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The tank and sump are done. I'll have to ask Felix for a finished pic. I've seen a few of the tank and sump but not a finished product.

That has been the first time where I've had a major flood like that when I thought I had everything set up correctly. Never knew about CPVC glue. Fittings just popped off like I never glued them. Frustrating to say the least. Oh well, who needs running water in a house with a wife, 5.5 year old and a 2.5 year old plus a pair of dogs and fish. Went through a case of water real quick.

Oh yeah, and Felix told me....... the tank has a crate!!!!

Never have I been more frustrated with PVC than I was yesterday. The plan was to install a simple T in my water softener feed. I realized it was cpvc after I cut the line so back to Home Depot. Home Depot does not carry 1 inch cpvc fittings so off to Lowes. I did not realize that cpvc required special glue, so after the first blood it was back to Lowe's to pick up some quick fittings. After it dried overnight, with no water in the house, I got it turned on this installed this morning. Looks great doesn't it??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got the NSW tank up and plumbed. Ran the RO/DI lines to the garage as well. 100g of NSW should last me about 3+ months if I change out 1 gallon / day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's strange. Oh well.

I've got a melanarus if you want. I sent a PM Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The sump is nearly complete and the tank is just waiting on the sump to ship. Stand is done. Just waiting on the canopy to be complete. Hopefully I'll see all the parts in the next few weeks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very cool. Thanks for the write up.

Unreal. Very very nice. What is the black box with the red and green labels and the 1/4" tubing?

That and it turning to cement.

Hey Rob. Good to hear from you.The tank is done. It's the sump and stand we are waiting on. I think the sump will be done next week. Not sure about the stand. Maybe another week or so. I'll need some recommendations on the wrasses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's great Chris, you must be stoked to get it all setup. I've heard nothing but great things about the reef savvy tanks so it sounds like it'll all be worth the wait in the end. I'll definitely do my best to recommend some wrasses.You could always start things off right with one of these image.jpeg Nice looking fish Rob. Care to fill me in? I'm sure it is a million dollar wrasse? They got it anampses feminus (blue striped tamarin). They come around a few times a year on divers den and usually sell for around the $900-$1100 range. Which is a lot of $$$ for a fish, they are quite striking though. You would def be ballin if you got one of those guys, would need a sand bed though as they are sand sleepers. Well, he's out. I'm still unsure about sand in this tank. I like clean white sand but have never been able to achieve it in previous tanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All this talk of sand reminds me I need to update my will to include the wrasse and peppermint angel sanctuary. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How about one peppermint angel instead? And a few bubble mushrooms for it to snack on? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty sure Ty has those blue prints Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well, I guess since I got all of the equipment for free, I could buy a pair and still come out ahead? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Right now I'll keep the bulbs as is. Once the tank cycles and I get some corals I'll evaluate. I have 1 actinic and 1 day light. I'll also have a pair of radions and I'll turn those to more blue spectrum depending on the T5. If I can avoid an extra $100 in T5 bulbs for the next few months then I'll do that.

Hey Rob. Good to hear from you.The tank is done. It's the sump and stand we are waiting on. I think the sump will be done next week. Not sure about the stand. Maybe another week or so. I'll need some recommendations on the wrasses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's great Chris, you must be stoked to get it all setup. I've heard nothing but great things about the reef savvy tanks so it sounds like it'll all be worth the wait in the end. I'll definitely do my best to recommend some wrasses.You could always start things off right with one of these image.jpeg Nice looking fish Rob. Care to fill me in? I'm sure it is a million dollar wrasse?

Hey Rob. Good to hear from you. The tank is done. It's the sump and stand we are waiting on. I think the sump will be done next week. Not sure about the stand. Maybe another week or so. I'll need some recommendations on the wrasses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All Hail!! The Mayor of Fairy Wrasse City entersI like it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I hear distant calls of kazoos sounding your approach... Better kazoos than death threats Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got my "supplemental" lights today. I like the Radions but I love T5. So why not both. I didn't want to cobble together retro fixtures like I have in the past so when I saw these Hamilton fixtures I knew I had to have them 2 x 54w T5s in front of and in back of the Radions. Should get me great coverage and color. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All Hail!! The Mayor of Fairy Wrasse City enters I like it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've thought about a small school of anthias, but I'm not sure if I can keep up with the feeding requirements. Delicate balance. With 48" of length, having more than 2 tangs is iffy. All three of the YTs are still small so I might keep them for a while until they get bigger along with the Emperor.

Definitely moving on with the Blue tang. I'd like to see the Emperor change but I will see how things look once I get the tank setup. Bandits are great. I also really like Bellus angels. Not sure how they would play with the pygmy though.

True about the wrasse, but not all wrasse need sand. Or so says Ty. I'm still on the fence about it. I may order a bag of sand and see how things set up the first month or so. I do love the look of sand, white reflective clean sand. What I don't like is the algae that grows in it. I went an purchased some 1/2" PEX line to run through the attic for my ATO/AWC. Now I need some time to shimmy around in the attic and get it installed. That's true. Here's a list of wrasses and where they sleep. You'll be limited to lined, fairy and flashers but those are very nice as well. I would avoid Thalassoma, Coris, Pencil and Anampses species. Gomphosus are nice and active for big tanks, but they will eat small fish and inverts. Thanks for the link. I'll take a look and see what I want. Right now I need to pair down my current fish and decide what needs to be re-homed. I have the following fish 3 Yellow Tangs 1 Blue Tang 1 Emperor Angel 2-3 PJ Cardinals 1 Blue Chromis 1 Hawkfish 1 Pygmy Angel 1 Melanarus wrasse I'd like to keep the Emperor until the morph is complete. Then I'll re-home him. I also really like the hawkfish (color and personality).