Back to reefing this time with EXT 200

kratosxxl · Jul 10, 2026

Hey guys. For sone unknown reasons i did it again. This time all in with 200 gall. Tomorrow a build day. I have couple nice folks from local lfs to help me out with lifting and shifting since i have an injured back.

Fish Fan · Jul 10, 2026

Good luck on your new build!

Daniel@R2R · Jul 10, 2026

Very cool! This is gonna be great!

Gumbies R Us · Jul 10, 2026

Following along!

kratosxxl · Jul 13, 2026

So folks. Tank is up. I water tested it for 24 hr no leaks no cracks. Next on to buying rock. For those in LA area , ellis aquatics selling dry/live rock for 2.50 its unheard price. But did anyone was able to build shelf like scape ?
Im 1hr 30 min away and im not sure how ti properly cement live rock without killing life on it by it siting outside of water to cure.

Gumbies R Us · Jul 13, 2026

kratosxxl said:
So folks. Tank is up. I water tested it for 24 hr no leaks no cracks. Next on to buying rock. For those in LA area , ellis aquatics selling dry/live rock for 2.50 its unheard price. But did anyone was able to build shelf like scape ?
Im 1hr 30 min away and im not sure how ti properly cement live rock without killing life on it by it siting outside of water to cure.

Glad it passed the leak test!

I have seen a couple of shelf-like scapes on here, and honestly, I like them. It gives you plenty of room for coral to grow.

kratosxxl · Jul 22, 2026

Folk. Im getting there, small update on a tank.
Trying to figure out how to hide cables. Did anyone used maxspcet 350 on this type of tank ? Magnet feel weak tbh. Googling says itcwill be fine when i fill up water due ti pressure but im not sure.

kratosxxl · Jul 22, 2026

and this is Work in Progress view of my Home Assistant :)

kratosxxl · Jul 28, 2026

What you guys think ? I think im ready :)

fishface NJ · Jul 30, 2026

Coming along nicely! Good luck and following

kratosxxl · Aug 2, 2026

Does it look good ? Or i f** up ?
I have 60lb live rock from Ellis Aq and 80 lb dry from etsy.

kratosxxl · Aug 2, 2026

Next is waiting for ammonia to drip and check par with apogee.

Nor'easter Reefer · Thursday at 9:10 PM

Any updates????

kratosxxl · Thursday at 9:32 PM

Oh yeah :) added lot of fish kalkstirrer bunch of frags. Ill post pictures later today. Now going thru ugly phase

Nor'easter Reefer · Thursday at 9:37 PM

kratosxxl said:
Oh yeah :) added lot of fish kalkstirrer bunch of frags. Ill post pictures later today. Now going thru ugly phase

I will be living precariously through you as I wait for my tank to arrive

i'm currently debating kalk stirrer, OR(and this is very likely) a calcium reactor as my tanks going to be almost exclusively acropora. Can't wait to see some pictures! Its nice to have ugly phase pictures to look back on a year later and appreciate the progress!

kratosxxl · Thursday at 9:40 PM

Nor'easter Reefer said:
I will be living precariously through you as I wait for my tank to arrive i'm currently debating kalk stirrer, OR(and this is very likely) a calcium reactor as my tanks going to be almost exclusively acropora. Can't wait to see some pictures! Its nice to have ugly phase pictures to look back on a year later and appreciate the progress!

Isnt cal reactor drops ph ? My tank is in garage/office so fresh air is not an issue. I was thinking about it too but my load is light so im manually dosing 20 ml red sea alk daily and 600 ml kalk but i will start dosing alk with hydros soon.

Nor'easter Reefer · Thursday at 10:42 PM

kratosxxl said:
Isnt cal reactor drops ph ? My tank is in garage/office so fresh air is not an issue. I was thinking about it too but my load is light so im manually dosing 20 ml red sea alk daily and 600 ml kalk but i will start dosing alk with hydros soon.

It does, but i think i'll see if I cant dose a bit of kalk too? Idk. Lots of consideration and planning. I still have my 120 gal going, so i plan on a long, methodical, drawn out build. We'll see if i can actually hold myself to that though