Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART
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Ed Reef
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MAKING PREPARATIONS…..
MAKING PREPARATIONS…..
OK, I admit, nothing much to update but what a guy to do as all that’s on his mind is the tank being delivered TOMORROW so today I gave my stand a good cleaning and also start moving furniture’s aside to make way for it!!
After all these years, I’m still excited to see a new tank being deliver….
I don’t know, but there is just something special about new tanks :lol:
Meanwhile, I started to roll out the rubber mat for the tank base…
The thickness of this rubber mat is 3mm and I bought it from a factory that produces computer mouse pad so very good quality and works great.
Can’t wait for tomorrow â€"œ I’m like a kid the night before Christmas, if you know what I mean… lol
OOooooh almost forgot to update, the final Schematics Diagram of the tank for those who are interested.
Stay tune for a BIG updates after the weekend…!!
:dance:
MAKING PREPARATIONS…..
OK, I admit, nothing much to update but what a guy to do as all that’s on his mind is the tank being delivered TOMORROW so today I gave my stand a good cleaning and also start moving furniture’s aside to make way for it!!
After all these years, I’m still excited to see a new tank being deliver….
I don’t know, but there is just something special about new tanks :lol:
Meanwhile, I started to roll out the rubber mat for the tank base…
The thickness of this rubber mat is 3mm and I bought it from a factory that produces computer mouse pad so very good quality and works great.
Can’t wait for tomorrow â€"œ I’m like a kid the night before Christmas, if you know what I mean… lol
OOooooh almost forgot to update, the final Schematics Diagram of the tank for those who are interested.
Stay tune for a BIG updates after the weekend…!!
:dance:
FadeToGrey
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"Stay tune for a BIG updates after the weekend…!!" -EdReef
I am very excited! I feel like a kid at Christmas too...lol, and it isn't even my tank! Anyways, for what it is worth, I like the industrial look myself. If you were to enclose it I would just do it in aluminum... But you are the man with the vision, so you do what you want and I know it will be amazing!
I am very excited! I feel like a kid at Christmas too...lol, and it isn't even my tank! Anyways, for what it is worth, I like the industrial look myself. If you were to enclose it I would just do it in aluminum... But you are the man with the vision, so you do what you want and I know it will be amazing!
ReefEnabler
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Wow Ed... this build is already looking fantastic. Can't believe how fast it came together and that I totally missed it before now 
Glad to have you back already!! Good luck tomorrow. Can't wait to see what you come up with for this tank.
fwiw.... nice story about the feng shui and tank builder.... but we all know you went a little bigger to avoid being kicked out of the large tank forums!!! :strooper: :jester:
Glad to have you back already!! Good luck tomorrow. Can't wait to see what you come up with for this tank.
fwiw.... nice story about the feng shui and tank builder.... but we all know you went a little bigger to avoid being kicked out of the large tank forums!!! :strooper: :jester:
HomeSlizzice
Angelfish/Wrasse Nut!
looking forward to the pics
Ed Reef
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14753639#post14753639 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefEnabler
Wow Ed... this build is already looking fantastic. Can't believe how fast it came together and that I totally missed it before now
Glad to have you back already!! Good luck tomorrow. Can't wait to see what you come up with for this tank.
Thanks Ryan....
don't want u guys to kick me out of the large tank forum...!!
Ed Reef
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14757724#post14757724 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tonyf
Hi Ed ... nice to see you back and in good health :clap:
I missed your tank building and am pleased to have another opportunity to witness the maestro at work!
Tone
Thanks Tone :rollface:
Ed Reef
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SUMP IS HERE
SUMP IS HERE
Got a called and you guess right!! TANK IS HERE!!
OK, my rimless sump was the first to be send up…..
SO to start off some top down view of my sump tank!
Top View:
Sump â€"œ diagram top view:
Sump â€"œ actual top view:
My apology, I took the wrong side of the top down view but you guys get the idea :lol:
Side View:
Sump â€"œ diagram side view:
Sump â€"œ actual side view 1:
Sump â€"œ actual side view II:
The sump glass thickness is 10mm normal glass. Workmanship looks good so that’s a good start….
SUMP IS HERE
Got a called and you guess right!! TANK IS HERE!!
OK, my rimless sump was the first to be send up…..
SO to start off some top down view of my sump tank!
Top View:
Sump â€"œ diagram top view:
Sump â€"œ actual top view:
My apology, I took the wrong side of the top down view but you guys get the idea :lol:
Side View:
Sump â€"œ diagram side view:
Sump â€"œ actual side view 1:
Sump â€"œ actual side view II:
The sump glass thickness is 10mm normal glass. Workmanship looks good so that’s a good start….
Ed Reef
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SUMP BEING DELIVER …
I even roll out the red carpet to welcome my sump tank… :lol:
That was the easy part â€"œ now, with my precise planning the sump length fit to the tee under the cabinet but the problem here is how to get it in there???
So they tried the traditional way, heads in via the 2 front door…
Nope, that’s didn’t work. The sump not going in this way, as the widths of the 2 doors are smaller than that length of the tank. And as the cabinet is so ‘perfect’ they cannot turn the sump around :rolleye1:
I even roll out the red carpet to welcome my sump tank… :lol:
That was the easy part â€"œ now, with my precise planning the sump length fit to the tee under the cabinet but the problem here is how to get it in there???
So they tried the traditional way, heads in via the 2 front door…
Nope, that’s didn’t work. The sump not going in this way, as the widths of the 2 doors are smaller than that length of the tank. And as the cabinet is so ‘perfect’ they cannot turn the sump around :rolleye1:
Ed Reef
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ALTERNATIVE?
