Stpatrick's Red Sea Reffers 425xl build
I am hopeless. This is like my 4th build thread now. But here we go again. This build is my end all be all. Right! But I am gearing this one up to be ULM & ULN. As always. This will be SPS dominate. I have been reading a ton on the triton method and I thinks its worth giving a go. It makes total sense to me. This build has also been inspired by @SuncrestReef & @Broadfield on r2r. I love the automation of these builds. So stay tuned. Below is my ever evolving build sheet. I look forward to any help and/or criticism along the way.
Aquarium
- Red Sea Reefer XL 425 with white cabinet
Flow
- 3170 GPH DE Echo pump
- Manifold with gate valves to supply the 2 reactors plus one for expansion
- Replace Red Sea return nozzle with dual nozzles
- 2 Neptune Systems WAV pumps. To start.
Filtration – Triton Method
- Stock Red Sea filter socks for now
- 2 MBR157 Macroalgae Reactors Or fuge? TBD
- Skimmer TBD
- Two AquaMaxx Fluidized GFO & Carbon media reactors
- Possibly a 55 gallon barrel with a DSB. Similar to my ls build
Lighting
- TBD - LED/T5 - ???
Heating
- TBD
Controller
- Neptune EB832
- Standard Apex probes in skimmer chamber
- Neptune FMM units
- Neptune low monitor on return pipe
- Neptune flow monitor on each media reactor
- Neptune Leak detection probe in sump cabinet
- Neptune DOS x 4 for dosing - Triton
- Neptune ATK
- Neptune AFS
- Neptune WXM
Stpatrick's Red Sea Reffers 425xl build
Tanks up on the stand. Really loving the location. More to come.
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Stpatrick's Red Sea Reffers 425xl build
Lots going on. Lots of new things came in. The ideas are flowing. My plan is to keep this as simple and clean as possible. Utilizing a manifold to power two reactors. I plan on doing custom in cabinet and sump lighting. I don’t want to see any wires so still trying to sort that. It’s definitely a work in progress. The right side will be where all the electronics and controls will reside. That’s all still in the planning stage. But I believe I have the sump area all planned out. In my mind anyway.
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Stpatrick's Red Sea Reffers 425xl build
Here is the protein skimmer that I will be running on this tank for now. I think it’s a little bit overkill but it was free. It’s a aquamaxx cones Q3. It’s Supposed to work on tanks up to 420 gallons.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...27773416b8.jpg
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