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    Posted: July 23 2007 at 9:21pm
equipment
-Lighting;4x 54 watt T5 lighting (with individual reflectors)
-skimmer;octopus nw 110
-20 gallon sump/10 gallon fuge
-6 stage ro/di unit
-3x 2MDQX-SC (1x return, 2x circulation[1500 gph])
-55 gallon AGA tank/stand
-2x 150 watt AGA heater

fish
-pair of percs (third)
-randalli shrimp/goby pair (first)
-flasher wrasse or midas blenny (second)
-1 male and 2 female randalli anthias (forth)

inverts
-25 turbo snails
-30 ble leg hermits
-5 nass. snails
-cleaner clams
-cleaner shrimp
-3 peppermint shrimp
-serpent star (after 6 months)
-bta (after 6 months)
-clams (after 6 months)


comments and suggestions welcome!

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Looks good. You will really like the T5s. I have a Midas Blenny and he is one of my favorites.

 
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thanks mike!
gonna start the plumbing tomorrow
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plumbing is finished!(finally)
back of the tank and all pvc in the tank has been spraypainted.
as soon as i get the overflow i can fill er up
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Have you tested the plumbing yet?
 
Test it with fresh water to make sure it doesn't leak so you don't waste money on salt if you have to drain it.
 
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i know
the overflow isnt here yet so i cant test it
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If you can still do it, I recommend having the tank drilled for an overflow.
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Sounds like a good start... post some pics.
 
What bulb combo did you pick with t5?
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How do you like the color?
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dont have the bulbs yet, ill let you know when i get em

here are some pix


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whaduya think
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Keep up the good work!
 
Can't wait to see the whole tank put together!
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I think it looks like a lot of piping for a 55g. But it really looks sharp. I like how you put black piping inside the tank. Wish I had taken the time to do this. PS get rid of the skimmer ;)
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why get rid of the skimmer?
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Oh there is actually no real reason.  I'm just biased against skimmers.  But they work for many people so I am just being a moron ;)
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Just to keep things fair. I am biased towards a skimmer. We can agree on T5HO though! Thumbs%20Up
 
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Originally posted by shaggydoo shaggydoo wrote:

I think it looks like a lot of piping for a 55g. But it really looks sharp. I like how you put black piping inside the tank. Wish I had taken the time to do this. PS get rid of the skimmer ;)
 
I know Aspear and he loves 2 things:
 
1- Fish (This means everything that goes w/ fish)
 
2- Plumbing the fish tank
 
So my point is, he wants to make it complex so it is more fun. (Atleast it is to him)


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