UFreefer's 240G Display / 450G Total System

[UFreefer]

Finally got around to take some pictures of my new system. I'm pretty happy with the results and I hope you all enjoy the pictures!

Hardware
-Display tank: 240 Gallon Reef Savvy Starphire glass aquarium (48in x 48in x 24in)
-Sump: 75 Gallon
-Frag Tank 90 Gallon Frag Tank (48in x 24in x 18in)
-Protein Skimmer: i-Tech 400 Askoll 1500 Pump w/ Swabbie
-Chiller: 1/2hp JBJ Arctica
-Biofilter: Live Rock only (Display, Frag Tank, Remote Cryptic Trashcan)
-Carbon/Phosphate Filtration: None
-Return Pump: Reeflow Hammerhead
-Water Circulation: 2 Eductors(~8000ghp), 1xVortechMP60, 1xVortechMP40
-Lighting: 400W Elos 15K Metal Halide x2, 54W ATI T5x4, 110W Super Actinic VHO x2, Reefbrite 48" Blue x2
-Calcium / Alk / Magnesium Dosing: BRS dry product on LiterMeterIII
-Auto Top-Off: DIY float valves with slenoid
-Heating / Cooling: 250W Ebo Jager heater x3 on an Apex Neptune controller
-System Controller: Apex Neptune

Lighting Schedule:
-VHOs: 2pm-11pm
-T5s: 3:30pm-10:30pm
-LEDs: 3pm-11:30pm
-MHs: 5pm-10pm

Water Parameters:
-Calcium: 420 ppm (Sailfert)
-Alkalinity: 8 .5 dKh (Lamotte)
-Magnesium: 1,300 ppm (Sailfert)
-Nitrate: 0 - 0.02 ppm (Sailfert)
-Phosphate: 0 - 0.05 ppm (Hanna)
-Temperature: 77-81F

Maintenance Schedule:
-45 Gallon Waterchange: Monthly
-Blow Detritus off Rocks: Monthly
-Clean Swabbie and empty skimmate locker: Monthly
-Change T5 and VHO Bulbs: 10 Months
-Change MH Bulbs: Yearly

Fish:
-Naso Tang
-Atlantic Tang
-Spotbreast Angelfish
-Starry Blenny
-5x Longspine Cardinals
-Pajama Cardina
-Banggai Cardinal
-3x Green Chromis
-3x Lyretail Anthias
-2x Dispar Anthias
-Fathead Sunburst Anthias
-Blue Flasher Wrasse
-Chalk Basslet
-Black and White Ocellaris Pair

Acropora:
-Paletta Pink Tip Stag
-Rouge Milli
-Copps Red Table
-Blue Matrix
-Purple Monster
-Red Dragon
-Exquisita
-Pearlberry
-UFreefer Rainbow Delight
-Ufreefer SSC
-Tyree Tricolor
-Sunset Milli
-Monti Stellata
-Setosa
-UFreefer Glowstick
-Pink Lemonade
-Red Robin Stag
-Purple Slimer
-Steve Elias Stag
-Tyree Lime in the Sky
-UFreefer Peach Rainbow
-ATL Xmas Miriablis
-Blue Tort
-UFreefer Cobalt Blue Efflo
-Tyree Purple Unknown
-Hulk Acro
-Blue Stag
-Hawkins
-Plana
-Blueberry Stag
-Yellow Tort
-Blue Prostrata

Misc Corals:
-Acan Echinata
-WWC Goldeneye Chalice
-Lobophyllia Brain
-Baby Trachyphyllia Brain

 

[CHEF]

very nice. I have always love cubes.

 

[wakeboardgeek]

Very nice! Do you have a fish room? Do you have pics of your hardware?

 

[Saltgator]

Great build. Looking forward to updates.

Brought to you by a Country Boy utilizing his Evo 4G and the Reef2Reef App

 

[UFreefer]

Very nice! Do you have a fish room? Do you have pics of your hardware?

Thanks! The plumbing goes through the wall behind the tank, through the laundry room where I have the RODI and Doser, and into my garage where the sump, frag tank and waterchange station is. I'll put some pics up soon of all the hardware.

 

[Emoney]

WOW! great tank! very impressive

 

[ritter6788]

Nice! That's a lot of light. Getting the best of all worlds.

 

[Aquaph8]

Looking really great, one of my favorites I've seen in a while.

 

[reefer55]

Looks really good!! LOVE the aquascape love the pillar look!!! Great job

 

[Rob.D]

Beautiful tank!

 

[Nwest]

My lord I need to see this in person!

 

[lakeviewink]

I'm in awe. Outstanding system!

 

[UFreefer]

Thank you everyone for the compliments!

 

[WillKatt]

Very Nice indeed!

 

[deuce]

Great tank inspires me to have a tank like that some day

 

[revhtree]

Top percentile reef you have there! Awesome!

Please keep this updated.

 

[UFreefer]

Top percentile reef you have there! Awesome!

Please keep this updated.

Thanks Rev! Got alot of my inspiration from the many other great builds found here on your R2R forum!

I'm not sure how many of you remember Steve Weast (Oregonreef), but his aquascape was the style that I was going for. The open channel between the two rock structures leaves room for tons of flow from the eductors which hit front glass at an angle and wrap around the sides. The vortechs are amost not necessary but add some good randomness and fill a few low flow areas I had.

 

[darryl_v]

nice clean set up!

 

[ReefDVMs]

When did you get your tank? It looks great I assume you had Felix make it custom for you at RSavvy correct? Was is a great experience, i am curious for we are going to soon start a reef tank with them also.

 

[RavePartyReef]

Outstanding!! I don't get when some say they don't like T5s. Your tank is the perfect light combo IMo...just greatness. All colors popping...looks very healthy