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Well Jorge dropped off the reef savvy today! What a beautiful tank! And damn its big! Well lots of planning before i decide where this is gonna go. For now its hiding at my dads house, My gf would probably flip! lol

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Aunt Minnie

Yeah Jackson Hole will be amazing...was there over the summer when I was in high school. The Tetons are absolutely gorgeous, I'd love to go back. Anyway, I will definitely have to pay a visit to Reef Wise. It's good to know there's something similar in quality to Midwest Coral Farms still in the area.

 

One last question: I see that you added a BRS reactor to your system and are running it from underneath your tank. Are you using the included Cobalt MJ1200 pump? If so, do you find that it provides enough power to get water from the rear chamber of your tank into the reactor and back into the tank?

 

Also, are you having any issues diverting water from the rear chamber, into the reactor and back (water level issues or otherwise)? Any reason you didn't consider one of the several new "nano" reactors on the market which drop directly in the rear chamber?

 

The reason I ask is because I'm contemplating the identical setup to yours (although I'd probably run dual reactor chambers for carbon and GFO), but am skeptical if it would work. What has your experience been?

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Yep I'm using the cobalt mj1200 and I'm pretty sure it's been powerful enough but lately I find it a pain to swap media since I put the reactor in the back of the tank so I may move it outside the stand or switch to something else. No issue with the water levels though. My fuge area is pretty large and I didn't want to shrink it with a reactor in there so that's why I choose to use the brs and mount outside the tank. I will Definitly switch to a dual with the next tank since ill have a sump.

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So update on the light? Picture of the tank?

Lite didn't come yesterday... Will be arriving today (on truck for delivery) so will update pics tonight, and I got the reef savvy pics on my phone!

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Damn it!!! Gf went tanning and the FedEx package needed a signature from nanobox... Guess ill get it tomorrow when I'm

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Was sitting around playing the guitar on this rainy day (recently installed all new pickups in my strat, all Seymour Duncan's to copy David Gilmores strat without spending 8g's on it. Neck pickup ssl-1, mid ssl-1 rw/rp, bridge ssl-5 custom. Sounds awesome I'm sure my neighbors love me!) anyway enough guitar talk, Nanobox fuge lite came in and damn this is awesome, all I did was give Dave an idea and he blew my expectations, it's so clean and perfect! Plugged it in and nearly blinded myself! Lol eating some lunch and ill post some pics of this beauty and my reef savvy tank!

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Ok, So the nanobox fuge lite... Like i said its freakin sweet and definitly worth the wait! Thanks Dave! Simply out of curiosity i sent Dave a pm asking if he could make me something similar to the jbj nano glow except with 3blues and 2 red leds. So he took my small idea and ran with it... Its perfect for my application, 2 suction cups mounts, Slick case, Bright as all hell! I cant thank him enough. Enough talk heres the pics... only iphone pics

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And here is the new tank, Reef Savvy 26"x24"x20" 3 sided starphire glass, Smoked grey glass back pane, External overflow drilled for 2 1" drains and 2 3/4" returns, 1 on each side of the overflow. hybrid weir cover. The tank is beautiful and huge! For now its going to hide at my dads house till me and my lady decide if were gonna stay in my condo or move. But when this gets setup ive got big plans. Sps galore and zoas and a few lps. Here's some pics

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mpintegra96/media/IMG_1538_zpsd877315e.jpg.html'>IMG_1538_zpsd877315e.jpg

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And at last years Macna display

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Oh.....Geeeeez. That's one purdy tank. I like how it's designed in the back!

 

Must be hard on ya not being able to set it up right away.

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Oh.....Geeeeez. That's one purdy tank. I like how it's designed in the back!

 

Must be hard on ya not being able to set it up right away.

Ohhh yea its killing me! Also its black board bottom for bare bottom aswell, but im not going bare bottom, love my jawfish! In due time, Lots of planning and making a custom sump and stand. If i dont sell or rent out my condo and move i'll be setting it up in the fall or late summer.

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do want that fuge light.

dave is an awesome dude.

order it up! This is his prototype i think he plans to make more, Its perfect for a AIO and perfect for when i setup the reef savvy and have a sump.

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Glad you love it. If people are interested shoot me a PM. Tank is looking good. Now lets get some Nano Box over the new tank ;)

 

-Dave

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I just like the cord on the fuge light. hahahahaha

 

How much was it?

Shoot Dave a pm he'll hook you up

I wanna know as well lol

Lol pm Dave

Glad you love it. If people are interested shoot me a PM. Tank is looking good. Now lets get some Nano Box over the new tank ;)

 

-Dave

Thanks Dave! It really is bright as shit! No more will this cheato slowly wither away from a weak light! We'll be talking when I decide to set up the new tank!

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Well with only one week of use the fuge lite is awesome!!! My baseball sized cheato has almost doubled in size! Now this freakin hair algae shit will be the death of me. Going to give raising the mag back up to 1600-1800 and keep it there. Plus waiting on the doser!

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shshhhh.... everyone getting new toys and I'm stuck saving money...

Lol what chew talking bout?! You just got the lite and doser lol.... You could get yourself this killer fuge lite... It won't break the bank!

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SouthFlorida_Tron

Lol what chew talking bout?! You just got the lite and doser lol.... You could get yourself this killer fuge lite... It won't break the bank!

ive had the jbj nano glo for 2 years now, aint broke, y fix it...

and yes youre right... lol

 

i am however getting the new samsung galaxy s4 on saturday! hope to have it in my hands before i leave to europe in a week and a half...

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