GXPKY's 250 Double D - Page 5

rockworm · 09/07/2016, 09:59 PM

Dennis, I just want to throw a kudos your way because of your build progress that I have followed. You have done a lot of great work in this build and it sure is nice to see the results come into fruition. Awesome job and thanks for sharing the whole process. ☺

Ward

Fuel Doodle · 09/08/2016, 05:54 AM

Keep up the great work and content!

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GXPKY · 09/08/2016, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rockworm

Dennis, I just want to throw a kudos your way because of your build progress that I have followed. You have done a lot of great work in this build and it sure is nice to see the results come into fruition. Awesome job and thanks for sharing the whole process. ☺

Ward

Hey thanks rock, I know I have always enjoyed detailed builds more than most...lot of learning has been done from those builds for myself over the last 15 years.

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Originally Posted by Fuel Doodle

Keep up the great work and content!

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Thanks!

-Dennis

GXPKY · 09/08/2016, 07:38 PM

Well, added a couple wrasse and aquaculture colonies of sps today. Under regular lighting and semi browned out from shipping...but u get the picture (literally lol).

I think this Milli has some great potential.

Two different acros in one. Probably have to split it later but cool regardless...

Blue stag...Yellow coralites.

Noclue acro...

I'm a big fan of aquaculture colonies anywho.

2 pieces of wrasse are better than one.

-Dennis

rockworm · 09/08/2016, 08:17 PM

Now the fun begins. Filling it up. I like that mille and you are right, it has potential.

I got hooked on wrasses with my 220. I have 7 now in my 400 and plan on some more. They add so much colour and movement in the tank. Always cruising, except for my red velvet. He is my puppy: always coming as close to me as possible and hanging at that position in hopes of getting food. lol

GXPKY · 09/08/2016, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rockworm

Now the fun begins. Filling it up. I like that mille and you are right, it has potential.

I got hooked on wrasses with my 220. I have 7 now in my 400 and plan on some more. They add so much colour and movement in the tank. Always cruising, except for my red velvet. He is my puppy: always coming as close to me as possible and hanging at that position in hopes of getting food. lol

I've always loved wrasses, gotta put a net over it before I stock more though lol.

-Dennis

rockworm · 09/08/2016, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GXPKY

I've always loved wrasses, gotta put a net over it before I stock more though lol.

-Dennis

Yes, the net is essential. I watched my yellow coris do a beautiful arc from the tank to the floor. I got the netting in place the next day. He is still with me and has tried jumping on more than one occasion since then.

GXPKY · 09/13/2016, 11:00 AM

Picked up some stuff 2 days ago...here's some updated pics.

-Dennis

scubadan206 · 09/26/2016, 02:07 PM

Nice work. Do you know if the fishroom is waterproof? Just tile and cement board usually is not. Needs a rubber seal.

GXPKY · 09/28/2016, 06:06 PM

It's not, but I put about 8 coats of sealer on the grout lol...holds water quite well, at least long enough to clean it up

-Dennis

GXPKY · 09/28/2016, 06:10 PM

Hadn't updated in a few so here come some pics, everything is coloring up nicely, picked up some mariculture!

And working on a frag system, 3 of these tubs...2x4ft 7.5 inches deep

-Dennis

reefwiser · 09/29/2016, 04:35 AM

Looking good just have to get the new tank algae cycle out of the way.

GXPKY · 09/29/2016, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by reefwiser

Looking good just have to get the new tank algae cycle out of the way.

Yeah, clean up crew has helped a lot, 50 percent of the rock was mature so that helped a lot, just the last week or two that the algae has popped up, but i started feeding heavier as well and probably part of the issue lol.

- Dennis

GXPKY · 10/06/2016, 12:41 AM

Frag system build underway finally...had to redo the stand...brain fart caused me to forget that the bottom tub needed to be higher off the ground or it wasn't going to be able to drain into the sump lol.

-Dennis

Ajae · 10/07/2016, 11:54 AM

looking great! I'm about to re-start my 210 build, funding came though!! lol

dabob79 · 10/07/2016, 03:05 PM

Looking awesome, following!

