240G Upgrade

ponokareefer · 10/17/2014, 04:26 AM

After my probe became dislodged in my 125 gallons sump in August, my controller kept my heater on over a weekend on my office tank. I lost all but a few corals , my 2 RBTA's and 3 fish. I decided at that point to do an upgrade as if my tank was full of corals again, it would be a lot more work.

I decided on a 8×2×2 240 gallon system. The length was as long as I could fit comfortablely in the space, and I have shorter arms, so didn't want to go to deep or high. I wanted a taller stand as we get kids in the office and with the current set up bring on a 2.5 foot stand, they were constantly hitting the tank. My new stand would be 4 feet high due to this.

I had just switched my lighting from DIY LED'S on my 125 due to the color of the bulbs changing. I had had a Radion from a RSM130 that I had taken down earlier in the year, so added 1 more and 2 48 inch 2 bulb T5 fixtures. I bought 2 more Radion's for the upgrade to the 240 gallon system. I would have prefered Kessil's due to cost, but didn't want to mix different types of LED'S or waste my current Radion's.

I picked up 2 Jabea's for the upgrade and may add more in the future depending on how the flow looks with my old Jabea and Tunze.

ponokareefer · 10/17/2014, 04:27 AM

ponokareefer · 10/17/2014, 04:28 AM

ponokareefer · 10/17/2014, 04:30 AM

ponokareefer · 10/17/2014, 04:31 AM

ponokareefer · 10/17/2014, 04:37 AM

I went with a beanie animal overflow. I managed to get it tuned in fairly quickly and it is silent. The old system was set up as a single drain which was loud and really sucked in the office.

I just clamped my plywood over the bottom for now to prevent people from gaining access to the electrical in the center. I'll be doing some work on getting the canopy partially finished and lights installed this weekend.

You might be able to make out my eel plumbing in some of my pictures. I have a store that will bring in zebra eels for me and hold them for a month to get them eating properly. I plan on getting a pair for this system.

On the advise of the tank builder, the stand is anchored to studs in the wall to help prevent the tank from tipping over due to such a tall stand.

muttley000 · 10/18/2014, 03:40 PM

Success is being able to have a tank in your office! Looking forward to seeing it come together.

ponokareefer · 10/18/2014, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muttley000

Success is being able to have a tank in your office! Looking forward to seeing it come together.

Agreed! There is nothing better about owning a tank and being able to enjoy it 8 hours/day, 5 days/week and show it off to hundreds of my customers.

ponokareefer · 10/19/2014, 10:05 PM

Let there be light!

ponokareefer · 10/28/2014, 09:37 PM

Just added a couple of new corals. They are still pretty closed up.

ponokareefer · 10/28/2014, 09:39 PM

FTS prior to the new corals. The fish love the space after being in my RSM130 until I could get them in this system.

dave.m · 10/29/2014, 12:27 AM

Nice arrangement. Looking good already.

Dave.M

ponokareefer · 10/29/2014, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave.m

Nice arrangement. Looking good already.

Dave.M

Thanks Dave.

ponokareefer · 10/30/2014, 11:16 AM

A few more additions right after added. The Radions were set pretty blue for the time of day these pictures were taken.

ponokareefer · 11/02/2014, 11:43 AM

Picked up a few new things.

ponokareefer · 11/02/2014, 11:44 AM

Going to try a school of 9 chromis with multiple feedings per day to see if they will stay alive.

I also managed to find a firefish pair. I love those fish!

ponokareefer · 11/07/2014, 10:36 PM

newbie2 · 01/13/2015, 10:39 PM

Hey man, how's the tank coming along? Any updated FTS? Would love to see the anemone in there

ponokareefer · 01/14/2015, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by newbie2

Hey man, how's the tank coming along? Any updated FTS? Would love to see the anemone in there

Here is an early morning full tank shot with my lights in the dawn mode and a few pictures of some recent items I've added.

I've also recently got a zebra eel, but it is hiding mainly. I've lined up to get a 2nd one, and also offered a snowflake eel, but concerned that it would eat all my fish eventually.

ponokareefer · 01/14/2015, 10:20 AM

This is from my tank transfer.

newbie2 · 01/14/2015, 10:11 PM

Nice! The tank is looking great! You got quite the mixed reef going on there. Not to long until you slip some sps in there. Lol.

ponokareefer · 02/05/2015, 05:47 PM

I changed the position of my powerhead on the one end and Dori is doing this on a regular basis now.

http://vid174.photobucket.com/albums...pstbwgbnem.mp4

worm5406 · 02/05/2015, 06:03 PM

Cleaning and enjoying the flow. That is a good thing to see! Pretty funny doing barrel rolls.

ponokareefer · 02/13/2015, 10:57 PM

So my euphyllia, on the whole, are not doing well. Could my lights being mounted 24 inches from the surface not be providing enough light?

worm5406 · 02/13/2015, 10:59 PM

I would say YES. Do you have a par meter?

