James404’s 280g SPS Tank
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Yep they actually sell 8’x4’ sheets of it at Home Depot. It’s not cheap though! To me for the basement tanks it’s well worth the money though, the cleanup is super easy and the water resistance gives me some peace of mind.
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The heaters are 2 x 300w Eheim Jagers. HVe always been the most reliable for me.
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Looking good! That 80g is stunning! Can't wait to see the 280g!!
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Thanks Daniel, it’s coming along!
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Thank you so much, it really is!
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Got some new Zoas from Ben at BSA Corals. Everything came in looking great and were dipped in my new combination of Polyp Lab Reef Primer and UWC Expel. I know Adam at @Battlecorals uses this combo successfully so figured I would try as well, especially since I cannot obtain Bayer in my state.
First impressions, I really like this combo. The Reef Primer is actually a powder you mix up. I used 4 capfuls to .5 gallons tank water. I mixed it up really well and then added 1.5ml of Expel. This stuff has a potent, almost minty smell. Corals stayed in for 15 mins. It seemed to be very gentle and the one Acro that was dipped had polyps out immediately when put in the display.
First impressions, I really like this combo. The Reef Primer is actually a powder you mix up. I used 4 capfuls to .5 gallons tank water. I mixed it up really well and then added 1.5ml of Expel. This stuff has a potent, almost minty smell. Corals stayed in for 15 mins. It seemed to be very gentle and the one Acro that was dipped had polyps out immediately when put in the display.
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Was not a good @LiveAquaria delivery today. Laura’s purple polyp from ORA. Delivered on time and heat packs still warm, temp was 76 deg in bag...
I can smell those photos.
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So yesterday was the big day! The tank arrived Monday and I had a local moving company come Tuesday to move the tank from the driveway to the stand. They were not quite prepared for a tank this heavy but with some ingenuity got it done.
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Thanks, I can’t believe the tank and sump are finally here!
Thanks for following along!
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I don’t think I have posted about this yet, but I am also in process of building a completely separate frag/qt setup. The tank is a 60g low boy, which is 48x24x12. It will be lit by a single 400w Radium in a Hamilton Cozumel fixture with Luxcore ballast.
Yes it does......I'm wondering as well.
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