I wanna be in the 65 club TOO! PICS ADDED!!!

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by droopymatt, Mar 17, 2012.

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  1. droopymatt

    droopymatt Bristle Worm

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    I started this build well over a year ago and she went live sept 5th 2011. I built the stand, lighting, canopy. I had built the sump and also had stripped and resealed my original 65 but both leaked during testing so I bought a new RR AGA 65gal and a proflex II sump. Heres the specs!

    RR65gal
    started w/ 120lbs of dry rock from marcos and reefcleaners in display
    25lbs of live rock from my biocube...added after cycle in display
    started w/ 80lbs of Caribsea seaflor special grade sand in display
    DIY LED from Rapid LED (21 r blue, 18 cw, 3 uv)
    Ecotech MP40w x1
    Koralia evo 1050 x1
    PAR 30 LED for sump
    Aqueon proflex II sump
    coralife 65 superskimmer
    RIO 17hf return pump
    4.5" deep sand bed in sump
    15lbs live rock in sump
    Phoban 150 reactor using biopellets
    100 watt titanium heater
    Reef Angel

    Livestock includes...
    Maroon clown
    BTA
    Watchman goby
    Mandarin dragonet
    b/g chromis
    GSP
    Kenya tree x2
    Hammer coral
    Fungia plate
    FOD chalice
    Acid drop acan
    tricolor validia sps
    delswaii sps
    pink tiled starfish
    superman mushroom
    Pnk acan
    Blue xenia
    watermelon zoa
    GB packer zoa
    unknown zoa
    various species and color of mushroom
    jackal favia
    unknown blasto
    Maxima clam
    mint chocolate polyps
    red...something polyps
    countless snail, hermits, etc
    theres probably more but im not going upstairs to look lol;D

    Anyway, ive been on these forums since '10 and had started a build thread but didnt keep up on it soo good, so i thought nows the time to get on here and show what ive done...THANKS!


    PICS ARE ON THE WAY
     
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    droopymatt Bristle Worm

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    droopymatt Bristle Worm

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    thanks for looking, im very proud of my tank and i appreciate all who take the time to look...any and all critiques/compliments are great