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notclear's New Clear Tank

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Finally I am back! After waiting for months for the new sump version of the Red Sea Reefer, I have just gotten a XL525.

Here is the stand I have just assembled:

 

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Finish putting support in the basement:

 

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Yes I will try to update more often. Not much has been done, the tank is on the stand now.

I did replace the return nozzle with a splitter one.

 

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I asked around actually it is not really necessary. But as a precaution I did it anyway.
 
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Brutes are perfectly fine. I would fill, wait 24hrs and dump them a few times with FW to get any plasticizer out. A few years ago I remember ppl were having issues using water from a new Brute can. After setting a few water RODI/NSW mixing and transfer stations and treating as such, never had a problem.

I would have put up jack studs as well to minimize "bounce". When you decide to finish the basement, you wont have to deal with sag and jacking up for a wall and level ceiling. Also if you forget to level the joists for a wall, you wont notice the slight sag...that would drive me bat $h!t crazy :p
 
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Thanks wtac. Is just getting a glass tank a better alternative?
 
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Looking good

Looking good Albert...i see you used the Caribsea life rock as well...good choice...they give so much character and lot of areas underneath for flow..
 
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Yes the CaribSea Liferocks are so easy to work with, highly recommended!

I have used one box each of the Shapes, Arches, and the Shelf Rock.
 
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Canopy and side cabinets are in:

 

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Maxspect RSX LED fixture mounting:





 

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Thank you all for the comments and welcome back!

To prevent water dripping on the glasses while doing maintenance I have euro braced the tank:

 

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^ Yes I did.
 
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There will be corals, planning for just LPS and soft for now.
 
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The cabinets are definitely not built by me :)

Someone in MAST has become a handyman and he built them for me. He told me the most expensive parts are the doors especially they match the colour of the Redsea stand doors.
 
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