Custom ~ 100 Gallon Reef System

bassettmd · 01/26/2016, 05:25 PM

Good Day ReefCentral,

It has been sometime since I have had a reef tank, my last set up was approximately 5 years ago when I was living in the midwest and was a shallow 36 x 48 x18 inch 200 gallon system. I have owned three other tanks in my lifetime and have spent countless hours in this hobby both as a simple enthusiast in addition to taking part in a large scale aquaculture business. Life has gone on and since that time I have come to the east coast and found a slight amount of free time to re-engage the hobby and get my feet wet once again.

I started with a 70gallon cube find on craigslist, at a price that I could not pass up. The tank came with a ruby 30 sump, extra tall stand, and cube all in great condition.

After some much needed love, the stand was ready to accept my equipment list. Seeing that I am a resident physician, I wanted to make sure that this system was largely autonomous and required minimal maintenance for upkeep. Furthermore, I wanted to insure that if a problem arose I could handle at least the basics of it from my phone while at work. It is a minimalist and compact design in the sense of maintenance, ATO, dosing, minimal to no water changes, self cleaning skimmer.

Equipment

Filtration
- Trigger Systems 30 Ruby Sump
- Trigger System 10 gallon Top Off tank
- Tunze ATO
- Vertex 180 Skimmer
- Vertex Skimmer neck cleaner
- Avast Marine Skimmate Locker w/apex pressure switch
- Vertex 2.5L Media Reactor
- Remote deep Sand Bed included in the sump - removable

Apex/Controller
- Neptune Apex w/pH & Temp
- Ice Cap 150 Gyre/Apex interface
- Ice Cap Battery Back Up
- WXM Module
- Leak Detector Module

Dosing
- Neptune DOS
- Neptune DOS container w/sensors
- Apex AFS

Flow
- Gyre 150
- Reef Octopus 3500 DC Return Pump

Lighting
- Ecotech Marine Gen 3 Pro w/ tank bracket

The goal of the tank is to produce a largely natural looking reef with a healthy mixture of softies, LPS and SPS corals. The tank has been running since the beginning of November 2015 and it has been a fun adventure thus far. I will slowly be stocking the tank with corals over the next year or so and look forward to seeing what this will look like once it grows into its own.

The tank as it sits today:

Final Fish List:
- Red Sea Sailfin Tang
- Red Sea Purple Tang
- 2x Black Ocellaris
- Starry Night Blennie

bassettmd · 01/26/2016, 05:29 PM

Equipment Shots

bassettmd · 01/26/2016, 05:53 PM

bassettmd · 01/27/2016, 06:09 AM

Apex/Electronics Shot

sixpackgarage · 01/27/2016, 06:58 AM

acans are looking nice and puffy!

bassettmd · 08/23/2016, 04:05 PM

Update:

Coming up on the 1 year anniversary of the tank. Many new corals and inverts and a new MP40 from ecotech.

bassettmd · 08/23/2016, 04:08 PM

newest addition:

DePinchGonze · 08/23/2016, 11:00 PM

Guess I'll be the first to say nice work getting an old tank new love. Keep us updated.

NATCAP_Reefer · 09/05/2016, 01:05 AM

Tagging along.

bassettmd · 11/23/2016, 10:07 AM

Tank has been up and running for approx 1 year as of these past few weeks, thought I would include some updated shots.

serenity · 11/23/2016, 11:14 AM

Great looking tank, great equipment, that is a recipe for success! Keep up the great work!

bassettmd · 11/23/2016, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serenity

Great looking tank, great equipment, that is a recipe for success! Keep up the great work!

Thank You! The equipment has definitely been worth the initial set up costs and the automation/insurance has definitely made life a bit easier

01/26/2016, 05:25 PM	#1
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710	Custom ~ 100 Gallon Reef System Good Day ReefCentral, It has been sometime since I have had a reef tank, my last set up was approximately 5 years ago when I was living in the midwest and was a shallow 36 x 48 x18 inch 200 gallon system. I have owned three other tanks in my lifetime and have spent countless hours in this hobby both as a simple enthusiast in addition to taking part in a large scale aquaculture business. Life has gone on and since that time I have come to the east coast and found a slight amount of free time to re-engage the hobby and get my feet wet once again. I started with a 70gallon cube find on craigslist, at a price that I could not pass up. The tank came with a ruby 30 sump, extra tall stand, and cube all in great condition. After some much needed love, the stand was ready to accept my equipment list. Seeing that I am a resident physician, I wanted to make sure that this system was largely autonomous and required minimal maintenance for upkeep. Furthermore, I wanted to insure that if a problem arose I could handle at least the basics of it from my phone while at work. It is a minimalist and compact design in the sense of maintenance, ATO, dosing, minimal to no water changes, self cleaning skimmer. Equipment Filtration - Trigger Systems 30 Ruby Sump - Trigger System 10 gallon Top Off tank - Tunze ATO - Vertex 180 Skimmer - Vertex Skimmer neck cleaner - Avast Marine Skimmate Locker w/apex pressure switch - Vertex 2.5L Media Reactor - Remote deep Sand Bed included in the sump - removable Apex/Controller - Neptune Apex w/pH & Temp - Ice Cap 150 Gyre/Apex interface - Ice Cap Battery Back Up - WXM Module - Leak Detector Module Dosing - Neptune DOS - Neptune DOS container w/sensors - Apex AFS Flow - Gyre 150 - Reef Octopus 3500 DC Return Pump Lighting - Ecotech Marine Gen 3 Pro w/ tank bracket The goal of the tank is to produce a largely natural looking reef with a healthy mixture of softies, LPS and SPS corals. The tank has been running since the beginning of November 2015 and it has been a fun adventure thus far. I will slowly be stocking the tank with corals over the next year or so and look forward to seeing what this will look like once it grows into its own. The tank as it sits today: Final Fish List: - Red Sea Sailfin Tang - Red Sea Purple Tang - 2x Black Ocellaris - Starry Night Blennie

01/26/2016, 05:29 PM	#2
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710	Equipment Shots Last edited by bassettmd; 01/26/2016 at 05:53 PM.

01/27/2016, 06:58 AM	#5
sixpackgarage reef mechanic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 819	acans are looking nice and puffy! __________________ my build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2512689 my fuge thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2523500 Current Tank Info: DSA NEO 65G reef powered by Kessil

11/23/2016, 11:14 AM	#11
serenity Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 459	Great looking tank, great equipment, that is a recipe for success! Keep up the great work! __________________ Taking it 1 day at a time!

01/26/2016, 05:53 PM	#3
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710

01/27/2016, 06:09 AM	#4
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710	Apex/Electronics Shot

08/23/2016, 04:05 PM	#6
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710	Update: Coming up on the 1 year anniversary of the tank. Many new corals and inverts and a new MP40 from ecotech.

08/23/2016, 04:08 PM	#7
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710	newest addition:

08/23/2016, 11:00 PM	#8
DePinchGonze Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Iowa Posts: 87	Guess I'll be the first to say nice work getting an old tank new love. Keep us updated.

09/05/2016, 01:05 AM	#9
NATCAP_Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 48	Tagging along.

11/23/2016, 10:07 AM	#10
bassettmd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorthEast Posts: 710	Tank has been up and running for approx 1 year as of these past few weeks, thought I would include some updated shots.