MINIREEF 2.0 a reef tank upgrade

[nanoriff]

Hi....my name is Steve and I've been in the hobby for about 5 years now.

I started 2009 with a sera biotop nano cube 60 (15 gallon), but this little tank was really fast too small.

So i decided 2010 to enlarge and build my first custom made cabinet with a 250 liter (66 gallon) optiwhite glass maintank and a sump.

This was a very good decision, a few things about them I didn't like but hey, it worked.

Last year, I struck accidentally my aquarium glass cover against the edge of the tank, damn!

But luckily I am well assured. So I immediately started again making plans. But this time I get exactly what I want.

Custom made:

* wood cabinet, 200x80x60 cm
* electronics with protection switches, power sockets and switches
* maintank, optiwhite glass 140x50x50 cm, 300 liter (80 gallon), transparent silicone gluing
* overflowbox with return and emergency overflow
* sump with algae refugium, 120x50x50 cm, 100 liter (26 gallon)

Equipment:

* Tunze Silence electronic Return Pump with Safety Connector
* Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6055 and 6095 with Wavecontroller 7092
* Tunze Osmolator
* Bubble Magus NAC 5A Skimmer
* 6 x 39 Watt T5 ATI Sunpower dimmable
* GHL ProfiLux Stand Alone Dosing System SA3
* 250 Watt Heater

 

[nanoriff]

End of last year it was time, the construction could begin...

as the cabinet was finished the electronics could be installed...

 

[Sander_Bos]

Looks nice! clean stand, looking forward to following updates

 

[nanoriff]

In October, everything was done so the tank could be flooded and filled with live rock and sand...

 

[nanoriff]

After a few days, the old 250 liter reef degraded and had been rebuilt in the new tank...

...since 15 September 2012 now runs the Minireef 2.0 and currently it looks like this:

 

[nanoriff]

phew, quite a lot to talk about...here are some more pictures :thumbsup:

you can also watch it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/geithner81

 

[Denadai]

Well done, amazing tank

The wood cabinet is perfect !

Best Regards

 

[kaserpick]

Looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!

 

[biggles]

The upgrade looks great, thanks for sharing the pics and looking forward to seeing things progress in your new system.

 

[sahin]

Great work on the cabinet. New scape looks awesome! Well done!

 

[Bello]

Beautiful tank & cabinetry. Love the minimalist scape!

 

[leicalux]

looks very nice, good scape...

 

[GSMguy]

Very nice. Thank you for sharing

 

[nanoriff]

thanks folks!

on the weekend...great day of action

thereafter, beautiful clean...everything looks gorgeous! The fish are happy and use their racetrack from back to front, from top to bottom.

lighting: two weeks ago there was a small change. one of the Aqua Science Blue was replaced with a Giesemann Powerchrome Pureactinic.

From left to right: Aqua Science Blue / Aqua Science Special / Korallenzucht Coral Light Fiji Purple / Aqua Science Duo / Giesemann Powerchrome Pureactinic / Aqua Science Special

subjectively, the coloring has not changed much, it is still nice and bright and just slightly bluish. for me the best mix ever.

 

[nanoriff]

Hi there...do you want new pictures?!
...After more than a year :lol2:

 

[pocci]

Nice aquascape you got there....:eek1:

 

[mark54321]

Very nice, I love it!

 

[cugly]

Very nice

 

[Henchmen27]

Nice tank, nice stand, nice scape.

 

[nanoriff]

THANKS! :thumbsup: