ReefWaters
Premium Member
The stand is looking really good! I cant remember, are you doing a canopy or hanging your lights? What is your light set up going to be like?
DA's 240 lagoon
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Ross,
I'll be running a Sfiligoi Infinity XR4 with dual 250de MH and 4 54w T5s as the main lighting then supplementing it with either extra T5 pendants or AI LEDs.
Currently the pendant is on a 36" drawer slide so I can push it out of the way when I do maintenance.
Pulled out
I am thinking about building some sort of adjustable rail system out of 80/20 that will attach to the cabinet the slide left/right and front to back, but I'll decide that when I get the tank indoors.
I'll be running a Sfiligoi Infinity XR4 with dual 250de MH and 4 54w T5s as the main lighting then supplementing it with either extra T5 pendants or AI LEDs.
Currently the pendant is on a 36" drawer slide so I can push it out of the way when I do maintenance.
Pulled out
I am thinking about building some sort of adjustable rail system out of 80/20 that will attach to the cabinet the slide left/right and front to back, but I'll decide that when I get the tank indoors.
wow.... the pics look pretty terrible when its not on my Iphone. :hmm3:
ok no more Iphone pics.. time to breaking out the real camera.
So I decided I minus well finish the rest of the cabinetry so I only have to break out the paint gear once.
Straight on
Angle shot
Painting starts this weekend....
I was walking past the tank and noticed this:
Looking straight down through 20" inches of the glass and you can still read the paint stick!!! Now that is some clear starfire.
ok no more Iphone pics.. time to breaking out the real camera.
So I decided I minus well finish the rest of the cabinetry so I only have to break out the paint gear once.
Straight on
Angle shot
Painting starts this weekend....
I was walking past the tank and noticed this:
Looking straight down through 20" inches of the glass and you can still read the paint stick!!! Now that is some clear starfire.
ReefWaters
Premium Member
Man! I just keep getting more jealous about this!!! I LOVE the peninsula! You are doing a better job than I did with the tank! :lol: In case anyone is still confused I sold the tank to dark8nge1.
Im not sure if you remember from my thread, but I had 2 x Mogul 250 MH's flanked by 6 x 48" VHO's as supplament. It was plenty of light. The only thing I was going to change was to swap the VHO's for T5's. I wouldnt add any lights to your current set up until you get the tank set up and water in it. You "might" have enough light spread. I think you will have plenty of par with no problem. Its a relatively shallow tank. You might find that the outer edges of the 5' panes are a little dim at the bottom of the tank but then again, depending on what you are keeping in those areas, you might not need that much light anyway. Believe it or not, my Cali Tort was in one of the darkest spots of the tank and was doing GREAT! I also dont perosonally think you'll need to mess with the railing system on the pendant either. I think you'll have plenty of room to get in and over the tank. I would put all my weight on the edge of the tank (not the inside of the Euro bracing but the top of the vertical pane) with no problems.
How about a full tank shot of your current tank so we can get the full effect of the before and after?
Keep it up man. Its looking great!
Im not sure if you remember from my thread, but I had 2 x Mogul 250 MH's flanked by 6 x 48" VHO's as supplament. It was plenty of light. The only thing I was going to change was to swap the VHO's for T5's. I wouldnt add any lights to your current set up until you get the tank set up and water in it. You "might" have enough light spread. I think you will have plenty of par with no problem. Its a relatively shallow tank. You might find that the outer edges of the 5' panes are a little dim at the bottom of the tank but then again, depending on what you are keeping in those areas, you might not need that much light anyway. Believe it or not, my Cali Tort was in one of the darkest spots of the tank and was doing GREAT! I also dont perosonally think you'll need to mess with the railing system on the pendant either. I think you'll have plenty of room to get in and over the tank. I would put all my weight on the edge of the tank (not the inside of the Euro bracing but the top of the vertical pane) with no problems.
How about a full tank shot of your current tank so we can get the full effect of the before and after?
Keep it up man. Its looking great!
Sure!
Ok so I know I said more iPhone pics but I'm still at work so these are the only ones I have right now. I'll post better ones later
Obviously these were from when I first setup the tank, but just to get an idea.
