Turtleturtle's 17.4g rimless

Starting my first reef tank. Here are the specs:

Tank: Mr. Aqua 17.4g rimless
Lights: Rapidled Triple Puck
Skimmer: sc65 (which I hate)
sump: DIY 10g
Overflow/return: glass-holes
Livestock: 2 clowns, 6 line wrasse, yellow tang. They are all from my 40b.

Anywho, that's the jist of it. Roommate and I built the stand/cabinet jigger with just a circular saw and drill. Have a few finishing touches on it but not bad for a couple of morons with no idea of woodworking.

The LEDs still aren't wired right yet. I don't have full control of dimming, and I can't get the blues to turn off without unplugging the driver. Still trying to work it out with rapidled through email (which is a slow process ).

Here is the final, almost finished product: Picture!. Have plans to add a reactor here shortly, then CORALS!

 

The tank looks great with the LED's! Are you rehoming the Tang soon?

 

You mean to tell me that a tang doesn't like only 17g!?

 

No need for sarcasm, just making sure you know And if that wasn't sarcasm, then yes, they need to be in 100+ gallon tanks.

 

I'm going to trade him back to my LFS for a goby+pistol.

 

Sounds like a plan 8) I was going to do that but my Pink Spotted Watchman went rogue and ate a few Chromis then died. BTW, I don't recommend a Pink Spotted Watchman ;D They are one of the most aggressive Gobies out there IME.

 

the build sounds interesting!