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lilmatty5dimes

Awesome trade. barter king :bowdown:. lol plus the way tv's are and how cheap you can buy one for now a days maybe i'll start offer mine for a trade as well. lol tanks is looking great.

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Awesome trade. barter king :bowdown:. lol plus the way tv's are and how cheap you can buy one for now a days maybe i'll start offer mine for a trade as well. lol tanks is looking great.

thank you sir! yes barter king is a good title. Due to trades I have a truck and a motorcycle which I both love and this tank trade as of an hour ago I have made about $450 in selling all the extra gear I got out of it. Probably going to spend close to $80 on shipping then spent another 75 on 2 more V3 arrays to add, and now just dropped $130 on the BRS order but HEY I never had a BRS 5 Stage Rodi and now I do! Gonna drop another $50 today on a flame angel and some ATO supplies and hopefully try to pocket the rest hahahah

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thank you sir! yes barter king is a good title. Do to trades I have a truck and a motorcycle which I both love and this tank trade as of an hour ago I have made about $450 in selling all the extra gear I got out of it. Probably going to spend close to $80 on shipping then spent another 75 on 2 more V3 arrays to add, and now just dropped $130 on the BRS order but HEY I never had a BRS 5 Stage Rodi and now I do! Gonna drop another $50 today on a flame angel and some ATO supplies and hopefully try to pocket the rest hahahah

don't count on pocketed the rest. it'll be gone quicker than ya think with coral. lol.

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don't count on pocketed the rest. it'll be gone quicker than ya think with coral. lol.

I knowww but I shouldnttttt

 

my credit cards would appreciate more than minimum payments :scarry:

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Cencalfishguy56

You think a flame angel and Mandrian goby would be too much?

i don't personally think it's too much but I'm sure plenty of people would say otherwise lol
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Alright alright! Busy day today but a good one! Got the ATO reservoir camouflaged, new Flame Angel, and a couple of pics as an update! Tank is still a little cloudy and some corals are still pissed off but this has only been setup of for 3 days so it is all expected.

 

So here is the before picture of the ATO itty bitty 3 gallon bucket

 

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Here is what I bought $6 a piece shelving

 

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Here is the bucket I will use, it is 10 gallons full.

 

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little bit of this

 

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little bit of that

 

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Seriously like only 20 minutes later from first picture, bam!

 

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New Guy! :wub:

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One of the clowns

 

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Pygmy Angel (yes I have two angels I will monitor)

 

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annnnd FTS

 

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not gonna lie but my pgymy is the lamest fish in the tank....he is active but super dark....I might have to catch him and swap him for a wrasse :)

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Man Matteo, things are looking great bud !

Thanks! Really am loving this tank! Everytime I come home I'm like "you're so pretty" super excited to slowly stock it with corals!

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Cencalfishguy56

Alright alright! Busy day today but a good one! Got the ATO reservoir camouflaged, new Flame Angel, and a couple of pics as an update! Tank is still a little cloudy and some corals are still pissed off but this has only been setup of for 3 days so it is all expected.

 

So here is the before picture of the ATO itty bitty 3 gallon bucket

 

20160426_163539_zpsgcavcrqd.jpg

 

Here is what I bought $6 a piece shelving

 

20160426_163701_zpsb1w3eqek.jpg

 

Here is the bucket I will use, it is 10 gallons full.

 

20160426_170115_zpsaucmnw5k.jpg

 

little bit of this

 

20160426_164520_zpsy3ult59y.jpg

 

little bit of that

 

20160426_164924_zpshk53267n.jpg

 

Seriously like only 20 minutes later from first picture, bam!

 

DSC_0002_zpsshxszlpe.jpg

 

DSC_0004_zpsvhoqvxvl.jpg

 

DSC_0006_zps0hzuin2o.jpg

 

New Guy! :wub:

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One of the clowns

 

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Pygmy Angel (yes I have two angels I will monitor)

 

DSC_0023_zpszh3d3nl9.jpg

 

annnnd FTS

 

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dude this setup is seriously so sick!
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HarryPotter

One thing, looks difficult to see when the ATO reservoir is empty! Woud be pretty easy to add an indicator LED perhaps to turn on when a float switch closes (ATO empty)

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One thing, looks difficult to see when the ATO reservoir is empty! Woud be pretty easy to add an indicator LED perhaps to turn on when a float switch closes (ATO empty)

Definitely a good idea! However the back of the bucket sticks out like 2 inches all I have to do is simply look over and I can see the water level:) I may do that anyway because it would be cool though!

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Rodi unit or reservoir?

Unit. My reservoir is a 2 5 gallon bucketa. One holds made rodi,one holds made saltwater and then one under my desk for my ato. So 3 I guess lol. And one upstairs for the chameleons misting system so 4 :lol:
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Cencalfishguy56

 

Here is a little clip! Taken with a Nikon D5200 50mm f/1.8. Lost quality when uploaded to YouTube for some reason :(

drool...
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got the 2 NanoBox V3 arrays in. Gonna open my Hybrid up replace the fans and add an extra and CAREFULLY :scarry: smack the existing V3 arrays off and get all 4 on this sucker. Gonna be BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHT B)

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Had some fun today with a little DIY action!

 

Before:

 

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2 more V3 arrays from thatguytom!

 

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Got then hit off pretty easy

 

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got all 4 glued and clamped

 

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making a mess 3 new fans

 

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time to start soldering everything together, I forgot the white channels are higher on voltage so the center 2 arrays White channel is being ran off a 1000LDD while the other 2 are on a 700LDD. All other channels are still ran on a single 700 as voltage limit has not been exceeded.

 

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made a mess

 

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tah dah!

 

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FTS:

 

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purple + and coral + come in tomorrow also!

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Awesome job on the retro! Should be enough light for this tank and the next you get a deal on. :D

thanks! can't take all credit on the retro! thatguytom built it and I simply took apart and added some more light! definitely need some sunglasses for this bad boy! B) as for the the next tank I have to build another quadcopter ;)

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Cencalfishguy56

thanks! can't take all credit on the retro! thatguytom built it and I simply took apart and added some more light! definitely need some sunglasses for this bad boy! B) as for the the next tank I have to build another quadcopter ;)

duuuuude that retro makes me feel some kinda way! Lmao I need one of them!
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