The current tank is a 48x24x18 peninsula with 3 sides starfire. I went with a minimalist modern look which I will probably continue with in the new tank. I'll tank some more pics and post them soon. This tank is going to be pushed into the room and kept running temporarily until I get the new one running.
Ok so I know I said more iPhone pics but I'm still at work so these are the only ones I have right now. I'll post better ones later
Obviously these were from when I first setup the tank, but just to get an idea.
The current tank is a 48x24x18 peninsula with 3 sides starfire. I went with a minimalist modern look which I will probably continue with in the new tank. I'll tank some more pics and post them soon. This tank is going to be pushed into the room and kept running temporarily until I get the new one running.
After two days painting in triple degree weather the stand is painted!
Note to self... next build needs to happen during the winter...
I painted the tank with an alkyd enamel using an hvlp sprayer so it came out glossy and smooth. However the birch ply I used started to show a bit of grain as I sprayed it. Not exactly what I planned but still turned out well
Note to self... next build needs to happen during the winter...
I painted the tank with an alkyd enamel using an hvlp sprayer so it came out glossy and smooth. However the birch ply I used started to show a bit of grain as I sprayed it. Not exactly what I planned but still turned out well
Since I have to wait a couple days before the enamel fully hardens I have some time to explain a bit more about the build.
Tank: 240 gal, 60x48x20, peninsula style, three sided starfire, external overflow built by Aquarium Obsessed
Stand: "Turtle Customs" style white with teak doors
Sump: diy 30x36x18 acrylic sump, two chamber
Lighting: Sfiligoi XR4, dual 250 DE MH, quad 54w T5. Additional lighting will be determined after the tank is setup. Either T5s or AI leds will be added as necessary
Protien Skimmer: ATB Medium Cone
Return Pump: ATB Flowstar 1500
Water Flow: MP40 ES W, MP40W, Tunze Wavebox, two MJ sureflows that will be eventually replaced with Tunze 6055
Dosing: Profilux 4 channel dosing pump
Other: KZ 2.0 Liter Zeovit Reactor
Refugium: DIY, dimensions to be determined
Water Change: Reef Genesis Storm and Renew for automatic top off and water changes
Tank: 240 gal, 60x48x20, peninsula style, three sided starfire, external overflow built by Aquarium Obsessed
Stand: "Turtle Customs" style white with teak doors
Sump: diy 30x36x18 acrylic sump, two chamber
Lighting: Sfiligoi XR4, dual 250 DE MH, quad 54w T5. Additional lighting will be determined after the tank is setup. Either T5s or AI leds will be added as necessary
Protien Skimmer: ATB Medium Cone
Return Pump: ATB Flowstar 1500
Water Flow: MP40 ES W, MP40W, Tunze Wavebox, two MJ sureflows that will be eventually replaced with Tunze 6055
Dosing: Profilux 4 channel dosing pump
Other: KZ 2.0 Liter Zeovit Reactor
Refugium: DIY, dimensions to be determined
Water Change: Reef Genesis Storm and Renew for automatic top off and water changes
I get a lot of questions about the Reef Genesis Renew automatic water change system. I've been using it for over a year now and still love it. Here's a brief rundown.
The Renew consists of three major components, the controller, the metering buckets and the pumps. The controller allows you to set how many gallons you want to change and over what duration you want to change that volume. The durations include day, week and continuous. If I want to change 10 gallons over the course of today I can input 10 gal and set it to day. If I want to do 10 gallons all at once right now I set it to continuous. If I want to change 10 gallons over the course of the week I set it to 10 and week.
Here's the controller next to the Storm. The Renew is the one on the left
It's a real easy setup to use an maintain. I personally change 20 gallons a week on my 110 but I like to spread it out over the course of the week so I usually use the weekly function. I hit the button on Sunday and its set to go for the rest of the week.
When the water change actually takes place there are two pumps one in your some and one in the water change bin. Each fills up a one gallon metering bucket. The metering bucket makes sure that each time precisely one gallon is removed from the tank and one gallon is added back in.
I only have room for 23 gallons of new water right now that I have stashed in a cabinet in my utility room. With the 240 I will undoubtably need a bigger bin but not sure where I will put it at this moment.
