DORKing it with a XXL750 Build

[Dorking It]

I am slightly a little over a month into owning a tank, the first one ever by the way. I am going to document my journey threw this build thread. Here is the current setup.4

Equipment
Red Sea Reefer XXL750

Display:​

• (4) Ecotech Mp40s
• (2) Ecotech Mp60s
• (4) Radeon G5 XR30 Pros with diffusers
• Current Livestock
  • Achilles Tang
  • Yellow Tang
  • Purple Tang
  • Naso Tang
  • (2) Snowflake Clowns
  • (2) Black Storm Clowns
  • (2) Blue-green Chromis
  • Kleins Butterfly
  • Way too many bubble tip nems
  • misc corals and zoas that need to be fixed and placed properly

Under the Hood:​

• Royal Exclusiv protein skimmer
• Carbon media reactor
• GFO media reactor
• Dual Ecotech Vectra M2 return pumps
• Pentair UV sterilizer
• Refugium with Kessil tuna flora light
• Tunze nanostream for extra movement in the sump
• Tunze ATO with Royal Exclusiv Dream Box 19-gallon reservoir

Brains (other than mine, lol) is an APEX.​

I have been slowly cleaning the tank up since I took it over as it was slightly neglected towards the end of ownership. The tank has been running for approximately 2 years now. Here is what it looked like when I got it how and resetup

Current state after a little time and effort. Still needs a lot but I am taking it slowly and learning as I go. If anyone is near me and wants to help/teach I am open to it.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank looks great!

 

[Dorking It]

Well I have decided that I wanted to upgrade my saltwater mixing station and add auto water changes. Here is the start

This is going to take a few months but the plan is to add a neptune power bar with a dos. I think I am going to add a cor20 for my mixing pump, I guess if one of my vectra pumps go out I will have a temp backup. My tank is 100ft away in my entryway. I'm not worried about the auto water change but I think I need a larger pump to pump water if I need a on the spot manual change.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Well I have decided that I wanted to upgrade my saltwater mixing station and add auto water changes. Here is the start

This is going to take a few months but the plan is to add a neptune power bar with a dos. I think I am going to add a cor20 for my mixing pump, I guess if one of my vectra pumps go out I will have a temp backup. My tank is 100ft away in my entryway. I'm not worried about the auto water change but I think I need a larger pump to pump water if I need a on the spot manual change.

Best of luck on getting everything set up! That is one good start though!

 

[Dorking It]

I wanted to post an update on the setup. I have been slowly working on the water station. I added a COR20 pump for mixing and as a backup for my display, I am almost finished with the initial setup. Once this is completed I will be adding an auto water change setup.

Update on the tank as of 11/27/23.
I had an ICH outbreak in the tank about a month ago and all fish survived!!! I may see a spot here or there but we made it. I used Polyp Medic, fed heavy, and slowed my UV flow to 300 gallons an hr.

I have been working on removing and rearranging rocks in my display and removing Bubble tips nems. I have removed about 60 and still have a ton to go. Here are some pics of its current state.

 

[Dorking It]

Well, it's a rainy day here in Southern California.I decided to work on the tank and finally install my smart roller. I was surprised on how simple the modification of the sump ended up being. I was very intimidated. Very impressed with the results of the roller within an hour. No more filter socks for me!