GXPKY · 10/07/2016, 08:59 PM

I have to do the plumbing sometime...trying to decide on how i want to do the overflow boxes etc.

- Dennis

GXPKY · 11/25/2016, 11:03 AM

So, I have been dosing Vibrant to deal with my dinoflagellates and here are the 4 day results.
Pics of same spot on sand bed
Tuesday fist dosing

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Tuesday after first dosing

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

GXPKY · 11/25/2016, 11:08 AM

4 days ago

Now

-Dennis

Ssteve · 11/25/2016, 04:29 PM

What is vibrant? Did you make any other changes?

GXPKY · 11/25/2016, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ssteve

What is vibrant? Did you make any other changes?

Vibrant is a bacterial dosing product. I also added GFO about a month ago, and stopped doing water changes as it was just making the dinos happier.

The tank was very slowly improving with GFO alone but after adding the vibrant the dinoflagelates have decreased at an exponential rate.

-Dennis

GXPKY · 11/29/2016, 12:56 PM

Here's some pics since my updates suck lately.

Picked up this Bleeding Suns favia from Steve Tyree at the frag swap in Louisville a few weeks back.

Random neat chalice I bought at the same swap.

And some random coral shots.

-Dennis

GXPKY · 12/20/2016, 02:38 PM

Some more updated pics, added some new frags recently.

New aussie table, starting to color up, quite large

Tiny atlantic blue tang

-Dennis

1000rrstunna · 12/20/2016, 11:07 PM

Great build. I will be doing the same in the next 30 days. I ordered the tank last week 250dd just like yours. I also bought 4 mp40's a Vectra m1 and a simplicity 540dc skimmer and 200 lbs of Marco rocks dry rock and two 65 gallon norwesco jugs for my water station along with a new BRS 150 Gpd five stage unit on Black Friday

I close on my new house 1-13-17 and the basement build out and fish room will begin.

Two questions for you
How big is the fish room
How many lbs of sand did you use
Do the two radions give you good light? I'm considering doing 2 G4 pro or 4 xr15 gen 4 or two hydra 52 hd and two hydra 26 hd maybe adding a two bulb t5 with the xr30 pro radions. I'm not a big sps guy and I don't wanna spend over 2,000 in lights fortunately my friend owns a maintenance company so I get the lights at a little better deal.

Tank looks awesome

dmarkham · 12/21/2016, 11:26 AM

Very nice build. I just do not have the floor space to have a fish room of any kind so I am still in a way cave man reefing.

09/07/2016, 09:59 PM	#101
rockworm A-counting guy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 673	Dennis, I just want to throw a kudos your way because of your build progress that I have followed. You have done a lot of great work in this build and it sure is nice to see the results come into fruition. Awesome job and thanks for sharing the whole process. ☺ Ward __________________ You can see my 400g build thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2577596 Current Tank Info: 400g SPS and 75g non SPS

09/08/2016, 07:38 PM	#104
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Well, added a couple wrasse and aquaculture colonies of sps today. Under regular lighting and semi browned out from shipping...but u get the picture (literally lol). I think this Milli has some great potential. Two different acros in one. Probably have to split it later but cool regardless... Blue stag...Yellow coralites. Noclue acro... I'm a big fan of aquaculture colonies anywho. 2 pieces of wrasse are better than one. -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

09/08/2016, 08:17 PM	#105
rockworm A-counting guy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 673	Now the fun begins. Filling it up. I like that mille and you are right, it has potential. I got hooked on wrasses with my 220. I have 7 now in my 400 and plan on some more. They add so much colour and movement in the tank. Always cruising, except for my red velvet. He is my puppy: always coming as close to me as possible and hanging at that position in hopes of getting food. lol __________________ You can see my 400g build thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2577596 Current Tank Info: 400g SPS and 75g non SPS

09/13/2016, 11:00 AM	#108
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Picked up some stuff 2 days ago...here's some updated pics. -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

09/28/2016, 06:06 PM	#110
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	It's not, but I put about 8 coats of sealer on the grout lol...holds water quite well, at least long enough to clean it up -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

09/08/2016, 05:54 AM	#102
Fuel Doodle Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 32	Keep up the great work and content! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/26/2016, 02:07 PM	#109
scubadan206 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Kenosha WI Posts: 985	Nice work. Do you know if the fishroom is waterproof? Just tile and cement board usually is not. Needs a rubber seal.

