New 200 Gallon Crystal Dynamics Build

[christygirl]

Just a quick update:
Bringing equipment online.
- ATI Lighting online
- Pump online
- (2) 500 Watt Heaters online
- Chiller online
- Temperature 1 online
- ATK (Neptune ATO) online
- Refugium Light online (Neptune refugium)
- Kalk stirrer online (Part of ATO, but no Kalk added yet)

Items to install still:
- Skimmer (Going in tomorrow)
- (4) MP40QD's
- Calcium Reactor
- (3) pH Probes
- Salinity Probe
- Carbo / GFO Reactor

I have some miscellaneous bracing and wire cleanup as well.

All in all, it is coming along nicely!

 

[griss]

Just a quick update:
Bringing equipment online.
- ATI Lighting online
- Pump online
- (2) 500 Watt Heaters online
- Chiller online
- Temperature 1 online
- ATK (Neptune ATO) online
- Refugium Light online (Neptune refugium)
- Kalk stirrer online (Part of ATO, but no Kalk added yet)

Items to install still:
- Skimmer (Going in tomorrow)
- (4) MP40QD's
- Calcium Reactor
- (3) pH Probes
- Salinity Probe
- Carbo / GFO Reactor

I have some miscellaneous bracing and wire cleanup as well.

All in all, it is coming along nicely!

Woo hoo, can't wait to see more pics.

 

[christygirl]

Well, another update... sort of.....
Added the Skimmer! working well already.
Added one of the 4 MP40 QD's.... you might ask why only one..... well, I will tell you.... I had to extend the line between the dry side and the controller... So I cut, soldered, and extended it by 6 feet... All of the controller's will be on the right side of the equipment closet above the smaller Apex control board.

Once I got it installed, I realized that I had a bad EB832 on that control board.... You know, the lights are on, but no power at the 8 outlets... There was a guy on here that fixes these if you send to him... anyone know who that guy is????

Anyway, here are a couple of pics to look at...

Keep in mind, I have not cleaned the back glass yet... going to do that this week... for this reason, the tank shows like it has a blue background.... it is black!

 

[griss]

Looks great Randy.

Here's the link to the electronics repair guy that's been mentioned in other threads on here.

 

[Reefing102]

Great update!

 

[T Diddy]

After all of this build up and anticipation, you’d better not start with a pair of blue damsels.

 

[discotu]

Randy I can also repair. I did my own as well and happen to have an extra power supply replacement. Send it to me and I'll fix it for free.

 

[Reefing102]

After all of this build up and anticipation, you’d better not start with a pair of blue damsels.

Awe come on. Don’t hate on the damsels. Besides we all know it’s going to be Blue/Green Reef Chromis

Either way, it’ll be a great build regardless of the fish

 

[christygirl]

Looks great Randy.

Here's the link to the electronics repair guy that's been mentioned in other threads on here.

Griss, Thankyou. I will get this setup asap.. I want to make sure I get this repaired, because my old 180 is going in the garage as a freshwater display.... I will probably do a build on that one as well!

Great update!

Thanks reefing 102!

After all of this build up and anticipation, you’d better not start with a pair of blue damsels.

I always wanted a tank full of the electric blue Damsels.... 50 oughta do it!!!!!

Randy I can also repair. I did my own as well and happen to have an extra power supply replacement. Send it to me and I'll fix it for free.

I think I am going to take you up on this... I will send it to you and I will also return your other Apex that you graciously allowed me to borrow!

Awe come on. Don’t hate on the damsels. Besides we all know it’s going to be Blue/Green Reef Chromis

Either way, it’ll be a great build regardless of the fish

Blue for me all the way... no wait.... dominoes... i am going with dominoes!


All kidding aside:
My red sea Des Jardin is almost 15 years old! He is absolutely perfect.
My Emporer Angel is almost completely done turning. I got him about a year ago as a sub adult. He gets along pretty good with the red sea tang.
I have a coral beauty and a flame (been together over 8 years)
I have 2 stubby clowns.

