Innovative Marine INT 200 Peninsula w/ Neptune, Deltec, and Hydros!

[Maxine]

Last Updated: 7/25/21

Current Status:

Grow Out ;Lurking

Hardware

Tank/Cabinet

• Innovative Marine 200 INT Peninsula w/ Black APS Stand

Sump:

• Trigger Platinum 39
• Under Cabinet Lighting: Litever Kitchen Under Cabinet LED 6 Bar

Lights:

• LED: 4x Reef Breeders Photon 24" V2+

80/20 Light Bar:

• 1x - EX-1020-BLACK - 1" x 2" BLACK Smooth T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion
• 1x 10 SERIES - BLACK PLASTIC END CAP W/PUSH-IN(S) – BLANK - 2'' x 2''
• 1x EX-1020-BLACK - 1" x 2" BLACK Smooth T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion - Machining: Both Ends 45° Miter Cut w/(2) counterbores & mounting hardware
• 4x (CB-010-E-BLACK) 4 Hole Inside Corner Bracket - Black Anodized
• 4x (CB-010-E-BLACK) 4 Hole Inside Corner Bracket - Black Anodized
• 1x EX-2020-BLACK - 2" x 2" Smooth T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion - Black Anodized - 68" Machining: One End 9/16" Counterbore @ "K", "L", "O" & "P"
• 2x (AFD-010-B) 2" Double Anchor Fastener Assembly (long)
• 1x 10 SERIES - BLACK PLASTIC END CAP W/PUSH-IN(S) – BLANK - 1'' x 2''
• 24x ST-010 - 10 Series Standard T-Nut - M6 x 1.0
• 16x Standoffs from Reefbreeders to mount to T-Slot

Filtration:

• Filter Roller: Platinum 39 10" Filter Roller
• Skimmer: Deltec 1000i
• Refugium: Platinum 39 Fuge Chamber
• Refugium Light: 2x ReefBreeders Pico LED Light
• UV Sterilizer: Lifegard Aquatics 120w Pro-MAX 3" UV Sterilizer
• Carbon Reactor: TBD
• Dry Rock: 100lbs MarcRock
• Live Sand: 80lbs CaribSea Arag-Alive Special Grade Sand

Pump/Powerheads:

• Return: Neptune COR-20
• Return Flow Meter: Neptune 1" Flow Meter
• Powerhead Controller: Hydros Wave Engine
• Powerheads: 2x Reef Octopus Octo Pulse 4 (overflow end of peninsula)
• Powerhead: 1x Maxspect Gyre XF350 (glass end of peninsula)
• Powerhead Battery Backup: TBD

Plumbing:

• TBD – Will have husband update the parts list later

Heater:

• 2x BRS 600W Titanium Heater w/ Inkbird Controller

Controller + Goodies:

• Controller: Neptune Apex
• Power Strip 1: 1x Neptune Systems Energy Bar 832
• Power Strip 2: 1x Neptune Apex Energy Bar 4 Expansion

Salt / Water System:

• Salt: Tropic Marin Pro Reef
• Auto Top Off: Neptune Systems ATK V2
• Auto Water Change: Neptune DOS
• RODI: Bulk Reef Supply 6 Part Water Saver (150gpd)
• RODI Booster Pump: Aquatic Life Smart Buddie Booster Pump
• Water Storage: 2x 65g Norwesco Container
• Neptune Leak Detection Kit

Cycling:

• Bacteria Start: Dr. Tim's
• Coraline Algae: ARCReef Purple Helix Coralline Algae + Pink Helix Coralline

Dosing:

• Dosing Pump: Neptune DOS
• Dosing Reservoir: TBD
• Dosing Additive 1: KZ Flatworm Stop
• Dosing Additive 2: KZ Coral Booster
• Dosing Additive 3: Triton Iodine (by hand)
• Dosing Tube Holder: Trigger Platinum 39 Sump
• Calcium Reactor: Deltec CRTT1500
• Calcium Reactor Media: Deltec Calcite Media 8-16mm

Testing (Manual):

• Salinity: Milwaukee MA887 Digital Salinity Refractometer
• Nitrate: NYOS Nitrate Test Kit
• Phosphate: Hanna ULR Phosphate Test Kit
• Copper: Hanna ULR Copper Test Kit

Testing (Auto):

