Epic Aquaculture
The artist formerly known as SawCJack00
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If you've followed my RS Reefer 750 XXL build thread here - https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sawcjacks-red-sea-reefer-750-xxl-build.369431/ - then you know that I have been planning this build for a while, and you may have also guessed that I'm pretty much out of room in the Red Sea tank. After a false start with ordering through a company that went out of business right after I paid (Crystal Reef Aquatics - fortunately I was able to get my money back), I decided to go with Miracles Aquariums in Toronto Canada as the builder. Derek at Miracles was a pleasure to work with. Miracles built the tank and stand for me, and Bashsea built the custom sump for me. The tank is 84"L x 42"w x 30"h which is 460 gallons. It is made out of 3/4" Starfire glass with armored seams, and armored bottom, and Eurobracing. It has an external overflow on one of the short sides as it is set up as a peninsula. Even the over flow box has armored seems! it weighs 830 lbs empty. So without further ado, I give you the current FTS which I will try to update regularly.
1/18/2023
Here's the equipment I'll be using on this build:
Tank - Miracles Aquarium custom built 460 gallon peninsula with starfire glass on 3 visible sides. 84"L x 42"W x 30"T
Stand - Welded steel with rubberized coating built by Miracles Aquariums
Sump - custom built Bashsea SS-60 modified to be 24" wide in order to accommodate my skimmer.
Controller - Neptune Apex connected to Alkatronic for Alk control
Lighting - 8 Radion XR30 G4 Pros + 4 Radion XR15 G4 Pros in 4 Aquatic Life T5 Hybrid fixtures mounted in an 80/20 aluminum frame which will be suspended above the tank on an automated bicycle lift that I can raise and lower using my phone. 16 - 36" ATI B+ T-5 bulbs.
Return Pumps - Abyzz A200 and Abyzz A100 attached to 1" Sea Swirls. The A100 feeds my Aqua UV 114 W UV Sterilizer
Skimmer - Bubble King Super Marin 300
Flow - 4 Ecotech MP60's Returns are through 1" Sea Swirls
Filtration - 3 - 7" filter 200 micron filter socks. Turbos Aquatics L8 Algae Turf Scrubber. Actual ocean live rock in the sump. Lot's of Siporax in the sump.
Alk supplementation - Kalk through a Custom Kalk stirrer which has a controller and keeps Ph at 8.34
Substrate - 2" of Caribsea Special Grade reef sand seeded with products from Indo Pacific Sea Farms.
ATO - 100 gallon reservoir with Auto Topoff System
1/18/2023
Here's the equipment I'll be using on this build:
Tank - Miracles Aquarium custom built 460 gallon peninsula with starfire glass on 3 visible sides. 84"L x 42"W x 30"T
Stand - Welded steel with rubberized coating built by Miracles Aquariums
Sump - custom built Bashsea SS-60 modified to be 24" wide in order to accommodate my skimmer.
Controller - Neptune Apex connected to Alkatronic for Alk control
Lighting - 8 Radion XR30 G4 Pros + 4 Radion XR15 G4 Pros in 4 Aquatic Life T5 Hybrid fixtures mounted in an 80/20 aluminum frame which will be suspended above the tank on an automated bicycle lift that I can raise and lower using my phone. 16 - 36" ATI B+ T-5 bulbs.
Return Pumps - Abyzz A200 and Abyzz A100 attached to 1" Sea Swirls. The A100 feeds my Aqua UV 114 W UV Sterilizer
Skimmer - Bubble King Super Marin 300
Flow - 4 Ecotech MP60's Returns are through 1" Sea Swirls
Filtration - 3 - 7" filter 200 micron filter socks. Turbos Aquatics L8 Algae Turf Scrubber. Actual ocean live rock in the sump. Lot's of Siporax in the sump.
Alk supplementation - Kalk through a Custom Kalk stirrer which has a controller and keeps Ph at 8.34
Substrate - 2" of Caribsea Special Grade reef sand seeded with products from Indo Pacific Sea Farms.
ATO - 100 gallon reservoir with Auto Topoff System
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