steve's deep blue 80 gallon reef ready build.

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So I decided to build a frag tank and went big with it heres the equipment and pics. Tell me what you think?


TANK 80 GALLON DEEP BLUE REEF READY
Sicce voyager series 2 x 2
Sicce voyager series 3 x 1
Rio hyper flow 17 for return
Via aqua digital titanium heater

FLITRATION
24 inch glo t5 system running 6,500k bulbs x 2 over my DSB and chaetomorpha
DIY 40 gallon sump. Sump contains 4in of sand with 3in of miracle mud on top.
Dual 300 micron filter socks.
Precision marine redline 100 skimmer. I am thinking of moving this to my other system and putting my reef octopus nwb-150 in here.

Lighting
Wave point retro kit 4x59 watt x 2 Rewired for independent control of bulbs.

BULB COMBO
ATI CORAL + X 4
ATI BLUE + X 3
ATI PURPLE+ X 1


I have been waiting to build this system for quite awhile and I am finally getting it off the ground. feel free to comment and I will be uploading progress pics in the future. System was bought at Ocala Aquariums and they did a outstanding job all around helping me get everything I needed with in a week and everything was a special order. So hats of to Ocala Aquariums for making this a enjoyable experience.
 

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I have more pics but I can not get them to load. will try again in a little while.
 
Lookin' good! How's it coming so far?
 
Looking forward to it!
 
Trying to update but cannot find my camera cables.. will post soon though
 
I just found out that deep blue makes this size tank. It looks really awesome. Good find! I'm tagging along to follow your build.
 
I love these 80gal frag tanks, cant wait to pick one up myself!! Looking forward to your updates!
 

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