Steved13's 250G Deep Dimension

[steved13]

My intention is to make this a slower build of a 250 Gallon tank 60"x36"x27" it will have a starphire front. The build will take place and move forward as the budget and time allows.

My plan so far is an acrylic sump, with socks, and an i-Tech 400 skimmer. Using a Reeflo dart gold return pump. The lighting will be AI Sol - 5 modules. The stand is 30" tall, and the canopy will be 15" (to get the lighting high enough to spread). The order for the stand and canopy has been placed, I should have an ETA in a day or 2.

I will be adding a good sized bio pellet reactor with a pump for that. Also the plan is for 2 MP40WES although I may need 4.

I will use my Neptune apex and Profilux dosing pump on this tank.

 

[jpsika08]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!

 

[RSM250PEARL]

Congrats Steve, new tank plan sounds like a winner!

 

[tnwillia]

Sounds great Steve, looking forward to following along!

 

[steved13]

Thanks Juan, Kay and Tom.

 

[redsea reefer]

Good luck with the 250G Steve!

 

[steved13]

Thanks Eddie

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Good luck Steve - looking forward to following along !

 

[redsea reefer]

You're welcome!

 

[Reefmack]

Just found this thread! I'll obviously be hanging around in here too.

 

[steved13]

Thanks Glenn, Glad to have you.

Good to have you here Terry.

Make yourself at home everyone.

 

[steved13]

I got an ETA on the stand and canopy, it will ship in 7 to 10 days...much quicker than I thought, and I added doors for access to both sides and I'm having the inside of the canopy painted white to help reflect light back to the tank, I will have tank stand and canopy in place in about 2 weeks. With all else I'll need, it will probably be a couple of months before I get it wet though.

 

[imaccat]

Good luck Steve, I'm tagging along

 

[steved13]

Thanks Iain, good to have you.

 

[jpsika08]

I got an ETA on the stand and canopy, it will ship in 7 to 10 days...much quicker than I thought, and I added doors for access to both sides and I'm having the inside of the canopy painted white to help reflect light back to the tank, I will have tank stand and canopy in place in about 2 weeks. With all else I'll need, it will probably be a couple of months before I get it wet though.

Excellent! have you order the lights yet? considering it will take them several weeks to send them.

 

[steved13]

I have 2 Sol modules that I ordered for the RSM, that I will use on the 250G, I'll need to order 4 more, I may have to wait a little while for the budget to catch up. I might even use only 1 side of the tank for a time, while I'm waiting on the rest of the modules. I think the Sols are caught up now anyway, so it might not be as long once I do order them.

Priority will be sump, pump, and skimmer, so I can start cycling, but even that might take some time for the budget to catch up.

 

[jpsika08]

Well, I think with all the planning and setup ahead of you, the budget can stream at the same time.

Have you thought of Skimmers? I would def recommend the Super Reef Octopus line.
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[steved13]

I'm really happy with my i-Tech, so the plan is the larger i-Tech 400, but I am considering an external. Since everything has to be in the cabinet for me, I think an in the sump is just as well, which will be the i-Tech.

 

[jpsika08]

In cabinet skimmer would be better internal, it's a space saver, mine takes lots of space.

 

[steved13]

That's what I was thinking, and with it in the cabinet and out of sight, more forgiving if it overflows or something