Well for $1500 to my door I went with the SCA 50 cube with free $180 upgrade to solid oak rustic grey stand, SCA 301 skimmer, atman ph2500 return pump, filter floss, media balls, sponge media, free $30 upgrade to overflow cover, 18.5 gallon glass sump, Reef Link, G4 Radion XR15 pro, Ecotech MP10WQD and XRS mounting arm for the XR15 with free $40 liftgate service from the trucking co. which were all included in the package. I may not be updating this for awhile as this won't be set up until June, but I will update as I acquire new items for this setup. I'm new to the hobby and still collecting everything needed to properly run and care for this aquarium and it's soon to be inhabitants. My plans...So I really want a mandarin dragonet it's a deal breaker so I'll start there and do realize that won't happen til xmas or this time next year at the earliest. I know I need pod population and will build a feeder (I love this place, RC, R2R and my local reefing forum TCMAS.) You all rock! I would also like pair of clowns, a wrasse or two, diamond goby, royal gramma. Corals; gotta have frogspawn or torches for movement, toadstool, and some zoas. Also would eventually like a BTA for the clowns. As for the sump I will KISS at first, running mini refugium in the middle chamber, skimmer and return on the right side with the drain and a filter sock setup being on the left. Tank is drilled for a herbie, I will hard plumb it. 2 weeks ago I grabbed a used Apex system with good temp and pH probes, display, extra Eb-8 and all cables to run everything. Last weekend I got a bunch of used stuff for setup including a heater, 2 mag floats (one for QT one for DT), pump for mixing station and water changes. Next weekend there's a local frag swap/saltwater expo and so far I'm picking up the following items; used 10gal QT, used 2 hydor koralia 425gph wavemakers, brand new light hanging kit, brand new 70lbs carib sea sand, used magnetic probe rack, 2 brand new mp10 foam covers, 4 brand new felt filter socks and a used IM magnetic food defroster.
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