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Are you putting the water container on top of that structure? It looks like the plywood will sag. You might consider adding some horizontal supports on top of your posts.

 

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Are you putting the water container on top of that structure? It looks like the plywood will sag. You might consider adding some horizontal supports on top of your posts.

 

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Yes I am putting on top , so it's above the floor level.

It's one of those layered plywood sheets on top

 

 

 

 

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If you're concerned about it sagging -- and with that much weight it may unless the container is wide enough so that its rim is right above the legs versus supported solely by the plywood top, you could also just use a good wood glue to add another layer of plywood on top so it's double-thick.

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If you're concerned about it sagging -- and with that much weight it may unless the container is wide enough so that its rim is right above the legs versus supported solely by the plywood top, you could also just add another layer of plywood on top so it's double-thick.

Gotcha

 

I actually have it sitting towards the back so resting more on the rear legs

 

 

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Quick pic updates

 

Sump

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All electronics mostly hooked up ( still have some cleaning up to do but getting there )

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And my clear view lid

 

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What do you have in the refugium there. Looks like a coral. 

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What do you have in the refugium there. Looks like a coral.

Good eye , its bam bam zoas that I need to remove from the barnacle

 

My angel is nipping either the zoas or the algae around them so they were unhappy .. moved them there till I can frag off the zoas and move barnacle up for fish to sleep/hide in

 

Tank is going to be primarily SPS and maybe some LPS ..

 

 

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I like these Elos tanks. Looks good. 

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Love all that open space. It makes me want to tear mine down and redo it.

It is fun watching them doing laps ;)

 

 

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Moved most of my coral (sps only) over , tried to shrink down as much as i could

 

Tank is young so will see how they do, I am starting to see coralline algae get on the rocks ...

 

Few sps have been here now a week plus , the colonies only a day

 

I am see PE so that should be a good sign

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Love all that open space. It makes me want to tear mine down and redo it.

 

Yeah right! Grass is always greener on the other side. Alternatively, you should just setup another tank!

 

Moved most of my coral (sps only) over , tried to shrink down as much as i could

 

Tank is young so will see how they do, I am starting to see coralline algae get on the rocks ...

 

Few sps have been here now a week plus , the colonies only a day

 

I am see PE so that should be a good sign

 

As long as your consistent, you should be fine. Crazy you're seeing coraline already. I bet this is relaxing. Do you find yourself spending more time on the couch? 

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Yeah right! Grass is always greener on the other side. Alternatively, you should just setup another tank!

 

 

As long as your consistent, you should be fine. Crazy you're seeing coraline already. I bet this is relaxing. Do you find yourself spending more time on the couch?

Yea I am working from there more often

 

But it's partly cause I don't trust my 2 yr old around it ;)

 

 

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Looks fantastic!  How is the goldflake behaving? 

thanks!

it eats out of hands ...at peace with the purple tang too

it's a model citizen with SPS

 

i did have some bam bam zoas that it nipped at, never ate them...i don't plan on zoas so doesnt matter.

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so i go on a week's vacation , come back clean out the algae on glass & my flame wrasse turned male...so have 2 females and 1 cool dude.

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