75 Gallon SPS Reef Build

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This is the start of my 75 gallon sps dominated reef and I am super excited to get it started! I’ll be posting the progress here as it moves along!

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Awesome build! I recently just upgraded to a 75g with the same exact stand you got lol.
 
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excellent skimmer.

P.S. you have it assembled incorrectly. the pump wire should a cut out in the bottom base plate that it goes in and where you have the cord the venturi should go.
Yeah this is an old picture but it took me a while to figure that out haha. It’s all fixed up properly!
 
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IT’S PLUMBED!!! Did a leak test all day yesterday and through the night and she’s bone dry! Super stoked that’s out of the way but there’s still more to do. Next on the list is getting the UV sterilizer plumbed and into place, running the lines for the RO into the mixing station, finishing the aquascape and finally putting all the controllers into the media cabinet. Now back to work!

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It’s in the house! First, shout to Ryan at BRS for the outlet shield idea. I had no clue how I was going to protect the outlet that’s directly behind the tank and watching the BRS 360 update the other day gave me that genius idea! The UV sterilizer is mounted and plumbed, skinner and heater are both in place as well as the DOS. This thing is going to progress fairly quickly from here!

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I’d be careful with those brute cans. I’ve been out of it for about 2 years (looking to get back in) so things might have changed but eventually those cans will start leaching phosphate which obviously isn’t great for the SPS
 
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I’d be careful with those brute cans. I’ve been out of it for about 2 years (looking to get back in) so things might have changed but eventually those cans will start leaching phosphate which obviously isn’t great for the SPS
Interesting, I haven’t heard of that but I’ll definitely look more into it, I appreciate the insight!
 

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Interesting, I haven’t heard of that but I’ll definitely look more into it, I appreciate the insight!
No problem. I worked at a store for years and when people with high phosphates came in the common denominator was that they were storing their water (especially RO) is 5 gallon buckets and/or brute garbage cans. If the can is made out of a good grade plastic you should be okay (I.e. a 150 gallon drum). There should be a symbol somewhere on the can that you can google.
 
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