soccerbag
Chalices did this to me!!
Well, this will be my first build thread. I've always been envious of reading all of the great build threads here and on other sites. I've had a vision for upgrading for the past couple of years but wanted to put a LOT of thought and planning into it before "pulling the trigger".
The tank has been ordered and is being assembled by the guys at Miracles this week! :bigsmile:
I'm hoping for a delivery date before Christmas but we'll see. Let me start by saying that many will be quick to point out the costs of this upgrade. I have been very fortunate in my career and my wife and I are DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) so the tank (and traveling) are how we spend our discretionary income. I make no apologies but am well aware that a lot of the things I'm incorporating are luxuries and not necessities for a healthy reef tank.
That being said, here are the specs and details of the build.
Tank: Miracles in Glass - 72" x 33" x 24" 3-sided Starphire, 3/4" glass rimless peninsula style tank. Overflow will be internal - reasons to come later. Just over 246g.
Sump (plumbed in basement): 75g AGA - no baffles. 1 Tunze powerhead for circulation. Simple!
Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Alpha Cone 300
Flow: Reeflo Hammerhead will power everything (reactors, main tank return, and frag tank)
2 Vortech MP60's (on overflow side of tank).
Lighting: 72" Sfiligoi Infinity XR6 (3 250W 20K Radiums) and 8 39W T5's
Ballasts: 3 Sfiligoi ACLS modules. These will allow me to dim the halides, program cloudy days, simulate a "true" sunrise and sunset, amongst many other incredible features.
Controller: Apex with Dimming Module for the T5's (everything will be dimmable!!!), and the new module that will control the Vortechs. I already own an ACIII so will be selling the head unit and keeping the DC8's that are backwards compatible.
Stand: In progress and being built by one of my good friends Andrew (aharrow here in R2R). I am participating but really only paying for the materials and trying to stay out of the way! :tongue: More to come on this. Should be very unique.
Frag Tank: Already up and running for 7 months now. 40" x 30" x 9" Glasscages rimless. Plumbed into main system. Lit by a 10 bulb 39w ATI Powermodule. In basement with rest of equipment.
Here is a mockup of the tank. It's not perfect but it's what I used initially to get a good visual of what I wanted:
A few folks I would like to thank for their input and assistance in this build. I love R2R because I've been able to learn a lot from other users and sponsors. Many thanks to:
aharrow
Tim at Aquatics Elite (sponsor)
SunnyX (Pro Corals - Sponsor)
ianawane
agent462
More to come........stay tuned. :wink:
The tank has been ordered and is being assembled by the guys at Miracles this week! :bigsmile:
I'm hoping for a delivery date before Christmas but we'll see. Let me start by saying that many will be quick to point out the costs of this upgrade. I have been very fortunate in my career and my wife and I are DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) so the tank (and traveling) are how we spend our discretionary income. I make no apologies but am well aware that a lot of the things I'm incorporating are luxuries and not necessities for a healthy reef tank.
That being said, here are the specs and details of the build.
Tank: Miracles in Glass - 72" x 33" x 24" 3-sided Starphire, 3/4" glass rimless peninsula style tank. Overflow will be internal - reasons to come later. Just over 246g.
Sump (plumbed in basement): 75g AGA - no baffles. 1 Tunze powerhead for circulation. Simple!
Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Alpha Cone 300
Flow: Reeflo Hammerhead will power everything (reactors, main tank return, and frag tank)
2 Vortech MP60's (on overflow side of tank).
Lighting: 72" Sfiligoi Infinity XR6 (3 250W 20K Radiums) and 8 39W T5's
Ballasts: 3 Sfiligoi ACLS modules. These will allow me to dim the halides, program cloudy days, simulate a "true" sunrise and sunset, amongst many other incredible features.
Controller: Apex with Dimming Module for the T5's (everything will be dimmable!!!), and the new module that will control the Vortechs. I already own an ACIII so will be selling the head unit and keeping the DC8's that are backwards compatible.
Stand: In progress and being built by one of my good friends Andrew (aharrow here in R2R). I am participating but really only paying for the materials and trying to stay out of the way! :tongue: More to come on this. Should be very unique.
Frag Tank: Already up and running for 7 months now. 40" x 30" x 9" Glasscages rimless. Plumbed into main system. Lit by a 10 bulb 39w ATI Powermodule. In basement with rest of equipment.
Here is a mockup of the tank. It's not perfect but it's what I used initially to get a good visual of what I wanted:
A few folks I would like to thank for their input and assistance in this build. I love R2R because I've been able to learn a lot from other users and sponsors. Many thanks to:
aharrow
Tim at Aquatics Elite (sponsor)
SunnyX (Pro Corals - Sponsor)
ianawane
agent462
More to come........stay tuned. :wink:
Last edited:
