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09-20-2007, 07:13 PM
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| Golden Moray  | Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Here goes... I started out with two empty 55 gallon tanks. I drilled one for an overflow and I wanted to use the other one for the sump. But how do you fit a sump that big in the stand? Build your own! You can read the whole tank build here... 55 Construction  And the finished product... 
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09-20-2007, 07:20 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Got the tank filled with water and ready to go. Time to get the first part of my package from TBS. I ran out of funds at the end and wound up getting the 20 gallon package with 55 pounds of live sand...  
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09-20-2007, 07:26 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Cycled in no time flat, actually, the ammonia never went above 0.5. So about a week later, time for part 2! 
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09-20-2007, 07:34 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Before I go any further, here are the current specs... Lighting - Coralvue T5 retrofit 2 x 54w with individual reflectors. Skimmer - Similar to Catalina Aquarium Super 1002 - rated for 200g - It's really just a scaled down version using the same parts, but they claim they don't make it - currently running on a maxijet powerhead with an airline tube stuck in the intake, works but a little loud, looking to replace this... Sump has space for skimmer, return pump, and refugium (see build blog) Two maxijet powerheads with Hydors for circulation in tank Durso standpipes in overflow, they work great! Cheap DIY autotopoff - two electric float valves (one for redundancy) and an aqualifter ($10) dosing pump. Works great so far!
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09-20-2007, 07:44 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Quote:
 COMING SOON Some before and after shots...
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09-20-2007, 07:47 PM
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| Sunshine Reefer   | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Great start. How about some current pics?
__________________ Peace LYNN  Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash  |
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09-20-2007, 08:47 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Quote:
Here's a before and after... (Bonuses in TBS package) Rock Anemone before  Now 
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09-20-2007, 08:51 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria The Usual Suspects... Sherman..  Cher... (Sonny is camera shy)  Shrek... (A face only a mother could love)  Daisy... 
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09-20-2007, 08:53 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria And the spineless gang...   
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09-20-2007, 08:54 PM
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| Brunt of all Jokes~  | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Well done! I think the rock anem's are really under rated, mine is about 6'' across and is very well behaved.Steve |
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09-20-2007, 08:56 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Last one for tonight, FTS - (two weeks old), the camera batteries are dead right now.  I'll update with some current photos this weekend!Sorry about the yellow blur!! 
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09-20-2007, 08:57 PM
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| Golden Moray | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Quote:
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09-20-2007, 09:06 PM
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| Tiger Shark  | Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Looking really good
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