Caravanshaka
New member
I am new to RC, but have been around the hobby about 4 years, sticking mostly to my local reef clubs website of DFWMAS. Over the course of the 4 years, I have gone as small as 3 gallons and as large as 120 gallons, but have finally gotten wife approval for a large In-Wall setup to replace my current Nuvo 24g.
Tank will be built between my office and dining room. I won't physically attach the tank to the wall, but the stand has a 4" overhang that will rest on the 12" header I had my builder put in at 40" high in the wall. Dining room side will only be a picture frame around the tank, while the office side will have cabinetry with removable faces (magnets)
Main Details:
Tank and Sump have been built by Concept Aquariums out of Canada. Surprisingly, even after shipping, they had the best pricing and everyone I have read that has a tank from them raves about their quality.
Tank: 60x30x25, starphire front and back panes, 3" eurobracing, external overflow on the 30" side
Sump: 48x22x16, 4 chambers (Sump, Fuge, Frags, Return)
Stand is a 1.5" square steel frame built by a local DFWMAS member
Other Equipment:
Lighting is DIY LED, using CNCreef heatsinks, meanwell drivers, and 6 Cree Lumia 5.2 arrays controlled by a Storm-X controller
2 MP40's for flow, Jebao wp-10 for frag section in sump
2 Jebao DC6000 return pumps, both T'd off for reactors and a water change outlet
SR Octopus Elite int-200 skimmer
dual BRS reactors for carbon/gfo as needed
Bubble Magus doser and BRS 2-part
Apex controller with dual EB8's, breakout box, and auto-feeder
BRS Pukani (70 lbs) & Fiji (25 lbs) dry rock, will be lightly aquascaped since it goes between the wall
I have begun constructing the framing for the cabinetry, and added some cabinet lighting on a switch on the american DJ panel. The entire cabinet frame has been coated in a generous coating of Kilz primer, and the side of the cabinetry that faces the tank will see that treatment as well. I have covered the drywall inside the cabinetry with a plastic sheeting to protect it from splashes. I have also added venting to the top of the cabinetry with 4 120mm fans to push/pull air.
The display lights have been built using CNCreef Asis 418 heatsinks with 2 Lumia 5.2 arrays each. Meanwell LDD drivers are providing the power, and everything is wired with Cat5e cabling and running great. Chris at CNCreef is now designing a puck-style heatsink that I will be prototyping for another Lumia array over my frag tank.
Some of the plumbing that I can manage without the tank/sump here has been done, as well as some of the wiring for the Apex controlled items. At this point though, I am really waiting on the tank and sump to arrive next week
Some pics to hold you over for now
The Design:
The progress:
Tank will be built between my office and dining room. I won't physically attach the tank to the wall, but the stand has a 4" overhang that will rest on the 12" header I had my builder put in at 40" high in the wall. Dining room side will only be a picture frame around the tank, while the office side will have cabinetry with removable faces (magnets)
Main Details:
Tank and Sump have been built by Concept Aquariums out of Canada. Surprisingly, even after shipping, they had the best pricing and everyone I have read that has a tank from them raves about their quality.
Tank: 60x30x25, starphire front and back panes, 3" eurobracing, external overflow on the 30" side
Sump: 48x22x16, 4 chambers (Sump, Fuge, Frags, Return)
Stand is a 1.5" square steel frame built by a local DFWMAS member
Other Equipment:
Lighting is DIY LED, using CNCreef heatsinks, meanwell drivers, and 6 Cree Lumia 5.2 arrays controlled by a Storm-X controller
2 MP40's for flow, Jebao wp-10 for frag section in sump
2 Jebao DC6000 return pumps, both T'd off for reactors and a water change outlet
SR Octopus Elite int-200 skimmer
dual BRS reactors for carbon/gfo as needed
Bubble Magus doser and BRS 2-part
Apex controller with dual EB8's, breakout box, and auto-feeder
BRS Pukani (70 lbs) & Fiji (25 lbs) dry rock, will be lightly aquascaped since it goes between the wall
I have begun constructing the framing for the cabinetry, and added some cabinet lighting on a switch on the american DJ panel. The entire cabinet frame has been coated in a generous coating of Kilz primer, and the side of the cabinetry that faces the tank will see that treatment as well. I have covered the drywall inside the cabinetry with a plastic sheeting to protect it from splashes. I have also added venting to the top of the cabinetry with 4 120mm fans to push/pull air.
The display lights have been built using CNCreef Asis 418 heatsinks with 2 Lumia 5.2 arrays each. Meanwell LDD drivers are providing the power, and everything is wired with Cat5e cabling and running great. Chris at CNCreef is now designing a puck-style heatsink that I will be prototyping for another Lumia array over my frag tank.
Some of the plumbing that I can manage without the tank/sump here has been done, as well as some of the wiring for the Apex controlled items. At this point though, I am really waiting on the tank and sump to arrive next week
Some pics to hold you over for now
The Design:
The progress:
