NYfishies Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Hello all, I have decided to create a thread for our new tank. This is our 2nd tank (in 5 months - yes we fell victim to the hobby) and we were very lucky to be able to purchase the tank already built from a fellow nano-reef.com member. Let me first start by saying that this tank is custom built by Hecdr34 and it is amazing. His craftsmanship and creativity are impressive. He used zero screws on the build. All the lines are clean and everything feels well put together. To combine a frag tank is brilliant. The fact we can take out the frag rack and use it as a 2nd smaller DT is even cooler. Tank Details Display Tank - 16.5" x 16.5" x 8"Frag Tank - 16" x 11" x 4" Sump - 16" x 9" x 11" (retired) Sump - 16" x 12" x 12.5" Stand - 17" x 16.5" x 37" DIY Frag RackGlass DoorPivot Hinges3/4" PVC Drains1/2" PVC ReturnsSupreme Classic Mag-Drive 3 Return Pump Equipment List (Updated 7/12/16) 75W Neo-Therm Submersible Heater Supreme Classic Mag-Drive 3 (350 GPH) Nanobox Duo (Red/White) w/ Goose-neck & Moonlight Nanobox Duo (Red/White) w/ Arm Mount & Moonlight (new model) Nanobox Mini (Red/White) Tide w/ Gooseneck Nanobox Mini (Red/White) Tide w/ Gooseneck (new model) Nanobox Custom Bluefish Mini LDD Controller Case Nanobox Apex Link Bluefish Mini LDD Controller Tunze Osmolator Nano VorTech MP10w QuietDrive Jebao Coral Box D300 DC Protein Skimmer Innovative Marine Custom Cradle Magnetic Probe Holder - XL Custom Lid BRS Filter Sock Mount BRS Felt Filter Sock with Plastic Ring 4” x 8” BRS Mini Reactor - 5" Single with MJ1200 Pump BRS Bulk Premium ROX 0.8 Carbon BRS Bulk GFO - High Capacity High Impact Floodlight Holder (retired) Apollo Horticulture 24w LED Grow Light w/ Red & Blue LED Spectrum (retired) LED Wholesalers High Power 12 Watt PAR38 Dimmable 660nm RED and 450 nm Blue LED Grow Light (retired) 3 lbs of BRS Reef Saver Dry Live Rock 7 lbs of BRS Fiji Dry Live Rock 10 lbs Bahamas Oolite Arag-Alive! Reef Sand 5 lbs Tropic Eden Reeflakes Grand Select Neptune Systems Apex Controller Gold System Neptune Systems AFS Automatic Feeder System Neptune Systems Magnetic Probe Rack Neptune Systems Advanced Leak Detection Module Neptune Systems Solid Surface Advanced Leak Detection Probe Neptune Systems Low-Profile Advanced Leak Detection Probe Neptune Systems WXM Module Neptune Systems DŌS Dosing and Fluid Metering System Neptune Systems Breakout Box + Float Switch NETGEAR Universal N300 Wi-Fi to Ethernet Adapter Livestock (Updated 7/12/16) Zoa's/Paly's (85): 03/28/15 Blowpops 03/28/15 Greenbay Packers 04/10/15 LC Hyper Phoenix 04/10/15 Tyree Rastas 04/10/15 Fire & Ice 05/01/15 Gatorades 05/01/15 DC Full Metal Bursts 05/09/15 Pink Zipper 05/09/15 Bam Bam 05/09/15 Scrambled Eggs 05/09/15 JF Insane Rainbows 05/09/15 Tangerine Rims 05/09/15 Hooters 05/09/15 NYCK Electric Smurfs 05/09/15 NYCK NY Mets 05/15/15 Salted Agave 05/15/15 Sunny D 05/21/15 Alien Anti-Venom 05/21/15 Tutti Fruiti 05/21/15 Jokers 05/21/15 Blumpkins 05/21/15 Vulcan Blood 06/19/15 Red Hornets 06/19/15 CB God of War 06/19/15 Latin Lovers 06/27/15 Fruit Loops 06/27/15 Blonde Blue Eyed Bitches 07/10/15 O.G. Blue Hornets 07/11/15 Rainbow Hornets 07/11/15 Ultra Gobbstoppers 07/11/15 WWC Twizzlers 07/11/15 LC Petroglyths 08/30/15 Bowsers 08/30/15 Juicy Fruit 08/30/15 NYCK Pink Sakuras (???) 09/05/15 WWC Purple Monster (Space Monster) 09/05/15 WWC Aces Wild 09/05/15 Emeralds on Fire 09/05/15 Purple Hornets 09/24/15 KH Sunbursts 09/24/15 Paradise 09/24/15 GGC Space Monkeys 09/27/15 JF Atomic Sunrise 10/07/15 Forgotten Treasure Zoas 10/07/15 Candy Apple Orange 10/07/15 Midas Flames 10/07/15 Frilly Bam Bams 10/07/15 PHE Red Rings 11/02/15 Sherbert Explosion 11/02/15 Tequila Sunrise 11/02/15 Candy Apple Red 11/02/15 Solar Fusion 11/07/15 Hallucination 11/07/15 Super Sayin 11/07/15 Mandarin Oranges 11/07/15 Armageddon 04/10/16 NYCK Starstruck 04/10/16 Golden Mauls 04/10/16 Darth Maul 04/10/16 Chucky's Bride 04/10/16 NYCK Pink ??? 