57g rimless build

[Salty_Box_Reef]

Picked up a used starfire illuminata from another member taking a break from the hobby. Custom steel stand made like a tank, some rocks and sand and stuff. What I believe is a euroreef 80 possibly.....It's going to need some work but it's a pretty good start. Plans are custom skins in gloss white and repaint the stand gloss black,larger sump/fuge, reactors with carbon and gfo, ATO, and another kessil a350w... Although the one covers better than expected. It's also running a rapid led heatsink with 4 royal blue and 4 violet LEDs on a dimable driver which fills in some shadows on the kessils well, as well as making for some nice colors for nighttime viewing.

 

[bigfoot86]

Great look tank! I like the set up.

 

[Salty_Box_Reef]

Spent some time on the tank today. Routed the airline back into the PVC of the skimmer to shut it up some, zip tied some stuff up a bit, put a 600gph return on it(I think the old one was like 350-450). Put a tlf reactor and some carbon, did my first water change, and moved a few things off the sandbed.





Here's what it was looking like this morning. Can't wait to have some skins on it.

 

[Flameback Pair]

Did you make that rock arch on the far right?

 

[revhtree]

Looking good!

 

[Salty_Box_Reef]

Nope. It's a cerameco small arch I got off aquarium specialties I believe.