Here we go! After a 10 year run with reef tanks in Colorado and a recent 10 year hiatus from the hobby, the reef bug is itching and I'm scratching that itch. To say that things have changed from the last time I built a system is an understatement. Gone are the days of Fiji Live Rock & Metal Halides + T5's. I welcome the challenge. BRS was just getting started when I got out of the hobby and they sure have helped me jumpstart the learning process again!
My wife and I purchased a 70 acre farm in Southern Vermont after escaping Denver, Colorado during covid in 2020. We are coming up on our 1 year anniversary in our 1779 Cape Cod antique farmhouse so I felt it was time to get back into my beloved hobby this winter. This summer we stocked our half acre creek fed trout pond with 50 plus 10-12" Rainbow Trout and they are thriving. Vermont winters are beautiful however all of all the work outdoors comes to a halt so I needed something to keep me busy. The Ocean Room was born.
My goal as is everyone who posts a build thread is to create a journal of the journey over the next several years. Hopefully, I can look back at this in 10 years and we're still growing coral.
The Build Breakdown:
Concept:
Mixed Reef w/ SPS Focus - I am looking to stock the tank with coral that I like and not just fancy named high end pieces. So this will be a carefully planned hodge podge of coral that I love.
This setup will be using exclusively captive bred fish and aquacultured coral in order to achieve sustainability.
I will be using roughly 100lbs of premium KP Aquatics live rock shipped in water for this tank which I can't wait to get going. I am currently working on the electrical and then the build can begin! Let the fun times roll.
Tank:
Cade 1200 S2 ( Thanks AlgaeBarn)
114g Display
21g Sump
9.2g Gravity Fed ATO
Filtration/Nutrient Export:
Maxspect Aeraqua Duo AD600
Clarisea SK 3000
Refugium
Flow/Return:
Abyzz A100 DC Return w/ Controller
2 Vortech MP40's
1 Ice Cap 4k Gyre
Lighting/Heat:
2 Radion XR30 G5 Pro's
Fuge: 2 Tunze Waterproof Lights
700 Watt Innovative Marine Helio PTC Dual Heaters (350x2)
300 Watt BRS Titanium Heater w/ Ink Bird ( Separate Circuits)
Controller/Automation/Electrical:
2 Dedicated 20 Amp AFCI/GFCI Outlets
1 Dedicated 20 Amp NON GFCI Outlet
Hard Wired -Full Neptune Apex/Trident System
2 Neptune Dos Units (Water Change/Two Part Dosing)
Ipad Control Panel
Water: Basement Mixing Station
BRS 4 Stage 75gpd R/O System
2 Norwesco 65 Gallon Storage Containers
Vectra M2 for Mixing
Automatic Water Changes run via DOS
2 Sicce Mixing Pumps
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Fish: All Captive Bred
1 Flame Hawk (My Fav)
6 Lyretail Anthias OR
Red Stop Light Cardinalfish
Mated Pair of Percula
Canary Wrasse
Coral Beauty or Flame Angel
2 Tangs (Blue,Convict,Yellow?)
FileFish
More TBD
Coral Stock - Aquacultured ONLY
Softies, Few LPS & Plenty of SPS
TBD
Thanks for reading!
My wife and I purchased a 70 acre farm in Southern Vermont after escaping Denver, Colorado during covid in 2020. We are coming up on our 1 year anniversary in our 1779 Cape Cod antique farmhouse so I felt it was time to get back into my beloved hobby this winter. This summer we stocked our half acre creek fed trout pond with 50 plus 10-12" Rainbow Trout and they are thriving. Vermont winters are beautiful however all of all the work outdoors comes to a halt so I needed something to keep me busy. The Ocean Room was born.
My goal as is everyone who posts a build thread is to create a journal of the journey over the next several years. Hopefully, I can look back at this in 10 years and we're still growing coral.
The Build Breakdown:
Concept:
Mixed Reef w/ SPS Focus - I am looking to stock the tank with coral that I like and not just fancy named high end pieces. So this will be a carefully planned hodge podge of coral that I love.
This setup will be using exclusively captive bred fish and aquacultured coral in order to achieve sustainability.
I will be using roughly 100lbs of premium KP Aquatics live rock shipped in water for this tank which I can't wait to get going. I am currently working on the electrical and then the build can begin! Let the fun times roll.
Tank:
Cade 1200 S2 ( Thanks AlgaeBarn)
114g Display
21g Sump
9.2g Gravity Fed ATO
Filtration/Nutrient Export:
Maxspect Aeraqua Duo AD600
Clarisea SK 3000
Refugium
Flow/Return:
Abyzz A100 DC Return w/ Controller
2 Vortech MP40's
1 Ice Cap 4k Gyre
Lighting/Heat:
2 Radion XR30 G5 Pro's
Fuge: 2 Tunze Waterproof Lights
700 Watt Innovative Marine Helio PTC Dual Heaters (350x2)
300 Watt BRS Titanium Heater w/ Ink Bird ( Separate Circuits)
Controller/Automation/Electrical:
2 Dedicated 20 Amp AFCI/GFCI Outlets
1 Dedicated 20 Amp NON GFCI Outlet
Hard Wired -Full Neptune Apex/Trident System
2 Neptune Dos Units (Water Change/Two Part Dosing)
Ipad Control Panel
Water: Basement Mixing Station
BRS 4 Stage 75gpd R/O System
2 Norwesco 65 Gallon Storage Containers
Vectra M2 for Mixing
Automatic Water Changes run via DOS
2 Sicce Mixing Pumps
---------------------------
Fish: All Captive Bred
1 Flame Hawk (My Fav)
6 Lyretail Anthias OR
Red Stop Light Cardinalfish
Mated Pair of Percula
Canary Wrasse
Coral Beauty or Flame Angel
2 Tangs (Blue,Convict,Yellow?)
FileFish
More TBD
Coral Stock - Aquacultured ONLY
Softies, Few LPS & Plenty of SPS
TBD
Thanks for reading!
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