• ORP: Neptune Apex
• Salinity: Neptune Apex
• pH: Neptune Apex
• Temp: Neptune Apex
• Probe Rack: Trigger Platinum 39 Sump
• CA: Neptune Trident
• KH: Neptune Trident
• MG: Neptune Trident

Feeding:

• Neptune AFS - Automatic Feeding System
• Wet Food: Homemade BRS Reef Chili Recipe
• Dry Food: Neptune CD Crossover Diet

Aquascaping:

• Frag Rack: Zen Reef 28 Hole Frag Rack
• Rock Glue: GlueMasters Thin Glue mixed w/ Sand (this stuff is amazing and how I did the NSA)
• Coral Glue: Polylab Glue

Maintenance:

• Algae Scrapper: Algae Free Hammerhead Float Plus
• Vacuum: Python 20"x2" w/ 10 ft Extension

Wishlist:

• Monitoring Camera
• Sump Fans
• Carbon Reactor
• Powerhead Battery Backup

Livestock

In Display:

• 1x Red Head Solo Fairy Wrasse
• 1x Royal Gramma Basslet
• 1x Purple Tang
• 1x Tomini Tang
• 1x Ruby Red Dragonet
• 1x Green Mandarin Dragonet
• 1x Naked Clownfish
• 1x Midnight Clownfish
• 1x Helfrichi Firefish
• 5x Bar Goby
• 1x Peppermint Pistol Shrimp
• 5x Scarlet Hermit Crab
• 5x Blue Leg Hermit Crab
• 15x Trochus Snail
• 30x Florida Cerith
• 20x Nassarius Snail

In Quarantine:

• N/A

Coral

Acropora

• Vectorman (BC)
• Sexy's Orange Passion (BC)
• Tinkro-Belle (BC)
• Curmudgeon Blue (BC)
• Nilbog Resident (BC)
• Skinny Love (BC)
• Raz-Ma-Taz (BC)
• Sun God Prostrata (BC)
• Rainbow Millepora (ASD)
• Bonsai Humai (BC)
• Miss Scarlet (BC)
• Rainbdrops on Roses (BC)
• Rainbow Brite (BC)
• Bubblebath Unicorn (BC)
• Sex Feast (BC)
• Aquatic-Man Table (BC)
• SWK Invalida (BC)
• 'Where did you get that thing?' 'From the Mutha Ship!' (BC)
• Foist Fire Table (BC)
• Flamethrower Table (BC)
• 3 Oranges Milli (BC)
• Vivid's Confetti
• Pink Flamingo (BC)
• White Fluff (BC)
• Backdraft the Movie the Table (BC)
• Hyberberry (BC)
• Rainbow Loom (RR)
• Frankenberry (BC)
• Strangelove (BC)
• Blood Bank (BC)
• Nero Table (BC)
• Voodoo Majick (CC)
• Angry Bird (TGC)
• Sniper's Blue Matrix
• Purple on Purple (BC)
• Rocketeer (BC)
• La Murga (BC)
• Lingonberry Vinegar (BC)
• Sin City (CB)
• Copps' Calacali
• Pig Champion (BC)
• Casio Pia (CK)
• Poison Envy (RC)
• Frost Pop (BC)
• Rainbow Brite (BC)
• Jolt (JF)
• Honeycomb (BC)
• Aquatic-Man Table (BC)
• Solar Flare (JF)
• Pink Cadillac (RR)
• Mr. Neutron (BC)
• Goldfire (BC)
• Prom Queen (MCC)
• Rainbow Melo Teni (BC)
• Chemical Bomb 2.0 (BC)
• Sky Dopel (BC)
• Efflo 2.0 (BC)
• King Tut (BC)
• Matt V's Rainbow Envy
• Acrolandia (TGC)
• Ultimate Table
• Sky Parade (BC)
• Orange Passion (SC)
• Julius Lightning (BC)
• Rainbow's Army (BC)
• Angry Bird (RRC)
• King in Yellow (BC)
• Battlegum (BC)

Chalices:

• Crazy Fox (Jason Fox)
• Mummy Eye (GSC)

Turbinaria:

• Purple Turbinaria bifrons

Gonipora:

• Cotton Candy Gonipora
• Rainbow Gonipora (GSC)
• Rainbow Dreams Micro Gonipora (GSC)

Frogspawn, Octospawn, and Hammers:

