ryancmatchett

So I have not updated for quite awhile, so I wanted to give a few picts, and description.

Building a 120gal Mixed Reef...And now we have water, and rock. Still need to finish the return pump plumbing, but getting there. We were hoping to have it done this weekend, but we are waiting for 1 piece of plumbing to get here, probably Tues or Wed. Had to order a pvc union, in order to connect the pump.
I realize that there are lots of things in these pics, like the heaters, and probes ...

Rearranged the rock a little, to get a little depth in the tank. It is kind of hard to show the depth with a picture like this, but the left side rock actually is too close to the front glass, and goes all of the way back to about an inch from the back....

RO/DI is installed, and we ran it for a couple of hours last night. Made about 8-9gal.
We chose to install in way up on the wall, about halfway between the water valve and where the mixing barrels will be, so that we have no ...

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Let me introduce myself and my family. We live in Santa Barbara, CA, and our family includes myself and girlfriend, as well as my 2 children, my son is 9 and my daughter is 3. Although we are renting our home, we rent from family, so we should be okay to make some of the modifications and cabinetry that we are planning, as long as we are able to repair and replace, if we ever decide to move…..
We have been talking about building a Reef Tank for about a year, but were definitely only in the ...

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