Here's the current setup. The metering bin that feeds the tank is the one inside the cabinet. The one to the left of the cabinet feeds out to the drain line.
The Renew consists of three major components, the controller, the metering buckets and the pumps. The controller allows you to set how many gallons you want to change and over what duration you want to change that volume. The durations include day, week and continuous. If I want to change 10 gallons over the course of today I can input 10 gal and set it to day. If I want to do 10 gallons all at once right now I set it to continuous. If I want to change 10 gallons over the course of the week I set it to 10 and week.
Here's the controller next to the Storm. The Renew is the one on the left
It's a real easy setup to use an maintain. I personally change 20 gallons a week on my 110 but I like to spread it out over the course of the week so I usually use the weekly function. I hit the button on Sunday and its set to go for the rest of the week.
When the water change actually takes place there are two pumps one in your some and one in the water change bin. Each fills up a one gallon metering bucket. The metering bucket makes sure that each time precisely one gallon is removed from the tank and one gallon is added back in.
I only have room for 23 gallons of new water right now that I have stashed in a cabinet in my utility room. With the 240 I will undoubtably need a bigger bin but not sure where I will put it at this moment.
Here's the current setup. The metering bin that feeds the tank is the one inside the cabinet. The one to the left of the cabinet feeds out to the drain line.
ReefWaters
Premium Member
Did you prime the stand at all or did you just spray the top coat directly on the wood? A primer would have probably hidden the grain. But spraying is definitely the way to go if you want a good smooth finish, especially on such large flat surfaces.
The Genesis is pretty cool. I think automated, constant and consistent water changes are a great maintenance practice to use. I had a pretty simple water change system but I still had to make the effort to "do it." Does the Genesis measure the specific gravity of the tank or replacement water or does it assume that you are keeping the two close?
The Genesis is pretty cool. I think automated, constant and consistent water changes are a great maintenance practice to use. I had a pretty simple water change system but I still had to make the effort to "do it." Does the Genesis measure the specific gravity of the tank or replacement water or does it assume that you are keeping the two close?
I started to prime but then stopped and just started shooting the enamel. I probably should have primed with a couple coats and sanded in between but the heat was killing me. Just the one coat of primer and several coats of enamel took me the whole weekend and wiped me out.
The grain is barely visible so its not that bad but did mess up my idea of a perfectly glossy surface. Oh well I guess i'll be more patient next time.
The grain is barely visible so its not that bad but did mess up my idea of a perfectly glossy surface. Oh well I guess i'll be more patient next time.
The old tank has been moved! It only took about 30 min and one slightly squished finger. (little miss communication between me and fiance :debi
I ended up pushing the tank in about 8 ft so there was plenty of space to work with the new tank. Now I just have to figure out how to run lights for the existing tank and start moving in all the cabinetry
It was time for my equipment cleaning anyways so I soaked all the equipment that wasnt running on the tank and set it up in the utility room so it's ready to go.
I ended up pushing the tank in about 8 ft so there was plenty of space to work with the new tank. Now I just have to figure out how to run lights for the existing tank and start moving in all the cabinetry
It was time for my equipment cleaning anyways so I soaked all the equipment that wasnt running on the tank and set it up in the utility room so it's ready to go.
The tank is in!!!!
A few minor problems but pretty easy move for the most part. For those building a lip on their stands a word of advice. Don't try and make the space between the raised portions the same size as the tank. Once slightly warped piece of wood and your up a creek. Give yourself a 1/8 inch on either side just to be safe.
Luckly it's nothing some power tools can't fix. A little trim with the circular saw and all was good. :beer:
Ahhh... perfectly level. What a beautiful sight.
A few minor problems but pretty easy move for the most part. For those building a lip on their stands a word of advice. Don't try and make the space between the raised portions the same size as the tank. Once slightly warped piece of wood and your up a creek. Give yourself a 1/8 inch on either side just to be safe.
Luckly it's nothing some power tools can't fix. A little trim with the circular saw and all was good. :beer:
Ahhh... perfectly level. What a beautiful sight.
GvineReefer
New member
Wow, that looks awesome! Can't wait to see this thing up and running. Congrats on the progress!
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