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    my first saltwater tank.

    Its coming along very nicely and I'm going to my local clubs frag swap next Saturday picking up about 10 more corals very excited!
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Well haven't been on here for awhile figure ill give yall an update in my 75 build. So here is some pics
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    my first saltwater tank.

    New led lighting setup finally complete
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Alright well I did alot of work today. I rebuilt my sump because I was dumb and used acrylic in the glass tank it just bowed and eventually broke. So now I got some glass and rebuilt it and I am very happy with it. Before I did not do a bubble trap. This time I did a over under baffle and its...
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Here some pic of one installed
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Well with this this lighting was only 200 a unit ms 120watt led dimmable controler with seprate control or whites and blues. They create alot of water and light shimmer
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    new tank update

    So I started this tank only wanting to do fish and live rock only. Then quickly changed my mind. I have had the tank running for almost a month now. 75 gallon 75gallon sump ( filled with only about 50gallon) 20gallon refug (not set up yet) In sump 2x 300 heaters set to 79...
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Sweet those are nice. And in my price range I think ill go with those.
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Well I am thinking if getting 2 of those. Maybe a third later if needed. The reason is I would like to be able to run one with the blues and one with the whites and have to option to have all on or just one color. And its really don't make since but the 2 bulb ones or 139$ and the 4 bulb...
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    my first saltwater tank.

    Well looks like I'm getting a diatom bloom. Guess thats a good thing means tank is working out its kinks i guess.
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    my first saltwater tank.

    I do like those one you told me about beengirl but they say must be 10in above water so won't work in my canopy
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    Wanted: Tank

    My lfs. Pet supplies plus has 55 for sale for $55. Best price ive ever seen
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    my first saltwater tank.

    http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaticLife_T5_HO_Light_Link_Fixture_Marine_24_Inch_T5_Fluorescent_Light_Fixtures-AquaticLife-AK01138-FILTFIT54U-vi.html What do you think of these lights to start with and ill maybe get a second one later
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    my first saltwater tank.

    So I think I want to get some good lighting but I only wanna spend. Well as little as needed to get the job done i do eventually want to do reef. So what are my choices. I do like led. I also like the blueish lighting. But if someone could point me in the right direction that would be sweet...
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    want to build sump

    So if I did drill would I have to empty tank out? Second if I drill in back would I be able to go high enough to have water level at least to bottom of black trim?
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    Update of Beengirl's 55g reef

    Wow! I love your whole tank. Hope my tank will look as good still in the beginning stages but I like how it's coming along. Now I'm looking around for some lighting any suggestions.
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    my first saltwater tank.

    75 gallon done on a super budget. I was going to do both my fresh and then my salt but decided I'm going to devot all money and time to just the salt. So decided to make my 75 on bottem a sump and soon refug. Have a 2in DIY overflow. A 700gph return pump. And a coral life 125g super protien...
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    want to build sump

    alright i spent some money today and ive made my sump. I got a deal on a nice Coralife 125G super protien skimmer and i bought a pump with 480GBh at 5 feet. but i ran in to a big problem. my diy overflow i made with 1in pipe does not drain fast enough. Made a mess, good thing is i notice right...
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    want to build sump

    Ok well I made a diy overflow with pvc, and bought the acrylic for making the sump part. Now how should I do this like the first chamber I figure ill but a protien skimmer next some live rock. Then do a bubble trap then the pump. Is that all I would need to do. I did a 1 in overflow. So now my...
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    beginner need advice.

    So did another water test and still don't make since I gues it possible but I am seeing about 10ppm of nitrates and zero of everything else not sure if this is because of the live rock and live sand and luck lol or if I'm testing wrong. Or maybe there was bacteria transfer from the freshwater...
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    want to build sump

    Sorry for got pics in first post.
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    want to build sump

    So I one day I decided to start a saltwater tank and then I though of just getting rid off freshwater tank. Then decided agaist it but had to make a stand to hold both tanks since my living room is not to big. There 75 gallons so I build a sand with one tank at the bottem with only the front...
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    beginner need advice.

    Yeah I thought the same thing seems to be nitrates and could be ammo too. But fish seek fine I went with 3 damsel. Very small and will make ammo levels go up very slow so I can keep up with everything for next few days Ill test 3 times a day will do this
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    beginner need advice.

    Well I am doing a fish in cycle. I've don't this with all my freshwater tanks from 29 gallons to 75 and never lost a fish. I've actally only lost one fish and that's because I came home and found him on the floor :( Ive been seeing a lot if people dont like this way. But I'm a stay at home...
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    beginner need advice.

    So I suck at this testing I follow the instruction to the tee but I feel like some of the colors are so close I can't tell what's what. By the way this is the live sand I got. 4 bags of those
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