Just got back Back from MACNA. Very glad I made it there today. Although I couldnt find any of AA guys...
The main reason I went there was to look for some nice aquascaping ideas. Indeed, there were a few very large reef tanks, so I got some nice photos to look at tonight.
Seen an amazing remotely controlled fully automated aquarium management system in action from proline aquatics.... oh man...
Also, met guys from marine depot, premium aquatics, reef exotics, etc.
Made arrangements for marshall rock for October, if everything goes well, I will switch my LR choice to 40lbs Fiji, 70lb Marshall.
Marine depot had 20% discount off of their online prices, so I stocked up on Tunze Multicontroller 7095 and one powerhead 6101 from them, the other powerhead was picked up at reef exotics booth for equally low price. So, I easily saved myself almost $200 today
The list of things to get is getting much shorter and alot less scary pricewise as at the beginning...
So, this time I am going to post my Grand Equipment List with already acquired equipment in red italic. The rest of the equipment is up for further discussion!
The Grand Equipment List v.0.9b:
00. RO/DI: 6 stage 100GPD RO/DI Water filter
01. Lighting: 48'' SunPod 1164 2x250W 14,000K unit with 9 lunar lights, automatic timers, fan cooled ballasts, tank mountable.
02. Sump: ProClear Aquatics Premier 200 Wet Dry Filter without Prefilter
03. Return Pump: Mag 9.5 950GPH
04. Skimmer: AquaC EV-120 with JG fitting in-sump
05. Skimmer pump: Mag 5
06. Power Heads: Tunze 6061 head (two)
07. Power Heads Controller: Tunze 7095 Multicontroller
08. UV: Current USA 25W Sterilizer
09. Heater: submersible in-sump Finnex 300w (two)
0A. Salt: Reef Crystals (160gl bucket)
0B. SW test kit: Saltwater Master Liquid Test Kit
0C. Refractometer
0D. Thermometer
0E. any extra plumbing
0F. polyurethan for inner cabinet coating
10. Sand: Aragonite Aragamax (150lbs) to cover 2'' bed
12. LR: 60lb of cured Fiji, 60lb of cured Tonga branch. (! Will most likely be switched to 40lbs Fiji and 70lbs Marshall). 100% online order.
13. Cycle: 2 Jumbo shrimp from LGS