5 Gallon Euphyllia Reef

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So I got a couple of strange growths in and around my Pavona's, not affecting anything but have only notices these now

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Wow these came out awful on the PC, sorry about that
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So I think that the Porous rock the Stomatella is emerging from in my above post is where they congregate. I must have witnessed 6 emerging from in that rock this afternoon, sadly was too slow with the phone to capture on camera.

The Palys at the front are forming new heads, i can count three, possibly four around the loose Polyp at the back, this is nearly touching the rock now so I am hoping it will transfer across
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Also my Hermit crab has been transporting this GSP around the tank the past few days. I now have two GSP frags thanks to the Hermit. I might just see what happens to it where it is and attach the other half to the glass as planned
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Anyone else play Hide and Seek with the Clean up Crew?
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So While I like the reef, I do have a couple of things that are bugging me, firstly I need to sort a permanent solution to the Kessil Lighting. Ideally I would have the A80 on this rather than the 360WE but I hate the gooseneck.

The Hob is also irritating me to a degree as I can see the equipment which bugs me, so i am considering building a new system (with High Street Vouchers - Thanks Boris) which will mostly comprise of a 2.5G Coral Display and a 2.5G Display Fuge/Sump area.

I have a lot of the required equipment except the stand and the majority of the plumbing bits, and a DIY weir box.

For the sump i am thinking a very simple system. The tanks I plan on using are 31.5cm Wide, 13cm Deep and 18.5Cm Tall (W12.5x D5.125 x H7.25 inches) I would like the display section to be the widest part 31.5Cm so I want to introduce a simple baffle or series of baffles that will split the tank into the sump at the rear and a display area for the fuge at the front, possibly will require 3 sections I am at this moment unsure

I have had a quote for the Acrylic to be cut to size and delivered for £7.50 I will need to assemble the weir box and cut the weir comb myself but that saves approximately £25, which would sort me for rock and sand to start

The other thing I am unsure of is where I want to place my drains in the tank, what type of drain etc.
 

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