Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

[melev]

Ed, it could be my Crown Royal talking right now, but I think you should go with the canopy because it hides all that equipment at first glance. Most people (and their wives specifically) appreciate a clean looking setup rather than the behind-the-scenes Hollywood set.

Cooking that rock would be wise, even for the brief duration.

The sump layout looked like it might have a very tiny return section. I don't recommend that, even if you do have an Automatic Top Off (ATO). Make that bigger so that if you are not there and the ATO fails, the tank can run for a day without issue.

 

[uncleof6]

Well here is my impression of this setup. Some of the dimensions were a bit "odd" as in things not fitting together, so I took a couple of liberties, and made it all fit. Basically, this is my idea of his setup from the 'ground up.' This is not a competition between Will and I, hopefully it is collaborative.

Regards,

Jim

 

[GSMguy]

Jim that looks really nice.

 

[uncleof6]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14709261#post14709261 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
Jim that looks really nice.

Thank you

J

 

[Dejavu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14684749#post14684749 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WZHANG
Hi Ed,

I figured I'd post this in your thread. Here is a rendering with the smaller canopy size that has an enclosure to hide the tops of your lumenmax's. Hope this gives you a better idea of how a canopy might look on your tank.

I love the canopy. great idea for a rimless and canopy that still looks good and allows you to use reflector such as lumenmax's.

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14708631#post14708631 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jar*Head
Ed, I will SHOW you my light rack/floating canopy once it finished on Sunday. My Canopy actually 24" mounted on the heavy duty Barn rail system (Thanks Cward). I can slide my light rack side to side for bulb change or working on the tank. Sorry no drawing for me. I have no computer skill what so ever

Can't wait to see what you come out with Steve....btw, TODAT IS SUNDAY over here...!!

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14708816#post14708816 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Ed, it could be my Crown Royal talking right now, but I think you should go with the canopy because it hides all that equipment at first glance. Most people (and their wives specifically) appreciate a clean looking setup rather than the behind-the-scenes Hollywood set.

Cooking that rock would be wise, even for the brief duration.

The sump layout looked like it might have a very tiny return section. I don't recommend that, even if you do have an Automatic Top Off (ATO). Make that bigger so that if you are not there and the ATO fails, the tank can run for a day without issue.

Hi Marc - welcome aboard. What took you so long

You're mot having enough Crown Royal yet as our advice is still sound!!

Agree...more and more people seem to think the floating top is a good idea so that's something Ive to work on :smokin:

Will do a brief 2 weeks cooking and pray that's enough :eek1:

Not sure which sump drawing you're referring too but the final version return share the same space as my Zeo reactor so should keep the water there quite stable...

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14708920#post14708920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uncleof6
Well here is my impression of this setup. Some of the dimensions were a bit "odd" as in things not fitting together, so I took a couple of liberties, and made it all fit. Basically, this is my idea of his setup from the 'ground up.' This is not a competition between Will and I, hopefully it is collaborative.


Regards,

Jim

Jim - great rendering....black marble not quite my taste thou' but overall give a very clean concept to the overall set-up.

In your rendering, you make it look so easy to fit everything but trust me, took me a lot lot lots of discussion with the builder in my limited Chinese to get the message across... :eek2:

The sump drawing is GREAT!!

Thanks once again Jim

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14713090#post14713090 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dejavu
I love the canopy. great idea for a rimless and canopy that still looks good and allows you to use reflector such as lumenmax's.

Thanks Brian - my wife saw the rendering and obviously this is something 'must have' now as part of the build :rolleye1:

 

[uncleof6]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14715111#post14715111 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ed Reef
Jim - great rendering....black marble not quite my taste thou' but overall give a very clean concept to the overall set-up.

In your rendering, you make it look so easy to fit everything but trust me, took me a lot lot lots of discussion with the builder in my limited Chinese to get the message across... :eek2:

The sump drawing is GREAT!!

Thanks once again Jim

my computer doesn't speak chinese, so it pretty much does what I tell it. Truth be known however, going by the dimensions in your drawings, you would have had a hard time convincing me that it would fit together. The legs on the stand were welded to thin air, and a 20mm gap between the stand and the "skin" once I moved the legs so they would weld to the top. and actually hold something up. Somewhere along the line, the tank got bigger........ eeeh, wz beat me to the punch on this un anyway so it is rather anti-climatic, but the real thing should be a stunning display, although I would probably still do it as a zero edge. There is no limit to the imagination, the cleaver ones make it real.

