300gal DD 48hrs Marathon Build

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Here's a couple time lapse videos of a 48 hour marathon build we did in the office.

 

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I previously set up the rock and used photos to piece it back together again in the tank.

 

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Some equipment shots...

Been a big fan of Avast, kalk chamber I was using was over 10yrs old. Upgraded when a friend gave me the new model here recently.

 

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Wyze cams for under the cabinet and in the supply room where everything else is plumbed. Great image and been running for over two years in the sump.

 

[Devaji]

always fun to see a tank come together!

 

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Got a large piece of acrylic so there's no need for glasses

 

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Taken with a Pixel II

 

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No powerheads just a pair of abyzz and @Vivid Creative Aquatics random flow generators on the nozzles which have worked flawlessly and without clogging for over 2yrs.

 

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How close I get to a coral determines how much I'm usually willing to pay! Guessing there's a few of us like that.

BC Giligan I got from a friend... just started to grow out.

 

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Few more coral shots but these were on a Sony a65 with an 80-270mm lens and extension tubes. Still getting use to that.
Hydno

Zoa... the pink variety?

Acro of some fashion.

 

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Stylo

Favites

Favia

Favites under blues.

 

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Space Invader that started at ~1"

 

[Blknovass]

No powerheads just a pair of abyzz and VCA random flow generators on the nozzles which have worked flawlessly and without clogging for over 2yrs.

I use that in my tank too they are great!

 

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I don't have any great pictures so I stole one from my build thread on TCMAS but the kalk mods have been extremely successful and I use a double ATO switch from @AVAST Marine as well as a pair of @SpectraPureInc pumps pulling from my freshwater reservoir. One pulls in RO bypassing the kalk if the sump level is below the lowest switch while the kalk runs anytime the pH is below 8.35 and below the second (higher ATO Avast switch). The Avast pressure switch is easily the safest ATO switch I've used in 20yrs... simply nothing to fail other than not securing the hose to the switch.

As long as I keep the evap up then it runs like a dream. Drops show a time where I turned off the kalk.

 

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Baby plate

Sunset Monti

Zoa

Chalice

 

[Daniel92481]

Awesome pics!

 

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Heard this was getting released this year!

 

[Why-Me]

Wow, everything looks stellar!!
That space invader truly does look from out of this world.