SupraSaltyReefer - ELOS 120XL and more...

[SupraSaltyReefer]

I was lucky and found this sweeeeet brand new ELOS Diamond Series 120XL on Craigslist back in June 2022. It's always been a dream of mine to own a ELOS tank so I had to jump on this deal that was too good to pass up. I was not planning on setting it up until I moved, but couldn't stand looking at it empty in the garage any longer. I'll be transferring everything from my Crystal Dynamics 90g Lagoon, Innovative Marine EXT25 and 25g Lagoon into this tank. Follow my Instagram for the most up to date progress: SupraSaltyReefer

Tank Specs:
ELOS Diamond Series 120XL with Quiet Drain 2.
Dimensions: 47.3" x 31.5" x 19.7" (120cm x 80cm x 50cm)
12mm thick Diamond Glass
Water volume: 127 gallons (480 liters)
Gloss White stand: 47.3" x 31.5" x 34.3" (120cm x 80cm x 87cm)
3/8" White beveled Starboard

Lighting - Let it shine!
- 3X Ecotech Marine XR30 G5 Blue with Diffusers and RMS Slide
- 2X Kessil A360X Tuna Blue with WiFi Dongle and DIY screw mounts
- EcoTech Marine Multi-Light RMS Track 30.5" hung with XR717 RMS Hanging Kit

Sump & Filtration:
Red Sea Peninsula 650 V3 sump
Dimensions: 38.26" x 20.23" x 16.02"
(972mmx x 514mm x 407mm)
10mm thick glass
Water Volume: 35 gallons

Inside the sump:
- Return Pump: Ecotech Marine Vectra M2
- Fleece Roller: ReefMat 1200
- Protein Skimmer: Nyos Quantum 220 with Avast Marine Works Swabbie neck cleaner
- Auto Top Off: Tunze Osmolator 3155
- UV Sterilizer: Aqua Ultraviolet - Classic 57 Watt - White
- Algae Reactor: Pax Bellum A.R.I.D. N24 aka The Ferrari of algae reactors
- Dosing Pump: Red Sea ReefDose 4
- Heater: Bulk Reef Supply 300W Titanium Heater Element connected to Ink Bird ITC-306A
- Refugium Light: 2X Neptune Systems GRO Refugium Light
- Bio Filter Media: Sera Siporax, EcoSystem Aquarium Miracle Mud Refugium Media 10lbs
More to come............

Flow:
- 2X Ecotech Marine VorTech MP40QD with Neat Aquatics Limpet Wide Flow Guard

Controller - Automation
- Neptune Systems A2 Apex Controller
- 2x Energy Bar 832
- 1x Temperature Probe
- 1x Salinity Probe
- 1x pH Probe
- 1x ORP Probe
- Neptune Systems Trident

Misc. Equipment:

Supplements:

Fish:

Inverts:

Corals List:
LPS:

Softies:

TO BE CONTINUED.......

07/03/2022
Got it home safe.

07/03/2022
Too many tanks in my garage. Anyone else into cycling?

07/03/2022
Quite Drain 2, so nice!

01/15/2023
Building the stand. Those 3 tanks will be transferred into the ELOS.

01/16/2023
Stand complete! I believe it's made of MDF, but seems different and much thicker than other MDF stands I've owned. Not a fan of the open bottom, but it's suppose to help reduce vibration from the return pump.

01/17/2023
One last check before bringing it into the house. Don't mind the old 26yr old slow Toyota in the background

01/17/2023
Made it onto the stand safely! This tank was very bottom heavy since it has double panels of glass for the bottom.

01/18/2023
This location will get a few good hours of sunlight.

01/18/2023
ELOS Diamond Glass, probably their own rebranded low iron glass.

01/18/2023
Quiet Drain 2, small box but this thing moves tons of water.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

01/18/2023
Black circles are to hold the double panel of glass bottom.

01/18/2023
Don't mind the plastic wrap still on it

02/07/2023
Custom ClearView Pisces EXO lid arrived, fitment was just so so. The tabs were cut too small so unless it was super carefully placed on top it would fall into the tank.

02/14/2023
I was able to hang the EcoTech Marine Multi-Light RMS Track 30.5" with XR717 RMS Hanging Kit last night. It was my first time hanging a rail from the ceiling. Much easier than I thought.

02/26/2023
Added some Harbor Freight Anti-fatigue foam mats to the bottom and 42" dog crate plastic pan to catch any water to protect my floor. Also test fitting the ReefMat 1200.

02/26/2023
Getting ready to modify the sump so the ReefMat 1200 can fit.

02/26/2023
All done. Very easy with the Red Sea tool kit.

Bottom of the QuietDrain 2 overflow.

So glad the plumbing was simple to set up. I reduced the 1 1/4” down to 1” so the Spears gate valve would be less expensive and so my ReefMat 1200 tubing would fit.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Awesome looking tank!! Excited to see where it goes from here!!

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

2/25/23
No turning back. She’s getting wet!

I have too many fish tanks lol

The most organized my corals have ever looked.

Still a work in progress. Corals and fishes still in tubs.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

02/27/2023
Started to mount the Radions to the 40.5" RMS track.

I wanted to add two Kessil 360X as supplemental lighting and to add shimmer so I had to figure out a way to mount it to the RMS track. Ended up using some M5 screws, bolts and washers from Lowe's.

