Welcome to the 3XL 900 build!
It's been 10 years from my last post here, a lot has happened with a few moves etc, but it's time to give you guys a new build.
3XL 900 was ordered on 11/17/2019, it arrived at our LFS Nemo's Reef on 12/27/2019, and since then it's been under customizations. Today the tank was delivered, and the cycle started.
Tank: 240 gallon total water volume
25.6″ wide x 25.6″ high x 79″ long
Filtration and flow:
- Vectra L2 return pump
- Red Sea 900 skimmer
- 2x Jaeger 300w heaters
- 2x MP60's
- 2x Neptune WAV
Lighting:
4x Red Sea ReefLED 90's with arms
Lighting update summer 2023: Switched the 4 ReefLED's out and put in 4x Radion Gen6 XR15 Blue's in place.
Lighting Update Dec 2020: Added 3x Radion Gen5 XR15 Pro LED's and switched the ReefLED's from the arms to a custom built floating canopy with the Radions.
Tunze 8831 refugium light
Controller:
Neptune Apex
- 2x DOS (using 800ml VOSS glass bottles are reservoirs)
- VXM Module
- ATK v2 plumbed to our RODI unit
- Breakout box
- Door sensor
- LED cabinet light
- Leak sensor
- Solenoid Valve
- AFS
- Probe holder
- Trident arrives next week
- Aqua UV 57 Watt UV sterilizer
120lbs of Caribsea special reef grade
3 custom build live rock structures
Vortech Battery backup
Custom built drawers to hold all equipment.
Additional matching cabinet is being built and it will house tools etc.
It's been 10 years from my last post here, a lot has happened with a few moves etc, but it's time to give you guys a new build.
3XL 900 was ordered on 11/17/2019, it arrived at our LFS Nemo's Reef on 12/27/2019, and since then it's been under customizations. Today the tank was delivered, and the cycle started.
Tank: 240 gallon total water volume
25.6″ wide x 25.6″ high x 79″ long
Filtration and flow:
- Vectra L2 return pump
- Red Sea 900 skimmer
- 2x Jaeger 300w heaters
- 2x MP60's
- 2x Neptune WAV
Lighting:
4x Red Sea ReefLED 90's with arms
Lighting update summer 2023: Switched the 4 ReefLED's out and put in 4x Radion Gen6 XR15 Blue's in place.
Lighting Update Dec 2020: Added 3x Radion Gen5 XR15 Pro LED's and switched the ReefLED's from the arms to a custom built floating canopy with the Radions.
Tunze 8831 refugium light
Controller:
Neptune Apex
- 2x DOS (using 800ml VOSS glass bottles are reservoirs)
- VXM Module
- ATK v2 plumbed to our RODI unit
- Breakout box
- Door sensor
- LED cabinet light
- Leak sensor
- Solenoid Valve
- AFS
- Probe holder
- Trident arrives next week
- Aqua UV 57 Watt UV sterilizer
120lbs of Caribsea special reef grade
3 custom build live rock structures
Vortech Battery backup
Custom built drawers to hold all equipment.
Additional matching cabinet is being built and it will house tools etc.
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