New R2R and doing SW

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Hi my is Joe
I have been doing FW for 11 years and decided to do SW. I had 10g, 30g and 55g. I have been doing a lot of research on this side of the hobby and a lot of planning since January / February. I have been doing a slow build and taking my time. I had bought 224g with sump, chiller, UV, skimmer, T5's, Halides, pump, stand, and rocks. I have been working on the build since February. I have drawn up plans on new stands and piping. I have resealed tank and water tested a few months ago. And have started to receive equipment. Here is a few pics from about 2 months ago. I am going all efficient equipment. I will eventually start a build forum.

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Welcome and hopefully you enjoy it here. Taking your time doing it right is definitely a reward in the end. Need anything just ask always someone's willing to help. Setup is coming along nicely.
 

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Welcome to R2R and to the salty side. Great start.
 

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That is a nice start, and you have done your homework :)welcome to R2R. Looking forward to the build
 
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Are you adding two refugium soldiers to your aquarium?
Main on bottom and on top is mainly for Amphipods and Copepods culture for 2 future mandarins. This is so the they don't get shredded through the pump. Don't forget there will be an algae scrubber. I like backup and one will do what the other can't do or miss.
 

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