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robertmathern

robertmathern

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Look at what you made me do
. I finally got the tank up and running after a leak in my sump on friday. Thanks for all of your advice to make this happen. Here are some pics. It has 45 lbs of rock. I am going to get about another 60 lbs when I get paid. I am broke now
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robertmathern

robertmathern

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come on 54 people looked at this and no real opinions. Just lookig for advice or do you think it is good. Thanks MR X and stewy you guys gave great advice along the way.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Love the way you have the returns!
It will look really good once you get some substrate and some more live rock. I would say save your money on the live sand (just buy bagged aragonite or bagged sand) and use the saved money and get more live rock.
 
nyhcx516x

nyhcx516x

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Looks great! Getting anxious to get my tank going! Getting the sump together this week... BUT, i tested my light today and one of the ballasts blew

Gotta get another one now.
 
robertmathern

robertmathern

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Thanks guys. I like the return to took alot of thinking. And I will use powerheads I have 1 korilla 3 and I am going to get another. I was not getting ls but aragonite sand and 60 lbs of lr. so far I figure the returns at about 700 gph. Cool just wanted to hear some input on this. Spreader bar on the bottom and the 4 nozzles on the top.
 
robertmathern

robertmathern

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Sorry I forgot to answer that. Its a 55 gal with 2 about 10 gal wet drys hooked together as a sump/refuge. I have a mag 9.5 as my return. Witch always was to much for my 2 overflows. But I think with the plumbing I put just enough head for it now so I dont have to throttle it back anymore. Each nozzle has about as much flow as a water hose. So good flow but not to much for the fish to swim past it.
 
robertmathern

robertmathern

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Originally Posted by NYHCx516x
http:///forum/post/2832201
Looks great! Getting anxious to get my tank going! Getting the sump together this week... BUT, i tested my light today and one of the ballasts blew

Gotta get another one now.
Good luck on the sump. If you need help pm me. Thats the 2nd one I built. I would like to help if needed. I didnt even know what a sump was till I came to this site. Thats the porpuse of this post you guys are great.
 
robertmathern

robertmathern

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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
http:///forum/post/2832148
Love the way you have the returns!
It will look really good once you get some substrate and some more live rock. I would say save your money on the live sand (just buy bagged aragonite or bagged sand) and use the saved money and get more live rock.
+1 lion I am with you all the way
 
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