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09-24-2008, 06:03 PM
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Slappy, Michika's 10g nano
I'm calling my tank Slappy, as in slapped together, and we were talking about beavers in class yesterday who slap their tails on the water. I am loopy from lack of sleep.
Anyways of my budget of $300 I currently have $300....I feel like I need some monopoly money to legitimize my having of $300 dollars that I really don't have. So onto the important stuff! - My tank measures 10"w 12"h and 20"l, and it is 10g. - I have no idea what I'm going to keep in it - I need to find a dry piece of shelf rock - I require sleep, and my loopyness is giving me delusions of grandeur about Slappy the 10g tank, and what I can reasonably accomplish with it in the 6 months from now until the end of the contest. Anyone want to share the costs of buying some PVC pipe? I don't think I can use a whole stick of 1/2" and want to conserve my budget. 
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09-24-2008, 09:59 PM
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If I decide to add a sump, I am up for splitting some 1/2" pvc.
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180G Office Reef. Started Sept 2012 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=88894 62G Starfire Reef. Started Jan 2013 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=89988
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09-25-2008, 05:18 AM
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Do you guys think a sump would be worth while considering the cost of a pump and overflow?
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System: 30 gal, various soft and LPS coral. 3 powerheads, 96 watt light, backpack skimmer and a 1/13 HP cooler, running overtime. 1 anorexic Fuzzy Lionfish.
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09-25-2008, 06:12 AM
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~Drew 10G Nano * 10G Sump * Deltec MCE 600 Skimmer * JBL Viper 150w MH * Zeovit * Vortech MP40W Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~S. Ertz 
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09-25-2008, 01:36 PM
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I have allowed for a sump. I am also hoping to put it in for about $10, excluding the pump.
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09-25-2008, 05:43 PM
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I've decided I'm going to go with a predominately SPS tank. I think I want to try for a clam, and maybe a few zoas. My preference would be to go for T5s, but bulbs aren't made small enough for a 20" wide tank. So MHs it is!
Since I'm moving next week I am pretty sure my tank will be off to a slow start. I know for a fact that I won't have water in it for the 15th. I am also looking to maybe offset some costs by sharing with others, e.g. plumbing, PVC glue, etc.
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09-25-2008, 05:49 PM
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180G Office Reef. Started Sept 2012 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=88894 62G Starfire Reef. Started Jan 2013 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=89988
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09-25-2008, 05:57 PM
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I think it will be chugging along by the beginning of November. Early October is such a gong-show for me when it comes to time. The thing that really pushes me back is that it takes 2 weeks for silicone to properly dry.
I am super excited to try out a few new things in this little system.
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09-25-2008, 07:10 PM
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank.
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10-07-2008, 06:57 PM
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I had such an awesome idea for this little tank, but now I am on the fence as to if I can or should participate.
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