Back and going big *new additions pics*

Thank you. First time I've ever done things slowly and I'm enjoying the build.
The gyre is great for the power. I actually have zero quarrels with it.
I love the mp40 too. I've wanted one of these pumps since its inception. And I'm thrilled that I finally have one now. I love the fact that I could control the mp40 with my phone. Pretty cool. I dislike that it's pretty loud when I have it on full speed but I can easily ignore that.

Thanks. I've decided to keep them. I like than a lot and I am now more pleased with them as I have them mounted higher above the water surface. I previously had them too close to the water surface and the fans stopped working and I had to replace them.

 

Your tank looking nice great start

 

Thanks. I've decided to keep them. I like than a lot and I am now more pleased with them as I have them mounted higher above the water surface. I previously had them too close to the water surface and the fans stopped working and I had to replace them.[/QUOTE]

How low did you have them? I have mine 10 inches off the water and haven't had any problems with the fans. Now I wonder if I should raise them a little bit since I've only hand them running for about 7 weeks now.

 

How low did you have them? I have mine 10 inches off the water and haven't had any problems with the fans. Now I wonder if I should raise them a little bit since I've only hand them running for about 7 weeks now.[/QUOTE]

I had them about 6-8" off the water surface. I put them that low because I had some halides over the tank prior to the LEDs and assumed that the LEDs weren't going to be as powerful.
They got quite a bit of moisture but never really direct splashing. Also they were gen 1 radions.
I don't think you will have any issues as long as there's not a whole lot of splashing going on under them.

 

good to hear. I don't have any splashing going on but remembering a picture you had posted your lights looked rather high so I got a little nervous when you said you had fan problems.

I love my radions all the options available and low heat output.

I haven't had to run a chiller and my temp runs between 77 - 78. Summers shouldn't be bad because we keep the air conditioner on during the two days we need it. Okay maybe 4 days out of the year that we need it.

 

Lucky you. Year round my smaller tanks run about 86F without a chiller. Surprisingly this new tank goes up to about 82.5F still waiting on my chiller to arrive. All fish and corals seem quite happy "knock on wood"
A local coral (porites) that I've always had problems keeping is doing amazingly well.

Took a chance and put the copperband in my DT today. He's already picking at the feather dusters and other tube worms on the rock.
A blue damsel is giving him a bit of a hard time. But overall he seems so much happier in here than he was in the bio cube.

 

Getting her all filled up. Looks nice.

 

Look beyond nice! Im enjoying following!

 

Thank you very much. Great motivation.
Can't wait to get that chiller! I've been waiting way too long for it.
Here is the unrevised fish list I initially planned:
Harlequin tusk
Naso tang
Yellow tang
Purple tang
Midas blenny
Mandarin goby
Hippo tang
Lawnmower goby
Copperband butterfly
Achilles tang
Bangai cardinal
Lyretail anthias
Purple firefish
Orchid dottyback
Cleaner wrasse

 

I like the list. I see you are as much a fan of tangs as I am. They are the main reason Im working on a large tank. Will the Hippo and Naso have issues once they have very similar body shape? I ll have to find a link to a tang compatibility article i saw posted a while back. Not currently having a naso really bothers me!