Regards,

Jim

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14721287#post14721287 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uncleof6
my computer doesn't speak chinese, so it pretty much does what I tell it. Truth be known however, going by the dimensions in your drawings, you would have had a hard time convincing me that it would fit together. The legs on the stand were welded to thin air, and a 20mm gap between the stand and the "skin" once I moved the legs so they would weld to the top. and actually hold something up. Somewhere along the line, the tank got bigger........ eeeh, wz beat me to the punch on this un anyway so it is rather anti-climatic, but the real thing should be a stunning display, although I would probably still do it as a zero edge. There is no limit to the imagination, the cleaver ones make it real.

Regards,

Jim

Well, let' see how close you and Will is in the next updates....

 

[Ed Reef]

STAND IS HERE…..

STAND IS HERE…..

Heeey guys, my Italian design stand is here over the weekend!! In Ferrari Red too…. :lol:

I could not find any reliable carpenters to make it with my bitter experience from my previous tank still lingers on my mind so this time I went to those kitchen cabinet makers and saw in one of those shops they have a very similar design to what I have in mind and get them to send it back to the factory and make that into my specified detail measurements. I must say in this country, the people MOVE fast when it comes to manufacturing stuff, as I was not expecting it for another 2-3 days….

I know how you guys love progress pictures so this progress started on Sat noon and ended late this evening….


Stand parts arrived:

You can see it comes in 2 parts, where it have to be assemble on site. You can see there are plenty of adjustable legs surrounding the cabinet.

:rollface:

 

[Ed Reef]

Access:


As the tank is more than a meter wide, I want to ensure I can have easy assessed under the stand so the easiest way to do this is to make the stand assessable from all side


Wanted to make both side of the side panel to be able to slide in/out but unfortunately not possible as there is just no space for the slider to be installed without it looking unsightly so ended up with a latch panel type door on each side instead.


This is a picture of the side panels open. Both side of the stand is the same

Front and back of the stand have 3 doors on each side and with hidden handles. This will still be the main access as the sides are only used during set-ups and minor adjustments.

 

[Ed Reef]

Table Top:


To ensure the top is strong enough to take on the weight of the tank, I added a 4mm wide steel framing support under the wooden top, but only up to the width of the tank, leaving all side with 5cm without any real support but just for artistic look.

The steel frame diagram has also change slightly to fit inside the cabinet….

Steel frame Schematics Diagram:

Steel frame Actual:

The steel frame is coated with a double layer of antirust paint to avoid any rust.

I then used double plywood over the steel frame where the tank sits. The plywood consist of 25mm and 10mm thickness respectively so should be plenty of wood to avoid any wrap.

From the picture, you can see that the 25mm laminated plywood is place over the steel frame and properly secure. Then over this is a smaller piece of 10mm laminated plywood place at the center and around the side is framed with an artificial translucent artificial marble edge.

These type materials are usually used for bar counter tops, as it’s waterproof, lightweight, durable and can be lighted up too. . (More about that later….)

Apart from that, inside the cabinet doors and based is all waterproofing laminated so waterproofing is not an issue….

 

[Ed Reef]

MORE ON STAND….

MORE ON STAND….

Strength:

In order to ensure I’m able to level this wide stand, there are a total of 14 adjustable legs around the cabinet….

This should help to distribute the weight of the tank evenly

Finished:

The door finishing is a metallic glossy Red, using an oven-baked paint method; I think the same method used by Elos for their stands.

Base:
The base of the stand has a 10cm wide plastic cover (but looks just like aluminium), which is secure with plastic clips and can be easily removed to access to the legs.

You can see the amount of legs support is used to support this baby

Planned to run all the cables and plumbing via the base of the stand so to keep the cabling and plumbing as neat as I can.

On the right side of the picture is for my power center, Ca Rx, CO2 and my water reservoir.

With the wooden panel separating the sump and the electrical, I can ensure no water splash and no salt creep on my power center…




And more shots of the stand from different angle:

And of course a cut out for my GHL Profilux View II display….


The BEST PART of all its’ very portable to move, should I get relocated one day!!




So, what do you all think??? Now all it needs is a display tank on top, which should be delivered this weekend…..





:rollface:

 

[SuperTs]

Stunning stand Ed! Will sure look like a piiece of art when completed. I'm looking forward to seeing this come together.

 

[mpoletti]

Very nice Ed. Thats definitely a looker

 

[i2ik]

WOW ED!!! I did not know you are doing a new tank! Its been a while i have not been checking RC threads. Glad to see everything is doing well! Love the project, love the stand!!!

 

[mcliffy2]

Wow, that is absolutely beautiful. And FAST....considering I had to wait for 17 weeks for my tank (still bitter about that)....I think there may be some business opportunities manufacturing high-end aquarium stands in China.

 

[GSMguy]

Incredible, how long for the tank to arrive.