05/09/16 LC Alice in Wonderlands 05/09/16 Rainbow Lunars 05/09/16 Goblin on Fires 05/09/16 RR Flaming Sun 05/09/16 Powerhouses 05/30/16 Yellow Brick Roads 05/30/16 King Midas 06/01/16 Wowsers 06/01/16 Shazams 06/01/16 Krak Gods 06/01/16 Ultimate Utter Chaos 06/25/16 RR Pink Diamond 06/25/16 JF Acid Reflux 06/25/16 RR Pink Mili 06/25/16 JF Fairy Tales 06/25/16 Emeralds on Fire 06/25/16 JF Asskraks 07/09/16 RR Koala Eye 07/09/16 RR Sun God 07/09/16 RR Banana Boat 07/09/16 RR Goldmine 07/09/16 RR Burning Sun 07/09/16 RR Pink Kiwi 07/09/16 RR Alphas Fish: Helfrich Firefish (Emmy) Yellow Possum Wrasse (Banjo) Pink-Streaked Wrasse (Juniper) Inverts: 2 Pom Pom Crabs CUC: Dwarf Ceriths Florida Ceriths Nassarius Vibex Nerite Snails Astrea Snails Pictures (Dry Setup) Pictures (Wet Tank - Just Cycled) The aquascape continues to evolve. The 3 main islands are glued together to form caves and tunnels. The BRS Filter Sock mount was way too big so we are only using 1 piece from it. I used some other plastic to form sort of a bracket to hold it level in the sump. Fits perfectly. The BRS Mini Reactor will be behind the sump and you cannot see it when it is back there. I may mount it up a bit higher so that you can see it. Clearly the idea of this tank is to show off not only the livestock, but the equipment. The center chamber of the sump will be a refugium with Cheato and maybe some other macro and rock/sand. The tank will be a mixed reef with some fish and inverts. Plan at this point is 1 Helfrichi Fire Fish and 1 Green Clown Goby together with some Sexy Shrimp and Pom Pom Crabs. Not sure we will need a Protein Skimmer so we have held off on buying one of those. We will do weekly water changes so not sure the skimmer will do much. The Apex setup will be mounted on the back of the stand. Thanks all for checking it out and any suggestions! 10 Quote Link to comment
Jonnywhoop Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 wow that tank design is amazing. Can you please describe how the frag rack is incorporated? tank > sump > frag rack > tank? 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 wow that tank design is amazing. Can you please describe how the frag rack is incorporated? tank > sump > frag rack > tank? Water falls into the overflow in the DT and the overflow in the FT down to the left chamber of the sump through the filter sock. Then the water is pumped up to a T where the flow splits to the FT return and to the DT return. We can control how much flow goes to each return with 2 ball valves. Quote Link to comment
Skuba Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Awesome, seen this for sale on the local forum and had to resist glad to see a thread on it to follow how it grows 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hi all, I am in the market for new lights for this tank. I want something for the DT that can be controlled by the Apex while also providing storm features. Also, what type of light do you suggest for the frag tank? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I used this for Fuge. Search ebay they're like 3 or 4 bucks for 15watt LED (5 3watt LED's). Use the cool white, which is around ~6000k. Pick your own lamp holder and install. I could see you using some kind of cool pendant lamp holder with that tank. Grows Cheato like crazy, I have to prune at least once a week. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dryland Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Very cool, I like the design. It's nice to see a departure from the standard tank+sump formula. 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hi all, So I am leaning towards the Nanobox Mini Tide w/ Storm controller and Moonlight upgrade for the display tank. I have been speaking with Dave over the past week or 2 and he has been very helpful with my questions and the custom design. Having a hard time finding the light shown above for the Refugium, but what do you guys think of this one? I have read that going with LED is better than CFL due to the efficiency. Also, LED is cooler? For a fuge like I will have (the chamber holds maybe 2.3 gallons of water and roughly 8" deep) should this be enough daylight @ 5000K? I am looking for a very small pendant mount like suggested by Marc. I think I will need to go to Home Depot to look at them and might need to modify. I can do that or either mount with screws to the wood above the refugium. My concern there is the heat accumulating between the light fixture and the wood. I am not sure still about the frag tank and how to light that (I want LED). Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Here you go: http://stores.ebay.com/Smartop-LED-Factory/_i.html?_ipg=48&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1 Looks like they're $3.27 shipped, I ordered a couple, they work really well. 1 Quote Link to comment
