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Nice Mark, tanks good great!

very nice setup! Do you mind sharing what equipment you are running?

my tank is 500mm high, 10mm glass and rimless, when the tanks full there is a slight bow in the glass when looking down it but its been fine for the last few years and have never lost sleep over it! If you can get 12mm or even 15mm then I would.

the best thing you can do if your able to have a sump is buy a decent skimmer rather than the external canisters. get a couple of decent t5's as you'll need them at a minimum if you want to keep corals, and a pump or two for flow. start off with the easy soft corals and do lots of research before making any impulse purchases research, research research, then ask lots of questions :thup:

if you have a decent skimmer on the tank i wouldn't worry about using the canister filter

have a look for a second hand tunze 6025 you can mod them and make the flow almost double, there getting pretty cheap now too

one day i came home and found it had worn its way through the glass :slfg: its called a Ecotech vortech they have the motors on the outside of the tank

some new pics

150w mh or quad t5 depending on what your planning on keeping?

new pic

Did the rock get the hair algae on it since you put it in the tank? If so it should go away in time as it could be doing a mini cycle from being moved around, Get rid of the apastasia anemone in the second to last pic asap the longer you leave it the harder it will be to remove it before it spreads

got some stuff going on so will need to sell as i wont be able to keep a tank for awhile other wise i would keep it, its a great setup i love it!

yep its on TM

was getting too big so sold it

small update new FTS view from back of the tank

first one doesnt look like a ro unit just the carbon filters, the second unit is a ro but not a rodi unit, as it has no DI cartridge have a look at http://www.filters.co.nz they sell good RODI units, i think there are under the other section, then click on aquarium filters. I think the AP777 is the normal RODI unit sold

not really, again its a very old outdated style skimmer like the aquaone or red sea stuff. You would be much better to look in the BM range or some other newer skimmer. Also you cant look at the skimmer as you do with a canister filter for fresh water that uses lph turnover etc, skimmers are normally based on volume of the tank and i would suggest you try to get some thing around 2x what your tank volume will be.

hands down i would go with a bubble magus over a aqua one, to tell you the truth i wouldn't even consider one for a marine setup. like its been said before have a look at the BM range of skimmers, or the newer model Reef Octopus stuff any of these would much better than the aqua one range. last time i was in at HFF im sure they were using a deltec skimmer but its been awhile

i would definitely do some research on pumps/skimmers etc and ask on here before making big purchases. With that sort of money to drop on a setup it will be a great setup if done right. I would suggest buying decent quality equipment so that it lasts and does the job properly. Cant wait to see it all setup and running!

would a 400w halide be too much for a planted tank if it was mounted high off the tank? i don't like having hoods etc on the tanks

try second hand you can pick up a 1060 for around $80 and they last a life time!

shipping would be crazy on a skimmer from the us, you better off to get one locally as if you buy new you would get the warranty. also if you do decide to buy from overseas make sure you order 220v stuff

the eheim's are great pumps.. pricey, but they last a long time i have a 1060 model for my return pump and love it. as for skimmers there are lots available now so look around, their is more than likely a second hand dnw150 floating around.

Sorry to thread creep CodKing I have the halide directly over the island but also have 4x 4' t5's to help cover the rest of the tank

are you planning on keeping sort corals to start with? the great thing about having one island is you can get away with just having one light if you raise the light up a bit it should cover the whole tank but will be focused on the island :thup: i have my lighting setup this way(well sort of)