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    Thread: Stpatrick's Red Sea Reffers 425xl build

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      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

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      Looking forward to following this one Patrick...last build threads were very educational...good luck.

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      Hurry up already. Jk. This will be sick

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      Make some progress. My kiddos had their girlfriends over so it gave me plenty of opportunity to get the stand set up. Not as complicated as I thought it was going to be. Typical IKEA type fasteners. Very very stable and sturdy. Pretty impressed with the red sea set up thus far.






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      Quote Originally Posted by HHN View Post
      Looking forward to following this one Patrick...last build threads were very educational...good luck.
      Thank you. This one I think is going to be interesting as well. Not only am I striving foryou ULN but I am striving Giving ULM a go via the triton method.


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      Quote Originally Posted by bps619 View Post
      Hurry up already. Jk. This will be sick
      Hope so :-)


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      So now all I need to do is get the tank over here and up onto its final resting place. I also have some pretty cool things planned for the sump. Make sure you guys provide critique & feedback.


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      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.


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      Nice setup as always. I've been debating getting one of the XXL750 Red Sea tanks for a while now.

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      Quote Originally Posted by stpatrick View Post
      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.


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      Beast of a skimmer. Unbelievable you picked that up for free!

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      So I decide to get a little creative with the sump. My plan is to do LEDs on all three sides. I found LEDs on Amazon. You can set them to pretty much whatever color you want. More on that later. Here are some before and after shots.






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