1000 Gallon Build- Here we go- Lots of Pictures

DivingTheWorld said:
That's good to hear that they replaced your equipment quickly, but it's a little concerning that so many pieces went bad already...

One thing I'm not sure if anyone has touched on in your thread is keeping an "emergency parts" supply. It's generally a good idea to have backup vital equipment in case an issue pops up. Often times it will take at least a few days to a week for a pump or skimmer to get swapped out under warranty. That's enough time for your tank to go south in a big way.

Personally I keep a new back up of the following in my fish closet and my tank is just a little 80g:

Return Pump fully plumbed to the Union
Heater
Skimmer Pump
Apex Base
Kessil
MP40QD Wet Side
Dosing Pump Tube
Various plumping pipe, fittings, etc.
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I've got 2 return pumps, 2 skimmer pumps, 6 lights. Plenty of redundancy built in.
 
The French and Blueface are my two favorite angels. I've had a few of each and they can both be pretty territorial, especially towards one another. In a large tank it shouldn't be much of a bother, but I'd add them late (as suggested already) and add them at the same time. In fact, if you're going to add any other angels I'd say to add them all at the same time (assume 5-6 species). The same should probably be said for tangs.
 
Ah that's a UV filter, I saw the picture and the first thing that went through my mind is why the octopus of flex tube that go into larger tube... reading, it's fundamental!
 
Socaltoaz said:
When I talk about the angels and stuff, Im talking down the road. Definitely going to start with some damsels and clowns first. But you are right- I want that tank established perfectly before adding any expensive fish.

Bowmore is good. Have you tried Japanese scotch? Yamazaki is ridiculous!
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:thumbsup:

Didn't want to come off as telling you how to stock, but you've got things figured out sounds like.

I've had one glass of Yamazaki and I would like to find some more, certainly.
 
Update: Did a water test today- all looks fairly well. Ammonia is at .25ppm. Nitrite and Nitrates at 0.

Im gonna do another test in about a week and will probably add a few small hardy fish. Then the real fun begins - stocking the tank!
 
Socaltoaz said:
Update: Did a water test today- all looks fairly well. Ammonia is at .25ppm. Nitrite and Nitrates at 0.

Im gonna do another test in about a week and will probably add a few small hardy fish. Then the real fun begins - stocking the tank!
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Your tanks not cycled, don't add fish until the ammonia is gone. It will probably be another 3-4 weeks unless you add bacteria in a bottle.
 
BigJohnny said:
Your tanks not cycled, don't add fish until the ammonia is gone. It will probably be another 3-4 weeks unless you add bacteria in a bottle.
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Let me add the implied missing sentence from my post- "going to test the water again in a week AND IF ALL IS GOOD will probably add a few hardy fish"
 
Reef Genesis system arriving which will hange 1 gallon of water every 4 hours. That excess water will go into QT tank which when full will flow into drain. Will place a powerheads for circulation into the QT tank.
 
Socaltoaz said:
Reef Genesis water change system arrived today. Pictures later
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Very cool! You will love that thing. I assume you purchased the system with the pumps? Be sure to use a level when you mount the metering bins to get them level so they are perfectly accurate. Also be sure to use the little valves that are included so you can restrict the pumps flow as needed. You don't want it filling the bins too fast or too slow. Too fast and it will shoot up the lid and or create a lot of turbulance in the bins. Aim for about 40-45 seconds for it to fill a bin and start flowing out the overlfow tube back the source water.
 
slief said:
Very cool! You will love that thing. I assume you purchased the system with the pumps? Be sure to use a level when you mount the metering bins to get them level so they are perfectly accurate. Also be sure to use the little valves that are included so you can restrict the pumps flow as needed. You don't want it filling the bins too fast or too slow. Too fast and it will shoot up the lid and or create a lot of turbulance in the bins. Aim for about 40-45 seconds for it to fill a bin and start flowing out the overlfow tube back the source water.
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Yes- purchased the complete system with pumps, tubing, everything. Didn't have a chance to get to it today. Planning on spending some tomorrow on it.



brewtus said:
Words cont describe this build
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Thanks brewtus. I'm definitely happy with the whole progress.
 
slief said:
The Genesis Renew doesn't need an RODI tank. The only thing that requires any kind of RODI tank is an ATO. This holds true to the Genesis Storm or even an Apex controlled ATO. Any automatic water change system needs a source for fresh salt water. I.E. A salt water holding tank.

If I remember, Monday when I get to the office, I will email you a pdf copy of the power point presentation I did for the Apex user group at MACNA. Complete with notes. The subject was the implementation and use of failsafes with the Apex. It will give you some ideas for failsafes and also what I control with my Apex. The Renew falls into this equation but like I said, I use my Apex for ATO duties for what I feel to be good reasons.
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PM sent I'd love this too. I've been reading way too many threads of amazing builds that had huge disasters from the simplest of things. I'm trying to design my redundancy and backups now.

This is an amazing build and I'm happy to be following. I'm debating how many radions to get for my tank now. They say a gen3 pro can easily do 36x36 inches with the wide angle but I always see double that on big tanks. I can't figure out if it's needed, or if people's reference is just builds from gen 1s that needed that many. I don't see many big tank builds with the new ones.
 
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