Buying a new tank?

Holy hose clamps Batman!

Just kidding, couldn't resist :).
 
I got the stand for the protein skimmer built unfortunately my tank is 5/16 glass not 1/4 WTF????? so none of my glass i ordered fits.... going to reorder the panels 11 13/16
 
Protein skimmer showed up yesterday talk about a huge box... oh well ball pit for the kid! also got the sump finished. nitrate and nitrite levels are almost zero and amonia is very very low so no spikes as of yet. but the coral is definitly going crazy! the live rock looks very dirty and the base rock is starting to turn.

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THose are some great pics :)!

Nice skimmer. Don't let the bubbles hypnotize you :).
 
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so late yesterday the skimmer filled the collection cup again with water i emptyed it and the bubbles where only making it about halfway up. Wake up this morning and the collection cup has about 1/4 inch of brown water so its starting to pull stuff! bubbles are back to about a inch below the collection cup.
 
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