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    Thread: Freshsalth2o’s 400g+ build

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      Freshsalth2o’s 400g+ build

      It’s not the beginning, but here’s my restart to the dormant 200 gallon. First, let me start by saying I’ve had this tank for many years. A little bit about the tank. The tank itself is a eurobraced 1” starfire tank. For flow I chose 2 mp40 to upgrade the old non working jebaos. Lighting….. tossed the exotica cannons and got a hybrid t5 fixture with three xr15 g5 and (4)60” t5 blue plus. Return needed upgrading so in goes Varios 8. As for filtration and water clarity. I had a Your Choice DC-5 skimmer (luck I had a new impeller). A 40w uv sterilizer and a rowaphos reactor all scored from a fellow reefers sale I got the varios 4 pump on the uv sterilizer and dual 300w heaters and an apex controller. All that’s dialed in now. Ish. Here’s a pic of it getting wet in 2017


      Here’s a picture right before for I started updating equipment and redoing aquascape. oct 2022



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      So the tanks been running in the garage for the last four years with a ton of live rock, a refugium an eel and a mono. No heater and topping off with tap. So skip the cycle do 2 50% water changes and start the aquascape. Here’s what I have so far for the middle of the scape I will update more as I go.






      I’ll be working on updating my sump system as it’s pretty old method huge fuge and cryptic zone Very dirty still..




      For corals I’ve added a bunch since the restart already here’s a few pictures of the first additions.







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      Looking good my man!! It's going to be an epic back in actiom build

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      Quote Originally Posted by oo0oscar0oo View Post
      Looking good my man!! It's going to be an epic back in actiom build
      Thanks man should be done with the aqua scape in the next couple weeks woo

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      Are you going to keep the invicible eel and his side kick the Mono? Its going to be nice once you have dialed it all in.. Can't wait to see the final version.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Kris View Post
      Are you going to keep the invicible eel and his side kick the Mono? Its going to be nice once you have dialed it all in.. Can't wait to see the final version.
      unfortunately the eels gotta go and the mono too probably trade them for coral or pif

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      Your zoa collection is growing rapidly!

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      Quote Originally Posted by PatientZero View Post
      Your zoa collection is growing rapidly!
      I need more. Honestly there’s a zoa void I can’t fill please send zoas

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      Looking good Mike!

      (did I move the tank into your garage..?)

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      Quote Originally Posted by LotsaFishies View Post
      Looking good Mike!

      (did I move the tank into your garage..?)
      Long time Chris, Absolutely me and you moved this 200g beast into my garage you came through big time huge shoutout to LotsaFishies
      How are you man!

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      Awesomeness bro! I guess you and I will have a build side by side thanks to you brother. I'll get a build thread up soon.

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      Quote Originally Posted by ricenoodle View Post
      Awesomeness bro! I guess you and I will have a build side by side thanks to you brother. I'll get a build thread up soon.
      Stoked to see how your setup goes start your build thread you’re right at the beginning!

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      More added




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      Few more additions and going to be adding a coral growout system pardon my algae tanks high nutrient and my zoas are ripping


      As for the additional growout build I’ll be doing something like this with another tank on top for an additional 130 gallons
      For lighting I’ll be doing an orphek t5 combo


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      One tank on and filled and some random pics I took last night


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