The Money Pit (Bruce S. #2)

[Bruce Spiegelman]

I figured I'd start the journal now even though the tank itself hasn't arrived yet. It was supposed to be here a few weeks ago, but now it's looking like it will arrive mid to late September. Everything's been sitting in place waiting for the tank.

The tank is a 30 X 30 X 30 half-inch sapphire glass tank. It has a Synergy Ghost Overflow. The stand was built by our sponsor Neptune Aquatics. The plan for this tank is for an SPS dominant tank with mostly wrasses and some shoaling fish.

Here's the current equipment list ready to get to work:

Main Equipment List:

• 30 X 30 X 24 Half-Inch Starphire
• 24" Ati Eight Bulb Fixture with two Reefbright XHO LED strips.
  6X Blue Plus and 2X Coral Plus
• Emerald Trigger 26 Sump (Twenty Gallons)
• Red Sea 5500 DC controllable return pump
• Apex Classic w/ EB8, PM1, PM2 , DoS, PMK (Par).
• One Maxspect Gyre 150
  
• One Maxspect Gyre 130
• Knop-C calcium reactor
• Carbon Doser regulator
• Trigger Emerald ATO resevoir
• Two Hydor Heaters
• Reef Octopus 110 Int Skimmer
• DJ eight port power switcher
• 90# Live Aragonite sand
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

[Coral reefer]

Cool apex box!

 

[iCon]

This looks like an awesome build. Almost made me want to setup ano.... oh wait, no it didn't! I'll enjoy watching your progress!

 

[Vhuang168]

Looking foward to the build! And the growth of sticks!

 

[Gablami]

I see the dr Tims there. Not gonna seed from your existing tank? Gonna start from scratch?


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[Bruce Spiegelman]

I see the dr Tims there. Not gonna seed from your existing tank? Gonna start from scratch?


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Will do both. I hate long cycles

 

[Ibn]

Looks like a great build in the works.

What are you going to use the 3 head doser for?

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Looks like a great build in the works.

What are you going to use the 3 head doser for?

Was wondering if someone would notice that. Not sure at this point. I had picked up the doser with plans to use it on this tank and then reconsidered and decided to try the calc reactor. My current plan is probably to set up the doser while the tank is slowly being filled with SPS and then switch over to the reactor once there's more of a load in there. That will give me time to find a pump and regulator for the reactor.

 

[scuzy]

Dose nopox, acropower or some other amino

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Dose nopox, acropower or some other amino

Already have NoPox set aside and ready as well.

 

[scuzy]

Was saying the doser could be used for that.

 

[JVU]

Nice new build Bruce. Did you build the electronics box or get it from someone? Would be interesting to read/see more details about it.


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[Kensington Reefer]

Oh hell yea!!

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Nice new build Bruce. Did you build the electronics box or get it from someone? Would be interesting to read/see more details about it.


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The box itself is a Pottery Barn cube. I use another matching one by my couch as an end table, but I built the board inside!!!!

 

[daddio]

Nice, Cant wait to see it up and running.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

It made it! Delivery day!

 

[Vhuang168]

Looks great!

How are you going to plumb the overflow box? Are you going to leave it as is? With just the bulkheads?


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[Bruce Spiegelman]

Looks great!

How are you going to plumb the overflow box? Are you going to leave it as is? With just the bulkheads?


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No clue. Never plumbed a tank before. My other tanks are Innovative Marines. Luckily, @Coral reefer will be making thoise big decisions.

 

[sfsuphysics]

No clue. Never plumbed a tank before. My other tanks are Innovative Marines. Luckily, @Coral reefer will be making thoise big decisions.

Well figure that out before going too much further, the difference between a quiet overflow and one that is slurping and gurgling is night and day and something you really want to get dialed in first.

You definitely can put in a Bean Animal overflow in there, but you'd want some extra parts on the output side.

 

[Wlachnit]

I'd also vor for the beananimal


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