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20L radioactive meltdown upgrade build, now with 50% more display room

tetraodon

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tetraodon

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my first tank started as an evolve 4, then i plumbed a spec 2 to the evo for a fuge, and now im upgrading to a 20L. As of right now im slowly buying components that are needed for the build, hope you enjoy my updates as things happen :)


Equipment:
filtration: 20gallon fuge
aqueon 100watt heater
skimmer: bubble magus curve 5

biopellet reactor: avast MP5


Lighting:
display: reef breeders value LED light
fuge: 2 coral compulsion PAR30 lights

Live stock:

Fish:
fuzzy dwarf lion fish named Oscar.

Coral:

various euhpyllia coral
candy cane
war coral
various zoanthids
white star polyps

unknown brain


inverts
deresa clam
maxima clam


various macro algae in the fuge

pictures to come when i get the tank clean :)


so the only things im still up in the air about is the substraight and what to name this build of mine,

for the substraight i was thinking either crushed coral, live reef sand, or the live black reef sand.
anyway thanks for stopping by, i promise to get pics up as soon as i can

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tetraodon

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got my light ordered, and should be here soon, and i found a great deal on dry live rock, a store will get me a case (40 ibs) for 65 dollars, more than i need so i was thinking of making a rock background, i also made a egg crate top, and doing a leak test.

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Just put a gsp and xenia in the other day, they are loving the ligt already, and probly getting some zoas, and some lps, dont know what im getting for fish yet

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my first tank started as an evolve 4, then i plumbed a spec 2 to the evo for a fuge, and now im upgrading to a 20L

 

Cool! I'd like to see that!

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tetraodon

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alright so i now have my live sand, and a new heater, and got the tank on the stand, now all i need is my jebao wp10 wave maker and my dry rock, once i get my tax return, this should start to get going

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tetraodon

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do some unexpected money making im now able to buy what i need sooner, i have my jabeo pump on order and should be getting my rock soon, oh did i mention i hope to make a tank background with live rock? cant wait, gonna be great, still taking ideas on what to name my evil creation :P

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tetraodon

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So now I have my wave maker pumps, my rock is ordered, and I have a game plan for ky diy rock wall, startinf to really move along, ive also think im going to name this build the radioactive meltdown

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tetraodon

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Got my skimmer ordered and getting my light stand set, unfortunetly the tank I have wont work for the build so I gotta buy a new one

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tetraodon

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my rock and my skimmer arrived today, ill be making my rock wall and getting the plumbing ready in the next week or so

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tetraodon

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i started work on my rock wall and pvc over flow last night, i can say the pvc cement knocked me on my ass, and im a scale model builder haha, the rock wall is coming along great, the epoxy is strong and smashed more than enough rock for this project, ill try to get pics up later today

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i finished my rock wall, and almost done with my overflow, i think im gonna coat my overflow in crushed coral to make it blend in more

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tetraodon

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well been a while since i had an update, the tank cylced quickly and i got the rock scape set, clean up crew is in, and i started the move with my zoas first, ill be doing a photo dump here soon

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tetraodon

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well its been a while since i updated this build thread, long story short, my pvc overflow sucks, it fails at least 3 times a week. so i made a trade and got a 30 breeder tank, and i am planning a slight upgrade, this time my over flow will be done right, today i recived a glass-holes.com complete in and out system, plus a sicce 2.0 pump, i have my sump planned out. now all i need to do is drill my tank and get the plumbing straight, and build my sump. my plan for the sump is to take the 20 long that is my display, glue some baffles in, and wire the lighting. now im wondering if i should reuse my DIY live rock wall or not. i hope to take pictures tomarrow to show you all what im doing, but first my work area needs a cleaning.

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tetraodon

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ok well now i feel silly updating this, i should be in the loony bin for talking to myself, but i drilled my tank, got it plumbed, and my tank switched over, now all i need to do is construct my sump

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ok well now i feel silly updating this, i should be in the loony bin for talking to myself, but i drilled my tank, got it plumbed, and my tank switched over, now all i need to do is construct my sump

 

congrats! looking forward to seeing some update pictures!

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