Eric's 300Gal Build!

E_Aquatics · Jan 26, 2015

SeahorseKeeper said:
The tank is looking good!! Thanks for updating!

Thank you!! & you're welcome.

acesfull44 said:
SUPER nice! Very cool to see as a newb to the hobby! I only pray my tank is remotely close to this in the coming months!

Thanks!! How big is your tank? All I can say is take your time planning everything. Nothing good comes out of rushing things in this hobby.

acesfull44 · Jan 27, 2015

E_Aquatics said:
Thank you!! & you're welcome.

Thanks!! How big is your tank? All I can say is take your time planning everything. Nothing good comes out of rushing things in this hobby.

It's a 150! A sump size for your tank! [emoji2]

E_Aquatics · Jan 27, 2015

acesfull44 said:
It's a 150! A sump size for your tank! [emoji2]

Yea my sump is 130g lol.

E_Aquatics · Feb 12, 2015

Update 02/12/2015

Sorry for the lack of updates and pictures but there isn't much going on as Im putting the fish through quarantine and there isn't much action in the tank.

Fish list so far….

2x Percula Clowns
15x Green Chromis
1x Tail Spot Blenny
1x Smith Blenny
1x Engineer Goby
1x Blue Tang
1x Naso Tang
1x Chevron Tang
1x Sailfin Tang
1x Yellow Eye Kole Tang
1x Male Lyretail Anthia
6x Female Lyretail Anthias
1x Powder Brown Tang
6x Yellow Tangs

For now these are all the pictures I have from when I was moving some of the fish to their quarantine tanks.

tureefik87 · Feb 13, 2015

Beautiful tank! Awesome reading all the updates and seeing the progression, simply amazing!!!!

How do you like the apex?

-galvin

dragonfish · Feb 13, 2015

looks good
following

E_Aquatics · Feb 13, 2015

tureefik87 said:
Beautiful tank! Awesome reading all the updates and seeing the progression, simply amazing!!!!

How do you like the apex?

-galvin

Thank you & about the apex I love it. There are some many things you can have it do that just that is just simply amazing. If its in your budget I would recommend you get it.

E_Aquatics · Feb 13, 2015

dragonfish said:
looks good
following

Thank you

tureefik87 · Feb 13, 2015

E_Aquatics said:
Thank you & about the apex I love it. There are some many things you can have it do that just that is just simply amazing. If its in your budget I would recommend you get it.

Do you have the APEX Gold?

E_Aquatics · Feb 13, 2015

tureefik87 said:
Do you have the APEX Gold?

No. I bought the Apex w/ Lab Grade pH Probe, additionally I purchased an additional lab grade pH probe for my calcium reactor, a breakout box for float switches and a LMS module with 4 lED's. I don't really need a conductivity probe & PM2 module which is the only two things the gold version has that the standard apex with lab grade pH probe does not have. I might buy it down the road but for now I don't really have a need for it.

Hockeynut · Feb 13, 2015

Wow awesome build! I see you made the coast to coast overflow out of glass did you cut fins in the black acrylic to block fish from getting in? I want to do the same on my future 180 build

E_Aquatics · Feb 14, 2015

Hockeynut said:
Wow awesome build! I see you made the coast to coast overflow out of glass did you cut fins in the black acrylic to block fish from getting in? I want to do the same on my future 180 build

No I did not make any cuts in the acrylic… Overtime those gaps get covered with algae and it will create more work for me and the smooth straight surface creates better surface skimming. For a fish to go over the overflow will have to be really small and I don't really have that many small fish in there.

E_Aquatics · Feb 16, 2015

Quick video of some of the tangs in quarantine.

http://youtu.be/AlG_Uhpq0zw

stlcard · Mar 13, 2015

Great tank man. Could you show us some pictures of the final apex setup and how you kept all the cables neat? I need to do something similar with my fish room and want ideas on cable management. I was planning a board similar to yours, but havent decided how I want to mount it to the wall. I want some sort of hinge system so its easy to access the back and cords when needed.

E_Aquatics · Mar 19, 2015

Sorry for the lack of updates guys but work is keeping me busy and don't have much time but the tank is doing great so far… I took a quick video today of the fish attacking the nori, hope you guys enjoy it. I should have some free time in a week so I will be taking some more detailed pictures and sharing them with everyone here.

[video=youtube;k6kHBokdhzY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6kHBokdhzY[/video]

E_Aquatics · Mar 19, 2015

stlcard said:
Great tank man. Could you show us some pictures of the final apex setup and how you kept all the cables neat? I need to do something similar with my fish room and want ideas on cable management. I was planning a board similar to yours, but havent decided how I want to mount it to the wall. I want some sort of hinge system so its easy to access the back and cords when needed.

I will get you those pictures in a few days.. The board is mounted on the right side of the stand which I have an access door on the back side to be able to reach the cables.