Used this metal piece from RMS mounts to sit in the channel.

Finished Kessil mount. Just enough clearance for the knobs and wifi dongle.

Final lighting configuration. 2x Radion XR30 G5 Blue 1x Radion XR30 G5 Pro (need to trade this with someone for a Blue in case anyone is interested) and 2x Kessil A360X.

Still need to clean up the wires.

 

[1$adream]

Following!

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Came home from a 16 day vacation and surprisingly nothing was dead. Corals actually look healthy. Torch tentacles are long and flesh looks good.

Couple things I did before I left:
1. 20% water change.
2. Set up the Boxtech automatic fish feeder from Amazon.
3. Made sure skimmer and UV was working properly.
4. Most importantly made sure my Tunze ATO with 35g reservoir was working properly. Looks like 20g of water was used so luckily I still had 15g of water left.
5. My Reefmat 1200 fleece did run out at day 13 and I was notified by the Reef Beat app which I knew was going to happen since I had an estimated 13 days left on the roll.
6. I also installed a Arlo security camera pointed at my sump so I could periodically check to see if anything was off.

Time to scrape the algae film off the glass and do another 20% water change.

 

[afrokobe]

Looking good! always loved how clean elos tanks look. I think I am in love with the supra more than the tank though....

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Looking good! always loved how clean elos tanks look. I think I am in love with the supra more than the tank though....

Lol thanks! Both expensive hobbies.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Made a quick video last night while I was doing a water change. I find that it's the best time if you want to get a closer shot of your corals since the water level is lower. The bigger anemone is a CSB and the smaller anemone is a Chicago. They have been in my tank since April, but have been in a friends tank for years with no chemical warfare

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Cleaned up my sump area a bit and finally hooked up my Red Sea ReefDose. Tons of equipment down there so still a bit messy.

- EcoTech Marine Vectra M2 main return pump
- Red Sea ReefMat 1200
- Red Sea ReefDose 4 dosing......
- Head 1 - ALK - AquaMaxx DC-2 Dosing Containers filled with ESV B-Ionic 2 part - ALK
- Head 2 - CA - AquaMaxx DC-2 Dosing Containers filled with ESV B-Ionic 2 part - CA
- Head 3 - Red Sea No3Po4x
- Head 4 - TBD
- Aqua Ultraviolet 57W Classic UV Sterilizer
- Pax Bellum ARID N24 Macroalgae reactor
- EcoTech Marine Vectra S2 return pump
- Nyos Quantum 220 protein skimmer
- Avast Marine Works Swabbie neck cleaner
- Avast Marine Works Davy Jones’ Skimmate Locker - Medium
- Kessil H380 Halo II Algae Grow with A-Series mounting arm
- EcoSystem Aquarium Miracle Mud refugium media 10lbs
- Marinepure Ceramic Biomedia Plate and Ceramic 1.5" Spheres
- Sera Siporax glass bio filter media
- Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO -------> soon to be replaced by the Red Sea ReefATO+
- Advanced Acrylic custom White 35g ATO container 36”x8”x28”

 

[Janci]

I always loved the look and dimensions of the Elos 120XL.
This gives the best viewing and tank design option in my opinion.
How did all fish got along now that they are all in the same tank?
Wrasse, tangs, hawkfish,...

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

I always loved the look and dimensions of the Elos 120XL.
This gives the best viewing and tank design option in my opinion.
How did all fish got along now that they are all in the same tank?
Wrasse, tangs, hawkfish,...

Tang gang is doing great! I recently added my dream tang, a Zebra tang! Will probably be my last addition to this tank. The trio of Golden hawkfishes are doing great. Seems like 2 of them have paired off and usually hang around each other and doing the courting dance. I took out all of the wrasses except the cleaner wrasses since the hawkfishes would chase them around and try to eat them. lol

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Quick update, I had the opportunity to add my dream tang to the gang. Zebra Tang! Only took 2 weeks in an acclimation box to lessen the aggression. Released it at night with the lights off and used a BIG mirror to distract the other tangs. Kept nori available 24/7. Achilles tang was the only one that tried to chase it, but by morning the next day everyone was getting along.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Quick update, I had the opportunity to add my dream tang to the gang. Zebra Tang! Only took 2 weeks in an acclimation box to lessen the aggression. Released it at night with the lights off and used a BIG mirror to distract the other tangs. Kept nori available 24/7. Achilles tang was the only one that tried to chase it, but by morning the next day everyone was getting along.

Great looking zebra!

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Someone on another thread asked to see my 3 Black Tangs so here's another video from last night.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Not much has changed with my tank. Caught the sun reflecting off my neighbor’s window and it hit my tank just right for a natural shimmer.

 

[Janci]

Looking sweet.
How do you like the drain and return for this Elos Quiet Drain system?
I see that they patented this design and the return has a top and bottom connection at the overflow. Do you use both?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Not much has changed with my tank. Caught the sun reflecting off my neighbor’s window and it hit my tank just right for a natural shimmer.

Tank looks great!

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Looking sweet.
How do you like the drain and return for this Elos Quiet Drain system?
I see that they patented this design and the return has a top and bottom connection at the overflow. Do you use both?

The Quiet Drain system is great. It takes in a lot of water volume. The return is very strong as well. I only use the top return. Very quiet and compact design. My only complaint would be the weirs are narrow so the film on the surface water can build up if you don’t have a lower head pointed at the surface.