What I would like to add:
1 more angel that would work with my emporer.
3 wrasses (coris, potters, leapord, and Laboute) I know... that is 4, but, 3 out of those 4 would be my choice
3 Lyre tail anthias... Cause I like them
2 chalk basslets

This would make a lot of nice motion in the tank and also a lot of nice colors!

 

[Jimbo327]

Such a clean build. That piping is professionally done.

I hid all my wiring behind those conduit raceways as well.

You got the skimmer in and 1 powerhead. Time to send in the fishes!

 

[christygirl]

Such a clean build. That piping is professionally done.

I hid all my wiring behind those conduit raceways as well.

You got the skimmer in and 1 powerhead. Time to send in the fishes!

Jimbo,
Thanks for the compliment.
I really like having the wiring hidden. Once the lid of the raceway is on, it really makes it nice from a visual standpoint.
Goal is this Sunday to move some Fish!

 

[OG Reefs]

Wow dude! Looks great! I still got some phyto and pods for you!

 

[christygirl]

Well, I didn't move fish this weekend.

I got hung up in extending the wires on 2 MP40QD's and installing all 4 of them on the tank.

I still need to install the Carbon / GFO reactor and the Calcium reactor...

Then I need to make some sort of cabinet or shelf system for the left end of the tank... to store test kits cleanup etc...

Here are a couple of pics of the control room with the MP40 drivers. I still have to cleanup the driver wires on the left side by the red pipe.

 

[solitude127]

Looking amazing as always Randy.

 

[christygirl]

Looking amazing as always Randy.

Mike,

Thanks.... I am about due for an update...

I wanted to get a couple more pieces installed.

So, soon......

 

[shred5]

Well, another update... sort of.....
Added the Skimmer! working well already.
Added one of the 4 MP40 QD's.... you might ask why only one..... well, I will tell you.... I had to extend the line between the dry side and the controller... So I cut, soldered, and extended it by 6 feet... All of the controller's will be on the right side of the equipment closet above the smaller Apex control board.

Once I got it installed, I realized that I had a bad EB832 on that control board.... You know, the lights are on, but no power at the 8 outlets... There was a guy on here that fixes these if you send to him... anyone know who that guy is????

Anyway, here are a couple of pics to look at...

Keep in mind, I have not cleaned the back glass yet... going to do that this week... for this reason, the tank shows like it has a blue background.... it is black!

Oh wow very nice. Another build I missed. Super neat and organized.

 

[christygirl]

ok, a small update... been letting the tank go through the cycle. Nearly complete... Ammonia finally is almost 0.

This week I would like to add the following:
- 3 pH probes
- Salinity Probe
- Carbon GFO reactor
- Kalkwasser in the ATO system

I have added 3 wrasses.. (New ones)
I moved my 4, almost baseball sized Turbo snails... (Had these for almost 10 years now)
Moved 1 of my brittle stars - The oldest one... about 8 years with me.... huge....

This week I will add 2 more brittle stars and try to catch some of my fish from the holding tank.

 

[griss]

Just and FYI, from what I've read, the Apex salinity probes can be inaccurate.

 

[discotu]

Just and FYI, from what I've read, the Apex salinity probes can be inaccurate.

Agree, but it's still useful to see salinity trend overtime. I never trust it's actual value and always
double check with a TM hydrometer to make adjustments.

 

[christygirl]

I went to calibrate this and it said you have to use a chemical I have never heard of... it also said it is best to not calibrate it. The funny thing is it is reading 21.6... 21.6 what??? PPT? Not sure... I just know that number is way wrong if it is PPT.... with my hydrometer, I am getting 35PPT....

Does anyone have any experience with calibrating the salinity probe?

On a lighter side, I am waiting for 2 parts to be able to install my Carbon / GFO reactor.... I need one 1/2 NPT thread to 3/8" john Guest fitting to come out of the reactor... I changed everything to 3/8" on this one because I wanted to use the red 3/8" pipe.... Will post pics once that is installed...

Then, the last real item I need is to install my calcium reactor....

Getting close....