My first pictures

[scubastorey]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_1_e.bmp
Tank w PVC close loop spray bars before painting black
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_3_e.bmp
50 lbs. of TBS liverock
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_4_e.bmp
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_5_e.bmp
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_6_e.bmp
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_7_e.bmp
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_8_e.bmp
Are these little yellow sponges?
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/156009Tank_9_e.bmp

[Sepeku]

nice!

[scubastorey]

I'm trying to post my pictures again. This time with Photobucket.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank1.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank3.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank4.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank6.jpg

[scubastorey]

That works much better!!!
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank7.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank8.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank9.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/scubastorey/New%20aquarium/Tank5.jpg

[Aquarist007]

Pictures are great--nice to see---are you planning a sump and refugium?

[scubastorey]

I don't think that I will need a sump or refugium because my main occupants will be Seahorses.

[scubastorey]

More Info: My tank is a 55 gal. DAS system which has the filtration in the back and includes a protein skimmer. I don't like the look of power heads so I built a close loop spray bar system out of PVC and painted it black.

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10103160#post10103160 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scubastorey
More Info: My tank is a 55 gal. DAS system which has the filtration in the back and includes a protein skimmer. I don't like the look of power heads so I built a close loop spray bar system out of PVC and painted it black.

sorry meant to compliment you on that closed loop system--thinking of adding that one myself

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10103088#post10103088 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scubastorey
I don't think that I will need a sump or refugium because my main occupants will be Seahorses.

I would think that would depend on your anticiapted flow/filtration rate per hour.

[snuggle2me]

Nice lr. Keep us posted with pics as you progress:) oh and i liked how you made your closed loop blend in with painting it black. Have you used black sand before? If so does it hide any algae outbreaks? Looks really cool. If i ever upgrade i think i will try to use black sand.