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This is the sump design I have in mind


Tank Stand is 80"x 34"x38"
Expect to loose 8-10 inches of height due to clearance below the stand and bracing... so assuming I have 36-37 inches of height for skimmers and equipment. Planning to use my Hurricone Cat 1 but verylikely will add any of the Sper Reef OCtopus 5000 Series and keep both if they fit.
those skimmers ...

My angled tank is turning three next month. And I've been contemplating a new tank in that spot. I came up with an idea today, which I think will be amazing. Hopefully I can build it in the next couple of weeks. I know you guys want all the details, but I'd prefer to reveal it once completed. It'll be a little bit bigger, it'll have a nifty way of looking at it, and it'll incorporate a Vortech MP10 internally. I'm stoked!

Here's an older image of the tank in question.

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I thought I'd read one time to turn your return pump off for a 1/2 hour every day to give it a rest. Is this true or not?

Thanks in advance,

HAT

We sorted through all the frags downstairs and pulled what we wanted for the display. The rockwork is still not perfect, and all the fish are in hiding from us placing frags, but this is what we ended up with for now.

Alright, so after having to wait 5 weeks my new 150 gallon tank arrived and moved it in over the coarse of this weekend. Plumbed it almost entirely (except for the reactor and some minor top off hoses, and just a bit more organizing of some wires still needing work.




Here is the final plumbing with a single durso, as well as an emergency pipe in case the durso were to get clogged.

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