Mr. Aqua 17.4 contest build

**Squared** · 06-20-2012, 05:52 PM

Before this tank I had a 29g, but i wanted something nicer looking so i downgraded a little to a mr. aqua. My liverock, coral, and most of my equipment are going into it. Here it is, as it stands now:

Mr. Aqua 17.4 contest build-dscn1915.jpg

been busy trying to put together a decent rockscape:

**revhtree** · 06-20-2012, 05:52 PM

Welcome to the contest! Tank looks cool!

**wysiwyg** · 06-20-2012, 05:56 PM

welcome to the contest best of luck

**Squared** · 06-20-2012, 06:06 PM

Thanks.

These are the coral i will be moving over, they are all some sort of LPS, but i also have a ricordia:

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And a close up of the sump:

Im using an SC-65 skimmer, and while it skims pretty well, i have issues with keeping microbubbles from escaping. So there is a single baffle with drains that will direct all the water into a filter sock/socks.

For the overflow, I built a MAME overflow replica out of PVC, which will be spray painted back. I used another one of these on my older tank, it was super quiet & almost never had problems restarting the siphon. The only flaw with these kinds of overflows is that they have a rather low GPH output, but that really isn't a problem for me.

**Squared** · 06-20-2012, 06:17 PM

Mr. Aqua 17.4 contest build-dscn1922.jpg

and i need a pic like this too, right?

**BarbH** · 06-21-2012, 06:30 PM

Tank looks nice look foward to seeing what you come up with for the rockscape. For the entry picture you also need to place a lid in the tank along with the paper with your user name.

**Steelerfan747** · 06-21-2012, 06:39 PM

Welcome to the contest. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Good luck

**revsgirl** · 06-21-2012, 06:41 PM

Looks great so far!!

**Squared** · 06-21-2012, 08:33 PM

**Squared** · 06-21-2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by BarbH

Tank looks nice look foward to seeing what you come up with for the rockscape. For the entry picture you also need to place a lid in the tank along with the paper with your user name.

is a problem that i filled it already?

**mallorieGgator** · 06-21-2012, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Squared

is a problem that i filled it already?

Nope!

**Steelerfan747** · 06-21-2012, 10:29 PM

Just make sure you could take another pic with the lid in it as it would be a shame to see you disqualified over a technicality

**Squared** · 06-22-2012, 12:41 AM

What do you mean a lid? This tank didn't come with a lid?

**Jaygalindo** · 06-22-2012, 08:17 AM

Check out the stickies for this forum. All contestants are required to take a pic of their tank with a Tupperware type lid in it to ensure all tanks have been started at the same time with no livestock in it before the 15th

**Squared** · 06-22-2012, 01:14 PM

oh. well i hope this is an acceptable photo:

**Squared** · 06-22-2012, 02:40 PM

since it's past the 15th, it's ok to add livestock, right?

**Jaygalindo** · 06-22-2012, 05:03 PM

Yup u just had to do it after you posted a shot with the lid in your tank.

**bobf216** · 06-22-2012, 05:40 PM

I like the rockwork alot! are you going to do mostly SPS or just a mixed reef?

**Squared** · 06-24-2012, 10:35 PM

im going to do mostly LPS, like 3-6 SPS pieces, and a few zoas.

updated FTS:

Im running my old overflow while the new dries, so i could give my skimmer a chance to break in.

**mallorieGgator** · 06-25-2012, 12:10 PM

Looks awesome! That rockscape is going to look sweet once the corals start growing! It already looks cool but it's going to look exceptional I think in time.