Peter K
Active Member
Hey everyone,
To start off, I figured I'd say a little about myself and my fiance and our experiences in the hobby. I am lucky enough to have a partner who is as enthusiastic about the hobby as myself (at some points she can be even a bit too enthusiastic...) We have now been in the hobby together for a little under 6 years and started off with a 55 gallon tank that became a 90 gallon that became a 180 gallon sps dominant tank (Apartment complex thought it was a 90) that is now becoming a 360G.
Recently we purchased our first house and "conveniently" it came with a 900sq foot finished basement on a slab. We have been wanting to upgrade for some time now but being in apartments for the past several years limited the size tank we could possibly have. The day we signed all the papers and received our keys is the day we ordered the tank.
Tank & Equipment:
-Tank: 360g display from customaquariums.com - 96"Lx 36"Wx 24"T with their H20 overflows and pvc overflow box. Tank will be ran as a peninsula.
- Bob was an absolute pleasure to deal with and the tank was built and delivered in 7.5 weeks. They did a great job crating the tank and it came in perfect condition. The pallet weighed 850lbs.
-Sump - Crystal Reef Aquatics Stealth Sump. I'm actually sad this thing will be covered up by doors. The build quality is fantastic and fit the dimensions I wanted perfectly.
-Geo CR818 Calcium Reactor, which was used on our 180, along with a carbon doser regulator. Would like to give a huge shoutout to @GoVols for his help on which reactor to purchase and tuning the reactor. Thank you again Freddie!
-Varios 8 Reef Octopus return pump - used the varios 6 on our 180 for a few years and it has been nothing but reliable from day 1
- Super Reef Octopus 6000SSS Internal Protein Skimmer - on our 90 we had a used smaller version and it worked a whole lot better than the aquamaxx we had on our 180. This new one is absolutely massive and hopefully will do the job.
-Nyos Torq Reactor just for carbon only
-Lighting: Planning on Kessil AP700's (for now) with a few orphek OR bars. Purchased two AP700's to try out for now and see how they work. If the Ap700's don't work, probably will make a switch to the GHL Mitras'. We have used Kessil 360's since we started keeping corals and have had great results with them. We had 5 on our 180 sps dom tank and had no issues growing or coloring up sps. They ABSOLUTELY can grow corals, don't let anyone tell you different, just make sure you take them completely apart and clean them thoroughly ever 2-3 months.
-Controller: GHL Profilux probably, still undecided on this but will have a controller of some sort. Was also debating about a reef angel star and coding it myself but we'll see as I'm pretty busy with my job right now.
-Flow: 3 maxspec gyre 250's for one side and something else on the back side where the overflow is. I purchased a tunze 6105 to try out and if I like it I will get 2 more of those but I also might try the reef octopus pumps.
-Rock and sand: Using all caribsea shape rock / branch rock/ life rock. Special grade sand - 180lbs for now, but might take some out as I only want a thin sand bed.
More pictures and updates to come:
360g as of 9/20/19 - been up and running since 7/14/19:
(Still need to finish adding all the lights)
Our old 90 about 4 years ago prior to starting to keep SPS:
Our old 180 and 50 gallon low boy:
To start off, I figured I'd say a little about myself and my fiance and our experiences in the hobby. I am lucky enough to have a partner who is as enthusiastic about the hobby as myself (at some points she can be even a bit too enthusiastic...) We have now been in the hobby together for a little under 6 years and started off with a 55 gallon tank that became a 90 gallon that became a 180 gallon sps dominant tank (Apartment complex thought it was a 90) that is now becoming a 360G.
Recently we purchased our first house and "conveniently" it came with a 900sq foot finished basement on a slab. We have been wanting to upgrade for some time now but being in apartments for the past several years limited the size tank we could possibly have. The day we signed all the papers and received our keys is the day we ordered the tank.
Tank & Equipment:
-Tank: 360g display from customaquariums.com - 96"Lx 36"Wx 24"T with their H20 overflows and pvc overflow box. Tank will be ran as a peninsula.
- Bob was an absolute pleasure to deal with and the tank was built and delivered in 7.5 weeks. They did a great job crating the tank and it came in perfect condition. The pallet weighed 850lbs.
-Sump - Crystal Reef Aquatics Stealth Sump. I'm actually sad this thing will be covered up by doors. The build quality is fantastic and fit the dimensions I wanted perfectly.
-Geo CR818 Calcium Reactor, which was used on our 180, along with a carbon doser regulator. Would like to give a huge shoutout to @GoVols for his help on which reactor to purchase and tuning the reactor. Thank you again Freddie!
-Varios 8 Reef Octopus return pump - used the varios 6 on our 180 for a few years and it has been nothing but reliable from day 1
- Super Reef Octopus 6000SSS Internal Protein Skimmer - on our 90 we had a used smaller version and it worked a whole lot better than the aquamaxx we had on our 180. This new one is absolutely massive and hopefully will do the job.
-Nyos Torq Reactor just for carbon only
-Lighting: Planning on Kessil AP700's (for now) with a few orphek OR bars. Purchased two AP700's to try out for now and see how they work. If the Ap700's don't work, probably will make a switch to the GHL Mitras'. We have used Kessil 360's since we started keeping corals and have had great results with them. We had 5 on our 180 sps dom tank and had no issues growing or coloring up sps. They ABSOLUTELY can grow corals, don't let anyone tell you different, just make sure you take them completely apart and clean them thoroughly ever 2-3 months.
-Controller: GHL Profilux probably, still undecided on this but will have a controller of some sort. Was also debating about a reef angel star and coding it myself but we'll see as I'm pretty busy with my job right now.
-Flow: 3 maxspec gyre 250's for one side and something else on the back side where the overflow is. I purchased a tunze 6105 to try out and if I like it I will get 2 more of those but I also might try the reef octopus pumps.
-Rock and sand: Using all caribsea shape rock / branch rock/ life rock. Special grade sand - 180lbs for now, but might take some out as I only want a thin sand bed.
More pictures and updates to come:
360g as of 9/20/19 - been up and running since 7/14/19:
(Still need to finish adding all the lights)
Our old 90 about 4 years ago prior to starting to keep SPS:
Our old 180 and 50 gallon low boy:
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