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  1. Strickland_673

    Strickland_673 Fire Shrimp

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    Ditto Matt's question. I like the flow pattern.
     
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  2. Reef-a-holic

    Reef-a-holic 3reef Sponsor

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    I don't see much difference...the Coral Frenzy seems to work well and I have a source for it at a good price so I stick with it. I like that it has a wide range of particle sizes since every coral tends to have a micron size they prefer to feed on.

    I keep it pretty simple. I have another ~100g of sump/water in the basement right below/behind the tank. A remote sand bed and about 100 lbs of "extra" rock in the sump that creates a "cryptic" zone of sorts. Water flows into the sump via a turf scrubber. Flow is accomplished with a closed loop. Lighting is 6 x T5HO staggered to cover the 6' of tank length. That's about it.
     
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  3. Reef-a-holic

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    This tank was designed for LPS and softies (I have another tank to play with the sticks). As such, I wanted plenty of flow but I wanted it to be very "soft" and random. The closed loop was redone 2 or 3 times and "fiddled with" 100's of time in-between redo's before I got it exactly how I wanted it.
     
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  4. Matt Rogers

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    That's about it eh? :) NICE. Is that a vertical turf scrubber? Love to see a basement pic!

    matt
     
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  5. JJL

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    Awesome tank, RAH!
    I love the scape :)
    JJL
     
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  6. Reef-a-holic

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    Yes, a vertical ATS setup...gravity fed off the main drain of the display...I'll get some "basement" shots and post them.
     
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  7. Matt Rogers

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    Sweet!
     
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  8. Reef-a-holic

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    As promised, the "basement":

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    Water enters on the right hand side via the ATS...the containers are "hooked together" with uni-seals...Far right, or #1, is the ATS...#2 is a sand bed (aka purgatory for critters that don't play nice)...#3 is live rock...#4 returns back to the display.
     
    Reef-a-holic, Jun 28, 2011
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  9. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Well done! That looks great. I love the pvc work and that the outlets are above it all.
     
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  10. Reef-a-holic

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    Thanks! I like thinks done right, LOL!

    I guess next I should do a tour of some of out holding/grow out systems.
     
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