New Additions

So what did you get this year? Whether you got it for yourself or it was a gift from a loved one, list it below. Notice the blog category?

I received some cash that will be used toward the new light rack. I'm going to get my parts ordered today!

... I found myself in Dirk's booth looking for treasure for the new 400g. Picked up a new cleaning magnet for the 3/4" thick glass, three 300w heaters, a Coralife Turbo-Sea 1090 pump for the 265g saltwater reservoir, and two new bulkheads for the new sump I'm going to build.

I saw lots of nice corals at very affordable pricing. Wish I could have brought some home, but there's no benefit to doing that now.

EDIT: Here's a picture of this weekend's haul. Included ...

About a week ago, I posted about the new Avast Marine Skimmer Swabbie I'd ordered. Here's the original blog entry:
http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...gear-coming-in

The new parts came in today, and I got them installed. It fit perfectly.






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I bet y'all are wondering why I would post a picture of a bottle of Vodka, considering this blog's title. It's a funny story, and I had to share it with my fellow addicts.

Since I started the planning stage of the new reef tank, I've been leaning heavily toward a 200g saltwater storage tank. I'd like to have plenty of saltwater on hand at any given time, partially so I have no excuse not to do a water change ...

This is where the project starts to get more fun for me. When goodies arrive in the mail.

I had to send in one of my MP40w ES vortechs for repair, and that came back ready to use on the new tank. Something in the firmware had to be updated.

Then I got this a very well packaged box from NextReef:


This is my new NP reactor to take care of nitrate and phosphate. I'll be using two liters of ...