Frag Tank build

[Islandvib3s]

Well I made a new build, 50 low boy (2) 3/4 drains, 1 drain into 20T refugium display,other drain into 40breeder sump/sock. 20T refugium display is currently running cheato,but I want it to have a variety of display macroalgea down the road,1 in drain into sock in sump. Mostly all DIY. Drilled low boy in bottom panel,drilled 20T.800gph vivo return pump.2 OG AI SOLs.i rushed on cycling it.just ran the breeder with cycled rock from other tanks,biorock also. Then when parts came in I got it all together and filled,ran overnight and PH was stable @8.0 so I just started filling it with my overflow corals from my main tanks.ph has stayed stabil 7.9-8.1 I may start dosing by hand 2 parts,I think ph is dropping from consumption but I need to test.here some pics, still need to do some organizing and cord management.
Before drilling

after drilling

up and running.

Currently have gonis,torches,hammers,lobos,zoas,mushrooms,gorgonians, kenyas,jack-o-lantern lepto,Spongodes monti,three monti,firework cloves.yellow damsel,snails,hermits.maybe 60# of cycled rock/bio rock,big ball of cheato and strips of ulva,2 300w fluval self heaters, Milwaukee ph monitor,mp10,2 480gph power heads, frag raft lol had to put a rock on it from floating ‍24v refugium light bar(seems to be working,worked for softies and some LPS)1/2 return to frag tank. Emergency flows into sump and keeps level maxed,other drain goes into refugium. Mostly hard plumbed. Just a small section of braided hose to hard plumbing from return pump. Its been up for about 4 days now w/corals.3 days in just sump.i fed it some mysis,reef rock enhance,I wanted the natural ph before I added corals and I achieved it,so thats why I didn't mind stocking it.

 

[Just a Wrasse.]

Well I made a new build, 50 low boy (2) 3/4 drains, 1 drain into 20T refugium display,other drain into 40breeder sump/sock. 20T refugium display is currently running cheato,but I want it to have a variety of display macroalgea down the road,1 in drain into sock in sump. Mostly all DIY. Drilled low boy in bottom panel,drilled 20T.800gph vivo return pump.2 OG AI SOLs.i rushed on cycling it.just ran the breeder with cycled rock from other tanks,biorock also. Then when parts came in I got it all together and filled,ran overnight and PH was stable @8.0 so I just started filling it with my overflow corals from my main tanks.ph has stayed stabil 7.9-8.1 I may start dosing by hand 2 parts,I think ph is dropping from consumption but I need to test.here some pics, still need to do some organizing and cord management.
Before drilling

after drilling

up and running.

Currently have gonis,torches,hammers,lobos,zoas,mushrooms,gorgonians, kenyas,jack-o-lantern lepto,Spongodes monti,three monti,firework cloves.yellow damsel,snails,hermits.maybe 60# of cycled rock/bio rock,big ball of cheato and strips of ulva,2 300w fluval self heaters, Milwaukee ph monitor,mp10,2 480gph power heads, frag raft lol had to put a rock on it from floating ‍24v refugium light bar(seems to be working,worked for softies and some LPS)1/2 return to frag tank. Emergency flows into sump and keeps level maxed,other drain goes into refugium. Mostly hard plumbed. Just a small section of braided hose to hard plumbing from return pump. Its been up for about 4 days now w/corals.3 days in just sump.i fed it some mysis,reef rock enhance,I wanted the natural ph before I added corals and I achieved it,so thats why I didn't mind stocking it.

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