10/17/2014, 04:26 AM	#1
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	240G Upgrade After my probe became dislodged in my 125 gallons sump in August, my controller kept my heater on over a weekend on my office tank. I lost all but a few corals , my 2 RBTA's and 3 fish. I decided at that point to do an upgrade as if my tank was full of corals again, it would be a lot more work. I decided on a 8×2×2 240 gallon system. The length was as long as I could fit comfortablely in the space, and I have shorter arms, so didn't want to go to deep or high. I wanted a taller stand as we get kids in the office and with the current set up bring on a 2.5 foot stand, they were constantly hitting the tank. My new stand would be 4 feet high due to this. I had just switched my lighting from DIY LED'S on my 125 due to the color of the bulbs changing. I had had a Radion from a RSM130 that I had taken down earlier in the year, so added 1 more and 2 48 inch 2 bulb T5 fixtures. I bought 2 more Radion's for the upgrade to the 240 gallon system. I would have prefered Kessil's due to cost, but didn't want to mix different types of LED'S or waste my current Radion's. I picked up 2 Jabea's for the upgrade and may add more in the future depending on how the flow looks with my old Jabea and Tunze. Last edited by ponokareefer; 10/17/2014 at 04:42 AM.

10/18/2014, 03:40 PM	#7
muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	Success is being able to have a tank in your office! Looking forward to seeing it come together. __________________ Next step on the system is adding A 90 gallon! Current Tank Info: 475 multitank system is now running! Several hundred gallons of additions planned!

10/29/2014, 12:27 AM	#12
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	Nice arrangement. Looking good already. Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

02/05/2015, 06:03 PM	#23
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Cleaning and enjoying the flow. That is a good thing to see! Pretty funny doing barrel rolls. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

02/13/2015, 10:59 PM	#25
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	I would say YES. Do you have a par meter? __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

10/17/2014, 04:27 AM	#2
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546

10/17/2014, 04:28 AM	#3
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546

10/17/2014, 04:30 AM	#4
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546

10/17/2014, 04:31 AM	#5
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546

10/17/2014, 04:37 AM	#6
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	I went with a beanie animal overflow. I managed to get it tuned in fairly quickly and it is silent. The old system was set up as a single drain which was loud and really sucked in the office. I just clamped my plywood over the bottom for now to prevent people from gaining access to the electrical in the center. I'll be doing some work on getting the canopy partially finished and lights installed this weekend. You might be able to make out my eel plumbing in some of my pictures. I have a store that will bring in zebra eels for me and hold them for a month to get them eating properly. I plan on getting a pair for this system. On the advise of the tank builder, the stand is anchored to studs in the wall to help prevent the tank from tipping over due to such a tall stand.

10/19/2014, 10:05 PM	#9
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	Let there be light!

10/28/2014, 09:37 PM	#10
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	Just added a couple of new corals. They are still pretty closed up.

10/28/2014, 09:39 PM	#11
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	FTS prior to the new corals. The fish love the space after being in my RSM130 until I could get them in this system.

10/30/2014, 11:16 AM	#14
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	A few more additions right after added. The Radions were set pretty blue for the time of day these pictures were taken.

11/02/2014, 11:43 AM	#15
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	Picked up a few new things.

11/02/2014, 11:44 AM	#16
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	Going to try a school of 9 chromis with multiple feedings per day to see if they will stay alive. I also managed to find a firefish pair. I love those fish!

11/07/2014, 10:36 PM	#17
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546

01/13/2015, 10:39 PM	#18
newbie2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 17	Hey man, how's the tank coming along? Any updated FTS? Would love to see the anemone in there

01/14/2015, 10:20 AM	#20
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	This is from my tank transfer.

01/14/2015, 10:11 PM	#21
newbie2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 17	Nice! The tank is looking great! You got quite the mixed reef going on there. Not to long until you slip some sps in there. Lol.

02/05/2015, 05:47 PM	#22
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	I changed the position of my powerhead on the one end and Dori is doing this on a regular basis now. http://vid174.photobucket.com/albums...pstbwgbnem.mp4

02/13/2015, 10:57 PM	#24
ponokareefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 546	So my euphyllia, on the whole, are not doing well. Could my lights being mounted 24 inches from the surface not be providing enough light?