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    Posted: March 01 2013 at 12:51pm
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I was in the reef aquarium hobby for roughly 7 years 99' to 06' and then got completely out of the hobby to focus on building my business.  In November 12', I decided to dive back in.  The last 3 months have been a crazy ride but I'm having a blast!  I guess the idea is to collect the most rare/beautiful frags in the world and eventually have them grow out into show peices which I will put in a 400+ gallon reef tank in my home.  Ultimately I would like to have hundreds of frags covering every sqin of my 120.  Sort of like Jason Fox's frag tank on his site.  So far I have roughly 100 to 150.
 
Tank: Aqueon 120 w/Dual Overflow
Stand: Stand and Canopy built by Richins Carpentry
Lights: AI Vega's
Sump Style System.  I use a Bubble Magus dosing pump and skimmer with an auto top-off. 
Next purchase is a nice camera and a macro lens.
 
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Lastest purchase is the Cornbred Rainbow Crush.  Love the chalice and got a great frag.
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Love the clean look of the tank, and under the tank! LOOKS GREAT! 

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Ya admittedly, I'm a little OCD.  Thanks for the complement.
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Your tank looks really nice.  Glad you got back in.  How are you liking your Vega's so far?  I am running the Sol Blue's and not sure If I want to up grade yet. 

220g , large elite aquatics sump. 3 Radion Pro Gen 3 lights 3 Mp 40's
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What size of tank is that for your sump? 

Does it have baffles? 


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Thanks man.  I like the Vega's.  I really like the bulb life and low heat/power compared to MH's.  There has been a learning curve with them.  Not a lot of info out there on the the vegas.  Just trial and error, but at this point I'm happy with them.  I haven't tried any other LED's out there though. 
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Its just a 20 gallon glass tank.  No, no baffles.  I wanted the space in my sump to be open and easy to maintain.  I originally had a reef octopus skimmer and bubbles would go into the display tank.  Switched to the Bubble Magus and the problem was taken care of. 
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Very nice! I didn't know you had a 120 too! Dude I'm looking forward to seeing close ups of your collection when you get a camera. Oh and that rainbow crush is insane.
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Thanks bro!  Thanks for the new addition today....  Appears to be happy in the new location.
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Looks nice.  
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Geez nice tank =)
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If u don't mind me asking....what kind of clip on fans are those? Where did u get them? And are you happy with them? Loud? Thanks!
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Bought them on amazon. They are preatty quiet. No louder than my return pump. With the 4 fans each they can move quite a bit of air. I have the fans hooked up to my pinpoint monitor. When water gets too hot they kick on. I run LEDs so heat hasn't been an issue but the fans provide some insurance.
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Don't remember the brand. Just type in aquarium fan on amazon and they should pull up.
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Received my new camera yesterday.  Some results of the first round of shooting.
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Wow rainbow crush has got to be the most insane rainbow out there right now. Love how both base colors swirl into each other and the eyes are bi-colored. I'm getting my frag this upcoming week. Keep the pics coming.
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