Hello from coastal New Hampshire!

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  1. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I wish I could see a bigger image of the older system. I remember those older systems well. FYI I almost did the rolling cart as well but I ended up buying the stand that went with the tank, I love the idea though. Having been using the Innovative Marine Skimmer for about 5 days now, so far I am happy that it's producing skim on a cycling tank with no live stock and I have no micro bubbles.

    Look forward to seeing how you like the Kessil.
     
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  3. mdbostwick

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    My only thought, but I am sure at this point you have already thought about it, is with the cabinet you should make sure the casters can hold the weight as well.
     
  4. Chris Howard

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    Glad to hear about the Innovative Marine skimmer. I will dig up better images of my old tank--that pic at the top is one of the only ones I seemed to have taken of the whole thing. Here are a few more from different times--years apart.
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    Thanks! They look pretty beefy, but I don't really know how much weight the casters can hold. I upgraded the bolts holding the cabinet together. Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't just upgrade the casters.

    I just realized I forgot to post pics of my actual cabinet. Here's what it looks like tonight with the UPS in the cabinet:

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    So what direction is this tank going in? You seemed to have planned out the details, you must have a livestock plan as well. ;) Thanks for the bigger images, very cool.
     
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    Something tells me that the nano is only foreshadowing something bigger. Good job on the planning.
     
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  9. Chris Howard

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    Just starting to put something together on the biological side, but not as detailed as the hardware plan unfortunately. It's such a small tank, so no fish, no anemones. I may go with a tridacna clam as a center piece, but I want to see how the Kessil light works out first. After that I may just stick to relatively easy-to-keep but colorful zoanthids, possibly a shrimp or two. The small size--and small total amount of seawater--is my main concern, so I will probably stock it slowly.
     
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    Thanks! I hope so!