drummereef's 180g in-wall build
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cromedogg33
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You make me sick.
fishcatdog66
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:lmao:
drummereef
Team RC
Thanks summitwynds!
Haha. Next house call is cleaning the cat box. LOL
Thank you Justin!
I will post up a pic today of the wiring behind the wall. I appreciate that Saltydrip.
Hahaha Brett! See, I'm afraid if I don't keep my sump room clean she'll throw the :hammer: down. LOL
LOL! I'd love to see your sump room progress! Thanks fishcatdog.
Thank you Ricky.
HAHAHAHA!
I appreciate the kind words Charfish.
Believe me, my wallet has been OVER inspired because of this hobby. LOLI literally laughed out loud when I read this. Hahahahaha!!!
Haha, isn't that what this hobby is for? LOL. The GF is a keeper!!
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drummereef
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UPDATE:
OK guys, here's the pics of the back side of the Electric Panel wall showing how I routed the cables. The wall is adjacent to my HVAC system so it's a little tight to get good pictures but hopefully you can see what's there. The wires are tucked back between the main return duct that feeds my HVAC system and the sump room wall. It's basically an unusable area so it was perfect for hiding cables! Here's what it looks like.
From the front of the HVAC.
From the back of the HVAC. I used more Techflex F6 Split Loom sleeving to organize as much of the cabling as possible.
The gray wires are coming out of the Apex EB8 modules. The blue junction box was added to make the transition for the return pump outlet easier to route to the EB8. I ran Romex from the return pump outlet to the junction box and transitioned to THHN to make the return back to the EB8.
These are the wires that lead back to the Galaxy Ballasts, LED Panel, and the Apex Modules. I used the same grommets to support the wiring coming through the back of the drywall.
I also picked up a few new corals this weekend.
Pompeii Birdsnest
Meteor Shower, Blue Goniopora?, Red Goniopora.
Frogspawn, to feed my Euphyllia addiction. :lol:
I've never been a real Acan guy but these looked nice so I picked up a small frag.
OK guys, here's the pics of the back side of the Electric Panel wall showing how I routed the cables. The wall is adjacent to my HVAC system so it's a little tight to get good pictures but hopefully you can see what's there. The wires are tucked back between the main return duct that feeds my HVAC system and the sump room wall. It's basically an unusable area so it was perfect for hiding cables!
Here's what it looks like. From the front of the HVAC.
From the back of the HVAC. I used more Techflex F6 Split Loom sleeving to organize as much of the cabling as possible.
The gray wires are coming out of the Apex EB8 modules. The blue junction box was added to make the transition for the return pump outlet easier to route to the EB8. I ran Romex from the return pump outlet to the junction box and transitioned to THHN to make the return back to the EB8.
These are the wires that lead back to the Galaxy Ballasts, LED Panel, and the Apex Modules. I used the same grommets to support the wiring coming through the back of the drywall.
I also picked up a few new corals this weekend.
Pompeii Birdsnest
Meteor Shower, Blue Goniopora?, Red Goniopora.
Frogspawn, to feed my Euphyllia addiction. :lol:
I've never been a real Acan guy but these looked nice so I picked up a small frag.
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Krazie4Acans
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UPDATE:
OK guys, here's the pics of the back side of the Electric Panel wall showing how I routed the cables. The wall is adjacent to my HVAC system so it's a little tight to get good pictures but hopefully you can see what's there. The wires are tucked back between the main return duct that feeds my HVAC system and the sump room wall. It's basically an unusable area so it was perfect for hiding cables!
Meteor Shower, Blue Goniopora?, Red Goniopora.
Is there a Stony skeleton under those blues? They look like Zoanthids to me but a bit hard to tell in a small frag.:hmm5:
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drummereef
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Krazie4Acans
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I don't think I've even seen a blue Goniopora. Alveopora, yes but Goniopora. If it really is Goniopora it is an awesome one. Does it Fluoresce under blues?
drummereef
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It could very well be. It's a lot more blue than the pics on Live Aquaria. I'll look tonight and see how much it fluoresces under the RB's.
Rotknee
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I know I'm on the late freight but I had to comment on your electrical panel rebuild. Clean...really...clean!!! I don't know what you do for a living but based on what I see you could quit your day job. I would pay you to fix my mess LOL.
As always, very impressive Brett.:thumbsup:
As always, very impressive Brett.:thumbsup:
Reefahholic
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Beautiful as always!
Nicely done!!
Nicely done!!
Easy to tell if it's a goniopora or alveopora. Goni's have 24 tentacles/polyp and alveo's have 12/polyp. Either way, very pretty. There's a couple of great articles written by justin Credabel about the care of gonioporas. Here's one - http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/nftt/index.php
Your set up is truly a masterpiece Brett! Well done sir!
drummereef
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Ha! This thread is the slow train to Reefville, so latecomers are always welcome. Thanks Rotknee.
Thank you Jared.
Excellent Adrienne, thanks for the link! I'll count the polyps and report back.
drummereef
Team RC
Thanks iced.
I might do something with the cover on the junction box to make it a little more "high tech" looking but haven't decided yet. NOOOOOO! LOL!
Thanks Vlado.
drummereef
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Not in the display, unless I add a coral in the sand bed as an "outcropping" or something like that. I have 60-70 lbs in my refugium that makes up for what's not in the display.
