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Note this project has alraedy been completed,i am sharing it nano-reef.com

 

Hi all,i believe most of you have enjoyed my 7 gal Nano Reef http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/318984-7-gal-nano-carpet-anemone-tank-a-journey/ now this time things get bigger than a NANO.


I am setting up a 23gal reef tank with a sump and most of the required equipments that go along with it,at the same time i will try to keep it as simple as possible and for most part cost effective.So here we go.


Just bought the glass and the bulkheads(tank nipple) to start off with the project.Everything was done today same day that i am posting.

 

 

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The size of the bulkheads are inlet 25mm and outlet 32mm.

 

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The tank and the sump

Details of the Tank 23L*15W*16H
Sump 19L*11W*12H


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Tank and the sump,don't mind the silicone,i will tape it.

 

 

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Got some good stuff here,still deciding for the protein skimmer.

 

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The Durso standpipe

The hardware

 

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A rough layout

 

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Job well done

 

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All sealed and ready

 

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Just bought some pieces of black acrylic,this was the hardest part,for me

 

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The skimmer,my tanks best friend.heard some good reviews about this skimmer http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showt ... immer+club

 

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Finally siliconed the weir for the overflow

 

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Finally got my live rocks,took almost 3 hours to do the aquascaping,tried to give it a 3 d effect,trust me it looks a lot different in real than the pictures.

Crystal clear

 

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Huge bacterial bloom the next day

 

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One of my hermit,water is coming back to normal no water changes were done

 

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The heart and soul of the tank(skimmer).

 

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Just got some leds (2white 3blue)and timer

 

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Finally the corals are here

Pagoda
maze brain
finger leather
cloves
some assorted polyps


Here is a pic,but trust me the picture does not do justice.

 

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Its been a long time since my last update,trying my hands.gif on Photoshop,feast your eyes.

 

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Finally the timers has been assembled

 

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Next project Auto to off

Float switches

 

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pagoda coral having a minced shrimp snack

 

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Upgraded my sump pump with a reliable sicce 3.0 not that the viaaqua was unreliable.It was just that Made in Italy sounded better than Made in China thumbup.gif

 

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Looking good! Although I feel the scape is a little crowded.

Carpet nem looks good too.

 

Ya i know,BB tank so more LR to do the filtiration,got the rocks dirt cheap

 

Why is this in "Large Reefs"? Ask a mod to move it to "Member's Aquariums".

 

Didnt know where to post if mods out there kindly move this threat to the right place.

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