There's something fishy about this build...

A schools of parrotfish are chomping on coral like it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet,
This is what got me the most. :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
These are the rejected pictures?
Yeah. I submitted wrasse Santa!
Though I haven't decided which should be the official submission?
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While reading the construction bit my brain screamed in Scotty's voice, "TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM"! I offer nothing further.

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But how did he pronounce it?
Al u min ium?
Or
Ull ooo min um?
 
I bought a tank. It's gonna have fish and water and stuff.
In all some seriousness, this tank is to replace my original tank, which was used, jerry-rigged together, and terrible. I hope to do better with this one.

The tank:
It's a ProStar 150 Peninsula. 48x24x24 110-gallon with a 30-gallon sump (as we all know, 110+30=150). It came with no instruction manual save a single image so hopefully it is that easy to put together otherwise I'm screwed as those who know me know what a useless plumber I am. For lights, I am starting with an AI Blade Grow and Glow. The plan is to get two more Blades, probably a Freshwater (to get red and more white lights) and another Grow. For flow, I am using Jebao because it is cheap.
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Make sure you have it set up for anti siphon ie when power off or pump off water will only drain a couple of inches. I can't tell from your photos mine was made that way. The supply to the sump is the one that you use for this. Get some help if you need to it's important
 
Make sure you have it set up for anti siphon ie when power off or pump off water will only drain a couple of inches. I can't tell from your photos mine was made that way. The supply to the sump is the one that you use for this. Get some help if you need to it's important
Thanks! Though, actually, the pipes go high in the box, and it hardly drains at all. So far, I really like the design of this tank (except the sump).
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Thanks! Though, actually, the pipes go high in the box, and it hardly drains at all. So far, I really like the design of this tank (except the sump).
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I think from your image it is set up anti siphon. Don't like my sump either having great success with using a fluval on my 40. The sump is too limited for me I can add lots of different media in the fluval. My 40 has no sump and my fluval keeps the water crystal clear no algae lots of Coralie algea corals and fish thriving
 
Thanks! Though, actually, the pipes go high in the box, and it hardly drains at all. So far, I really like the design of this tank (except the sump).
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wow. not sure I could deal with that sump. I just am using a 30 breeder (40 breeder footprint) without baffles and I cant be happier.
 
I think from your image it is set up anti siphon. Don't like my sump either having great success with using a fluval on my 40. The sump is too limited for me I can add lots of different media in the fluval. My 40 has no sump and my fluval keeps the water crystal clear no algae lots of Coralie algea corals and fish thriving
wow. not sure I could deal with that sump. I just am using a 30 breeder (40 breeder footprint) without baffles and I cant be happier.
I actually made a thread about how much I dislike the sump
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/opinion-rant-sump-designs-are-overcomplicated.1070327/
 

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