GXPKY'S 250g Double D

[GXPKY]

Hey, been a while since i was in the hobby but i have currently jumped headfirst back into the hobby.

This is going to be a slow build sooo tag along, should be fun.

Picked up a some stuff to build around last week:
Marineland 150 gallon cube
2x Radions
ReefLink
Vectra M1 return pump

Stuff I have from previous 245 gallon build:
mp40s
calcium reactor
auto top off
rodi filter
skimmer
dual canister carbon/gfo
Chiller
heaters

Plans for the build:

150 gallon Marineland cube display in living room of house.
All equipment other than display will be located in my garage and plumbed into the display.
Refugium is going to be set up in a 100 gallon stock trough.
Sump will most likely be a 55 gallon baffled aquarium.

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[143MPCo]

I'm in for the buildout but, I have this weird kink in my neck.

 

[GXPKY]

Yeah yeah, guess i could rotate it haha

 

[GXPKY]

Oops

 

[GXPKY]

Finally finished our kitchen remodel...moving on to the living room next. After the living areas are finished the fish room build will begin along with tank setup!

Due to a slow roof leak that was running down the vent pipes and into the wall where we didn't see it until the floor of the kitchen was so bad it was getting soft we had to do some major renovation and mold removal.

But the kitchen turned out great!

Can't wait till I can sit down and relax when I get home from work. Still need a new stove and over stove microwave but doing what we can as our budget allows. Was hoping to have the aquarium set up by now :-(

 

[GXPKY]

Living room remodel is finished other than trim...tank is located in its final resting spot...and sub floor is reinforced!

Garage fish room build next!

Wife's dog...I'm not a chihuahua fan although I've become rather attached to her...don't judge me haha

 

[ScottMyers123]

Nice looking setup. Can't wait to see it started.

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Everything looks great, especially the chihuahua!

SF

 

[GXPKY]

Well, kinda figuring out how we want to coordinate the fish equipment room, heres a super rough sketch of how it is layed out now

And the added fish room

 

[GXPKY]

Picked up some 2 month old equipment from a local reefer today, hes moving and had to break down, as always, their loss our gain, good dude though, hate to see him out of the hobby.

Not quite to the point i need it yet as build is in the works but hard to pass it up at the price he offered it to me for.

Calcium reactor, full setup:
Kamoer KSP-F01 peristaltic pump
Geos reef reactor
Eheim 1.1 recirculating pump
milwaukee ph controller/ph probe
Full CO2 tank with brand new regulator with solenoid

And a 4 bulb retrofit T5 fixture.

 

[reefwiser]

You got a bunch of good equipment there.
Check out the Louisville Marine Aquarium Society page on facebook.

 

[GXPKY]

You got a bunch of good equipment there.
Check out the Louisville Marine Aquarium Society page on facebook.

Thanks. Already on there lol.

 

[hybridazn]

Off to a great start!

 

[reefwiser]

Thanks. Already on there lol.

Great its the User name

 

[GXPKY]

Dennis Stuckey is my name

 

[cjd]

I had that tank , I loved it!!! It was like a fish tank Jacuzzi .

 

[GXPKY]

I had that tank , I loved it!!! It was like a fish tank Jacuzzi .

I really do like the cube, they have a wider one but dont want to push the limits on my sub floor, even if I did reinforce it (which i did).

Planning to keep it pretty minimal and keep most of the live rock in a stock tank plumbed into the system.

 

[erk]

I have the Kamoer dosing pump and had it running now for several months. Works very well. Don't recommend turning on the refill alert as it will wake you up in the middle of the night to a horrendous shrill sound. Otherwise, I'm very happy with it. I recommend using the type of tubing they call out instead of regular air tubing. US Plastics sells the right size for a good price.

 

[GXPKY]

I have the Kamoer dosing pump and had it running now for several months. Works very well. Don't recommend turning on the refill alert as it will wake you up in the middle of the night to a horrendous shrill sound. Otherwise, I'm very happy with it. I recommend using the type of tubing they call out instead of regular air tubing. US Plastics sells the right size for a good price.

Thanks for the heads up, i will be needing tubing anyways, definitely not worth going with junk line on a good pump lol

 

[GXPKY]

I think i found my frag tank!
http://www.horticulturesource.com/hydrofarm-active-aqua-premium-white-flood-table-3-x-6--p22315/