410 gal SPS tank build in SW Florida

mixer911 · Jul 8, 2013

Nice build! The tank on the pallet would have freaked me out!

Servo · Jul 8, 2013

wonderful build! I can't wait to see your tank grow up!

Giaz · Jul 9, 2013

Wow is the only word I could say for this great work. It's amazing and inspirational work. Just can't wait to see it growing.

LVE · Jul 9, 2013

Wow this is going to be an amazing tank. Excited to follow along on this one.

scott9119 · Jul 9, 2013

Have you gotten your first electricity bill yet? If you don't mind me asking how much it was?

SteveM10 · Jul 9, 2013

MrSquid said:
Looking forward to see your on-going thoughts of the Genesis. Great looking fish too! Are you getting a nice barrel roll from the MP-40's? I haven't noticed the MP-60 - is it on the right end?

Yes, the MP60 is on the right side of the tank as you look at. There is a lot of flow in the tnak. So much so that I always have fine particles of sand floating around.

mixer911 said:
Nice build! The tank on the pallet would have freaked me out!

Believe me, I was freaking out!

scott9119 said:
Have you gotten your first electricity bill yet? If you don't mind me asking how much it was?

Yes, we even had the power company come out to do a house survey so I knew how much the tank was costing me. Right now since we are in the middle of summer and the room has it's own AC unit it is running about $125-$150 a month just for the tank room.

SteveM10 · Jul 9, 2013

A few more pics of some of the fish.

SteveM10 · Jul 9, 2013

Here are some of the corals that are currently in the tank. I lost a few of the original colonies but everything else is doing great. Have gotten some pretty good growth going on several of the corals. I have been messing with my Radions trying to get the right combination of color and growth but it is still a work in progress.

SteveM10 · Jul 9, 2013

SteveM10 · Jul 9, 2013

.Marshall said:
Beautiful setup! I love the aquascape, the house looks wonderful as well!

I have always wanted to auto lower and raise my lights, i've looked into actuators but my biggest problem was attaching them to the rack, could you get some more detailed pictures of this?

Thank you and keep it up!!

Here are some pics of the light rack and actuators to raise and lower it.

Usatennisfan · Jul 9, 2013

WOW!!! B-E-A-UTIFUL BUILD!!!
I'm assuming the two tanks on the stand above the sump are for QT. What size are they?

Flameangel08 · Jul 9, 2013

What camera is being used? Beautiful !

JP-Reef · Jul 9, 2013

Looking like an insane build! Keep us posted with pics of what you got going in the sump and of course keep us posted on some pics of those corals!

SteveM10 · Jul 10, 2013

Usatennisfan said:
WOW!!! B-E-A-UTIFUL BUILD!!!
I'm assuming the two tanks on the stand above the sump are for QT. What size are they?

Both QT tanks are 40 longs.

Flameangel08 said:
What camera is being used? Beautiful !

Either a Nikon D3S or D800E. I use both.

MHG · Jul 10, 2013

One of my favorite builds... This is my lotto dream tank...

Is that reefsafe duct tape? Just messing with ya.....

revhtree · Jul 10, 2013

Nice update photos!

melev · Jul 10, 2013

Steve, I really enjoyed your thread today. I actually opened up the page in my browser a few days ago, and didn't close it until I had time to go through it all. The overflow box appears to be sealed, and water pours through the teeth (tank side) into the 5 large holes (back side), correct? So there is no way to get into that box if there is a need?

How are you managing the room's temperature? And did you install a vent fan?

Thanks for sharing your system with us. I love your fish selection, beautiful choices.

ToXIc · Jul 10, 2013

awesome just awesome!!

SteveM10 · Jul 11, 2013

melev said:
Steve, I really enjoyed your thread today. I actually opened up the page in my browser a few days ago, and didn't close it until I had time to go through it all. The overflow box appears to be sealed, and water pours through the teeth (tank side) into the 5 large holes (back side), correct? So there is no way to get into that box if there is a need?

How are you managing the room's temperature? And did you install a vent fan?

Thanks for sharing your system with us. I love your fish selection, beautiful choices.

First off, thank you.

The overflow actually has a lid to it so I do have access to it. It does have 5 large holes in the glass and the teeth on the inside of the tank is actually an acrylic panel with the teeth notched into it. The overflow is two 2" drains and does not require any type of stand pipe. The water flows easily down the drains and the teeth in the acrylic makes it virtually impossible for anything to get through that was cause a blockage in the drains.

I do have a ceiling vent to help draw out moisture but it wasn't enough. Originally the room had an AC vent and return in the ceiling along with the exhaust vent. I also had a ceiling fan installed in the room to help with heat. I noticed that in the cooler months when I first installed it that the chiller would occasionally kick on because the tank was getting a little warm. As the outside temps started to go up and we turned on the AC it had no effect on keeping the room and tank cool. When the chiller would kick on it would quickly lower the tank temp but the room temp would go up by 10 degrees.

I really underestimated the heat build up in the room. I had to install a separate AC unit in the room. I got one of those Mitsubishi wall units and since installing it the room and tank stay at a constant temp. It was expensive but has been well worth the money. It not only cools the room but draws out moisture as well.