Jruberti's 30 Gallon Build

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The Beginning!

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I recently took down my 55 gallon and traded all my liverock and corals for a drilled 30 gallon with an oak stand and canopy with a sump included (thanks robby:thumbs:). The 30g is drilled in the bottom back right corner and has an overflow.

Plans for the 30 gallon

<u>Equipment </u>
• Turbo Flotor 100 Multi Protein Skimmer
• VorTech MP20
• X2 Rena cal heaters 300 watt and 100watt
• Reef Keeper 2 System by Digital Aquatics
• Sump with Refugium lit by Coralife Incandescent to Fluorescent 50/50 Screw In Bulb

<u>Lighting</u>
• 36" 4x39W SLR T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit w/ Bulbs (Ordered)
• Bulb Configuration: 2 ATI Blue+, 1 KZ Fiji Purple and 1 ATI Aquablue Special

<u>Livestock I’m moving from the 55 into it</u>
• Ocellaris clownfish x2
• Emerald Crab/ton of snails
• Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
• Large colony of Galaxea
• Starry Night Acropora
• Candy Canes (about 25 heads)

Monday my lights should get here and I can get the retrofit kit installed into the canopy. Sometime next week I will be getting my MP20. I plan on having the tank running Wednesday!

The sump is 13.3 gallons</em> :)
Return Pump: Little Giant - 2-MDQ-SC Inline Pump

This is what i plan for the sump to be.
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This is what i have so far (thanks to robby and chris :D)

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Little Giant - 2-MDQ-SC Inline Pump (snug fit haha)
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My overflow hose
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Hopefully the sump will be finished by Tuesday and i will have water in the tank by Wed-Thurs!
(retrofit kit will be installed Monday, i will be posting pics!)

Do yall have any suggestions? :D I need ideas for livestock/maybe more equipment. I want to keep predominantly LPS </em>
 
Looks good man. I'll have to come by, and help finish it up next week with ya
 
After a long week of headaches here are some pics!
Thank you so much rostato and robby (yal are both lifesavers! :thumbs:)

picture time :yay:(sorry for the poor quality, i had to use the flash)
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(the flash in the pics distorts the colors)

woohoo tell me what you think :D:D:D<u></u>
 
Glad to see you got everything all cleaned up. Also glad we got that little leak fixed!
 
<u>UPDATE</u>:D
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tell me what you think :)
 
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