Planet 310g 96x30x25 Build

[platinummonkey]

Starting an upgrade today! Going from an aqueon 36g bowfront display to a Planet 310g 96x30x25

Building with Exotic Aquatics out of Plano, TX!

Current Status:
- Step 1 - Commit
- Step 2 - Move the current tank out of the way :eek::eek:
Moving my current aquarium setup that I've accumulated out of my office and into a temporary location in the living room. (Thankfully the wife allowed me to do this! )
- Step 3: Install the new tank and cycle :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: (it's already pre-staged) Installed Friday 4/18 !
- Step 4: Cycle (Started 4/18) Completed 5/8!
Current status:
- Step 5: Stocking See post for current stocking ideas.
- Step 6: :cool: Enjoy

 

[platinummonkey]

Where we started

 

[platinummonkey]

[Step 2] Making progress on the move!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

lookin good!

 

[vandy]

Looking forward to the automation continuation from the last tank!

 

[platinummonkey]

The build specs:
- Planet 310g 96x30x25 with custom Planet sump (75 gallons)
- Planet Elegance Cabinet 36" white with 12" flip top canopy
- Lighting: AI Hydra 64HD x 4
- Return Pump: EcoTech Vectra L2 x2 (one as backup)
- Flow: EcoTech MP60QD x2 with EcoTech battery backup
- UV: Aqua UV 57W with EcoTech Vectra M2 pump
- Skimmer: Bubble Magus B10
- Fleece Roller: ReadSea ReefMat 1200
- Heaters: Titanium heaters
- Algae Scrubber: APIS Algae Scrubber 1200
- Reactor: Phosban Reactor 55 x2 (for carbon & GFO)
- 6L dosing containers (run alk, calc, mag)

Bringing over:
- Custom Refridgereated dosing unit (doses Phyto and RedSea AB+, non-refrigerated it can also dose NoPox)
- All my Apex gear, need to add some FMM and MOS sensors, adding Flow sensors. Have also purchased some DOS QD units to replace the originals (super quite)

 

[platinummonkey]

Fish Stocking considerations:

Already have:
- 2 clownfish
- 1 aiptasia-eating filefish
- 1 fire shrimp
- 1 tuxedo urchin
- existing snail CuC

To Add (though I'm still thinking and open to suggestions/thoughts):
- Yellow Tang
- White Tail Bristletooth Tang
- One Spot Foxface
- Royal Gramma
- Melanurus Wrasse
- Tiger conch
- Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

My Maybes:
- kole tang or blue hippo
- flame angel or emporer angel (though seems only semi reef safe)
- pintail fairy wrasse or yellow coris wrasse


Corals:
Existing:
- Green Hammerhead Euphyllia
- Green Toadstool
- 3 different kinds of zoas,
- isolated rock of GSP - I think I want to put this on the back wall and let it take over the wall.
- Ricordea
- An encrusting rainbow favia

To Add:
- I definitely will want more LPS (Hammers, maybe a torch, add a duncan)
- Will want to carve off a little zoa garden near the bottom
- Will want to try my hand out on SPS (totally new to me) the birdsnest seems like a good one to start with here.

 

[platinummonkey]

We've started installing! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[platinummonkey]

We're up and running! :star-struck::star-struck::star-struck:

 

[platinummonkey]

Today the tests showed the cycle is complete! moved over the current fish, pretty late and will finish the rest of the inverts and coral soon!

:cool:

 

[skey44]

That’s a BIG upgrade! Congrats. Looks like you and your son are making some solid core memories. I’ll always remember the days when I was his age working with my dad on our aquariums. I remember thinking a 90g was huge! Can’t imagine what a 310 seems like for him.

 

[platinummonkey]

He loves it, asking when he can pick out the next fish (he will)

 

[platinummonkey]

And he picked the one-spot foxface excellent choice :winking-face-with-tongue:

 

[Bj’s Reef]

Looks like a fun build.

 

[platinummonkey]

Some new additions- going to need a lot more

 

[platinummonkey]

In addition I finally figured out what was wrong with my Trident NP (not that I really need it yet) but the pinch valve plastic broke on 3 heads :expressionless-face:

My 200g AWC system should be running today/tomorrow. I still also need to plumb the refill on the small 10g ATO reservoir.

3-part dosing is ready to go but still doing this by hand for now

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Some new additions- going to need a lot more

Nice looking corals!

 

[pjleathal]

We're up and running! :star-struck::star-struck::star-struck:

Looks sexy. Love how clean the white stand and hood look.

 

[platinummonkey]

Some noteable things automated on the new tank again:

• Auto Water Change (200G pre-mix) is setup (left tank). This should last me for a month. and next to it is another 200G RODI water (right tank) that is filled, so I can mix and be done for another month in about ~1hr, then let the RODI container refill over 24hrs. (The waste water goes over the hallway behind that wall into the laundry room drain. I run Tropic Marin Pro for my salt, it's always been super stable and consistent for me.
• The ATO is a small 10G reservoir, but I have a lot of evaporation on this bigger tank, so I hooked up a pump to refill the reservoir as it's used automatically from that Right 200G RODI water
• 3-part is ready to go again, although usage is very low unsurprisingly at this point that will pick up over time and if I start growing a bunch of sticks I'll probably have to look at a calcium reactor.
• Skimmer is dialed in finally
  

Once I get all the cable management in order I'll post some sump pics.

 

[platinummonkey]

Mounted the fire tablet to the wall for peasy access to my controller