GXPKY'S 250g Double D

GXPKY · Nov 13, 2015

Hey, been a while since i was in the hobby but i have currently jumped headfirst back into the hobby.

This is going to be a slow build sooo tag along, should be fun.

Picked up a some stuff to build around last week:
Marineland 150 gallon cube
2x Radions
ReefLink
Vectra M1 return pump

Stuff I have from previous 245 gallon build:
mp40s
calcium reactor
auto top off
rodi filter
skimmer
dual canister carbon/gfo
Chiller
heaters

Plans for the build:

150 gallon Marineland cube display in living room of house.
All equipment other than display will be located in my garage and plumbed into the display.
Refugium is going to be set up in a 100 gallon stock trough.
Sump will most likely be a 55 gallon baffled aquarium.

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143MPCo · Nov 13, 2015

I'm in for the buildout but, I have this weird kink in my neck

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GXPKY · Nov 13, 2015

Yeah yeah, guess i could rotate it haha

GXPKY · Nov 13, 2015

GXPKY · Feb 28, 2016

Finally finished our kitchen remodel...moving on to the living room next. After the living areas are finished the fish room build will begin along with tank setup!

Due to a slow roof leak that was running down the vent pipes and into the wall where we didn't see it until the floor of the kitchen was so bad it was getting soft we had to do some major renovation and mold removal.

But the kitchen turned out great!

Can't wait till I can sit down and relax when I get home from work. Still need a new stove and over stove microwave but doing what we can as our budget allows. Was hoping to have the aquarium set up by now :-(

GXPKY · Apr 20, 2016

Living room remodel is finished other than trim...tank is located in its final resting spot...and sub floor is reinforced!

Garage fish room build next!

Wife's dog...I'm not a chihuahua fan although I've become rather attached to her...don't judge me haha

ScottMyers123 · Apr 20, 2016

Nice looking setup. Can't wait to see it started.

SantaMonicaHelp · Apr 20, 2016

Everything looks great, especially the chihuahua!

SF

GXPKY · Apr 26, 2016

Well, kinda figuring out how we want to coordinate the fish equipment room, heres a super rough sketch of how it is layed out now

And the added fish room

GXPKY · Apr 27, 2016

Picked up some 2 month old equipment from a local reefer today, hes moving and had to break down, as always, their loss our gain, good dude though, hate to see him out of the hobby.

Not quite to the point i need it yet as build is in the works but hard to pass it up at the price he offered it to me for.

Calcium reactor, full setup:
Kamoer KSP-F01 peristaltic pump
Geos reef reactor
Eheim 1.1 recirculating pump
milwaukee ph controller/ph probe
Full CO2 tank with brand new regulator with solenoid

And a 4 bulb retrofit T5 fixture.

reefwiser · Apr 28, 2016

You got a bunch of good equipment there.

Check out the Louisville Marine Aquarium Society page on facebook.

GXPKY · Apr 28, 2016

reefwiser said:
You got a bunch of good equipment there.
Check out the Louisville Marine Aquarium Society page on facebook.

Thanks. Already on there lol.

hybridazn · Apr 28, 2016

Off to a great start!

reefwiser · Apr 28, 2016

GXPKY said:
Thanks. Already on there lol.

Great its the User name

GXPKY · Apr 28, 2016

Dennis Stuckey is my name

cjd · Apr 28, 2016

I had that tank , I loved it!!! It was like a fish tank Jacuzzi .

GXPKY · Apr 28, 2016

cjd said:
I had that tank , I loved it!!! It was like a fish tank Jacuzzi .

I really do like the cube, they have a wider one but dont want to push the limits on my sub floor, even if I did reinforce it (which i did).

Planning to keep it pretty minimal and keep most of the live rock in a stock tank plumbed into the system.

erk · Apr 28, 2016

I have the Kamoer dosing pump and had it running now for several months. Works very well. Don't recommend turning on the refill alert as it will wake you up in the middle of the night to a horrendous shrill sound. Otherwise, I'm very happy with it. I recommend using the type of tubing they call out instead of regular air tubing. US Plastics sells the right size for a good price.

GXPKY · Apr 28, 2016

erk said:
I have the Kamoer dosing pump and had it running now for several months. Works very well. Don't recommend turning on the refill alert as it will wake you up in the middle of the night to a horrendous shrill sound. Otherwise, I'm very happy with it. I recommend using the type of tubing they call out instead of regular air tubing. US Plastics sells the right size for a good price.

Thanks for the heads up, i will be needing tubing anyways, definitely not worth going with junk line on a good pump lol