My new 70G reef

[DanG]

Moving in T minus 18 days now, and just got back from my LFS with some goodies.

I bought a new sump that will fit under the stand and a box of Caribsea Reef Rocks.
The sump is acrylic, 26x16x12 and has the skimmer built in. I got a smoking deal on it because some guy had his rugrats in the store last week, kids were messing around and cracked a chunk of the sump off. It was fixed inhouse and I got a great discount on it. The sump is rated for 150g, so with my lightly stocked 70, I should have some decent filtration.

I also ordered the tank, stand and return pump at the same time.
The tank will be 48x18x18, 3/8" glass and have a small brace on either side and the back will be painted blue. There will be an overflow in the back left corner as well, and for the return I'm going up and over.


So, what good is a reef journal without some pictures. Here's the new sump I picked up today.


Front.



Back.


Here's a shot of the broken and then repaired section. You can barely see the break, and running a finger over it, you can not feel it.