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Double or Nothing... AJ's 405-Gallon Reef Savvy Upgrade
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Hello all!
This update is way overdue. My apologies for the delays. The move has been awesome and challenging at the same time.
I'll start with some of the prep work. We were fortunate to close on the new house with a week and a half to spare before the scheduled move of the tank. Fortunately the new owners of our home were gracious enough to allow us to move the tank they Saturday after we closed on the sale.
I knew I couldn't do this by myself and I was blessed to have Felix and the team at Reef Savvy agree to help with the move. Andro, one of the amazing local service guys also played a part and bought us 600 gallons of water and played an active role in the move as well, managing the livestock move.
Since I had some time to work at the new house, I hired some local subcontractors to cut open the hole in the wall between the dining room and the garage. I also had a slab of concrete poured in the garage to ensure the tank would be completely level. Fortunately we already had power in the garage and therefore running two 20 amp circuit's was no problem at all. The HVAC subcontractor was able to run two vents and a return to ensure the tank stays nice and cool. We also ordered a pair of floor-to-ceiling low-E vinyl sliding glass doors to complete the tank room behind the tank.
Here are a few photos of the pre-work, which required relocating the water heater and associated plumbing.
More to follow!
This update is way overdue. My apologies for the delays. The move has been awesome and challenging at the same time.
I'll start with some of the prep work. We were fortunate to close on the new house with a week and a half to spare before the scheduled move of the tank. Fortunately the new owners of our home were gracious enough to allow us to move the tank they Saturday after we closed on the sale.
I knew I couldn't do this by myself and I was blessed to have Felix and the team at Reef Savvy agree to help with the move. Andro, one of the amazing local service guys also played a part and bought us 600 gallons of water and played an active role in the move as well, managing the livestock move.
Since I had some time to work at the new house, I hired some local subcontractors to cut open the hole in the wall between the dining room and the garage. I also had a slab of concrete poured in the garage to ensure the tank would be completely level. Fortunately we already had power in the garage and therefore running two 20 amp circuit's was no problem at all. The HVAC subcontractor was able to run two vents and a return to ensure the tank stays nice and cool. We also ordered a pair of floor-to-ceiling low-E vinyl sliding glass doors to complete the tank room behind the tank.
Here are a few photos of the pre-work, which required relocating the water heater and associated plumbing.
More to follow!
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Good morning!
Fast forward to move day. It started with a drive at 5:00 am back to the old house, where I met the team from Reef Savvy along with Andro. We disassembled as much of the setup as we could, Apex, skimmer, fans, lighting, etc... it all came off of the system and out of the stand. I could not believe how much we had crammed under and behind the tank!
I purchased three 150qt coolers and had several others for rock and coral. The fish were all transported in a 175-gallon water tank.
Once all of the equipment was off the system, we began the arduous process of removing all livestock. The team carefully and strategically placed rocks and corals in coolers that had previously been filled with tank water. As luck would have it, the rain started to come down, and not just a drizzle, it was pouring!
Huge props to Felix and team as they were completely soaked from rain water and didn't skip a beat!
Once the tank contents had been transferred and water drained, we began to carefully and meticulously shift the glass from the stand to a custom made dolly. Felix and team had specialty jacks and suction cups - the dolly they built was a tank!
Once on the dolly, the team shrink-wrapped the glass and off it went to be loaded in the truck for the three-hour drive.
More to follow.
Fast forward to move day. It started with a drive at 5:00 am back to the old house, where I met the team from Reef Savvy along with Andro. We disassembled as much of the setup as we could, Apex, skimmer, fans, lighting, etc... it all came off of the system and out of the stand. I could not believe how much we had crammed under and behind the tank!
I purchased three 150qt coolers and had several others for rock and coral. The fish were all transported in a 175-gallon water tank.
Once all of the equipment was off the system, we began the arduous process of removing all livestock. The team carefully and strategically placed rocks and corals in coolers that had previously been filled with tank water. As luck would have it, the rain started to come down, and not just a drizzle, it was pouring!
Huge props to Felix and team as they were completely soaked from rain water and didn't skip a beat!
Once the tank contents had been transferred and water drained, we began to carefully and meticulously shift the glass from the stand to a custom made dolly. Felix and team had specialty jacks and suction cups - the dolly they built was a tank!
Once on the dolly, the team shrink-wrapped the glass and off it went to be loaded in the truck for the three-hour drive.
More to follow.
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Hope all goes well with the move
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Wow, what an epic move. Did you make it yet?
Yes, move was made. It was way more work than I had anticipated. Still working through the plumbing. And have yet to connect apex or ca reactor. Definitely a slow process
Thank you so much.
