390G Zoanthid & SPS Reef System
 

With the semester almost over and my roomies moving out my brother and I decided to start up a 250g Reef system together. It will be a combination of both of our original tanks (165g & 125g) and is currently being built by Kevin @ Red Coral.

Tank Specifics:
250g 6'L X 3'W X 22"H Black silicone with external right overflow
Black Steel Tubular Stand

4'LX 2'W X 16"H Sump with 4 baffles

Mangrove system to be decided on.
I'm getting auto misters though :razz:.

Lighting:
Aquamedic 3X 150W Metal Halide,4 80W T5's and moon lights (internal ballast)
Corallife 3X 150W Metal Halide, 4 96W PC's & moon lights (External ballast)

Flow:
4 MP40W ES Vortech Ecotech Marine

Calcium Reactor:
Vertex Duo RX6 with 10lb CO2 cylinder

Return pump:
Reeflo Snapper external

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.......this ought to be ok:razz::wink:......j/k man..........saweeeeeeeeeeet!......plenty o floor space for zoa growin!:wink:

Now that's how to roll out a new tank. It already looks great!

I'm really not stoked on the current flow in my 165g, its nice at the one end but the zoas on the other get much slower flow so I want to fix that with this tank. Plus Flash Gorden grew a little faster than I expected :neutral:.

My bro is moving into my house so instead of 2 tanks we decided on one big one, still working out the kinks with Kevin but would like to see this installed within the month.

Oh wait we're looking at the 165 still. I get confused easily.

Hey we need a picture of the mango house....what was that again? Your system is very cool looking. Nice touch.

Those dims are excellent. Lots of depth and dry arm pits.

Don't worry Brett it's easy to get confused when I type, some times I don't realize other people actually read my comments :lol:.
Still finalizing plans on it but I'm going to take my 150 mangroves and plant them in my brothers 150 mangrove tub, should make for one amazing filtration patch.
The days of polluting my tank with deodorant are almost over!! We debated on the dimensions for a while but in the end we both wanted to see a shallower deeper tank.
Can't wait to see the final product!!

That's funny because that's something I'm conscious of every time I'm forced to go into the tank. I always fear that.

That's 150 mangroves to the left of the 165 now? Or do you have others in a different spot?

Man 300 mangroves in that tub. Epic! :lol: How much substrate/sand/mud/etc. in there for that? Hope it doesn't have to be moved soon.

I have to agree. I definately want more depth and less hight if I ever do another tank.

When I say "150" I should say "150 persay", I added 150 to start and those are the toughest one that out grew everything else.

Either we will be purchasing an additional tank to make into the mangrove house or I will be placing the tank directly inside of this.
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Then we will add a few new pods and should be set :razz:.

The few inches on 2' really makes a difference IMO, it makes for great for top downs.

The beast has arrived!

Plan of attack:
-Tuesday- Electrician
-Wed- Plumbing
-Thursday- Fill & Salt Mix, plumb calcium reactor, install mangrove tank, install auto misters for mangroves.
-Friday- Transfer the established 110g to the main.
-Some time shortly after- Transfer my 165g to this tank.

Some photos:
This is the "mother is going to beat my arse face", good thing she doesn't get back from Jamaica until Saturday :lol:.
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Vertex 280g Insump and Duo Calcium Reactor
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holy crap dude. I'm going to have to swing by and grab some zoa's off of you just to see this thing

woah - wrong forum bro....wrong forum. :mrgreen:













Put a real beer in your hand - this pic belongs on an American forum.:biggrin:

[quote=zoaElite;611074]The beast has arrived!

Plan of attack:
-Tuesday- Electrician
-Wed- Plumbing
-Thursday- Fill & Salt Mix, plumb calcium reactor, install mangrove tank, install auto misters for mangroves.
-Friday- Transfer the established 110g to the main.
-Some time shortly after- Transfer my 165g to this tank.

Some photos:
This is the "mother is going to beat my arse face", good thing she doesn't get back from Jamaica until Saturday :lol:.
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Maybe she won't notice if you get it all done before Saturday. :wink:

Nice tank Levi. By the way very :mrgreen:

Looking saweet man!..... The tank I mean

Wow! Very nice! Appliance sales must be good eh? :wink:

Haha this forum always seems catches me with Cider and watered down **** in my hands, I swear I'm a real beer drinker I promise:lol:!!!

You can stop by for some fake beer if you would like :lol:.

Thanks Leah, she knows it's happening but I don't think she realizes how large "250g" actually is. This way if I smash anything doing the install I have time to fix it :razz:.

Buahha you forgot the winkie Doug :wink:.

Tax returns from being a full time student are even better :lol:, Thanks for the comment Lance!

I miss being a student myself. Some of the best purchases I ever made were when I had no income. I've never understood this.

Nice looking setup!

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Purdy!

That looks good with the zoos up front close to the glass and then a void before you get to the main rock stucture ..... It's gonna look cool having fish swimming behind the zoos in the trench.... Nice work guys:biggrin:

That's a good idea. I like having some things right up at the glass because viewing is always so much nicer. Beings zoas they're not going to branch into your glass or mess with your glass cleaning.

You guys worked fast looks really nice.

Very nice!

Thanks for all the kind words guys, It was a ton of work but now that everything is done we can sit back and watch it grow!

New FTS:
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Some randoms:
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New Colony:
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Our mangrove system set up is delayed until tomorrow, our stand is in and just needs to be picked up. More photos to come.

Nice work indeed.

WOW very nice indeed Levi, you have some really nice color in that bad boy.

Awesome tank, I can't believe I have never seen this thread!
Going along for the ride

:clap2: Epic.

Already set up and Already to be TOTM


WELL DONE

Thanks Greg! Buahah we were contemplating arranging the zoas by color but shortly threw that idea out.

Appriciated guys! I just added 3 male lyre tail anthias and 3 bartletts, eating and looking very healthy.
Went a little photo crazy :\

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This tank is BANGIN!

I'm diggin the 3 island aquascape..... Job well done guys!

Are you going to do any zoa frags in the near future Levi :biggrin:

Thanks Ryan, knowing me I'm sure it will change shortly but I'm enjoying it for now :lol:.

It's certainly a possibility but Devo and I are looking for some growth over profit at the moment. If I do decide to snip they will be sold through Kevin @ Red Coral, his new shop has some wicked aquaculture potential!
The frags will be a bit larger than RC usually sells with some added variety so keep an eye out.

The Mangrove system has finally been plumbed and is fully attached to our main system. I have a feeling we might loose a few but all in all the transfer went very smoothly.

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Filthy Vertex 280IN is working wonders:
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Looks great, love all the pic.'s and the mangrove graden is awesome!