My 70 Gallon Oceanic

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Equipment List:
70 gallon Oceanic tank with center overlow (36x18x24)
20 gallon Pro Clear sump/refugium (24x10x16)
Catalina 4000 return pump (1300 gph)
Top Fathom Venturi Protein Skimmer 200A
Catalina 3000 pump for skimmer (1000 gph)
250W IceCap Ballast/Spider Reflector/14K Reef Optics bulb
Korilia 4 powerhead (1300 gph)

Stock List:
80 Lbs Live Rock
45 Lbs Live Sand (2 1/2" bed)
Orange Riccordia
Blue Riccordia
Watermelon Zoas
Toadstool Leather
Orange w/ green mouth Zoas
Candy Cane Trumpet coral
Sun Poylps
Purple w/green mouth Duncans
Green Staghorn Acro
Red Cap Monti
Blue with Orange poylp Acro
Green Milli
Red w/ blue dot mushrooms
Cheato Macro Algae
Green Stripped Carpet Anemone
Black Saddle Clownfish
Bi-Color Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Harlequin Shrimp x2
Derasa Clam
Copperband Butterfly
Blue Hippo Tang

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Nice start .. I can't wait to see this fill up with more corals
 
just added a Bi-Color Blenny and have a pair of black percs, pair of harlequin shrimp, and a saddle carpet anemone ordered!
 

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