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Let me start off by saying this is kind of a retrospective tank build. I started this build in March of 2020 after moving into a new house. I've had a reef tank for the past 10 years or so but this was the first time I decided to not really cut any corners and buy what I want. Anyway, 2020 may have sucked overall but from a reef tank perspective it was very generous to me. I am very pleased with where my tank is right now and I wanted to share my experience with everyone. I am going to break up the build into some sections that I'll list out below and I'll update the first post with links as I get them typed up and added. For now here is a list of topics I plan to cover and a few pictures to hold you over.
Sections
1. The move (Hint: it sucked)
2. New Waterbox 180.5 Delivery
3. Plumbing
4. Rockscape
5. Floating Light Canopy
6. Getting the tank wet
7. Stock List (as of date)
8. Equipment
9. Lighting
10. Trident Controlled Dosing (ATI Essentials)
11. Fish Room Setup
12. Other Dosing (Vinegar, Aminos, Tropic Marin Trace)
13. Auto Top Off (Apex Solenoid w/ float valve to auto refill the top off tank)
14. AWC/Mixing Station
15. Banggai Cardinalfish Babies!!!!
16. Top Lid Top Review
17. Testing (API, Hanna, ATI ICP OES, etc)
18. Growth Progression
Sections
1. The move (Hint: it sucked)
2. New Waterbox 180.5 Delivery
3. Plumbing
4. Rockscape
5. Floating Light Canopy
6. Getting the tank wet
7. Stock List (as of date)
8. Equipment
9. Lighting
10. Trident Controlled Dosing (ATI Essentials)
11. Fish Room Setup
12. Other Dosing (Vinegar, Aminos, Tropic Marin Trace)
13. Auto Top Off (Apex Solenoid w/ float valve to auto refill the top off tank)
14. AWC/Mixing Station
15. Banggai Cardinalfish Babies!!!!
16. Top Lid Top Review
17. Testing (API, Hanna, ATI ICP OES, etc)
18. Growth Progression
a. CB Maleficent
b. WD/Walt Disney
c. CB Flaming Bugatti
d. Pinky the bear
e. RMF Candyland
f. Trachy
g. Pink Lemonade
h. Pink Cadillac
i. Blueberry Nasuta
j. Red Planet
19. Problemsa. Dinos
b. Fish Aggression
c. Nutrients (Nitrates/Phoshates)
d. Trident
e. Aquatic Life X18 w/ Hydra 32's and LED bars
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