108g BB peninsula build

[Bacon505]

Hello everyone, been a member here for some time now but mainly to check out other members setup and method. Never crossed my mind to do a build thread until now. My system and equipments is very plain and simple so please no giggles.
I'll skip the "why i got into this addiction" and move on with the build from the beginning. This system went live in december 2014.

System:
108g BB 48x24x21" dual overflow
35-45lb totoka live rocks
Kamoer 4 channel dosing(alk,cal,potassium,mag)
10g top off with kalkwasser dripping by aqualifter
Sump:
30g long with 3 chambers
Used to run chaeto now all chambers are empty

Lighting:
8x54w ati
1x kessil 360 1x kessil 150
2x reefbrite artinic strips
Bulbs combo-b,c,b,b,b,b,p,b+ All ati
Light cycle-reefbrite 11am-1230am half hour appart
Kessil both on from 1:30pm-11pm
T5 4pm-10:30pm

Filtration:
reef octopus classic 150 INT
Filter shocks
No gfo,carbon,reactor of any kind.
Flow:
Rio return 950gph i think
2x jebao wp15
1xjebao wp8

Temp control:
Eiheim heater rated 106g

System parameter:
Salenity-1.026
Alkalinity-6.5-7
Calcium-480-500
I only test for alk and cal once a week. Everything else i Dont test for since the system came live.
Pix to follow.....

 

[Bacon505]

I tried to save when it come to this hobby so all my equipments arent high end stuff. And i dyi everything i can. My diy stand and tank. First time doing carpentry so its. Not that perfect lol.

 

[Bacon505]

This is my rock structures for the tank inspired by avatar and final fantasy floating island waterfall. Bought the totoka rocks live and cured but to avoid hitch hiker, i soak everything in perocide for 2 weeks and dry out for additional 2 weeks. Rocks are held together by ziptie, epoxy and acrylic rod

 

[Bacon505]

Some pix of plumbing, and water for the first time.

 

[Bacon505]

5 months old. Some cheap wild and brown out pieces i've collected.

 

[Iceman001]

Nice, very interesting scape. Love the idea.

 

[Bacon505]

Thanks, more pix within the year of the setup

 

[Bacon505]

Some fts about 1.5years in. I wasnt happy with the colors produced by cheap evergrow led i got from ebay so i eventually change it to 6 bulb tek t5 i believed around summer of 2016

 

[Bacon505]

Provression shot from the begining for comparison

 

[Bacon505]

due to high ceiling in the place where my tank sit, i have to custom build the bracket to mount my ati. And the fact that. I dont like to hang my fixture

 

[Bacon505]

My current sump and ato. Not really much to look at compare to everyone else in R2R.
Only think in my sump now is my skimmer ans shocks. Mid chamber is empty

 

[Bacon505]

Par value my light is putting out.

 

[Bacon505]

Current FTS

 

[Bacon505]

Topdown coral collection, most of these are wild and/or brown out frags that i got for $10-15

 

[gashunk]

Wow amazing reef yu have there my friend

 

[RUNVS]

Wow Beautiful- I love the scape! Great work

 

[KJ]

Current FTS

Looking great!

 

[Steadyreef42]

This is a beautiful tank , great job . Especially all the DIY work

 

[Bacon505]

Ty all

 

[120reefkeeper]

Gorgeous! Great job!