1000 Gallon Rimless Build

[vincent201089]

very nice and interesting
i' ve never seen any setup like these.

 

[ChrisOzment]

Surprising PAR figures there. If you can get the light spread right and maintain those types of figures, that's awesome. Looking forward to seeing how corals respond. I have some test frags for you if you want to try.

 

[jestersix]

How is the Apex working so far?

 

[chimmike]

I've got to ask, what sort of cleanup crew do you have? I'm trying to decide whether I want snails crawling all over the glass of my rimless or not...know what I mean?

 

[reeftanknewbie]

I love this setup....very clean and modern looking.....is there a plan on how to hide some of the plumping in the tank?

 

[reef_shadow]

How is the Apex working so far?

Have not had the time to set up the lighting . Will be working on it next week

 

[reef_shadow]

I love this setup....very clean and modern looking.....is there a plan on how to hide some of the plumping in the tank?

New pics soon. I have come up with a way to minimize the close loop plumbing in the tank. It does not go away but it looks way better

 

[reef_shadow]

How is the Apex working so far?

I got the APEX hooked up and working. I'm very pleased. Apex has a rampup and rampdown capability. I have my four plasmas set to rampup from 20% to 100% over a hour and a half time period. They then stay on for 5 hours and rampdown from 100% to 20% over an hour and a half and turn off.

Apex is quite impressive in functionality once you figure it out. The biggest complaint I have is the manual. Very difficult to navigate exactly what you need to do.

I will post pics, but I have to clean up the wiring mess first. Hiding all this is going to be a chore.

 

[jestersix]

Sounds good. I may make the change to Apex.

 

[ojafri]

Great Build...tagging along!

 

[TonyW121]

Awesome build. Thats one sick tank. Gotta tag along with this one. Im curious as to where you got the lights from? I ran into an article about them a while back but didnt know who was selling them.

Thanks
Tony

 

[reef_shadow]

Awesome build. Thats one sick tank. Gotta tag along with this one. Im curious as to where you got the lights from? I ran into an article about them a while back but didnt know who was selling them.

Thanks
Tony

Thanks Tony. You have to purchase the lights directly from StrayLight Optical.

 

[kayaking2]

This is a really nice tank. Wish I had rom for a 1000g. How much does the tank by itself weigh?

 

[adddo]

How did i miss this thread!?!

Impressive build and innovative thinking!

Keep posting pics.. please!

 

[Lt.Shineysides]

Nice looking build. I like the idea of the sump outside. This is probably a dumb question, but those plasma lights, are they as energy effecient as leds?

 

[JASON L.]

With your sump out side will that effect the water temp?

 

[Zack_Man777]

The hope of one day having a setup like this is why im getting into the hobby, by far the best build ive followed yet, keep up the amazing work!

 

[Carant]

New pics soon. I have come up with a way to minimize the close loop plumbing in the tank. It does not go away but it looks way better

You can hide the revised exposed plumbing with an araganite/cement mixture ... of course you can just use the same technique that you used for your rocks ... however I provide the following only for ideas. (Great job with the rocks !!!)

Look for posts by Mr Wilson - with the Canadian build by Peter.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1811725&page=152

Is the page that starts the information that you need. Move forward from that point for the receipe.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Bruce

 

[Aquabacs]

Just stumbled over here and it is great to see a large rimless tank. When you go big....you go glass! Following along and brainstorming for my next project.

Thanks

Mike

 

[erics3000]

Love your tank...Nice design on your system......