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Getting started on my MP100 that will replace my Reefer 300. I couldn't get my reefmat 500 to fit so I made an adapter to run a klir Di7. Not sure why eshopps went with odd rectangle shaped socks. I won't run felt socks because they're such a pita to clean. I prefer to run mesh socks but nothing is available that I could find.

Stock sock holder
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My klir adapter I made out of hdpe
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Klir Installed. I also added LED lights with a motion sensor that turns them on when a door is opened.
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I'm not a fan of trying to tune an overflow using a ball valve so I added a gate valve. Hint hint @ESHOPPS.INC 😉

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I'm starting to make my control panel to hold control units and hide wiring. I'm making it out of white 1/2" hdpe. I hope to have water in the tank within a week or so. I have 35lbs of Gulf live rock plus a bunch of old rubble for the sump. I'll be moving the rock and coral from the 300 so I'm expecting an insta cycle. Light is a meridian 45 since the SPS does well under the photons. I'll also be running a cryptic fuge with a SM surf floating scrubber and tunze 9410 DC skimmer. Jebao DCP 5000 return and two Tunze orca 6075


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Curious exactly what this means.

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I cant speak to the M100 but on the M180 you can fit a ReefMat 500 without modification. The M180 uses the Eshopps 7 inch rectangle filter sock. If the M100 uses the same then the chamber is probably the same size.

If you want to go to a 1200 #FirstSalt24 has a build thread where he modified a M180 for the 1200.
 

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I cant speak to the M100 but on the M180 you can fit a ReefMat 500 without modification. The M180 uses the Eshopps 7 inch rectangle filter sock. If the M100 uses the same then the chamber is probably the same size.
Any images of the 500 with no mod. I could just fit the roller in but had no room to make any connections. Mine is a peninsula tho (mp100) and the sump layout is different. I was able to make a plate to fit a klir di7 easy enough so I suppose technically it's roller ready ? I'm just not a fan of the klir and I have a 500 already. Im just running a single 7" mesh sock for now because I'm not washing felt socks.

PS 7" sock holder. I modified the adapter I made for the klir.

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