LegoZ 240 Gallon Reef!

[LegoZ81]

My 240g
Tanks:
240g Display (96"x24"x24")
125g Growout (72"x18"18")
30g Frag Tank (36x24x8)
100g Refugium
50g DSB
150g Brute Stocktank Sump
150g Brute Waterchange Tank

Equipment:
Super Reef Octopus XP8000 External Cone Protein Skimmer
Innovative Aquatics Nautilis II dosing pump for 2 part dosing
NextReef MR1 Monster Media Reactor
Reeflo Hammerhead Gold Main Return
Neptune AC Jr. controlling fans, and A/C.
Digital Aqautics RK2 controlling heaters in waterchange tank (1x250w).
Neptune Apex controlling everything else

Lighting:
Display
5x AquaIllumination Sol Blue
Growout
2x 175w XM10k
#4x AquaIllumination Sol Whites (DIY) (still work in progress)
1x 36" ReefBrite blue LED bar
Frag tank
DIY 24 LED (12 Cree Blue, 12 Cree white) Fixture

Circulation (intank):
Display
2x Korallia Magnum 8
2x Vortech MP40w
2x Tunze Wavebox 6212
Frag Growout
2x Korallia P4
4x Korallia Nano 240

 

[LegoZ81]

 

[LegoZ81]

Pictures of the Apex installed and my Hanna testers and my build up of supplements!

 

[LegoZ81]

Apex iPhone application

The dip in the middle is due to the AI's dimming for a thunderstorm.

iPhone shots:

 

[LegoZ81]

 

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[dave.m]

The stained glass to hide the front lid is a brilliant idea! How old is this tank?

Dave.M

 

[LegoZ81]

11-04-2009 - Tank is delivered at it's new home
01-03-2010 - Everything is transferred

so coming up on three years already!

 

[lotusstar]

Wow! The stained glass is amazing! Great tank as well.

 

[LegoZ81]

Thank you!

 

[offroadr]

Awesome, where at in Central IL? I am in Mackinaw

 

[LegoZ81]

Awesome, where at in Central IL? I am in Mackinaw

Bloomington-Normal

 

[offroadr]

Bloomington-Normal

Very cool, Iwent to ISU and get to B-N once a week for my daughter. We were there last night.

I love the pics escpecially the technical pics. I enjoy studying others plumbing!

 

[Robb in Austin]

Love the stained glass 'canopy'.

Is that urchin really carrying around a heater holder?!

 

[LegoZ81]

Thanks! Yes for some reason "he" thought it was a good idea lol

 

[LegoZ81]

My Webcam page has been updated to include a link to the second camera right under the video on the main page. Check it out!

http://www.legozreef.com/

 

[LegoZ81]

Sorry for no updates I have been slowly moving the tank since the end of December.
What a project!

 

[LegoZ81]

01-31-2013, 12:54 PM
So it has Officially started:
BRS 150gpd Water Saver setup with Dual DI, FM-2 Filter Monitor and DM-2 Dual TDS Meter

300 gallon stock tank will be temporary holding for the fish and liverock

Proposed location for new display tank 60"x36"x25"

02-04-2013, 12:37 PM
Salt is mixed up in the vat and it is at 1.025 need to get a controller moved over to run my heater now and I should be able to move some livestock over, I will probably start with some snails to make sure it is ok first.

02-07-2013, 04:39 PM
ACJr is setup controlling a heater on the stock tank and 2 snails are alive after 2 days. Will start moving some rock from the 240 soon, hopefully I can move fish this Sunday and start breaking the 240 down.

02-11-2013, 03:38 PM
New electric panel and mangroves!

02-21-2013, 10:48 AM
Updates not all that much has changed:
- moved a little more rock to new holding tank
- added new rock to the water change stock tank at the old house to add additional surface area to allow de-nitrification when I take the 240 offline
- removed stained glass and sealed the sides of the area above the tank to prevent condensation behind the tank due to elevated humidity

I have other stuff going on this weekend but I would like to get the corals out of the display to someone that can hold them as I don't have room in the 125 to hold it.

The following weekend I would also like to get the fish and the rock out of the 240 and moved to the new house and get the 240 drained and cleaned. I then need to move the tank and get it setup at the basement of the new house.

 

[LegoZ81]

04-09-2013, 11:32 AM
Fish and the majority of the rock and LPS/Softies were moved March 2nd and some lighting (2 sol whites) were put up over the 300g stock tank.

Procured a 5'x3'x10" frag tank with T5 lighting and 3 powerbrite strips on March 10th.

Made serious progress on the new fish room this weekend.
Walls Framed:

Since the walls blocked access to the utility room, a new door opening was cut:

 

[LegoZ81]

04-10-2013, 09:57 AM
Tile started to go down last night: