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Welcome to my CADE 900 Pro Reef Series 2 build! This aquarium survived the trek from Colorado (AlgaeBarn) all the way to North Pole, Alaska! Yes, that’s a real place lol.
Taking Delivery Video:
Bear with me as we backtrack for about 6 months.
I decided and kept in mind that I would be building this tank to support the life and growth of SPS corals, but also some other flowy type LPS such as torches and gonis.
Plumbing this system was pretty straightforward, but some gaskets did give me a hard time and wouldn’t seat correctly and took a couple days of messing with it to get it working correctly.
Plumbing Video:
Starting with the scape, I went with a NSA style design that took me an entire weekend to build, but an entire month to plan and execute. I decided on this style to help with the much needed flow properties that SPS coral need and require to be happy and to survive.
Scape Video:
Next it was time for the sand, keeping SPS coral requirements in mind such as higher flow, I would need heavier sand that wouldn’t blow away in much higher flow. I decided on CaribSea special grade and Hawaiian black sand.
Sand Video:
For the lights I originally went with a couple AI Hydra 32HDs, but later installed a T5 hybrid light to support the needs and growth of the soon SPS dominate reef this will become.
Video:
T5/LED Light Install Video:
There were some hiccups along the way that I caused myself, ugh.
I BROKE IT VIDEO:
I tried to fix it, but failed video:
Next it was time to get the tank wet and cycled! I used Brightwell for this system.
Video:
SPS Coral Haul Video:
Stay tuned for more and subscribe if you’d like, to my YouTube channel to stay up to date on the next upload! Thank you for stopping by!
Taking Delivery Video:
Bear with me as we backtrack for about 6 months.
I decided and kept in mind that I would be building this tank to support the life and growth of SPS corals, but also some other flowy type LPS such as torches and gonis.
Plumbing this system was pretty straightforward, but some gaskets did give me a hard time and wouldn’t seat correctly and took a couple days of messing with it to get it working correctly.
Plumbing Video:
Starting with the scape, I went with a NSA style design that took me an entire weekend to build, but an entire month to plan and execute. I decided on this style to help with the much needed flow properties that SPS coral need and require to be happy and to survive.
Scape Video:
Next it was time for the sand, keeping SPS coral requirements in mind such as higher flow, I would need heavier sand that wouldn’t blow away in much higher flow. I decided on CaribSea special grade and Hawaiian black sand.
Sand Video:
For the lights I originally went with a couple AI Hydra 32HDs, but later installed a T5 hybrid light to support the needs and growth of the soon SPS dominate reef this will become.
Video:
T5/LED Light Install Video:
There were some hiccups along the way that I caused myself, ugh.
I BROKE IT VIDEO:
I tried to fix it, but failed video:
Next it was time to get the tank wet and cycled! I used Brightwell for this system.
Video:
SPS Coral Haul Video:
Stay tuned for more and subscribe if you’d like, to my YouTube channel to stay up to date on the next upload! Thank you for stopping by!