My 125 so far...

[AnthonyK]

125 with dual overflows. I built the stand and canopy out of 1x oak lumber and some marine grade plywood for the top and back. I just moved the fish in from their old tank yesterday and looks like everybody is acclimating well.

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[marinelife]

Looking great so far!!

[deuce2004]

Lookin good!

[chromiumlux]

Very nice set-up! The rockwork looks good also. Lots of nooks and crannys.

[armonz]

looks nice

[ghurlag]

Any action on the tank lately?

[AnthonyK]

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Not much new with it lately. I've been working on getting the parameters in order. Nitrates were off the chart, but they're coming down now. I've added the fuge to the system (it has a 4.5" deep sand bed and a bunch of macro algea) and removed all the bio balls and the sponge from the trickle filter turning it into more of a sump with just a filter tray. Pictures a couple weeks old...It already looks better!

[ghurlag]

Really, with the deep sand bed in the fuge, that more or less replaces what the bio balls and sponge were doing anyway, and probably in a better approach. The one thing about this hobby that I simply haven't seen a consistent resolution to is the eventual creep of nitrates. As long as the nitrate sink/sponge/whatever hasn't reached max capacity, your system appears to have no problem, until that fateful day when nitrates crest that upper limit and BAM! Macro algaes in the sump/fuge enable you to soak up and then export nitrates and other excess nutrients as long as you stay on top of things.

I think you are going to be much happier with the filter configuration from here on out. And the tank is looking great!

[Sunshine]

Nice set up. Looking good !!

[jjoos99]

Good work on the setup under the tank. It looks very professional.
Jeff

[ghurlag]

hey, I just noticed the Reef Octopus skimmer. How did you manage to keep the salt creep from getting around the joints in that PVC? Did you cement it? I heard that it doesn't cement the same way as the white PVC. Do tell!