Figured I’d post my upgrade here.
I’ve had a biocube 29 for a while now, and have been wanting to upgrade for the past 6 months, but could never come to terms with my wife on the right size, I wanted 200+ gallons, she wanted under 100. Well as you can see, she won the debate (happy wife, happy life? Right?)
Onto the build, I picked up a Red Sea reefer 425xl with a black stand on Friday, alone with a full apex system, gyre xf350 powerheads and hydra 52 HD lights.
The plan is to be SPS dominant, so the more light and flow the better right?
I’ve had about 300 lbs of rock cycling in brute cans for the last few months, in anticipation of winning the debate with my wife, so the transfer was easy.
I’m waiting on a skimmer ( didn’t use one on my biocube) and learning towards the reef octopus 110int. I’ll be relying mainly on the refugium for nutrient export, and that’s being lit by a kessil H380.
Dosing will be handing by a Precision Marine CR622 calcium reactor, controlled by the apex. I will also be dosing phyto along with Acro power via Neptune DOS.
For fish stocking, I currently have :
- 2 Darwin clowns
- 1 diamond goby
- 1 azure damsel
- 1 solar wrasse
- 1 yellow eye kole tang.
Future stocking I’m thinking of adding:
- 1 tang (undecided between Achilles, powder blue or yellow. I know my tanks on the small end, but the upgrade will happen one day)
- 1 more fairy wrasse (maybe 2)
- mandarin dragonet
- 5-6 blue green chromis.
I’ve had a biocube 29 for a while now, and have been wanting to upgrade for the past 6 months, but could never come to terms with my wife on the right size, I wanted 200+ gallons, she wanted under 100. Well as you can see, she won the debate (happy wife, happy life? Right?)
Onto the build, I picked up a Red Sea reefer 425xl with a black stand on Friday, alone with a full apex system, gyre xf350 powerheads and hydra 52 HD lights.
The plan is to be SPS dominant, so the more light and flow the better right?
I’ve had about 300 lbs of rock cycling in brute cans for the last few months, in anticipation of winning the debate with my wife, so the transfer was easy.
I’m waiting on a skimmer ( didn’t use one on my biocube) and learning towards the reef octopus 110int. I’ll be relying mainly on the refugium for nutrient export, and that’s being lit by a kessil H380.
Dosing will be handing by a Precision Marine CR622 calcium reactor, controlled by the apex. I will also be dosing phyto along with Acro power via Neptune DOS.
For fish stocking, I currently have :
- 2 Darwin clowns
- 1 diamond goby
- 1 azure damsel
- 1 solar wrasse
- 1 yellow eye kole tang.
Future stocking I’m thinking of adding:
- 1 tang (undecided between Achilles, powder blue or yellow. I know my tanks on the small end, but the upgrade will happen one day)
- 1 more fairy wrasse (maybe 2)
- mandarin dragonet
- 5-6 blue green chromis.