Devoted Reefer 250

In an effort to build this right the first time I have done a TON of research. I'm not wanting to drill into the stand so I've added some white shelves from home depot to the stand.

To the left of the stand this is a 36x12 shelf. I cut the shelf down to 29" and added some double sided tape to the top part of the shelf to secure it. This will be used to possible mount any reactors I add in the future.
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This shelf is actually mounted to the wall behind the stand. I've come to really like and appreciate the chiller compartment that is supplied. It allows each of us to be much more creative and gives us just a little extra real estate!
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The piece with the label was cut the same length as the board mounted to the wall. This one is 4" wide and will allow me to close off the gap between the stand and the wall to hide this section. I'm going to use either velco or some sort of some of snap on hinge so that I can remove this piece.
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Outside right of the stand. I need to paint the top piece where I cut and sanded. The "wall" pieces were also purposely mounted above the molding. Primary power will be ran from the outlet to the right.
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The two wall pieces will eventually be hinged/mounted together. There is a slight gap between the 4" piece and the stand, I'm going to use some foam to finish this off.
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Another shot inside the stand
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I have another piece that I am going to use to cover up the "equipment area". My rare earth magnets should be here today.

You may have noticed the C clamp and the 2x6. Again in an effort to not drill into the tank I am trying to be creative. I am using 8020 on my other tank as my Kessil mount. I am going to attempt to implement this onto the reefer. The other option is to get the A series kessil mount, I am not a huge fan of the Kessil common gooseneck.
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Nice! I've always been curious about the DC pumps, but haven't gotten the courage to spend the money to replace a pump that is working fine for me now.

Let me know how you like it once everything is up and running!
 
Nice! I've always been curious about the DC pumps, but haven't gotten the courage to spend the money to replace a pump that is working fine for me now.

Let me know how you like it once everything is up and running!

I am just as curious as you are, I had planned to use a pump I have already. But I decided I would go ahead and add the DC pump now. It was a toss up between this and the Vectra M1. I went with the RO VarioS because it was cheaper and it is Apex ready. I'm sure I'll be running an Apex within the next year or so!
 
Let the fun begin!
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This is my first time using E Marco, so I wasn't sure how much to order. I ordered the 15lb kit. So far I've only used 5 lbs!

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My goal is to create as much coral "real estate" as possible with the intent to keep it is "natural" as possible!
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There is a slight learning curve with the E Marco. Of course the last patch I mixed up had the best consistency. I also had a few thick mortar lines. I super glued rock rubble over some of the lines.
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Zip ties are temporary
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lol have fun playing with the rock work l . I'm setting up a 60 gallon and debating on using my old live rock and start from scratch
 
To better prepare for filling the reefer it was time to swap out RODI filters. In this photo the first 2 have been replaced. DI hasn't been replaced-
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Old DI in the sink, new DI in my hand -
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All filters replaced. Minus the membrane -
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First to canisters were cleaned with bleach and rinsed well!
 
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I've since removed the nozzle and redid my tape job, I used just a little to much tape when I first put this nozzle together! Thanks Broadfield for adding to the quality of the reefer series tanks!

 
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