Before we get into the details of the build and what not I want to give a big thanks to @Billldg @NanCrab @Ira January and many others for making this build possible.
This tanks build thread title/name will be Neptune. Neptune is latin for Poseidon.
After cleaning the tank came the challenge of moving it into our basement. We had to take it down a hill and up a couple of steps. Me and my dad managed to tie it down to a roller and get it down there.
Once we get it on the stand we were preparing to fill the tank and realized it was going to take way to long to fill completely up with our RO/DI unit so we made a couple of trips to nemos. We got fresh water from nemos and added our own salt to be consistent since we will be using our salt for water changes. The tank Is still cloudy as you can see from the photos below. I'm assuming/hoping this is because we don't have sand or rock in the tank yet so the calcium carbonate doesn't have a place to settle from the salt mix we will see with time. The cable management in the sump is not so great right now I still have to mount the surge protector and then I can cable manage everything.
For lighting I will be running 2 Noopsyche K7 Pro 2's. I still have to order the second one but its going to be a while till I will be adding any corals. Stocking plan for fish still hasn't been decided. I know for a fact I will want at least 2 tangs 1 of them being a yellow. Im just trying to find a second one that will be able to go in a tank of this size without overstocking.
Im still trying to decide if I'm going to dose live bacteria (and if so which brand Dr Tims, Brightwell, Turbostart,etc...) or if I want to go the long route on cycling. Since I'm not using life rock with this build it will be a long time before I add any sps (sorry any stick lovers).
This tanks build thread title/name will be Neptune. Neptune is latin for Poseidon.
After cleaning the tank came the challenge of moving it into our basement. We had to take it down a hill and up a couple of steps. Me and my dad managed to tie it down to a roller and get it down there.
Once we get it on the stand we were preparing to fill the tank and realized it was going to take way to long to fill completely up with our RO/DI unit so we made a couple of trips to nemos. We got fresh water from nemos and added our own salt to be consistent since we will be using our salt for water changes. The tank Is still cloudy as you can see from the photos below. I'm assuming/hoping this is because we don't have sand or rock in the tank yet so the calcium carbonate doesn't have a place to settle from the salt mix we will see with time. The cable management in the sump is not so great right now I still have to mount the surge protector and then I can cable manage everything.
For lighting I will be running 2 Noopsyche K7 Pro 2's. I still have to order the second one but its going to be a while till I will be adding any corals. Stocking plan for fish still hasn't been decided. I know for a fact I will want at least 2 tangs 1 of them being a yellow. Im just trying to find a second one that will be able to go in a tank of this size without overstocking.
Im still trying to decide if I'm going to dose live bacteria (and if so which brand Dr Tims, Brightwell, Turbostart,etc...) or if I want to go the long route on cycling. Since I'm not using life rock with this build it will be a long time before I add any sps (sorry any stick lovers).
