Joe Lydon
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It's been up and running for almost 2 months now, diatoms are gone and everything is pretty stable. I'm still lacking a decent skimmer, but since my bioload isn't much, my setup is sufficient, for now. Always adding new frags, kinda going for lots of different zoas across the bottom, different kinds of lps and some cyphastrea. Still debating on SPS across the top, but I won't bother until I get a better skimmer.
Here's the filter room, that used to be a closet.. Still haven't plumbed the BRS carbon/GFO reactors off of the Iwaki, because I just haven't needed them. I painted the sump's bottom, back and side on the right, white. Helps me gauge the clarity/color of the water aka "the bucket test", whenever I look at the sump. Still have plans to run the bubbleless surge (thanks to Greg's idea).
I will update the tank with close ups and better photos, once I get a macro lens. I used the point and shoot for everything, because all I have for the DSLR is a beat up 50mm 1.8 that has a hard time focusing.
Here's the filter room, that used to be a closet.. Still haven't plumbed the BRS carbon/GFO reactors off of the Iwaki, because I just haven't needed them. I painted the sump's bottom, back and side on the right, white. Helps me gauge the clarity/color of the water aka "the bucket test", whenever I look at the sump. Still have plans to run the bubbleless surge (thanks to Greg's idea).
I will update the tank with close ups and better photos, once I get a macro lens. I used the point and shoot for everything, because all I have for the DSLR is a beat up 50mm 1.8 that has a hard time focusing.
The chaeto makes for a nice bubble trap, since I don't have any baffles. 
