My 55g mini reef setup!

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Ok so I have my 55g reef tank that I have had up and running for a few years now and everything is decent but it's a very simple setup..

Main Components:
55g AGA tank with corner overflow
DIY Wooden stand to perfectly match tank dimensions
6x54w Tek Light T5HO
Coralife 125 protein skimmer with rio pump
Coralife digital heater
7.5g Sealife Systems wet/dry converted to sump
Mag 7 return pump attached to single return hose with dual loc line's
Koralia 250 powerhead (I know, I need a bigger one lol)
Instant Ocean Seatest Hydrometer


Livestock:
I'd say approx. 100lbs of live rock, all covered in coraline algae, sponges, and other misc sea creatures
3x frogspawn "purple, pink, and green tips" (each have 5-10 heads)
bicolored hammer (4+ heads)
alien eyes, radioactive, and dragon eye zoas
pulsating xenias (probably about 5 spots in my tank with 10 on ea. location)
orange monticap about 8" around
5" finger leather with quite a few arms growing
lawnmower blenny, green spotted mandarin, banggai cardinal, cleaner shrimp, and peppermint shrimp
about 10-15 snails and hermits
black bristle star (haven't seen him in weeks but he's in there somewhere lol, we all know how that game works)

I plan on going with LED's eventually, and I've also been really contemplating adding some more flow since I only have one small Koralia, but time and money are my worst enemies lol..

Thanks!


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That aquacape looks neat!
 
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Got rid of the little wet/dry and made myself a sump/fuge.. :)

Just threw a bag of ChemiPure Elite in the fuge area for now but plan on getting some miracle mud and a tiny bit of chaeto.. It's only a 10g tank but I read that with miracle mud I can ditch my skimmer which will allow for a reactor in the first chamber.. Still contemplating on adding the other 10g tank I have but for now I like it.. I have a Solar Flare clip on light with 5 leds, but one of the outer ones burned out so only the center blue one works, but it looks fine for now haha.. Feedback is appreciated!

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