XXXL900 just getting started.

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Been planning this for a while. Picked up the tank about 1 month ago. Just started moving it into basement.
Tank Red Sea XXXL900 predator
3 AI Hydra 32’s
2 Nero 5’s
1200 reef roller
RS900 skimmer
Apex controller
36w Aquatop UV Sterilizer
2 Current return pumps
Current dc pump for UV
200# Caribsea sand
100# live rock

have to paint a wall and move my XL525 before I can set it up.

 

[jkobel]

Love it, following along!

 

[ReefRondo]

This sounds awesome!

 

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Got the wall painted, got the XL525 moved and construction has begun. My neighbor and his two older sons helped move in the tank. Great people. Pics of the 525 move water still pretty stirred when I took the pic.

 

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Have the pumps and UV running. Need to upgrade skimmer. Thought I could swap one that was oversized in my smaller tanks, but seems they also are RSK300’s. Still need to add the two Nero5’s and swap out two primes on my 350 so I can add those two Hydra 32’s to the 900.

 

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Have the pumps and UV running. Need to upgrade skimmer. Thought I could swap one that was oversized in my smaller tanks, but seems they also are RSK300’s. Still need to add the two Nero5’s and swap out two primes on my 350 so I can add those two Hydra 32’s to the 900.

 

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Got the lights swapped and my life rock has arrived.

 

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Last night I built my rock scape now to cycle.

 

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Around 8 this morning I added 10ml of ammonia to raise it to 2.0 according to calculator. At 10 tonight I tested between .8 and 1.5. Doses another oops 11mg wanted 8. Will test in 15 minutes to see what it reads and then see what happens by tomorrow night. Getting anxious for the cycle to end. Yea.

 

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So last night we added our fish. Named the tank Heavenly, as it is housing our angels. Have a Passer or King named Elvis, a Xanthrus named Cellestial, Blue Koran named crescent, and an Emperor (oops no name yet), a red scorpion fish, a Miniatus Grouper named Cod (named it Hook because Peter Pan called Hook a cod fish but my daughter didn’t like Hook), and a Harlequin Tusk Fish named Romance (Now my wife cannot say there is no Romance in our House ). Left the lights off for 24 hours to let them settle in. Turned on around 7:30 and everyone fed nicely.
Now just to try and avoid the ugly stage.

 

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Brought my Salinity up over time. Added some softies to get that reef feel. So far all the fish are getting along. Little posturing for position, but no serious aggression.

 

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Lost all my fish to an ich outbreak. Stupid but moved one out of QT too quick as thought he wasn’t eating in there. Bella Donna sifter goby (also thought fairly safe with mucus coat). So after fallow I moved some big boys out of my 160.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Sorry you lost all of your fish!!

 

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I have added Maxspect XF350’s one in each end. Not sure yet how much I like them. Maybe too much flow for my fish.