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Hobden's 35g SPS dominated reef build


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thehobdenmarina

Tank

Custom 35g cube

24"x24"x15 1/2"

Standard 20g Sump/Refugium

Custom Oak stand by yours truly

 

Equipment.

 

JBJ ATO

Dual Phosban 150's

Prodibio

Lighting

AI SOL super blue

AI controller

 

Skimmer

Tunze 9002

 

Powerheads

3 Hydor 450

 

Live stock includes

2 Ocellaris Clowns

1 Sixline wrasse

1 Bangai Cardinal

Standard CUC

 

Corals

22 types of Zoas and counting

Ricordea

Green Birdsnest

Pink/purple birdsnest

other sps

Monti Cap, green, green with light pink rim, red, purple

Favia

 

10/17/2012 FTS UPDATE

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January 29/2012

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February 2/2012

Aqua scaping started! I went for an open look with lots of swimming room, and shelf work on the rocks, a few hidden tunnels built in! Very happy with the result so far

Full tank shot

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One Island

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Side view, including other structure

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corner shot

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View from other side

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Top View

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corner shot

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Move from old tank completed! February 20/2012

still a bit cloudy from the transfer!

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waters cleared up now you can see the corals

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March 14/2012

FTS

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May 19/2012

FTS

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here is a video update on the tank with my "artistic" touch::)

View here

 

Be nice ;)

 

 

 

Thats about as far as its gone so far. Now, I'm just waiting on some growth

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thehobdenmarina

Thanks, I drew it up and had a welder buddy fab it up

only cost me $50 so win win, nice thing about it is its height adjustable, and the cords run down the arm so its very clean

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TheKingInYellow
Thanks, I drew it up and had a welder buddy fab it up

only cost me $50 so win win, nice thing about it is its height adjustable, and the cords run down the arm so its very clean

 

Exactly why I like it.

 

Any chance you have the plan available for my welder buddy?

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thehobdenmarina

I can PM it to you tonight, but they have since started selling them on Modularled.ca as the owner and I as well as the welder are all buddies on canreef.com and worked on designing it together

its more on here then what I paid, but mine was the "prototype so I was just paying for the materials, but here is a link to order them online, I believe there is a "blueprint" as well you'll see we incorporated a swivel so you can aim the light differently, I never thought of this in the original design plans

Hanging bracket

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thehobdenmarina
This is a must follow for me!

Everything looks great! I really like the open swimming space and the scape. :)

thanks :) I wanted to leave lots of swimming room as well as room for sps to take over

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thehobdenmarina
Nice tank :) got any pics of the sump running?

 

yup, these are kinda older, and before the jbj ato was in place so the water level was constantly low

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TheKingInYellow

Just ordered your light stand, along with a few other toys. It's a great looking system, hope they sell well for you!

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thehobdenmarina
Just ordered your light stand, along with a few other toys. It's a great looking system, hope they sell well for you!

Well I just drew it up, its not that they sell for me, but for the supplier (modular led)

I didn't take any cuts.

 

but its definitely a great little mount. make sure you supply good accurate measurements, with in 1" of the actual. if your in canada, you should see it in a few days :) also if your in canada you should sign up for canreef! lol lots of good local sales, frag swaps etc.

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I really like your tank, I don't usually like black substrate but yours is really nice!. You have an awesome scape and some really nice corals in there. I'm absolutely following this thread!!.

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thehobdenmarina
I really like your tank, I don't usually like black substrate but yours is really nice!. You have an awesome scape and some really nice corals in there. I'm absolutely following this thread!!.

Thanks its definitely a little work in progress :)

once the corals grow out I will be satisfied, until then, I just keep buying frags lol...

I checked out your build thread, I like your scape as well, its something you dont see

very often

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thehobdenmarina

fts 05/30/2012

Shot in Raw, then color corrected on Photoshop.. maybe a bit too much color correction, but I like it :P

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