• Gold Branching Hammer (Unique Corals)
• Bicolor Frogspawn
• Holy Guacamole Octospawn
• Peachy Teal Micro Hammer (GSC)
• Golden Goose Micro Hammer (GSC)
• Leonardo's Micro Hammer (GSC)

Mushrooms:

• OG Bounce Mushroom (WWC)
• Raunchy Red Bounce Mushroom
• Forest Fire Bounce Mushroom
• Sunkist Bounce Mushroom
• Lava Lamp Mushroom (UC)

Fungia:

• Space Invader Fungia Plate

Pectinia:

• Space Invader Pectinia (CB)

Micro Lords:

• Rainbow Road Micro (ECC)
• Acid Trip Acan Lord (ASD)

Anemone:

• Flame Tip Anemone (CC)

Zoas/Palys:

• Sonic Flare
• Petroglyphs
• Butt Munchers
• VW Bloodshot
• Hungry Eyes
• Koala Eye
• Little Shop of Horror
• Exosphere
• GMK
• Pink Diamond
• HR Deathstar

 

[Maxine]

Tank going up in January:

Took 4 strong men with glass suction cups and 2 furniture dollys.

 

[Maxine]

Aquascape setup at end of January. We used GlueMasters Thin glue mixed with MarcoRocks sand to get everything to stick.

Work in progress version:

Finished Front View:

Finished Back View:

 

[Maxine]

Lightbar that my husband made with 80/20 for the Reefbreeder lights:

 

[Maxine]

Photos of the sump, we're using a Trigger 39 Platinum and are very pleased with it. Unfortunately, we are getting low flow with the COR20 and need to figure out why (we think the pump is defective but Neptune wasn't very helpful in troubleshooting it).


Left side of sump with overflows:

Middle of sump with refugium and return:

Right side of sump with CALCX:

Full view:

 

[Maxine]

Electrical is run through the wall from garage as is the ATO and AWC.

ATO/AWC station:

 

[craftbrews]

Good work!

 

[ReefLaw]

How do you like the octo pulse 4’s? They giving you flow all the way to the end of the tank?

 

[Maxine]

How do you like the octo pulse 4’s? They giving you flow all the way to the end of the tank?

They're great, pushes a ton of water and definitely flows all the way to the end. Don't run them on reverse though lol.

 

[JayPnoy12]

@Maxine great set-up. I was think about getting the same thing. Can you post the picture of the overflow box I want to see how it look please and thank.

 

[Maxine]

@Maxine great set-up. I was think about getting the same thing. Can you post the picture of the overflow box I want to see how it look please and thank.

Sure thing!

Attached is a photo. Its' 7in wide at the mid-point and 4in at the narrow point.

 

[Maxine]

Had a huge phyto bloom a few weeks ago but tank is starting to settle in.

We added a bunch of Battlecorals and they are doing well. Thanks Adam! @Battlecorals.

Have a set of trochus coming in from John @reefcleaners as well.

 

[ninjamyst]

I just bought the white INT 200 peninsula. Thank you for all the info in this thread. It has helped me a lot already. My tank isn't coming till November so I have time to pick out equipment now. How you liking the Maxspect 350 gyre? Have you considered putting it on the overflow side instead? I read that the outside magnet is submersible. Or do you think having it on the peninsula side is still best?

Love your scape. Those acros will look so nice once grown out.

 

[Maxine]

Latest photos and some updates:

 

[Maxine]

I just bought the white INT 200 peninsula. Thank you for all the info in this thread. It has helped me a lot already. My tank isn't coming till November so I have time to pick out equipment now. How you liking the Maxspect 350 gyre? Have you considered putting it on the overflow side instead? I read that the outside magnet is submersible. Or do you think having it on the peninsula side is still best?

Love your scape. Those acros will look so nice once grown out.

I like the Maxspect 350 but it needs to be cleaned every month to maintain decent flow. Haven't tried it on the overflow side, it'll probably give the tank a cleaner look but we wanted to make sure we have enough flow on both sides of the tank for the acros.

Thanks! Haha we got another pack, definitely can't wait until they're grown out.

 

[ninjamyst]

With the screen mesh that comes with the tank, does it allow any space for mounting lights? I plan to get the HMS light mount system and Hydra 64. But not sure if the HMS will work with the overflow lid and the tank mesh lid.

 

[Dave Cureton]

Any updates available? I'm in the market for a new tank and it seems like the INT 200 peninsula is the best bang for the buck in these dimensions. I would appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks!