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Tank and sump supposed to ship this week, hope still does with everything going on. Worked on my light getting ready to hang
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I need to rent a par meter again. No clue what I’m getting on my frag tank Or main tank with the new lights.

I’ve never used a calcium reactor. I dose with apex dos. I may have to get one if demand ever gets to high. Do you find them easier? Or less maintenance ?
 
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I need to rent a par meter again. No clue what I’m getting on my frag tank Or main tank with the new lights.

I’ve never used a calcium reactor. I dose with apex dos. I may have to get one if demand ever gets to high. Do you find them easier? Or less maintenance ?
My first calcium reactor too, so I’ll let you know how it goes.

as far as the build advanced acrylicswas supposed to ship my tank and sump last week but has gone radio silent, probably due to CA shelter in place so I’m really on hold...

have most of my equipment in now vectra M2 return pump. Clarisea filter roller, vortex mp40, reef octopus int 150 Neptune ATK, Neptune EB8...oh and a trident !
 
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Getting ready to start 70 g frag tank build. Advanced acrylic 4’x2’x1’. External overflow. Advanced acrylic sump and extruded aluminum stand from framtech. Ordered and awaiting delivery in a few weeks!
Still waiting for tank and sump.. lol finally shipped this week delayed due to COVID stuff but collected a lot of gear waiting
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Good to hear ...Looking good so far. I need to upsize my mixing station with all the tanks I have now...lol. I have two 55 gallons drums currently.
 
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Good to hear ...Looking good so far. I need to upsize my mixing station with all the tanks I have now...lol. I have two 55 gallons drums currently.
I used brute trash cans until I built that
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my mandarin sitting on cherry tree monti because I’m bored lol
 

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Did you QT your mandarin? I added a pair to my tank and lost 13/14 fish to velvet. Every fish but the mandarin’s had gone through QT/copper/GC. I wont do that again.
 
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That sucks... yes I did qt, 30 days , but did not treat only observe. I made a small tank with some liverock and went through a lot of reef nutrition pods
 

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My tank is fallow now. I have 5 QT tanks going with fish waiting to go back in the DT. Figured it was a good time to add the frag tank into the system. And load up on coral. My tank is overrun with pods. I added a bunch when I bought the mandarins. Some are so big they carry off pellets when I feed the tank...lol
 
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Finally came in a.. nice!
Yep! Big thanks to John at Advanced Acrylics, they are pretty much shut down due to the current situation, but he finished it himself and got it out to me. Im impressed by the quality and service and plan to use again!

now on to plumbing !
 

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