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Another 12g Mr Aqua w/ Current USA orbit marine Pro!


louy99

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inspired by Scorched and his amazing nano tank i too have decided to jump in to the Mr Aqua 12L club. i have been out of the hobby for almost 2 yrs and have been itching to get back in. my wife has been asking me to build her a built-in storage area in our kids playroom and so i had an idea to incorporate the tank into that. did a quick sketch and she approved :D i should have plenty of room underneath for sump/reactors and other stuff i havent decided on. ill be making my purchases soon and starting this journey

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equipment list:

Mr Aqua 12L

20L sump

syncra sicce 3.5 return pump

current usa orbit marine pro LED light

tunze nano ATO

Pukani dry rock

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got my cool custom made 20L sump filter sock kit, ill have a small section to house my tunze 9001 skimmer and return pump sicce 3.5. i will have about 10 inches of space avaliable for a refugium. my question is would you guys do a fuge or not waste the effort?

 

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Cool filter sock holder; did you 3d print it?

It was made for me by a small company called aqua box but they went out of business

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How are you going to cover up the pipes on the side? going with a cover or some sort? ive seen people make fake books as covers

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How are you going to cover up the pipes on the side? going with a cover or some sort? ive seen people make fake books as covers

already got that covered ;)

 

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i have done some more work on the system, painted the stand, finished the sump, plumbed everything up and water tested. no leaks and ready to cycle...i put in Dr Tims One and Only Bacteria and petco gave me a free damsel fish to cycle. now before someone gets mad, it was a free fish because it is missing a back and right fin and eyeball...it was being picked on and was going to die anyways :(

 

i made covers for the pipes and still need to finish making the cabinet doors, trim and finish painting. lots to do still....my current usa orbit marine pro will be here tomorrow and ill add sand to the tank this weekend.

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new Current USA Orbit Marine Pro came in! looks pretty sweet and fits nicely on the tank. having 60 optics, there is no light spread over the tank and love the colors. ill try to get better pictures and i will be playing around with it a few days and give my humble opinion on it....maybe do a youtube review.

 

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Luis, did you cut down the length of your 1" bulkheads?

 

Also, did you have to put check valves on the 1/2" returns to prevent back siphoning?

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Luis, did you cut down the length of your 1" bulkheads?

 

Also, did you have to put check valves on the 1/2" returns to prevent back siphoning?

I did use a hacksaw to cut the bulkhead shorter then I sanded down the inside of bulkhead so I can slip the pvc street 90 bend further in. I didn't bother with a check valve because my sump won't overflow but I did put a ball valve just under where the 1/2 returns spit. I will close that valve for water changes so no excess water drains.

ooo I like that light! You'll have to keep us updated on the light. Very cool

I sure will, there are no reviews on this new light yet, I plan on making a YouTube video about it this wek

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I did use a hacksaw to cut the bulkhead shorter then I sanded down the inside of bulkhead so I can slip the pvc street 90 bend further in. I didn't bother with a check valve because my sump won't overflow but I did put a ball valve just under where the 1/2 returns spit. I will close that valve for water changes so no excess water drains.

 

I sure will, there are no reviews on this new light yet, I plan on making a YouTube video about it this wek

You're the first person that I've seen get it! Pave the road for us warrior! and be brutally honest :P

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You're the first person that I've seen get it! Pave the road for us warrior! and be brutally honest :P

Lol, yeah... When planning the build I was just gonna get the original orbit marine but read the pro was coming out so I preordered for it.

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i want to put a skimmer in here at some point since i will be using bio pellets, what skimmer would you use? im torn between a few brands. thanks!

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