150 XH Build

[cabbagehead]

My 26 gallon is a little tight on space:

To fix this, I decided to go big and I bought a Marineland 150XH

 

[cabbagehead]

While waiting for some parts to arrive I was able to get a nice piece of acrylic from my LFS, Eco Reef, to construct a nice mount for my lighting system.

I came up with the idea of putting some art work on the acrylic to cover up some of the scratches. I utilized some cheap LED's from Ikea to light up the acrylic and make it pop.

My wife designed the reef scene and used etched vinyl to apply it to the acrylic. Lucky me

 

[aguila88psi]

That's pretty cool :thumbsup:

 

[cabbagehead]

Equipment list is as follows:
Marineland 150 Xh with black stand
2x AI Hydra 52 LED lights
Tsunami Sump
Waveline DC 6000 return pump
2x ViaAqua titanium heaters
Bubble Magus Curve 7 skimmer
NextReef MR1 media reactor running Matrix
ApexJR controller

Still undecided in power heads. I have Tunze on my 60 cube and will probably stick with them on this build.

 

[cabbagehead]

That's pretty cool :thumbsup:

Thank you! My wife has a vinyl design business so I was able to take advantage of that.

 

[cabbagehead]

Spent the entire day today filling this beast up with some help from my assistant

The Waveline 6000 is a very powerful pump. With only one overflow, I was only able to increase the flow to the second lowest setting before the overflow noise was unbearable.

 

[CrazyEyes]

I really like that light mount, definitely gives that extra pop. I really also like the 150XH's. Can't wait to see this thing really come to life.

 

[kcsnook]

Very creative my man, looks good and props to the wife!

 

[Fishman7]

looking good cant wait to see it grown out and full

 

[sirrealism]

very nice setup.

 

[MrHarvard]

Nice set up and cool idea!! May I ask where u got the black mount for the light?

 

[BR12349]

Looks Great!!!

 

[cabbagehead]

I really like that light mount, definitely gives that extra pop. I really also like the 150XH's. Can't wait to see this thing really come to life.

Thank You! I can't wait to start adding soft coral. I've have a lot more real estate with the 150

 

[cabbagehead]

Very creative my man, looks good and props to the wife!

Thank you! It's cool when we can work together on something and have it come out like this. She already has customers wanting something similar.

 

[cabbagehead]

looking good cant wait to see it grown out and full

Thank you! I'm looking forward to adding some softies that I couldn't fit in the 26 gallon.

 

[cabbagehead]

very nice setup.

Thank you!

 

[CrazyEyes]

Oh and you're a Gator fan, how about that!

 

[cabbagehead]

Nice set up and cool idea!! May I ask where u got the black mount for the light?

Thank you! Here is a link to Amazon where I purchased it.

http://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-Art...qid=1390280057&sr=8-14&keywords=tv+wall+mount

I am waiting on an EXT rail to mount to the piece of acrylic that the monitor bracket is holding. I will then attach both Hydras to the EXT rail and adjust to center.

 

[cabbagehead]

Looks Great!!!

Thank You!

 

[aguila88psi]

I love seeing new setups, is it cycled already??? Lol