Borednukes 230gal Mixed reef

[BoredNuke]

Finally starting the rebuild after a redsea seam failure. Custom 72"x30"x25" ext overflow tank stand and canopy from glasscages. Goal of this tank is to use same space as the old reefer tank and control stand but keep all wires / equipment in stand. Fully automated tank so this is a bit of a challenge. Work requires travel.for 28 days away from tank so most items must be able to run for 30days maintenance free (filters,dosing solutions,base level food).
(Editing main post with significant updates)

All equipment on hand.
Finally recieved tank shipment. Dog fish for scale.
Current equipment:
Varios 6&8 return pumps
4 Kessil a360's (mixed between 360x and 360we)
2 orphek or4 uv/violet
2 orphek or4 blues
2 mp40s
Geo reef calc reactor
Skimmer (sea side aquatics)
Avast periscope pellet reactor.
Avast microfeeder.
Reefmat 500 filter roller.
1/5 hp Chiller.
55w UV sterilizer lifegard.
Neptune fuge light.
Neptune Trident Alk/Ca/mg.
Plumbing 3 x 1.5" drains (bean animal)
2 x 1" returns.

To be Added.
Neptune Trident NP
Orphek Icons (on kessil failures)
Combination phyto culture / doser
aF frozen food dispenser
Larger skimmer
Simple 4 head doser for Trace minerals and phyto dosing/culture.
Ammonia dosing(TBD)
Remote display fuge(long term addon)
Auto flake feeder.
Skimmer neck cleaner.
Skimmate collection cannister.
Avast kalk stirrer.

Projects:
Integration to home assistant.
Remote display of parameters
& cameras.
Extended data logging and display of reef data (using golang to make a database and sent to grafana for pretty graphs)
Cameras for monitoring/time lapses.
Canopy hoist system in attic (if working through canopy is difficult)
Relocate RODI for a direct feed to ATO(with failsafes).

 

[BoredNuke]

Set back #1. Shipping damage on sump. Nobody likes shipping damage or order issues but pleasantly surprise with how pro-active Joe was about getting everything corrected. Accidently sent email midway through writings and was receiving phone calls about 3 minutes later. True signs of a good company is how they handle issues.

 

[BoredNuke]

First external overflow. Such a cool idea.

 

[BoredNuke]

And theres a give away for the frozen autofeeder I need!Af4

 

[BoredNuke]

Painted stand interior and moved inside.

 

[BoredNuke]

Progress again. Moved tank onto stand and 90

% of plumbing done. Short 2 unions and 90s.

 

[painter1982]

That dog face puffer looks just like a dog. Must be some fancy breeding going on these days.

 

[BoredNuke]

That dog face puffer looks just like a dog. Must be some fancy breeding going on these days.

ORA has really been stepping their game up.

 

[BoredNuke]

Base rockwork moved and cemented to flat shelfrock pieces for stability planning on adding 10% more live rock after fill up. Ontop of "eggcrate" cause i like being redundant. Put a layer of reclaimed sand from the initial redsea and then realised the bottom half of buckets where damp and had anerobic activity. Ohwell atleast i covered the egg crate.

 

[BoredNuke]

Due to impatience I decided not having a sump isn't a valid reason to delay starting a cycle. Installed lights and canopy and partial fill and slap a heater skimmer and pumps in the display. It ain't pretty but it also let's me start reviewing the Neptune programs.

 

[BoredNuke]

Woo got the sump and lots of work setting everything up xand forgetting to update thread. Miniscule wolf assisting with inspection. Tank itself is firmly in the ugly stages as I started the cycle/maturing phase while waiting for sump (and controller drawer). First time starting a tank with nearly all dry rock (some seed rock rubble from tampabay). Still a lot of work left but really enjoying having space under cabinet for everything.