Texag0842
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- What state or country do you live in
- Texas
500 S2 Cade Build
Tank
Cade Reef S2 500
Total 38 gallons
Cade 30.3 gallon display
Cade 8 gallon sump
Dimensions are 20"x22"x20"
Lighting
DT - Dalua illumagic X4
Fuge - Nano Pixel - Refugium
Water Movement
Vectra S2 - Purchased the barb kit and cut it down to fix the normal plumbing issue
Skimmer
Reef Octopus 110 SSS
ATO -
2.6g gravity-fed with a float valve, built into the rear of the tank display
*This is stock from Cade
Controller
Hydros X4
Hydros XP8
Other
Heater: Helio redundancy PTC Smart heater package 2x100w
Backup Power: House is run on a 38KW generator
RO: iSpring RCB3P 300 GPD Light Commercial
DI: US Water Systems Dual 4.5x20" DI system
Aquascape and Substrate
Dry Macro Rock - Purchased 40lbs but expect to use 20lbs
Tropic Eden - Tonga Pink (30lbs)
Filtration and Supplements
ESV Salt
Tropic Marin All for Reef
Siporax Biomedia
Algae Barns Bio bunker with Refuge Reds
Cheato
Cycle
Fritz Turbostart 900
PNS Deep Cycle
Algae Barn Nitrocycle
Testing
Milwaukee MA887 Seawater Digital Refractometer
Red Sea - Multi test kit during the cycle
Hanna Alk
Hanna Phosphate ULR
Hanna Nitrate
Once this is up and running Reef Moonshiners with monthly ICP
Livestock Plans
TBD
Tank
Cade Reef S2 500
Total 38 gallons
Cade 30.3 gallon display
Cade 8 gallon sump
Dimensions are 20"x22"x20"
Lighting
DT - Dalua illumagic X4
Fuge - Nano Pixel - Refugium
Water Movement
Vectra S2 - Purchased the barb kit and cut it down to fix the normal plumbing issue
Skimmer
Reef Octopus 110 SSS
ATO -
2.6g gravity-fed with a float valve, built into the rear of the tank display
*This is stock from Cade
Controller
Hydros X4
Hydros XP8
Other
Heater: Helio redundancy PTC Smart heater package 2x100w
Backup Power: House is run on a 38KW generator
RO: iSpring RCB3P 300 GPD Light Commercial
DI: US Water Systems Dual 4.5x20" DI system
Aquascape and Substrate
Dry Macro Rock - Purchased 40lbs but expect to use 20lbs
Tropic Eden - Tonga Pink (30lbs)
Filtration and Supplements
ESV Salt
Tropic Marin All for Reef
Siporax Biomedia
Algae Barns Bio bunker with Refuge Reds
Cheato
Cycle
Fritz Turbostart 900
PNS Deep Cycle
Algae Barn Nitrocycle
Testing
Milwaukee MA887 Seawater Digital Refractometer
Red Sea - Multi test kit during the cycle
Hanna Alk
Hanna Phosphate ULR
Hanna Nitrate
Once this is up and running Reef Moonshiners with monthly ICP
Livestock Plans
TBD
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