3XL 900 New Build

[mjnykiel]

Oh boy! Hopefully you caught it before it could really do some damage!

Luckily I did!!!!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Congrats on the tank, looking great.

 

[mjnykiel]

Ok.... new sump finally came and I got it working. Moved tank inhabitants over!

 

[mjnykiel]

I got my radion XR30 lights working. What settings does everyone use?

 

[Jeffcb]

Congratulations on the new tank. Looks great. Welcome to the 900 club.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Sweet! I like the dimensions of this tank. It will be cool to watch it grow in.

 

[mjnykiel]

Picked up two new pieces yesterday:
Scoly and a brain

 

[mjnykiel]

Been about 3 weeks picked up a couple more pieces: Japanese Kenya, Ultra Billie Tri Clam, and Acro

 

[mjnykiel]

Progress Update: May 6

 

[mjnykiel]

Congratulations on the new tank. Looks great. Welcome to the 900 club.

Thanks!

 

[Darksidereefer]

I got my radion XR30 lights working. What settings does everyone use?

I started using the works side corals sps dominant settings. You can get it on their web site.

 

[mjnykiel]

6 weeks later.
great monti growth

 

[mjnykiel]

I am running XR30 all AB setting at 48%

 

[mjnykiel]

Check out 7 Months of Tank Growth
I have left a lot of room for these coral to grow.
Water Parameters:
Temp: 78.5 - 79.0
Salinity: 35ppt
pH: 8.09 - 8.2
dkh: 7.5
Ca: 410
Mg: 1500

 

[mjnykiel]

Okay so about 10 months in on this build and I did some major changes. We emptied the whole tank and moved it under the stairs. Then I had a cabinet maker build a stand and extra storage. Also I think it makes it look super slick.

 

[mjnykiel]

My corals have for sure grown. But I wasn’t that happy with my tank aesthetics. The wife really wanted more of rock face/reef face appearance…and you know the saying…

 

[mjnykiel]

Different views of the built in tank under the stairs