So, we moved this past summer to a much larger house and decided to upgrade my tank after the move and - in an effort I think to not have to upgrade again - my husband agreed to the biggest Red Sea tank on the market.
The tank was delivered last night - and we've been putting it together, doing final touches on the room, etc. The tank is ridiculous - I'm upgrading from my Red Sea 250 and BOY is the 900 bigger! (Pardon my ridiculous outfit - was painting/working and it was cold....)
We have been getting the room ready for the tank - my husband remodeled a room in our new house to be our "fun / fish room", which will have an area for my crafts and the main TV/den area.
The family/fish room
Before:
After:
We will be putting the sump and refugium and all equipment in a large closet behind the wall - this photo before cut outs:
Cut outs:
Tank stand / cut outs:
The fully plumped equipment room (this room isn't done at all - just to give an idea of the space - my current 250 is in here for the time being) - the wall on the left is behind the new tank and all Neptune Apex-related equipment will be mounted on the wall above the cut outs (not shown), the 250 will come out and water tanks will go back out of the way, etc.
Equipment:
The tank was delivered last night - and we've been putting it together, doing final touches on the room, etc. The tank is ridiculous - I'm upgrading from my Red Sea 250 and BOY is the 900 bigger! (Pardon my ridiculous outfit - was painting/working and it was cold....)
We have been getting the room ready for the tank - my husband remodeled a room in our new house to be our "fun / fish room", which will have an area for my crafts and the main TV/den area.
The family/fish room
Before:
After:
We will be putting the sump and refugium and all equipment in a large closet behind the wall - this photo before cut outs:
Cut outs:
Tank stand / cut outs:
The fully plumped equipment room (this room isn't done at all - just to give an idea of the space - my current 250 is in here for the time being) - the wall on the left is behind the new tank and all Neptune Apex-related equipment will be mounted on the wall above the cut outs (not shown), the 250 will come out and water tanks will go back out of the way, etc.
Equipment:
- Lights: Three Red Sea Reef LED 160s (I decided to try these to get away from T5s - prior set up was 360s and T5s - question: anyone have concerns this won't be enough light? I could add some extra 160s or other lights, if needed, though I do like the look of the 160s)
- Flow: Two Red Sea Reef Beat and TBD as needed, likely MP40s placed as needed
- Sand/Live Rock
- 145lbs +
- Live rock from my current tank, ~60lbs +
- Caribsea Life Rock: Xlarge arch (may get another arch), shapes, and additional chunks ~85lbs
- bioballs of a couple varieties
- 80 lbs pink caribsea sand (all new)
- 145lbs +
- Sump:
- Octo Regal 200 Internal Skimmer
- Two Octo VarioS8 Return Pumps
- Two Aquatop 500W titanium heaters
- To run as needed, BRS carbon, reactor
- Technology:
- Neptune Apex complete set up, with among other bells and whistles:
- Trident &
- DOS for KH/Calc,
- DOS for auto water change, and
- PMUP ATO
- Neptune Apex complete set up, with among other bells and whistles:
- Equipment room Misc.
- BRS 5 stage water saver RO/DI 150 GPD
- 55 Gal RODI water reservoir
- 45 Gal saltwater reservoir
- 45 Gal reservoir TBD
- QT tank
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