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I have returned! 75 AGA reef


HeyLookItsCaps

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HeyLookItsCaps

after my tank fell apart while on vacation I really lost a lot of motivation to continue.

 

after a few years away i am finally setting up a new tank. 75G AGA with 2 175 halides and LED. I will post pictures soon.

 

I am also re setting up my bc29 as a show tank.

 

Hope to see some old faces and meet plenty of new ones. I would rather have a large tank on this forum than be anywhere else

 

 

 

 

heres a link to my old tank when it won TOTM 4 years ago

 

 

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2010/heylookitscaps-r32

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HeyLookItsCaps

moved from OC to San Diego! From what I hear San Diego has some pretty good shops. Ill tell you this much though, the idea of "plumbing" was new for me. I felt like such an idiot trying to figure out what goes where. spoiled by AIO's I guess. Got a good job down here managing a construction company, but thats about it. How have you been fellas. I remember both of you well!

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Welcome back, looking forward to see a tank, any tank.

 

Hope to see some old faces and meet plenty of new ones. I would rather have a large tank on this forum than be anywhere else

 

I agree with that! :)

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Hope to see some old faces and meet plenty of new ones. I would rather have a large tank on this forum than be anywhere else

 

Too true. Welcome back.

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HeyLookItsCaps

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after I got it inside and setup where I liked it. Penny thinks she helped.

 

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semi open halide hood. going to add LEDs in the next month or so

 

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sump/refugium. sump with skimmer on the right and refugium on the left that both collect in the middle to return to display

 

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thank god it holds water

 

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whole setup showing display and sump + 1940s ballasts

 

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the fog of war. day one. 100 lbs live rock, 80 lbs sand, chaeto in the refugium.

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HeyLookItsCaps

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day two were getting a little clearer. My return pump is underpowered so im not getting much skim. will need to upgrade from this 700gph Mag Drive soon.

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HeyLookItsCaps

how low of a flow should i have through my refugium? it was so slow it was almost stagnant so i put a bubble type power head int here to stir stuff around.... was this a bad idea?

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question for you guys. should i keep the light on my refugium/chaeto even though its dark cycling?

 

Yep

 

how low of a flow should i have through my refugium? it was so slow it was almost stagnant so i put a bubble type power head int here to stir stuff around.... was this a bad idea?

 

Its ideal if you can have a good amount flow passing through the cheato. So adding the powerhead was a great idea as it will only make the cheato more efficient at exporting nutrients.

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HeyLookItsCaps

found 15 or so aiptasia with a flashlight during my dark cycle. ive used joes juice in the past but i was curious what you guys would recommend to nip it in the bud before its a problem

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CronicReefer

I use aiptasia x. Costs about $15 and does not effect water chemistry. Just make sure you turn all water flow off for about 15min after use

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From your last tank I’m interested to see how this progresses. I just purchased a 75, so I’m looking forward to see how you cycle your tank.

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