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Tank has arrived! Custom built by Miracles 82"x40"x36" Starfire glass on 3 sides.
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Tank moved into new office, sitting on custom built powder coated steel frame from Miracles.
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Everything level and custom acrylic drip tray added to bottom of stand.
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All overhead closed loop plumbing complete and all lighting being installed.
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Testing lighting and all aquascaping complete.
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Water being put into tank.
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Apex and all controllers installed against back wall.
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All custom built sump and water change tank built by MRC, protein skimmer by Royal Exclusive.
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All custom cabinetry by Benner's Woodworking, not only did Chris Benner design this entire build, he is a master of building custom aquarium stands and custom furniture.
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Tank is cycled 3 months later and corals are going in.
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Large anemone and more fish are added.
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Corals are starting to thrive while dosing is constantly increased to keep up with demands.
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Large green milli is added and anemone has reached 30" in diameter.
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Now 1 year old, the reef is thriving and the fish are happy.
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More happy fish.
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Our tank holds many SPS, LPS and softies....everything is growing like weeds and looking great!
Here are some specifics of the build:
Special thanks to Chris Benner of Sticks N Stones (also of Benner's Woodworking) for designing, fabricating and building this bulletproof reef.
Tank: 505 gallon Miracles tank built with low iron Starfire glass. 82"x42"x36" in size. With sump total water volume is 645 gallons.
Sump: All custom built by MRC with water change settling tank, Super Marian 300 Bubble King protein skimmer, all reactors by MRC, all plumbing done with schedule 80.
Flow: Main filtration Reeflo Snapper, closed loop system Reeflo Hammerhead, 3 MP60's
Lighting: Reefbrite 3-450 watt metal halide hybrids with 6-18" XHO LEDs, 2-72" XHO blue actinics.
Chiller: 3/4hp by Tradewinds
Computer: Apex Gold with multiple controllers and dosing pumps, battery back ups by APC and Ecotech.
Redundancy: Dedicated 11,000 watt generator by Generac.