A Reef in the Sky

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Lighting


I plan on using this ATI Powermodule Dimmbar 8x80W for the tank.

General comparison to my current tank

I made a tank layout to help with my planning. You can see the difference in floor area.

These cooling fans look so awesome and are very quiet too!!. I had read that sometimes they don't work and this was the case with me. The problem is that the ATI logo is pushed against the black middle section of the fan (maybe from transport/packaging) therefore preventing them from spinning easily. I just simply raised them up a little with my finger and they worked like a treat.

Picked up some great Blue LED lighting which will be used on the setup.

 

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It's like someone's gone and rendered my old tank! Gotta say I'm a big fan right now for obvious reasons!

 

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Automation & Electrics

Besides the electric light lifter, I plan on having a few other things automated in and around the aquarium. In order to achieve this I needed a controller of some sort so I chose the GHL Profilux.

Basically, the GHL Profilux Plus II controller will be the heart of the system and everything else will run off it. The x6 Way Digital Powerbar is connected to the Profilux Plus II and this will operate the Dosing Units and various other electrical components.

I created this basic schematic to make it easier to understand what the system will comprise of (so I knew what to order) and to visually see where everything plugs in as I can be a little complicated.

Profilux II Plus.... Whats inside the box

Dosing Unit 4.... Whats inside the box

How they will look together. Fortunately the sketches and calculations I did were the same measurements.

Powerbar x6

The remaining accessories

I've also created a mock up of the power board which will be inside the cabinet. It's sole purpose it to hold the power bars (x3 in total) and associated electrical equipment. As I'm limited for space I've had to give it some thought so it is easy to maintain and access.

It's an odd shape to allow plugs to fit through easily, etc...

How it should look, but with the cords much neater. One of the ATI plugs will not be required now so it gives me a little more space. Also the profilux x6 power bar was a little larger than I anticipated.

 

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It's like someone's gone and rendered my old tank! Gotta say I'm a big fan right now for obvious reasons!

Hi Brett... your 'old' tank certainly helped me confirm some ideas, so thank you! :thumbsup: I ended up getting the sliders over in the US that I asked you about many months ago.

Sorry to hear about your wife and l hope all goes well with her recovery. Looking forward to seeing your 'new' tank in the future.

 

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She's doing great thanks =)

I'm curious to learn more about the guts inside your lift. It seems more quieter AND quicker! Do your drawer slides allow you full access to the stand? I never found slides that let me open the doors 100% and that was a bit of a hassle.

New tank is already somewhat in my head. It's small...it's a cube and it goes in a basement of a house I hopefully move into Jan 29th.

Keep it up. Top notch so far.

 

[DML08]

great planing. this is gonna be a awesome build..

 

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Picked up some great Blue LED lighting which will be used on the setup.

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Cool looking LED lights. Will these fasten to your ATI? If so, how? Where did you pick these up. I've got two T5 fixtures and would consider doing to same thing if they looked aesthetically pleasing on the fixture itself.

Thanks!

 

[Reefun]

+1
would really like to know how you'r going to incorporate the LEDs

 

[nicknguyen]

+1
would really like to know how you'r going to incorporate the LEDs

me too.

 

[mranthonymb]

wow this thread is going to be very interesting to follow... good luck

 

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She's doing great thanks =)

I'm curious to learn more about the guts inside your lift. It seems more quieter AND quicker! Do your drawer slides allow you full access to the stand? I never found slides that let me open the doors 100% and that was a bit of a hassle.

New tank is already somewhat in my head. It's small...it's a cube and it goes in a basement of a house I hopefully move into Jan 29th.

Keep it up. Top notch so far.

It is definitely fast and quiet... a pleasant surprise. Here are some more pictures that I have so far. I'll provide more info once it is installed.

It's an electric winch that comes in various lengths. This one pictured is 160cm (63") long and has a lifting capability of up to 60kg (~130lbs)

The wires from the ATI unit can be attached to the winch itself

The white box is designed to house the unit and the whole thing will be attached to the concrete ceiling.

Control switch which can be located anywhere. A remote control also comes with it too.

The sliders are a Japanese brand 'Sugatsune' http://www.sugatsune.co.jp/english/products/tecf/

I purchased them from here and they are available in partial, full or over travel extension. Great discount offered too :thumbsup:
http://www.alema.com/products/drawer-slides?limit=40

Hope that helps

 

[soccerbag]

Love it!! And a remote control comes with it? I'm down.

 

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great planing. this is gonna be a awesome build..

wow this thread is going to be very interesting to follow... good luck

Thanks guys.

Cool looking LED lights. Will these fasten to your ATI? If so, how? Where did you pick these up. I've got two T5 fixtures and would consider doing to same thing if they looked aesthetically pleasing on the fixture itself.

Thanks!

+1
would really like to know how you'r going to incorporate the LEDs

me too.

Craig and others,

I picked the LED's up here in Hong Kong. There is a vast array of options available with many colours. I must get a picture to show you guys. I plan on using these ones for something else which I will show later however I might just look into getting some more to attach to the underside of the ATI PM. My only concern at this stage is to ensure that sufficient wire length is available for them since the PM will move and how best to conceal them. :hmm2:

 

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Love it!! And a remote control comes with it? I'm down.

lol... yeah. It can be preset so it stops at the correct heights without accidently lowering the unit into the water or pulling the socket out of the wall :hmm1:

 

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A winch with built in limit switches. I looked FOREVER trying to find such a thing. I would have jumped all over that had I discovered it nice score =)

 

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Skimmer

Alpha 200 (220V)

Glad to see the skimmer fits in my 'mock up plan' of the sump and cabinet area

I ~ Zeo Reactor

Custom I~Zeo reactor. I asked for white acylic so it would match the skimmer and other items in the sump area.

The optional extra John Guest fitting allows direct feeding of some Zeovit products and the food will enter directly into the chamber from the bottom

A close look at the wave~paddle rock spinner

The matching couple

 

[plyle02]

That is just sick!!!

 

[SeaIsle]

On board for this one. Great designs and glad to see everything is coming together as designed.

 

[finksmart]

Love the custom zeo reactor. Great idea on the john guest fitting to dose supplement directly into the rx. Thinking about modding mine to do that too.

 

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That is just sick!!!

Pretty sweet... huh

On board for this one. Great designs and glad to see everything is coming together as designed.

Thanks... Slowly but surely

Love the custom zeo reactor. Great idea on the john guest fitting to dose supplement directly into the rx. Thinking about modding mine to do that too.

Yeah, it was an extra that was thrown in. Not sure what to dose into there yet but I'm sure it will be helpful.