not at all. :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC00886.jpg

That just looks beautiful! Its so pretty! Like an ad for moonlights.

thanks.

the last couple days i've been toying with the idea of adding a refugium. here's a sketch of the basic idea.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/gnx/DSC00949.jpg

it will use a diy PVC continuous siphon overflow. non-surface skimming. my skimmer has a surface skimmer and i want to keep the overflow as unobtrusive as possible. the fuge will be a custom 5g tank to fit under the stand, 12x10x10". it will house a live sand bed, macro algae, a bit of rock, and maybe a seahorse or two...or maybe a seahorse and mandarin goby. it's purpose is strictly nutrient export. depending on how nice i can make the fuge look, i may very well cut my cabinet door in half, horizontally, to display the fuge.

thoughts or suggestions welcomed.

I toyed with that idea too and i ended up just putting a 10g tank under my 20h main tank as a quarantine. I still think what your proposing is a good idea and a fun DIY project!

any reason you decided against it?

I think it was mostly because i was trying to keep the construction of the tank and stand within a budget, and i didnt have the tools or experience to drill my tank for bulkheads. Plus i've heard all the horror stories that come from not quarantining corals and livestock. I will definitely be doing a sump/refugium when I setup a permanent tank. I'll have to take some more pictures and post them in my tank journal thread http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=31874

made a trip to vancouver and picked up some corals. 3 stony colonies, 2 frags, a zoo rock, a zoo frag, and 2 ricordea.

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where did you pick up the corals from. nice acros

all of the frags and one of the colonies are from Ocean Aquatics. the other two are from J & L. I was very impressed with Ocean Aquatics and Wendell even gave me a free frag. There is a LOT of coral in that store.

a few more corals..... i'm an addict.

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