09/28/2016, 06:10 PM	#111
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Hadn't updated in a few so here come some pics, everything is coloring up nicely, picked up some mariculture! And working on a frag system, 3 of these tubs...2x4ft 7.5 inches deep -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

09/29/2016, 04:35 AM	#112
reefwiser Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Louisville,Kentucky Posts: 1,208	Looking good just have to get the new tank algae cycle out of the way. __________________ President Louisville Marine Aquarium Society. http://www.lmas.org/ The 3rd Annual Frag swap will be held September 23rd,2017 11 am till 3pm Saint Thomas Fellowship hall,9616 Westport Road,Louisvi

10/06/2016, 12:41 AM	#114
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Frag system build underway finally...had to redo the stand...brain fart caused me to forget that the bottom tub needed to be higher off the ground or it wasn't going to be able to drain into the sump lol. -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

10/07/2016, 11:54 AM	#115
Ajae Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 171	looking great! I'm about to re-start my 210 build, funding came though!! lol

10/07/2016, 03:05 PM	#116
dabob79 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Mascoutah, IL Posts: 464	Looking awesome, following! __________________ Tank is finally wet! USAF Veteran, 12 years Go Cardinals!! Current Tank Info: Marineland 93 gallon rimless cube, Radion LED/T5 Combo, Eshopps sump, Nyos skimmer, Apex controller

10/07/2016, 08:59 PM	#117
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	I have to do the plumbing sometime...trying to decide on how i want to do the overflow boxes etc. - Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

11/25/2016, 11:03 AM	#118
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	So, I have been dosing Vibrant to deal with my dinoflagellates and here are the 4 day results. Pics of same spot on sand bed Tuesday fist dosing Wednesday Thursday Friday Tuesday after first dosing Wednesday Thursday Friday __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

11/25/2016, 11:08 AM	#119
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	4 days ago Now -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

11/25/2016, 04:29 PM	#120
Ssteve Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,087	What is vibrant? Did you make any other changes?

11/29/2016, 12:56 PM	#122
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Here's some pics since my updates suck lately. Picked up this Bleeding Suns favia from Steve Tyree at the frag swap in Louisville a few weeks back. Random neat chalice I bought at the same swap. And some random coral shots. -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

12/20/2016, 02:38 PM	#123
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Some more updated pics, added some new frags recently. New aussie table, starting to color up, quite large Tiny atlantic blue tang -Dennis __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

12/20/2016, 11:07 PM	#124
1000rrstunna Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 111	Great build. I will be doing the same in the next 30 days. I ordered the tank last week 250dd just like yours. I also bought 4 mp40's a Vectra m1 and a simplicity 540dc skimmer and 200 lbs of Marco rocks dry rock and two 65 gallon norwesco jugs for my water station along with a new BRS 150 Gpd five stage unit on Black Friday I close on my new house 1-13-17 and the basement build out and fish room will begin. Two questions for you How big is the fish room How many lbs of sand did you use Do the two radions give you good light? I'm considering doing 2 G4 pro or 4 xr15 gen 4 or two hydra 52 hd and two hydra 26 hd maybe adding a two bulb t5 with the xr30 pro radions. I'm not a big sps guy and I don't wanna spend over 2,000 in lights fortunately my friend owns a maintenance company so I get the lights at a little better deal. Tank looks awesome

12/21/2016, 11:26 AM	#125
dmarkham Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Joshua, TX Posts: 153	Very nice build. I just do not have the floor space to have a fish room of any kind so I am still in a way cave man reefing.