50b Sumpless Mixed Reef Build!

[BigJohnny]

Hey Reefers,

Just getting started on my 50b Sumpless Mixed Reef. I'll start off with some pics because obviously that is the best part :

Deep Blue Professional 50b
Aquatic Fundamentals 50/65 Stand

Some equipment and why my wife yells at me daily (it's gotten twice as bad since this picture was taken)

Unboxing my ATI Sunpower 6x39w
And 8 bulbs to play around with (4 blue + , 2 coral +, 1 purple plus, and an actinic)

The beauty

And the beasts 

Upgrading the beasts to another beut once there are a bunch of corals in the tank (can't wait)

Aquascape

Now fast forward=>>>>>>>>>>>>

Just need to add a bag of live sand and some saltwater (Red Sea mixed with Red Sea Coral Pro)

 

[BigJohnny]

Now inside the belly of the beast (I promise this is more organized than it looks)

Controllers on the outside of the stand

Custom screens and in tank equipment

Reef Octopus BH2000, Tunze Osmolator Universal ATO (to run with kalkwasserwith 3 failsafes ph/float/timer), temp probe

ATO feed, Reactor in/out, 2 cobalt neotherms for redundancy(temp controlled by rkl), BRS lab grade Ph probe.

Will upload more later today!

 

[eb2292]

Looks good! All that beautiful equipment, but no sump. How come?

 

[BigJohnny]

Looks good! All that beautiful equipment, but no sump. How come?

Thanks bud!

I know! It's a shame really but only temporary. I think I did a pretty good job of hiding the equipment in tank. You really only notice the skimmer since everything else is low profile and black like the background/behind the scape. The reef will take center stage [emoji3]

I'm in a rental townhouse and was originally going with a 90g with sump but landlord only okd max 40g (he can't tell it's 50[emoji6]) and actually came by to check it out and made sure I didn't have any other tanks (including a sump), my qt is even hiding in an upstairs closet! Most of my equipment can transfer over to the 90 when I buy a house in a year so no biggie!

 

[BigJohnny]

Ofcourse my RO/DI, ghetto rigged to my shower since my house is so old it literally is the only place I can hook it up (when needed) without installing a new fixture or permanent piping. Luckily I have big holding containers so it's not an issue, I pump it into them directly then put the unit away until next time.

 

[Miguelh1302]

Alright the beast is been release

 

[lpsouth1978]

Looks like a fun build, I am interested in seeing how the system does in time. If I may give just one word of advice, get rid of the API test kits. They are notoriously inaccurate and have led many a reef keeper astray. Get some higher quality test kits, like Salifert or Hanna, you will be glad you did in the long run.

 

[BigJohnny]

Looks like a fun build, I am interested in seeing how the system does in time. If I may give just one word of advice, get rid of the API test kits. They are notoriously inaccurate and have led many a reef keeper astray. Get some higher quality test kits, like Salifert or Hanna, you will be glad you did in the long run.

Thanks bud, me too! Oh yea don't worry those actually came for free with an order I purchased. The picture of the equipment is an older one. I have hanna ULR phosphorus, hanna Alkalinity, salifert calcium/magnesium/nitrate/ammonia/nitrite/phosphate. I know personally how crappy API can be sometimes. Plus hanna are just cooler[emoji6]

 

[BigJohnny]

Alright the beast is been release

Yeeeeeeee buddy, unleash the kraken

 

[Miguelh1302]

That is a expensive *** kraken lmao

 

[BigJohnny]

That is a expensive *** kraken lmao

My bank account agrees (wife doesn't know how much I've spent, one of the advantages of having seperate accounts in addition to thr combined ones [emoji48] )

 

[Isaacs55]

My bank account agrees (wife doesn't know how much I've spent, one of the advantages of having seperate accounts in addition to thr combined ones [emoji48] )

Hehe...:bounce2: :lolspin: :bounce1: :bdaysmile:
Quote Kevin Hart..."let me explain...i would but i cant because the way my bank account is set up" lol

Haha this got me Rollin lol
This is how I'm able to do my build too lol

 

[Devaji108]

looking good! i'll be fallowing along.

 

[Isaacs55]

Awesome build so far though man! I'm excited to see what It becomes. Im actually almost getting ready to put my 40 breeder up once my marco rock is done curing lol itching so bad that I actually set up a 10 gallon nano yesterday just so I have something to look at and do lol

 

[Miguelh1302]

My bank account agrees (wife doesn't know how much I've spent, one of the advantages of having seperate accounts in addition to thr combined ones [emoji48] )

Smart guy lol

 

[Happyschneider]

Got a very similar set up just starting so following for inspiration looks awesome, keep the info coming.

 

[BigJohnny]

Hehe...:bounce2: [emoji38]spin: :bounce1: :bdaysmile:
Quote Kevin Hart..."let me explain...i would but i cant because the way my bank account is set up" lol

Haha this got me Rollin lol
This is how I'm able to do my build too lol

Haha yea man I have a feeling it's how many people are able to do their builds. it's a 2 way street too, i know my wife is probably spending absurd amounts on clothes and lingerie([emoji106] ) on her seperate accounts. I don't even want to know how much, but I'm okay with that haha.

Awesome build so far though man! I'm excited to see what It becomes. Im actually almost getting ready to put my 40 breeder up once my marco rock is done curing lol itching so bad that I actually set up a 10 gallon nano yesterday just so I have something to look at and do lol

Thanks bud glad you think so! Yea I watched your aquascape video looking forward to seeing your tank up and running. Make sure to shoot me a link to the build thread on here when you do start.

Ooo 10g nano, very cool. You should start a little build thread on that!

 

[BigJohnny]

looking good! i'll be fallowing along.

Thanks bud!

 

[BigJohnny]

Smart guy lol

Haha yea, it just didn't feel right to not have some seperate dough too. I'm my own man ain't I ? [emoji41]

 

[BigJohnny]

Got a very similar set up just starting so following for inspiration looks awesome, keep the info coming.

Cool, thanks! Do you have a build thread? I'd love to follow along there as well.