Dutch Royalty Reef

[Dutch Royalty]

Hi Reef Keepers,

My name is Michel and I am Dutch from nationality. My interest in Reef keeping started many years ago with a small nano tank updating to an RSM 250 and after a 120x80x60 mixed reef tank with a frag tank 165x40x40cm.

In the years with plusses and minuses you come to a point that you really know what you want and what you really don't want in this hobby.
ON the end we al dream about or dream tank.

For me after long thinking and experiments with my old tanks I came to the following measurements for my new reef named

Dutch Royalty Reef

This tank is built out with super crystal clear front glass and left side of 15mm thick.
My closet is built in 3 compartments as I call them.

1. Reactor Room
2. Sump Area
3. Electric Room

Reactor Room

In the reactor room I have standing my Calcium Reactor from Schuran. This is the Jetstream 1 with a Tunze Regulator and solenoid valve. The water flow thru the reactor is done by a one head dosing pump.
In the same room I have as well my two Vortech MP40 controller with a Vortech battery back-up. Under in the closet I have a 5 cm high water collecting trunk for safety.

Electric Room

In the electric room I have my Profilux ex3 Aquarium computer and all my sockets that is on and off switchable by 4 sockets each. Next to this I have an 6 socket powerbar from Profilux that control one and other. In this I will come back during introduction of my tank.

Sump Area

I keep my sump as easy as possible. My sump has a size of 155x60x41cm. In the sump stand a JNS biopellet reactor, BBK 250 Deluxe skimmer, Red Dragon mini 5.000 return pump, Bubble Magus 3 head dosing unit, Eheim compact pump for my chiller (aquamedic titan 1500), Bubble magus carbon reactor, Eheim compact ATO pump and my probes for data to my profilux with some level sensors.

For Lightning I use a Gieseman Matrix 8x80W T5 as I have better results as before with LED.

For streaming in the tank I use two MP40 a Tunze wave box and one Tunze 6065 pump

My Tank is electrical and mechanical tested and is ready for water.
Coming days I will post photos from start of the tank how it is designed and built up in details with each process

 

[dowtish]

Sounds fantastic, but we need pics!

 

[footballdude2k3]

 

[Dutch Royalty]

Sorry for the photo's but it was already late yesterday.
When I started this project I made first my project in Sketchup to see how it would look like and if it was possible to get what I really want and of course if it was possible.
I am a person that likes overview and easy working in the sump electrical and mechanical.

Front view


Reactor-vortech area.


Electrical room


Top view

 

[Dutch Royalty]

After making design I went with all my information to the aquarium builder to discuss what was possible and what not. I want my stand from complete from wood and all the screws from Stanley steel 3.18. The inside from the sump area is complete silicone closed so if water leak by maintenance it still don't give me any problems.

I had to wait to place the tank because we needed first to paint the relaxing room before we place the tank.

Time for some photos. As you can see the closet is built up in 3 compartments. I did this because when I need to add or to move the tank later to a new house it is easy to realise.

Now it is time for some photos

As you can see a nice painted wall where the tank will come. I had to place the heater to another place so the tank could stand in the center of the wall.


Their is the first compartment "the sump area"


Now it is time to get the tank him self on his place. Under the tank is a 2cm foam to level the tank by it self when their are a little difference in level of the closet.


Now the side compartments will be placed and the sump in his place.


Now everything is fixed together we will place the center colum what is easy removable for maintenance in the sump. The column in the middle is only that I could keep the doors smaller.

 

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Here you can see how the size of the tank is in reality.


The lightning in the room is changed for special lightning what I will explain when I come to the end off the installation.

After the tank was in his final place I started to place my equipment first in the sump.


On this photo is my durso that is different from what you normally use. The benefit from this durso is that I can take all the pipes out for cleaning the overflow area. From back to front is as follow. Dry room for cables for my wave box and the Tunze 6065. As I told you before I don't like cables hanging around. The second one is my emergency overflow. Than I have my first durso high and than my second durso low . Why I choose this way!
First I can adjust with my two valves the hight in my tank and second it is total silent.


Here you can see the difference in my front glass supper crystal clear and my back window.

 

[Dutch Royalty]

This photo you can see that when you stand in front you can't see my wavebox and Tunze 6065 pump


Placing the MP40. This just to check cable length for later to mount the cable trays.


Here I start with the cable trays in the electrical area.


And her I placed my calcium reactor and vortech controller's and battery back up.

 

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On this photo you can see two cable trays. One high for the power cables and one low for low voltage and signal cables


Here I placed my Gieseman Matrix 8x80W


I had to wait for some time for covers and stands for my ATO tank and overflow. Media containers from JNS and dosing unit from Bubble magus. This will be replaced for a profilux 4 head dosing unit.


As you can see I replaced the hose from my return water for pure white silicone hose


And here my DIY probe holder for my profilux probes.

 

[Dutch Royalty]

Now the final

 

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And here my final photos of end results until what I could do until now.
I still need to do some things.
I need to make my pipe work for my water chiller and all my sump pipes will be replaced for royal exclusive red pipe and white joints. I could not do this because I am still waiting for the parts.
In my sump is next to my white sump light a blue led strip. This just for show. Also my background of the tank will arrive this week. This is a special background in blue what give the the tank a lot more depth.
I am now on vacation but when I come home I will start to fill the tank.









Here you can see my special lightning. It symbol sunset coming up and going under in the evening.


More information will follow soon. Please ask when their are questions. I am open to go deeper in details at any time.

 

[Dutch Royalty]

Sounds fantastic, but we need pics!

The pics are made... I needed some time to add them with the right explanation.

 

[mark54321]

This is a sweet tank, I will be following for sure, want to see what you going to do with it.

 

[ktr55]

OMG the coach is the wrong way

 

[NegroModelo]

Sweet setup

 

[frankyrivera]

Tag

 

[tmantaylor18]

yep, subscribing to this one. love expensive and super clean builds

 

[dowtish]

Now we are talking! Everything looks fantastic!

I really like the separate box for the wiring.

 

[SEA-SALTED]

WOW! beautiful layout. I would have to assume you have a lot of time into planning. And the patience to go with it. I'm tagging along.

 

[jroovers]

Heck of a good start!

 

[Dutch Royalty]

Heck of a good start!

Thanks for the compliment

WOW! beautiful layout. I would have to assume you have a lot of time into planning. And the patience to go with it. I'm tagging along.

Yes their was a lot of planning before and testing, measuring and patience. But there is one very important thing in this hobby and that is patience.

Now we are talking! Everything looks fantastic!

I really like the separate box for the wiring.

Thanks and it is important to have the electrical parts away from the sump.

yep, subscribing to this one. love expensive and super clean builds

In the start expensive but later it save you momey

Tag

Thanks

Sweet setup

Yes it is. Thanks

QUOTE=ktr55;21767612]OMG the coach is the wrong way [/QUOTE]

This will be turned around later on.

This is a sweet tank, I will be following for sure, want to see what you going to do with it.

I hope something very beautiful.

Thanks for all the compliments.