Luckily for me, I have the side door access, which is able to slide the sump tank in perfectly…
But they will have to carry the sump tank over the table top and slide it in at an angel as I refuse to move my stand as it’s already perfectly align with my lights… (yes, I can be stubborn at times)
So up and over my table top it went…
And down through the side doors…
You can just about see the edge of the tank coming into the stand…
And after a couple more ‘huff’ and ‘puff’….. a little harder…yes, harder….
AND YES HE IS IN…..!!
You can see how tight the measurement is….
Wheeew….this is really nerve wracking to watch….. not to mention taking pictures at the same time !!
Not sure if next time I will go so clooooose !!
:eek1:
Luckily for me, I have the side door access, which is able to slide the sump tank in perfectly…
But they will have to carry the sump tank over the table top and slide it in at an angel as I refuse to move my stand as it’s already perfectly align with my lights… (yes, I can be stubborn at times)
So up and over my table top it went…
And down through the side doors…
You can just about see the edge of the tank coming into the stand…
And after a couple more ‘huff’ and ‘puff’….. a little harder…yes, harder….
AND YES HE IS IN…..!!
You can see how tight the measurement is….
Wheeew….this is really nerve wracking to watch….. not to mention taking pictures at the same time !!
Not sure if next time I will go so clooooose !!
:eek1:
Ed Reef
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MAIN DISPLAY TANK …..
OK, now for the main tank, which should be a breeze after what I saw they went through with the sump tank….
Fit nicely in a pick-up van…. makes me wonder how they manage to get the tank in there as it looks really tight for space??
Well, somehow they manage to wriggle it out and onto a dolly. Now they are waiting for the lift to take them up to the 13th floor..…
“Ding dong†lift door open and out she comes….
and along the corridor…
and more corridors….
and they are here…!! Things are really going smoothly here
“Heeeey…..watch out for the door frame??â€Â
Good thing I shouted out on time or it would have crack the edge of the tank as they were all too relax just pushing the dolly along… :lol:
OK, now for the main tank, which should be a breeze after what I saw they went through with the sump tank….
Fit nicely in a pick-up van…. makes me wonder how they manage to get the tank in there as it looks really tight for space??
Well, somehow they manage to wriggle it out and onto a dolly. Now they are waiting for the lift to take them up to the 13th floor..…
“Ding dong†lift door open and out she comes….
and along the corridor…
and more corridors….
and they are here…!! Things are really going smoothly here
“Heeeey…..watch out for the door frame??â€Â
Good thing I shouted out on time or it would have crack the edge of the tank as they were all too relax just pushing the dolly along… :lol:
Ed Reef
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MORE ON DISPLAY TANK….
OK, at this moment (after the close call with the edge of the door frame) it’s now safely inside my apartment.
And a ONE and a TWO and a THREE LIFT….!!
And we are almost there (someone shouted in Chinese)
Notice there are only 4 persons carrying this tank??
And then I put down my camera and spoke “eeeeerr hey fellows, don’t you want to use these??†pointing to the suckers....
Tank maker: “huh?? oh yah……â€Â
OK, tank almost on top the display…
Final adjustment to ensure all edges is of equal measurements…
My, my my…..this tank looks MUCH wider in real life!! LOVE IT
Mmmmm the base of my tank look like Swiss cheese…
:lol2: :inlove:
OK, at this moment (after the close call with the edge of the door frame) it’s now safely inside my apartment.
And a ONE and a TWO and a THREE LIFT….!!
And we are almost there (someone shouted in Chinese)
Notice there are only 4 persons carrying this tank??
And then I put down my camera and spoke “eeeeerr hey fellows, don’t you want to use these??†pointing to the suckers....
Tank maker: “huh?? oh yah……â€Â
OK, tank almost on top the display…
Final adjustment to ensure all edges is of equal measurements…
My, my my…..this tank looks MUCH wider in real life!! LOVE IT
Mmmmm the base of my tank look like Swiss cheese…
:lol2: :inlove:
Ed Reef
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MORE PICTURES ….
MORE PICTURES ….
You can see the edges are well joint and very neat silicon job
You can see how perfect the streams are….
All the glass panel edges are nicely polish…
You can see from this picture the difference between the normal glass and low iron glass….
For those who can’t tell the difference, the overflow is using 10mm normal glass and my display is using 15mm Low Iron glass. The difference will be even more obvious if you used a 15mm normal glass as comparison.
Not an Elos tank quality build but I’m still please with the overall quality build, from what I see in Asia and for 1/3 the price too!!
:celeb1: :celeb1: :celeb1:
MORE PICTURES ….
You can see the edges are well joint and very neat silicon job
You can see how perfect the streams are….
All the glass panel edges are nicely polish…
You can see from this picture the difference between the normal glass and low iron glass….
For those who can’t tell the difference, the overflow is using 10mm normal glass and my display is using 15mm Low Iron glass. The difference will be even more obvious if you used a 15mm normal glass as comparison.
Not an Elos tank quality build but I’m still please with the overall quality build, from what I see in Asia and for 1/3 the price too!!
:celeb1: :celeb1: :celeb1:
ReefingBuddha
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Nice to see you back at it and this will be a another masterpiece. I like the design very much and look forward to seeing what you do with the lights.
Wish things would move this quickly back over our way, I look forward to seeing this thing progress. At this pace its what, a week or two before you have water in this bad boy?
Wish things would move this quickly back over our way, I look forward to seeing this thing progress. At this pace its what, a week or two before you have water in this bad boy?
FadeToGrey
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"Not an Elos tank quality build but I’m still please with the overall quality build" -Ed Reef
Stop being modest! It's perfect! Lol, seriously, I have some extreme tank envy going on here. Can't wait to see this bad boy wet...
Stop being modest! It's perfect! Lol, seriously, I have some extreme tank envy going on here. Can't wait to see this bad boy wet...
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