AQUANAUT's 300g PHEONIX Rebuild Project

[Aquanaut WA]

Bigger better than ever...Custom Build by Mike at Crystal Reef Aquatics, WA

72 x 36 x 27 Peninsula, 3 side Starfire and Eurobraced +700lbs
Ghost Overflow to external weir Bean/Herbie
Glass covers to Eel proof the reef for my Zebra
Removed canopy to showcase the 6 ReeFi Pendants that I have been using for 2 yrs.
Retrofit sump for improved baffeling of Trident method
Retain Eshopes S300 Skimmer
Retain ReeFlow Hybrid Hammerhead pump
APEX CLASSIC + FMM LDK + Flowmeter
Jaebo Doser
Jaebo SW25 wave pumps to be replaced with 2 Gyre 3k
2 Ehiem 300 Heat
Carbon/Phosban 150 reactor
Converted to 2 GFCI 20amp breakers
House now has Heat/AC pump upgrade.

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Bigger better than ever...Custom Build by Mike at Crystal Reef Aquatics, WA

72 x 36 x 27 Peninsula, 3 side Starfire and Eurobraced +700lbs
Ghost Overflow to external weir Bean/Herbie
Glass covers to Eel proof the reef for my Zebra
Removed canopy to showcase the 6 ReeFi Pendants that I have been using for 2 yrs.
Retrofit sump for improved baffeling of Trident method
Retain Eshopes S300 Skimmer
Retain ReeFlow Hybrid Hammerhead pump
APEX CLASSIC + FMM LDK + Flowmeter
Jaebo Doser
Jaebo SW25 wave pumps to be replaced with 2 Gyre 3k
2 Ehiem 300 Heat
Carbon/Phosban 150 reactor
Converted to 2 GFCI 20amp breakers
House now has Heat/AC pump upgrade.

Plumbing roughed in and waiting gate valves shipment

 

[Albertan_Reef]

Definitely subbed to this. I love peninsla tanks!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

WOW, nice huge tank. Following>>>

 

[Preme]

very nice set up as of now! following along

 

[Geebs19]

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Thank you all, I really need the pep talk to keep me going on this journey.

 

[Aquanaut WA]

My FOWLER recently decided to pop ick after +70 days. Only 14 days after removing Cupramine that was kept at .3-.5 for 5 months. I may try Hypo next since I ran out of CryptoPro and short 3days of 10 day tx.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Cool! Following!!

 

[JimFuller]

Following I hope to do something simlar with a smaller tank, around 225, in the future.

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Chaeto refugium complete. Now to rearrange the rock for the eel cave and plateaus. Tank has finally cycled at 4weeks. Now to acclimate FOWLER via waterchanges.

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Updates, recently added the fish back in. Its been a long wait since April tank fail.

https://www.facebook.com/100003264633760/posts/1884011818384288/

 

[Aquanaut WA]

https://www.facebook.com/100003264633760/posts/1884008698384600/

 

[Aquanaut WA]

https://www.facebook.com/100003264633760/posts/1884008698384600/

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Growth and color update
Blue Tort Hedge filling in, it will look amazing when merging in Summer.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Beautiful pics !!!

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Just some quick iphone snaps. I should use my DSLR more...lol

 

[Aquanaut WA]

I’m just glad the Bacto and Algea Blooms are done. Pods are supercharged coating everything and GHA is needing mowing more often even tho low nutrient is tested. Cheato is very slow growing to outcompete GHA. CUC will be a challenge with going BB and Harliquine Wrasse finds even starfish tasty.

 

[eric8625]

The tank looks amazing! Are you still only using the 6 pendants for lighting?

 

[Aquanaut WA]

Yes, I only need 6 ReeFi Lamps and I have raised them 18" above the tank ramping up to 80% and focused the adjustable lense to narrow the light spread to 36" radius each pendant. I have SPS and Monti coloring up on the BB 48" below these lamps. Energy efficient that my use only peaks 128w of the 150w capasity. I highly recommend these lamps. Best color of coral and fish, shimmer, network interface, NW local customer service I have experienced for a USA constructed product. It is my understanding that a new build by ReeFi is currently underway that may have 9 tunable channels and +200w capability. So, I'm definitely watching the ReeFi Lab posts from Daniel Lu on the next release.

find info here
http://www.reefi-lab.com