George101 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Must say, it's amazing setup. There will be always nice and beautyful "clean" main reef tank. Good job, I like red piping. Where did you buy it? Normaly in US stores? I can order these red pipes only from Vertex Aquaristic. 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Marc, What Base type? E27 for the screw? George, Thanks. Fellow reefer built it from the ground up. The piping is painted red. Not sure the type of paint he used which can be submersed in the salt water though. Quote Link to comment
tentacruelz Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wow, this is an awesome set up! 1 Quote Link to comment
mrBananas Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I believe he said it was krylon fusion paint Must say, it's amazing setup. There will be always nice and beautyful "clean" main reef tank. Good job, I like red piping. Where did you buy it? Normaly in US stores? I can order these red pipes only from Vertex Aquaristic. Marc, What Base type? E27 for the screw? George, Thanks. Fellow reefer built it from the ground up. The piping is painted red. Not sure the type of paint he used which can be submersed in the salt water though. Quote Link to comment
George101 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I just found some websites with paint resistant salt water.... http://polymarineshop.com/black-flexithane-3.html What do you think, can it be used? EDIT: NOT FOR PVC LOL :-D This is the right link http://polymarineshop.com/superflex-pvc-paint-red.html Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yes, I just confirmed that he used Krylon Fusion. Quote Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Marc, What Base type? E27 for the screw? George, Thanks. Fellow reefer built it from the ground up. The piping is painted red. Not sure the type of paint he used which can be submersed in the salt water though. Yep E27 is the screw type, get the 15 watt, nice & bright. Comes from China, so a couple weeks, but looks like you're still in setup mode. 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 I am about to order 3 of those. Says it will take 2-4 weeks which is no problem as yes, definitely still in setup mode. Do they fit in standard light sockets (considered a medium base bulb)? Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment
defender.TX Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Following along for this one. Quote Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I am about to order 3 of those. Says it will take 2-4 weeks which is no problem as yes, definitely still in setup mode. Do they fit in standard light sockets (considered a medium base bulb)? Thanks for the suggestion! Yep, standard socket, here's a pic of my setup. Not as fancy as yours! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yep, standard socket, here's a pic of my setup. Not as fancy as yours! Lol Looks awesome! Where did you get the light fixture? Quote Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just a standard plastic $1.38 one from Lowe's. LED fuge light for less than $5! Lol Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Just a standard plastic $1.38 one from Lowe's. LED fuge light for less than $5! Lol works for me! Quote Link to comment
CatfishSoupFTW Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 really cool set up. jelllyyy. xD following. 1 Quote Link to comment
JMarcink91 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 This setup is very sleek! Cant wait to see it get stocked up 1 Quote Link to comment
NYfishies Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hi all, Do you guys cure your dry rock in a bucket of salt water with a heater (80 degrees or so) and a powerhead before adding to the DT (I bought 10 lbs from BRS - Pukani, Fiji & Reef Saver mix)? I know the Reef Save does not need cured. I will be adding 10 lbs of Bahamas Oolite sand to the DT as well. Or, should I just cycle the rock with the sand? FYI - I am in no rush as this is a 2nd tank build that I want to do perfectly. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
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