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Where did you purchase the acrylic that you wrapped the stand and hood in?
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1. How was the move? are you back up and running? The suspense is killing me!
2. I run almost the same vent/light setup in my hood and it still gets too hot in there :/ I think I need more powerful fans but that makes them noisy.
3. How do you like the wrasse dens? I want to go barebottom but I have two potter's wrasses that I am very fond of and I dont want them to be without a place to sleep. Please let me know if the dens work well and maybe show a pic?
Thanks and keep up the awesome work!
2. I run almost the same vent/light setup in my hood and it still gets too hot in there :/ I think I need more powerful fans but that makes them noisy.
3. How do you like the wrasse dens? I want to go barebottom but I have two potter's wrasses that I am very fond of and I dont want them to be without a place to sleep. Please let me know if the dens work well and maybe show a pic?
Thanks and keep up the awesome work!
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It has been far too long since my last update! Please accept my apology for being a negligent member. It’s been an interesting transition to a new job, new city, new everything...
That said, let me pick up where we left off:
So after several hours of tear down, we made the trip across the state to our new home. The concrete floor had been poured and the new stand was pre built. When we arrived at the house we were tasked with getting the stand in place and leveled, lifting the tank up on to the stand and getting it filled with water and moving the inhabitants over from the Hopkins tanks. No easy task given what we had already done throughout the day.
Felix, Andro and their team were up to the task. And I... well, I had no choice. It was my tank and house after all.
Here we are placing the stand on the concrete pad.
Tank rolled in... we really were very thoughtful with how best to lift it on to the stand. Thank God Felix really knows his craft and was able to orchestrate all of our efforts effectively.
Here we are deciding what order to place the rocks in.
And my OCD self placing said rocks. This is my first in-wall, and the challenge of being unable to easily see the structure was unanticipated and a huge impediment to get over. Lots of back and forth.
The sump was a mess, so took the time to clean it up before reinstalling.
Here we are, up and running on 2 MP60s and a couple of MP40s
View from behind once we were finished at roughly 3:00am, which was a bit much considering I left the house at 5:00 am the previous day. Notice no plumbing. Still so much to do...
And the first view of the new tank from the dinning room.
That said, let me pick up where we left off:
So after several hours of tear down, we made the trip across the state to our new home. The concrete floor had been poured and the new stand was pre built. When we arrived at the house we were tasked with getting the stand in place and leveled, lifting the tank up on to the stand and getting it filled with water and moving the inhabitants over from the Hopkins tanks. No easy task given what we had already done throughout the day.
Felix, Andro and their team were up to the task. And I... well, I had no choice. It was my tank and house after all.
Here we are placing the stand on the concrete pad.
Tank rolled in... we really were very thoughtful with how best to lift it on to the stand. Thank God Felix really knows his craft and was able to orchestrate all of our efforts effectively.
Here we are deciding what order to place the rocks in.
And my OCD self placing said rocks. This is my first in-wall, and the challenge of being unable to easily see the structure was unanticipated and a huge impediment to get over. Lots of back and forth.
The sump was a mess, so took the time to clean it up before reinstalling.
Here we are, up and running on 2 MP60s and a couple of MP40s
View from behind once we were finished at roughly 3:00am, which was a bit much considering I left the house at 5:00 am the previous day. Notice no plumbing. Still so much to do...
And the first view of the new tank from the dinning room.
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The cabinet guy in Miami purchased it from a local supplier. It looked great from 5’ away, but up close the seams never looked right.
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The next day, after the move and a few hours of sleep, I started working on the plumbing. This afforded some new challenges as I have always had the entire back to do as I wished with plumbing. Having an in-wall, all of the access is from behind and I needed to be thoughtful in plumbing placement to ensure I would have appropriate access to the sump, skinner, etc...
To that end, I tucked the plumbing from the drains up under the tank and it worked out nicely.
And here is the final product: (for the drains that is).
The returns on the other hand saw a few iterations with the final not coming until just after Christmas. To be continued...
Here is the wall facing the dinning room. It was covered in white quartz split-face stone.
The rim of the front tank was done in white quartz to create a shadow-box effect.
And a better look at the inhabitants.
To that end, I tucked the plumbing from the drains up under the tank and it worked out nicely.
And here is the final product: (for the drains that is).
The returns on the other hand saw a few iterations with the final not coming until just after Christmas. To be continued...
Here is the wall facing the dinning room. It was covered in white quartz split-face stone.
The rim of the front tank was done in white quartz to create a shadow-box effect.
And a better look at the inhabitants.
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Thank you very much.
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