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So setting up this 75g, before I start securing wires and cutting glass lids, wanted to see if I am missing anything. Filter is an FX6 canister, intake to far right, return just left of center, aimed both towards front left corner and down to right along back of what will be aquascaping. 2 MP10s, right high towards front for surface agitation, left down towards rear more to direct flow along lower aquascaping and past heaters on back wall. Left rear corner is Tunze surface skimmer, hoping the right MP10 and FX6 return create a surface flow into that corner. Aquascape will be high on right, diagonal valley through middle, and lower on left maybe with a shelf coming out over part of valley.

Should I be moving anything?
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Looks good, unless you have sand, in which case you'll want the left side mp10 moved up higher to avoid sucking sand.
 
Two things.
1 Move some water in and get this tank going.
2 Move the couch in front of the tank so you can sit and enjoy the tank once you get it all going.

Looks good to me. :cool:
 
Looks good, unless you have sand, in which case you'll want the left side mp10 moved up higher to avoid sucking sand.
Thanks, so I do have sand, 80 lb. of Caribsea Fiji Pink, the .5 to 1.5 size. The left MP 10 is about 6 inches off bare bottom, looks closer in pic, so if I use 60 lb. my sand bed average will be about 1.25", with 80 lb. would be 1.75". In my mind 60 lb. is enough, but have the extra 20 just in case. So assuming 5" from top of sand to bottom of MP10 now, do I need to raise it further?
 
Two things.
1 Move some water in and get this tank going.
2 Move the couch in front of the tank so you can sit and enjoy the tank once you get it all going.

Looks good to me. :cool:
Thanks! I'm going to really have intense cable management, so I wanted to be sure of everything before I started securing things and cutting the glass lids to accommodate the skimmer and the lines for the FX6.
 
Thanks, so I do have sand, 80 lb. of Caribsea Fiji Pink, the .5 to 1.5 size. The left MP 10 is about 6 inches off bare bottom, looks closer in pic, so if I use 60 lb. my sand bed average will be about 1.25", with 80 lb. would be 1.75". In my mind 60 lb. is enough, but have the extra 20 just in case. So assuming 5" from top of sand to bottom of MP10 now, do I need to raise it further?
5" off the sand will probably be too close. You can just see how it goes and adjust it later, no big deal.
 
Thanks, so I do have sand, 80 lb. of Caribsea Fiji Pink, the .5 to 1.5 size. The left MP 10 is about 6 inches off bare bottom, looks closer in pic, so if I use 60 lb. my sand bed average will be about 1.25", with 80 lb. would be 1.75". In my mind 60 lb. is enough, but have the extra 20 just in case. So assuming 5" from top of sand to bottom of MP10 now, do I need to raise it further?
It’s easier to answer these kinds of questions when you put the tank together and let the pumps circulate and see how the substrate responds

Edit; @TX_REEF beat me with the same answer.
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