d2mini's "Mixed Reefalicious" Cade 600 Build

[MedRed]

What camera are you using these days?

 

[d2mini]

What camera are you using these days?

Nikon Z6ii.

 

[MedRed]

Nice. I haven’t used my Canon 7D one days since I retired my tank. If I can finally get a tank up and running, I’ll sell it and get a mirror less camera. Do you have a specific theme in mind or stocking idea for this tank?

 

[d2mini]

Nice. I haven’t used my Canon 7D one days since I retired my tank. If I can finally get a tank up and running, I’ll sell it and get a mirror less camera. Do you have a specific theme in mind or stocking idea for this tank?

Nothing specific, just my typical mixed reef but mostly LPS/SPS.

 

[d2mini]

And we are up and running!
Had a few minor snags with the plumbing and a door hinge but Cade took care of it immediately and had new parts to me within a few days.
Now I need to get my cords and electronics area organized, get the dosing equipment set up, get a powerhead in there, and most importantly, the rock and sand from TBS!

 

[d2mini]

I should be working. But instead, I'm taking beauty shots of the GHL Mitras.

 

[revhtree]

And we are up and running!
Had a few minor snags with the plumbing and a door hinge but Cade took care of it immediately and had new parts to me within a few days.
Now I need to get my cords and electronics area organized, get the dosing equipment set up, get a powerhead in there, and most importantly, the rock and sand from TBS!

Bring on the magic!

 

[MMcKenna1029]

Super stoked for a new build! I was glued to your 200 build!

 

[Downfall]

I followed your cube build back on RC and then the in wall build. Excited to see how this one turns out! It's looking really good so far.

Why the Mitras instead of something like a XR15 G6? Just curious. I ended up with the apex sky over my red sea 300 XL, and I've liked it so far, much more of a T5 type look, which I prefer.

 

[d2mini]

I followed your cube build back on RC and then the in wall build. Excited to see how this one turns out! It's looking really good so far.

Why the Mitras instead of something like a XR15 G6? Just curious. I ended up with the apex sky over my red sea 300 XL, and I've liked it so far, much more of a T5 type look, which I prefer.

Thanks!

I had Gen 4 XR30's on my 120g Elos build.
I had a Mitras on my little 25g Lagoon office nano several years ago and liked it, so figured I'd run one on this and it plays nice with my GHL Profilux setup.

 

[d2mini]

I'm working on getting the electronics and dosing area setup/organized. Still have a couple more things to add.
How do you guys like my new GHL dosing containers?

 

[MartinM]

Very clean!

 

[MedRed]

How do you guys like my new GHL dosing containers?

Core coconut water bottles? Ingenious! cheap, aesthetics pleasing, and functional! Can you share how you made them?

 

[d2mini]

Core coconut water bottles? Ingenious! cheap, aesthetics pleasing, and functional! Can you share how you made them?

Ewwww.... just regular water. No coconut.

YES! Let me write this up. I'll post back in a bit.

 

[d2mini]

ok @MedRed , ask and yee shall receive.
I need to turn this into a Reef2Reef article but for now you can view it on my blog...

DIY Dosing Vessels - The GHL Edition »

These are an inexpensive way to create some functional and stylish dosing containers and you’ll be recycling/repurposing, too! The “GHL Edition” in the title is just a little humor because these happen to match my GHL Doser perfectly! A little added bonus for any other GHL owners out there. But...

waterandlens.com

 

[MedRed]

ok @MedRed , ask and yee shall receive.
I need to turn this into a Reef2Reef article but for now you can view it on my blog...

DIY Dosing Vessels - The GHL Edition »

These are an inexpensive way to create some functional and stylish dosing containers and you’ll be recycling/repurposing, too! The “GHL Edition” in the title is just a little humor because these happen to match my GHL Doser perfectly! A little added bonus for any other GHL owners out there. But...

waterandlens.com

Ty for the quick right up. This seems like a great way to make inexpensive dosing containers. I’m impressed and will definitely consider for my own use.

 

[meermann]

I should be working. But instead, I'm taking beauty shots of the GHL Mitras.

Is there any way to avoid drilling the cabinet wall to mound the lamp holder? I consider to buy the same light as I already have a lot of GHL stuff, but drilling a cabinet of my Reefer 250 would probably void the warranty, huh. Unfortunately they don't provide some rails for Mitras like ATI does for their Stratons (obviously because of it would cover the fans)

Also, as I understood you have previously had experience with such lights, what do you think, will 2 x 7204 be enough for 36" Reefer 250? Which PAR could I expect in the middle? I plan to have acropora-only tank, just decided to have more space for my sticks. Now they are in 26" tank under 2 x Hydra 32 + Aquatic Life Hybrid

 

[d2mini]

Is there any way to avoid drilling the cabinet wall to mound the lamp holder? I consider to buy the same light as I already have a lot of GHL stuff, but drilling a cabinet of my Reefer 250 would probably void the warranty, huh. Unfortunately they don't provide some rails for Mitras like ATI does for their Stratons (obviously because of it would cover the fans)

Also, as I understood you have previously had experience with such lights, what do you think, will 2 x 7204 be enough for 36" Reefer 250? Which PAR could I expect in the middle? I plan to have acropora-only tank, just decided to have more space for my sticks. Now they are in 26" tank under 2 x Hydra 32 + Aquatic Life Hybrid

Drilling the cabinet wall is really the only way to use the GHL Flex Mount.
Usually (I'm not familiar with Red Sea stands) the back wall of the stand is not supportive and drilling a few holes, even larger ones to fit cables through, doesn't void the warranty. You could always ask.

Now, something I considered... is mounting the vertical rail to the wall behind the tank. Your house wall. The only thing I couldn't figure out was a way to retain the ability to slide the rail up and down. If you did go this route, I'd probably make my mounting points above the top of your tank in case you ever have to adjust it.

And the option is to forget the flex mount and use the wire suspension kit, hanging it from your ceiling.

I think two of these would be ok over a 36" tank and probably a single 7206, which I would prefer personally just from an aesthetic point of view, especially if using the wire hanger. Either way, you just want a good amount of height over the tank. Better spread and less shadowing.

I can't really answer your question on PAR. It will be a while before I do any kind of PAR measurement on this tank, and the last time I had this light it was over a 25g IM Lagoon... overkill. lol

 

[d2mini]

I'm really interested in any feedback you may have (once the tank is running) about the adjustability of the overflow and how quiet you're able to get the overflow.

The Cade looks great so far.

Here ya go, Rick. How's that for quiet?

 

[aquaticlog]

Nikon Z6ii.

Phew, thank God it is not Fuji.