drummereef's 180g in-wall build

[drummereef]

Well...The 80's I don't think are entirely neccesary. The reason I went to 24 I think is because I was looking for "BRIGHTNESS" with just the LED's on. With the original 12 I put on it definately lit the tank, but the fish almost treated it as "lights out" and still wouldn't swim around.

With the 24 the fish tend to stick around a little longer and then I switch 12 off then turn all off.

As far as optics I think you will need them just for the fact we dont' have hoods or anything to keep the light in the tank. On the front side of the tank I noticed I lost a bit of light from wall. My fixture is on chains and not slideable like yours so you may able to pull it out from the wall a bit. Mine sits flush against the wall so that I cover all the tank with my halides.

I would reccomend doing a 80/60 mix like I did. I'll get some pictures of with the 12 with 80's up and 24 of them with 80/60 degreen optics up so you can see the difference, just need to find a better camera than my point and shoot to show you coverage.

My only real complaint is the xr-e's from cree definately create more of a blacklight affect than VHO's. It's by no means a "blacklight" its just definately an affect. It will definately show every piece of algae like a sore thumb in your tank when you do take pics

The only other pain is the amount of soldering/wires that will be on your fixture. But....... I'm sure you will find some amazing way to run the wires while mine are just cut to length.

Great info. I need to start doing my homework.

 

[GuppyGuy]

first time posting on this thread, but i've been following forever haha. as everyone should.
awesome stuff dude. good work.
here's towards 100 haha

 

[drummereef]

first time posting on this thread, but i've been following forever haha. as everyone should.
awesome stuff dude. good work.
here's towards 100 haha

Thank you GuppyGuy! Post anytime you'd like.

 

[Eckreef]

Inspiring build. One of my favorites.
Took me two weeks to get through 99 pages.
Here's to 100....

 

[detroit_fan]

Great thread! Here's to 100!

 

[duncantse]

I'm too lazy to read through your whole thread but I saw some pictures and looks really good.

Can you tell me your fish stock right now?

 

[drummereef]

Inspiring build. One of my favorites.
Took me two weeks to get through 99 pages.
Here's to 100....

Thank you Eckreef.

Great thread! Here's to 100!

Thanks detroit_fan.

I'm too lazy to read through your whole thread but I saw some pictures and looks really good.

Can you tell me your fish stock right now?

Thanks duncantse. Inhabitant stocking is quite light for the system at the moment. It consists of 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Cleaner Wrasse, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, and a bunch of snails.

 

[Rotknee]

Brett I think you have been a resource to more people than you know. Thanks for documenting your journey.:thumbsup:

 

[osi]

Just read all 99 pagers, nice work man. One of the best setups i have seen so far...and neatness of the setup is excellent. :bounce3:

I have a question for u, if i didn’t miss i only saw u seeding ya tank with some shop ordered live sand and that’s about it. I personally prefer to add more types of life to the tank. Atleast seeding the tank with few different colour coralline.

Btw ya blue acro looking gr8.

 

[drummereef]

Brett I think you have been a resource to more people than you know. Thanks for documenting your journey.:thumbsup:

I appreciate that Rotknee. Glad I could help.

 

[drummereef]

Just read all 99 pagers, nice work man. One of the best setups i have seen so far...and neatness of the setup is excellent. :bounce3:

I have a question for u, if i didn't miss i only saw u seeding ya tank with some shop ordered live sand and that's about it. I personally prefer to add more types of life to the tank. Atleast seeding the tank with few different colour coralline.

Btw ya blue acro looking gr8.

Thanks osi! And I agree, the more life there is to the tank the better off it will be in the long run. Working on it.

 

[drummereef]

Now lets... :fish1:

 

[drummereef]

Take this thread... :fish1:

 

[drummereef]

to 100!!! :dance::celeb2::bounce1::fun4::beer::bounce2::celeb1:

 

[drummereef]

OK guys, first I wanted to thank each and every one of you who make this thread so great! :thumbsup: Everyone's input is valuable and I appreciate all the insight you bring to the hobby. It's great to have an open forum where opinion is valued and respected. Thanks everyone for making this hobby so fun.

So I wanted to recap all of the various projects that have been included in the first 100 pages of this thread for easy reference. I've listed them by page and by project type, so scroll to the post of interest. Hope this helps you in your reefing journey.



Pg 1 Sump Room Construction
Pg 2 Stand Construction
Pg 3 Laminate Installation
Pg 5 Stand Trim
Pg 10 Return Pump Riser
Pg 12 Plumbing Sketchup / Plumbing Begins
Pg 13 Plumbing Construction
Pg 14 Plumbing Construction Continues
Pg 15 Plumbing Construction Continues
Pg 16 Plumbing Construction Continues
Pg 17 Plumbing Construction Continues
Pg 18 Plumbing Construction Finished / Fresh Water Testing
Pg 22 Reeflo Dart Seal Replacement
Pg 30 Basement Remodel
Pg 32 Lumen Bright Mini Reflectors / Lighting Sketchup / Light Rack Construction Begins
Pg 33 Light Rack Construction Continues / SWC 250A Skimmer
Pg 34 Light Rack Track Assembly / Utility Sink
Pg 35 Light Rack Track Assembly Finished
Pg 36 RODI / Marco Rock / Light Rack Wiring
Pg 37 Electrical Panel / RODI Panel
Pg 38 Conduit Construction / Light Testing
Pg 39 RODI Plumbing
Pg 40 Sump Room Trim / Aquascaping Begins
Pg 42 Aquascaping Finished / Water! / Tank Startup
Pg 44 Live Sand
Pg 49 Canon Rebel XSi DSLR
Pg 50 Tunze Osmolator / Top Off Plumbing
Pg 52 RODI Mixing Station / Algae Free Tiger Shark
Pg 53 Conduit Construction Finished
Pg 55 Drummereef's Bubble Killer
Pg 56 Quarantine Tank Setup
Pg 59 Algae Cycle / Drip Acclimation
Pg 60 NextReef MR1 Reactors / GAC & GFO
Pg 65 Manifold Updates
Pg 66 Warner Marine EcoBAK Biopellets / NextReef SMR1 Reactor
Pg 69 Hanna Phosphate Checker
Pg 73 DIY 2-Part / Brightwell Aquatics MB7
Pg 77 Neptune Systems Apex iPhone App
Pg 78 Neptune Systems Apex iPhone App Continued
Pg 81 Voltmeter
Pg 82 Aquascape Updated
Pg 83 Bottled Copepods
Pg 85 New Corals / Fragging SPS
Pg 90 Vortech Battery Backup
Pg 94 Apex Controller Panel First Look
Pg 95 Hanna Phosphate Checker
Pg 96 Korallen-Zucht Zeovit Additives
Pg 97 Apex Controller Panel Finished
Pg 98 NextReef SMR1 Biopellet Reactor Down Tube Mod

 

[Taqpol]

Congratulations!

Edit:

Dang it! You beat me!

 

[psteeleb]

Brett congrats on the 100 pages

and something tells me you have too much time for this
great stuff

 

[tegee]

Been with you since the teens......my eyes hurt...lol. Congrates on an awesome build and helping the RC community along the way learn some great stuff!

 

[resplendantreef]

Thanks for the index. Makes lurking much easier.

 

[gary faulkner]

Great idea on the index and should keep you from having to answer the same questions over and over again.