Robinson
Well-Known Member
I have been around the Reef2Reef community for a while, then finally made a profile around 2016. Share a few pictures on some of the forums threads, but never started my own build thread. Probably waiting for my tank to mature in a way that I know I was going to stay around with the tank for a while. After moving to south Florida (Miramar) and having a nightmare with a previous Nano tank, finally took the decision to go for a big tank for the first time since I have been in the hobby (around 15 years). Always had some Nano tanks around but never bigger than 45 gallons. So here is my Red Sea Reefer 425 XL started April of 2018, 16 months old.
Equipment list:
Red Sea 425 XL
Two XR15W G4 Radion
One XR30W G4 Radion
Two Reefbrite LED Blue bars
Aquaticlife T5 Hybrid (recently added) I know, a lot of light!
Two Vortech MP40
Apex WIFI with two DOS pumps (Aquaforest component 123, mix in house)
Apex COR 20 return pump
Aquamax FC-120 Skimmer (went without skimmer for a year, initially I installed the skimmer but due to very low nutrients I decided to go skimmer less until the system was mature enough and I have detectable nutrients).
Refugium with miracle mud and chaeto.
ATO system (I think this is the first extra equipment that you need to get)
Tank have change a lot during the first year, first was a mix tank with a lot of LPS and some SPS. Then started to buy more SPS as the tank mature and now I would say is more a SPS tank than LPS. I love montipora!
04/20 Update
The beginning 04/18
Some equipment shots:
Refugium at the beginning
Update 11/18
This month 08/19 update
Left side
Center
Right side
Some top shots
And finally pictures of some of the corals
Still learning how to take pictures. All the pictures were shot with an Iphone X and Iphone XS Max with Polylabs filter.
That is all for now, hope you guys enjoy!
Equipment list:
Red Sea 425 XL
Two XR15W G4 Radion
One XR30W G4 Radion
Two Reefbrite LED Blue bars
Aquaticlife T5 Hybrid (recently added) I know, a lot of light!
Two Vortech MP40
Apex WIFI with two DOS pumps (Aquaforest component 123, mix in house)
Apex COR 20 return pump
Aquamax FC-120 Skimmer (went without skimmer for a year, initially I installed the skimmer but due to very low nutrients I decided to go skimmer less until the system was mature enough and I have detectable nutrients).
Refugium with miracle mud and chaeto.
ATO system (I think this is the first extra equipment that you need to get)
Tank have change a lot during the first year, first was a mix tank with a lot of LPS and some SPS. Then started to buy more SPS as the tank mature and now I would say is more a SPS tank than LPS. I love montipora!
04/20 Update
The beginning 04/18
Some equipment shots:
Refugium at the beginning
Update 11/18
This month 08/19 update
Left side
Center
Right side
Some top shots
And finally pictures of some of the corals
Still learning how to take pictures. All the pictures were shot with an Iphone X and Iphone XS Max with Polylabs filter.
That is all for now, hope you guys enjoy!
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