200 gallon Innovative Marine EXT So Cal

[takoarm8]

Got my feet wet in the 40 gallon and now we are starting the big boy.

Innovative Marine 200ext

Tank will be in my home office. I was able to prep lab this build and get it on two different 25 amp breakers.

 

[takoarm8]

Some early scape pics

 

[takoarm8]

Equipment List

Lights:
-5 radion gen 4 blues

Flow:
-4 ecotech mp40’s
-2 ecotech mp60’s

Return Pump:
-Vectra M2

Sump:
-Innovative marine Nuvo 50

Skimmer:
-Vertex omega 200

Monitoring;’
-Neptune Apex with triton

Auto Top Off:
-Neptune ATO

Sand:
-Special grade

Rock:
-Marco rock majority
-(Thinking about adding 20 lbs of Australian live rock to seed.)

 

[tritonpower]

Is deep sea creations setting it up by chance? They did mine today and mentioned they had another coming up soon.

 

[takoarm8]

Is deep sea creations setting it up by chance? They did mine today and mentioned they had another coming up soon.

They are hahahahahhaa.

 

[takoarm8]

How did everything go?

 

[Propane]

Nice aqua scape!

 

[takoarm8]

Nice aqua scape!

Thank you

 

[tritonpower]

How did everything go?

Great. Derek was great. Just needs to glue the plumbing.

 

[tritonpower]

Great. Derek was great. Just needs to glue the plumbing.

You can see in my build pictures how the plumbing turned out.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Can't wait to see everything set up and going!

 

[Rhoads238]

Love the aquascape! nice job

 

[Reefer_kano]

Nice!!! That's the same tank I was looking into

 

[kevgib67]

Looking forward to seeing it filled with water! Hurry, I’m impatient.

 

[takoarm8]

August 5th is water day

 

[takoarm8]

 

[tritonpower]

Isn't the tank beautiful? I love mine.

 

[takoarm8]

Isn't the tank beautiful? I love mine.

Derek was awesome btw.

 

[tritonpower]

you going to reefapalooza tomorrow?

 

[takoarm8]

you going to reefapalooza tomorrow?

I went today, kind of underwhelming