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  1. Upgrading to 75g! :)

    After some discussion with my better half, I recently started purchasing components for my next tank!

    The tank will be an Oceanic 75g RR with a yet undetermined size sump/fuge underneath.

    Lighting will be a DIY LED build and will consist of:
    • 30 x CREE XP-E Royal Blue
    • 10 x CREE XP-E Blue
    • 20 x CREE XP-G Neutral White R3
    The lighting will be driven by 6 Thomas Research Products Drivers - 4x 25W for the blues and 2x 38W for the whites.
    Lighting will be dimmable ...
  2. Tank is recovering from the move, new equipment added!

    Ok, waters have cleared and everything appears to be bouncing back.

    I took the time this last week to get all the new goodies I recently acquired set up and running on the tank. I'll add some pictures later of the different setups.
    I added a Vortech Battery backup and installed the wireless expansion chip from EcoTech into my MP10es, making it a MP10wES. I mounted the battery backup in the rear of my stand.

    In front of the backup, I mounted a 6x6x4 weatherproof ...