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Nice B. What color is the torch? Hard to tell from pic parts look green other parts orange haha. But the shape of the tentacles doesnt look like an aussie orange torch

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The torch was called something along these lines: "Golden Purple tip Medusa Torch."

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I got it from slayeroftheshadows, he gets in some amazing stuff.

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Well, it's been a while since I've been here. So.... on with the update, I will start with the new equipment first:

I started by sending my sump design to Rick at Synergy Reef:


And here is what was built, the new custom sump and two part containers:



And since I was having to tear down most of the tank to incorporate the new sump I decided to re-do the plumbing, add a algae scrubber here are the results:

Here is the sump in place and the plumbing:


 
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And next was new lights, removing the canopy and, new rock work:

The lights are a Giesemann Infiniti fixture with 2-250 watt MH (XM 15K), 4-54 watt T5's (3-Giesemann Actinic+, 1-Giesemann Aquablue+) here are the lights hanging over the tank:



Then I added a second Ecotech Vortech MP40w and a battery backup:


I also had Rick at Synergy Reef make me an overflow cover to help keep salt spray off of the fixture and to clean up the appearance:


And then at the MTRC Frag Swap the Reef Shack had a new biopellet reactor and with the way the pellets were tumbling inside of the reactor with just a small Maxi-Jet pump had me sold and it was my first purchase at the swap. Its a "Bluefin Reactor by Triton Aquatics:"
 
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And here is a progression comparison of initial setup compared to now, I am pretty happy with the results up until now:

Initial:


Current:
 
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Guess I will add a livestock list.

Most are still considered frags and need growing.

SPS:
- Tyree tricolor
- Pink hyacanthis birdsnest
- Sour apple birdsnest
- Ponape birdsnest
- Chili pepper cap
- Idaho grape cap
- Blueberry fields cap
- Reeftech Starburst cap
- Strawberry shortcake
- ASD Frozen Tundra milli
- Red Dragon
- Pink Dragon
- ORA Red Planet
- Purple Plasma
- Tyree Pokerstars Monti
- Jedi Mind trick Monti
- Orange setosa
- Rainbow stylo
- Pro Corals Rainbow acro

Other unknown frags also

Zoas and Palys:
- Rastas
- Spider-Man
- Sopranos
- ASD Sunflower kisses
- Tubbs blue
- Utter Chaos
- Mohawks
- Sunny D's
- Eagle Eyes
- Captain America
- SC Untouchables
- WWC Pandora
- Candy Apple Reds
- ASD Golden Supernova
- Strawberry gardens

Other unknowns as well

LPS
- Golden purple tip medusa torch
- Tyree Dragon Soul favia
- Green Goblin Favia
- Jason Fox Jack O'lantern lepto
- ASD Nightwing Acans
- Duncan's
- Kyrtonite Candy Canes

More unknown

Fish:
(I've unfortunately had some deaths)
- 3x Blue/Green Chromis
- Sailifin Tang
- Whipfin fairy wrasse
- Christmas wrasse
- Melanarus wrasse
- Springers damsel

Want one more tang, probably a powder brown (again) or powder blue, and a sand shifting goby, two spot hogfish.

I will try to actually update this thing more often, lol.
 

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That's a killer livestock list! Thanks for updating this thread. Bknapp don't mess around!
 

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