Don't call it a comeback! 50 gallon refresh/rebuild/transfer.

Haven't had time to swap out the lighting yet...
Tank is super healthy.
Still working on getting my two clowns from the 15 gallon in here... haven't had time to spend a few days on location to ensure no aggression..
I'm fairly certain the improved lighting will improve some coloring...
Picked up a devils hand leather today at ReefingUSA to throw in here too...
Toadstool is going above the water line... not sure what to do there....
Also... Need to trim some trees....

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I told you your toady identifies as a mangrove let him be lol
 
Where this tank is set up I haven't been able to look at it from any sort of distance (room is a bit full)
Finally have the room to a decent state I can step back a bit. Holy cow it changes how it feels!!!

Also a bit of an emergency last night...return pump ran dry, so added RO (I don't currently live at this house) Had the ATO disconnected due to already at too high a level and not having saltwater last time I was there....
ended up causing the display to kick off the "water level too high" shut off... So it would turn on... fill the top... then shut off, and drain back into the sump...

Doing that all over the phone was not fun...

Turns out the bent overflow tube was clogged full of algae and not allowing enough water to fall....

Cleaned that up and it's working better.
Might swap the tube for a "darker" smoked version Eshopps now has....
I've got to add a second timer for the light... two sets of 4' coming on for 8 hours is too much... going to set it so (2) blue plus come on for 8 hours, (2) coral plus come on for 4 hours in the middle.

Some photos...

Tank at a distance:
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Fiancé giving her cat her evening tank visitation:

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