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Old 05-09-2009, 02:00 AM
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45 min a 5g bucket!!!! Ohh I WISH! I'm like 3-4 hrs LOL
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Old 05-09-2009, 06:28 PM
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oh wow... have fun with that. I on the other hand am about 6 buckets away from being done. Even skipped a tee off time this morning to get it done (Dumb). Looking forward to this week to go and do some shopping in old RC.
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Old 05-10-2009, 02:51 AM
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Done... its been circulating for a few hours now and all seems well. Im going to throw the heat on it here tonight and salt up. Other than that its a waiting game till tues to grab some more goodies. Sand, a few power heads and my lights for sure.
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Old 05-13-2009, 04:59 AM
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Did a little shopping today, picked up my lights (Tek 48" 6x54watt) and they are freaking bright. Im going to test the water perameters tomorrow morning and hopefully hang the light. Ill try and post the results and some pictures.
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Old 05-16-2009, 05:41 AM
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Well, I have been staring at my tank on and off for the last few days and I have to say... Im very unimpressed with my progress. There are so many things that I wish I would have done from the start of the build. Enough things that I would have a good mind to restart. The biggest issue in my opinion is the lack of space under my stand. Seeing that many of my daily maintenance would be done in that area, having some room would be nice. Added toys and tools down the road have been left little space. Another thing that I would like to chance is how im going to add and subtract water from the system. With how fast water evaporates from the return section I will be topping up daily. Not to mention the salinity change in a 24 hour time span. The other thing I have begun to notice is my own slippage in my maintenance schedule on my freshwater tank. I know many people on here have several tanks, but when back to school full time I just dont feel I will have the time for two tanks. That being said I know that I want to jump into marine tanks. (I think Ive basically talked myself into it while typing) What im thinking is running a 90g display with a 90g sump. Turning my current 45g sump into at freshwater holding/mixing tank. Im also thinking that going to freaking town on a huge stable stand, with all the cubby holes a person could imagine. That way I can deal with the space issues as well as have plenty of room down the road for whatever may come. Ive been reading along so many build journals and I see that this has happened to a few people. The vast many that have rebuilt have seemed very pleased with the choice, I feel that I would be as well. Either way Im just spitting out thoughts here, see what other peoples opinions are. What are some ways that you guys deal with your water changes and top offs.
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Old 05-16-2009, 01:35 PM
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Tunze ato! As far as the stand goes...there is never enough room for all the stuff you need. If you think that changing the stand is something you want to do, do it now....while making the switch is still somewhat manageable. I have fish stuff in the living room, kitchen, dinning room etc.
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Old 05-17-2009, 04:19 AM
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Thanks Doug, at this rate ill never have anything in the tank but water. Im just going to run with what I have at this time. At this point im just too new at the hobby for a rebuild, there are always going to be thing that I learn down the road that are going to effect how I set up a tank. I might as well just roll with the setup I have now and just make a note of all the ways I would like to change it for another system way off in the future. Always have to learn for yourself HAH. Im still amazed at how much moisture is given off by the tank, the humidity in my house has jumped quite a bit.

Ill try and update with some pictures when I get back home, been house sitting for the past week. Picked up a skimmer today from a fellow canreefer, Euro-Reef RS 80. A wee bit small for the volume I have but It will do to start, and until I can figure a way around the height restrictions of the stand. Im hoping to pick up the majority of my LR here in the next week or so and start the cycle out.
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Couple of pics, new skimmer.

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Old 05-19-2009, 08:21 PM
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Let there be light...

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Old 05-19-2009, 08:29 PM
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Nice, enjoy the cleanliness while its lasts....
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