for back up
numerous koralias to be replaced by vortech mp40
coralife compact florescent 6500k for refuge
there are still some stuff i need to get but i have what i need to keep it running and ill gather up the rest as time goes by, last night i added rock and sand and wayne brought over some salt so im where i need to be there( thanks wayne your a lifesaver) im still gonna need some more tonga branch and some more porus rock i didnt realize how much aquascaping room there is in a 4 x4 cube lol lots of islands and in the predator side lots of room an open space......tank is almost cleared up this morning im about to run some new carbon and clear up the tiny bit of yellow in it and in a day or two im gonna log my first water tests. the rock is all cured but the sand is gonna create quite the spike judging by the smell lol so no dead shrimp or fish or uncured rock needed.
when i get a chance ill do a video and a walk around basically there are three sections the predator side is a more open look with barely any rock as there will be some massive sand and rock movers in there...ie. dragon wrasse
the reef side is done in two parts one part with a massive rock cliff that will stick up out of the water like the volcanoe tank does and then around the back corner it will all be tonga branch entwined everywhere and which way with very little coral more of a place for schooling fish to swim in and out of. i am in the process of hunting down some very high or large pieces of liverock for my mountain now as we speak
other than that its all little things sooooo i guess thatrs another story