That looks like it was made for that tank.
I was hoping there would be a little extra room in the front for Kalk reactor
I was hoping there would be a little extra room in the front for Kalk reactor
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Yeah... if you were really careful, and omitted the trident you could probably fit it in the interior.That looks like it was made for that tank.
I was hoping there would be a little extra room in the front for Kalk reactor
I got everything built, water in the tank, heater, and salinity where it needs to be last night but I am struggling with some ideas on where to mount everything. I will have alot more equipment than I was running on my WB (another mp40, apex, trident, 4 more lights including one down below, etc.). Where do you have all your plugs and can you get to them easily with that set up? Hows the tank running?Not quite, but it doesn't leave much room. It can be screwed down with the supplied hardware. There is still room for mounting additional controllers to the side pull out piece.
I got everything built...
Ive had my head under my tank for two days and its getting there. Thanks for the info!I have two EB832s mounted behind the tank and an EB8 in the garage. The controller for the MP40 on the far left is mounted back there as well. You can see the EB832s if you zoom in on the earlier photo of the messy room. I mounted the power adapter blocks to the back of the stand using peel-and-stick zip tie anchors.
I have three lights inside of the stand, one on each side (auto-on with cabinet doors open/close), and a Gro light, which uses the 24V port on the APEX.
I had to get a bit creative. I mocked everything up and disassembled it a few times before finalizing and securing everything. A number of the cables are routed to the top of the stand using these. Amazon has a lot of cable management stuff.
There is enough room to get around the back right and access them, the tank is ~6" off the wall though. There is also a tall and skinny 1 gallon jug from BRS for Trident waste. The garage wall pass through has been critical as well, being able to put DOS/UV/CalcRX/Carbon/GFO reactors and some misc Apex modules in there.
As far as the tank running, so far so good. Just brought my CalcRX online earlier this week. I snagged ~20 frags from WWC flash sale last week and am expecting them delivered tomorrow!
Let me know if you want any specific pics.
Best of luck!Ive had my head under my tank for two days and its getting there. Thanks for the info!
Thanks!! Finally feels complete.Looks beautiful
I am intrigued, those red and orange lines - are they for alk and ca? I never thought to use hard tubing to actually dose into the water rather above and get the calcification process on the sump.. Does this work well?FTS and one side of the sump. Did some custom tubing holders since none I could buy were to my liking. Auto water change and CalcRX pull from the upstream side of the sump and return on the downstream side next to the skimmer. Used a lot of peel and stick conduit to conceal wires and tubing.
I am intrigued, those red and orange lines - are they for alk and ca? I never thought to use hard tubing to actually dose into the water rather above and get the calcification process on the sump.. Does this work well?
Thanks!! Planning helped tremendously. I do wish the garage was as "clean" as the tank, but at the end of the day it is a garage, lol.This thing is a freakin work of art! Way to go! So jealous.
I am stealing this idea 100%..
Orange = Water change out
Black = Water change in
Red = CalcRx Feed
Clear = CalcRX Return
Each of them has a 1/4" acrylic tube entering below the water level the CalcRx Return was not installed in the photo, but is now.
This absolutely has prevented calcification and salt creep.
I've also since moved the trident sample line upstream of the CalcRx return.
All amazing, but as someone who struggles with obnoxious glow from 2 ReefLED 90s, I particularly love the shades and will be looking to do something similar when I upgrade soon to new lights. I recently saw a Philips CCP light at a LFS and those are amazing lights. I wish I had the headspace above my RSR 300XL to hang two of them or that there was a tank bracket for them. Oh well, it's between Radion XR30s or the Neptune SKY .Finished the shades!
All amazing, but as someone who struggles with obnoxious glow from 2 ReefLED 90s, I particularly love the shades and will be looking to do something similar when I upgrade soon to new lights. I recently saw a Philips CCP light at a LFS and those are amazing lights. I wish I had the headspace above my RSR 300XL to hang two of them or that there was a tank bracket for them. Oh well, it's between Radion XR30s or the Neptune SKY .
Enjoy the tank!