My New 240 Gallon Custom Build

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Morning all,
Been lurking on the site for quite some time and just getting around to posting my first pics. I’ve been out of the hobby about 10 years coming from a fish only tank to a full blown custom reef tank. I worked with the guys at Top Shelf Aquatics in Orlando to help me design and build my dream tank. It’s been up about 3 months now and it turned out amazing. These guys are true pros and delivered spot on and were awesome to work with through the process. Exactly what I envisioned. Had tank and cabinet custom made to match decor in house. Running Ecotech Gen 4’s, Ecotech MP 40’s, reef Octopus Regal 250 skimmer, AI fuge light, custom sump, full Apex system with ATO, fools sensors, etc, custom dosing containers, 25G ATP reservoir. I’m sure I missed a few things but here are some pics.
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Great pictures and that system looks wonderful as does the aquascape design, very nice indeed

And I need to get a pink sump light, it’s much cooler than white!

And welcome to R2R it’s great to have you with us!
 
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Thank you! I’m really excited to learn from the community.
 

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Awesome build. Welcome to the addiction !!!
 
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very clean, nice work! What made you decide on the XR 15's over the 30's?

Going to run a mixed reef- might add one more 15 to the middle to provide full coverage.. they are working out fine right now. True test is when everything starts growing.
 
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Great pictures and that system looks wonderful as does the aquascape design, very nice indeed

And I need to get a pink sump light, it’s much cooler than white!

And welcome to R2R it’s great to have you with us!

Thank you! Much appreciated.
 

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Very nice tank, clean and organized sump area. Love it! :)
 

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