Welcome to my CDA tank build!! I picked the tank up from another local reefer that was the original owner in Dec 2022. He had owned it for a little over I year I think. So it's new to me and plus he sold it for a killer deal. Originally I wasn't going to build a bigger tank than what I have now(RSR250 - see my signature for the build) because I'm going to buy a house in the near future. Well when house prices come down to a reasonable price. I've moved large tanks in the past and it's not something that I want to do again. Besides I'm not sure what location and fit my current tanks would be in a new home.
BUT... I went and bought another tank to build out.
It's only twice as big as my RSR250.
The plan is to have a mixed reef tank with SPS towards the top of the rock scape with LPS towards the bottom, and zoa's along the bottom with mushrooms and plate corals. RSR250 tank has been on the moonshine method for a year and half. It's been great. No water changes since the start and the tank looks great. So I'm going with the moonshine method on this build. Plan to dose all the dailies with a reefdose. I haven't decided on a Calcium reactor, but the manifold I'm building will have and extra gate valve that I can use for it.
Here's the tank when I went and picked it up
The tank came with brand new metal halides with 48" led bar lights for blue pop. I thought about keeping the MH lights, but ended up selling them to a local reefer.
Here's my list of equipment for the tank to start with:
Currently finishing the hard plumbing and then I will start on the rock scape. I picked up a bunch of reef rock, and shelf rock to use for the build. My plan is to build some negative scape like I did in my RSR250 build. Using white PVC to mockup the manifold, and I will use RED pvc pipe with grey sch 80 fittings.
BUT... I went and bought another tank to build out.
It's only twice as big as my RSR250. The plan is to have a mixed reef tank with SPS towards the top of the rock scape with LPS towards the bottom, and zoa's along the bottom with mushrooms and plate corals. RSR250 tank has been on the moonshine method for a year and half. It's been great. No water changes since the start and the tank looks great. So I'm going with the moonshine method on this build. Plan to dose all the dailies with a reefdose. I haven't decided on a Calcium reactor, but the manifold I'm building will have and extra gate valve that I can use for it.
Here's the tank when I went and picked it up
The tank came with brand new metal halides with 48" led bar lights for blue pop. I thought about keeping the MH lights, but ended up selling them to a local reefer.
Here's my list of equipment for the tank to start with:
- Orphek Icon lights x 2
- Orphek Oone with OR3-120 48" bars in blue sky x2(on the waiting list for the new release)
- Trigger sump ruby red(modified)
- Somatic 60 sump (for the reefmat 1200)
- Reefmat 1200
- Red sea skimmer RSK900
- CW-200 Clear water ATS
- Deluxe BRS reactors x2(GFO if needed/backup, Carbon)
- Red sea Reefdose 4 head doser
- Vectra L2 return pump(manifold with reactors)
- Current USA 6010(1900 GPH) for the UV sterilizer manifold
- 57 watt Aqua Ultraviolet UV sterilizer
- Hard plumbed manifolds(2) with gate valves for reactors, ATS, spare gate valve for Cal reactor, cepex ball valves for return pumps
- Full Apex with Trident
- 1" Flow meter for UV sterilizer (plumbed)
- Titanium heaters 600watt x2
- AI Fuge light
- Motorized light rack(electric desk) with T slot aluminum
- Red sea Reefwave 25x2
- Nero 5(not sure how many, I have a 4 laying around)
Currently finishing the hard plumbing and then I will start on the rock scape. I picked up a bunch of reef rock, and shelf rock to use for the build. My plan is to build some negative scape like I did in my RSR250 build. Using white PVC to mockup the manifold, and I will use RED pvc pipe with grey sch 80 fittings.
