SaltyJaytee IM 200 EXT Journey

[jayteerq]

I have just hit a milestone of 1 Year Reefing. Decided to get my last & final upgrade for a while as a nice anniversary gift LOL. I went from Waterbox 65.4 AIO in May 2024 to Red Sea 525XL in January 2025 and now I have a Innovative Marine 200 in May 2025

3 upgrades in a year and I think its finally time to settle down.. This tank is used but in great condition. Glass weighs about 700lb and boy was it heavy. We had to lift it up 10 steps of stairs out of a basement storm door. It was very nerve wracking even with 4 guys but we made it happen and got it home in one piece! So far I've started to clean the tank and make it look a lot more new. Scraped a lot of coralline algae off the backwall. Unlike all my other builds, I will take my time with this one and make it the best I can! Everything will be transferred over from my existing tank but there will be some upgrades.

The sump, i decided to go with Bashsea 48 PRO! Shoutout to Steve he has been awesome to work with. Cant wait! This will be my first time hard plumbing a tank so I'm a bit nervous. I was able to model a draft out in Solidworks and now I feel a lot more confident! Plumbing & Equipment will have a red & blue color scheme.

Feel free to follow me on this journey! I'm pulling a lot nuggets from everyone else's build. Turns out a lot of people have this tank which is reassuring! A lot of inspiring builds on R2R.

A lot of updates on my Instagram as well @ SaltyJaytee

 

[zedxplorer]

Don't forget to show your electronic cabinet once you draft it out

 

[jayteerq]

Don't forget to show your electronic cabinet once you draft it out

Haha definitely thank you for your help on that bro

 

[jayteerq]

Always wanted to do this haha

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Love it brotha, here's mine. My 20 year old didn't want to join her sister at the time

CLICK HERE

 

[afboundguy]

@jayteerq I have been looking at the pro series sumps as I would want to use a rollermat setup and seems like the pro series sumps are setup for that.

 

[jayteerq]

@jayteerq I have been looking at the pro series sumps as I would want to use a rollermat setup and seems like the pro series sumps are setup for that.

Yes that’s why I went with them!

 

[afboundguy]

Yes that’s why I went with them!

I am assuming you went with the pro over the icecap sump you're trying to sell for a reason! I keep saying I should jump on the icecap one but the pro series are just so nice looking!

 

[jayteerq]

I am assuming you went with the pro over the icecap sump you're trying to sell for a reason! I keep saying I should jump on the icecap one but the pro series are just so nice looking!

Will sell you mine for 200 Can still fit a filter roller. I just wanted an extra chamber for refugium. I thoroughly cleaned it out so it's looking brand new again haha

 

[afboundguy]

Will sell you mine for 200 Can still fit a filter roller. I just wanted an extra chamber for refugium. I thoroughly cleaned it out so it's looking brand new again haha

The reason I am hesitant is due to the lack of a refugium section! I'll think about it though but I am trying to buy all new for my dream tank build so I can't then get mad at myself for cheaping out like I usually do

 

[Ortizdrz]

I'm confused because their sumps , the rear section is what gets advertised as being the refugium

 

[jayteerq]

Oh really? Hmm not to sure. Luckily, we can make any section our refug! lol

 

[rock-n-reef]

That's a beautiful tank! I recognize that bad boy... lol

Good luck with the build!

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

That's a beautiful tank! I recognize that bad boy... lol

Good luck with the build!

You propped into my head the other day, how's the big build coming along?

 

[Reefried]

Looking great man. Let me know if you need any help when it comes time to plumb everything.

 

[jayteerq]

Looking great man. Let me know if you need any help when it comes time to plumb everything.

Might take you up on that! Thank you!

 

[jayteerq]

Got the sump today. Very impressed with quality. Steve @ Bashsea was great to work with. Shoutout to these guys.. this matching set is really appealing for a sump/cabinet space

 

[Cpage101]

your going to love the Bashsea sump.

 

[jayteerq]

your going to love the Bashsea sump.

We are Bashsea bros now

 

[jayteerq]

Getting a bit carried away with the 3D modeling as I wait for parts to arrive but so far this is what I'm envisioning. Will pick up some material next week to start building the cabinet. Planning to have both side panels on magnets so that I can access the inside which is where the birds nest of wires will be hidden