Borsalino's Mini-Antwerp-Reef [290 Liter] [77 Gallon]

[Borsalino]

Let's start, i have a tank 100 x 60 x 55 high.
Started end januari this year with death stone.
I make self the cabinet en canopy and sump.

I love Goniopora & Alveopora, have now 9 different species.
Acropora's , Seriatopora and Montipora's.
Tridacna maxima and 6 different species Euphyllias.
3 different species Caulastrea's and a Duncan.
Stylophora's , Lobophyllia and Catalaphyllia.

Zebrasoma xanthurum
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Halichoeres chrysus
Salarias ramosus
Halichoeres melanurus
Amblygobius phalaena
Bodianus sepiacaudus
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Oxycirrhites typus
2 x Cryptocentrus cinctus

2 x Lysmata debelius
Alpheus armatus
Turbo snails
Tectus snails
Astrea snails

 

[Brew12]

That is a beautiful system! Great job with it!

 

[Borsalino]

Thanks Brew12.

I forget to say that i used nsw, self pumped up from 6 meter deep in Holland and change every week 50 liter = 15%
I send the North Sea Water to ATI Lab and it's perfect water with a 100% rating
The corals love it.

And it's free, just the fuel to drive, buth a lot cheaper then making seawater with RO water + a good salt

 

[Borsalino]

A look inside the cabinet.
The yellow pvc plate have al the 5 sensors for the ATO.
Low water alarm, adding RO water, stopping RO water, extra sensor stopping RO water if the first sensor fails and high water alarm.
The cup of the skimmer have 2 sensors, alarm and cutting the power of by boil over.
The lowest = alarm en the highest = cutting power of.

The RO 10 liter can have 2 sensors, the highest for alarm, RO water low.
The lowest for cutting the power of the pump.

 

[Brew12]

Thanks Brew12.

I forget to say that i used nsw, self pumped up from 6 meter deep in Holland and change every week 50 liter = 15%
I send the North Sea Water to ATI Lab and it's perfect water with a 100% rating
The corals love it.

And it's free, just the fuel to drive, buth a lot cheaper then making seawater with RO water + a good salt

Your mixing station holds a lot more water than mine does, and like you said, its cheaper to operate!

A look inside the cabinet.

Almost as impressive as the display!

Did you do the wiring and automation yourself? That is some seriously nice work!;Singing

 

[Borsalino]

Did you do the wiring and automation yourself? That is some seriously nice work!;Singing

Yes everything doing self, wiring and automation, there are more then 100 meter elektrical wire inside.
Every wall socket have is own 2P switch.

Now i have making the T5 dimming with a PWM tot 0-10v convertor with a TC421 controller, and it's working fine and cheap.
I started with 2 different convertor prints, 1 working perfect, now i waiting for the other convertor prints.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Wow! Very impressive build! The tank looks beautiful

 

[Borsalino]

How a make my DIY ATO.
I used 3 single sensors and 2 double sensors, NO or NC can switch the floating ball turning.

Sensor 0 = Low water alarm + Buzzer & Led
Sensor 1 = start RO pump + Led
Sensor 2 = stop RO pump
Sensor 3 = stop RO pump when sensor 2 fails!
Sensor 6 = high water alarm + Buzzer & Led

RO can.
Sensor 5 = RO water low = Buzzer & Led
Sensor 4 = RO water almost empty = cutting power of RO pump.

The sensors are working between 10mm and 12mm.

I used a PRC2P20CBL relay.

 

[Borsalino]

How i made my skimmer boil over security.

I used a double sensor.
Sensor 1 = Buzzer & Led
Sensor 2 = Cutting power of.

I used a Crydom drd24d06 Solid State Relay.

 

[Borsalino]

A look inside my own made lightmodule.
Made from MDF en painted.
I started wit 4 x T5 and 1 Pulzar.
Now i decided for 2 extra T5 with Actinics.
To acclimate just 1 Actinic of the 2 extra are used on 15%, every 5 days + 5% till 100%
Then the second Actinic rised up..........................

The fans inside are working with a Temperature controller +35° C are there starting turning.
A second temperature controller gives a alarm buzzer & led = inside +45° C
There also 2 hygrometers inside.

The PWM to 0-10v convertor with the TC421 controller for dimming the T5.

Just must do the wire on the fans better with a little cable railway ;Shamefullyembarrased

 

[Borsalino]

One of my Goniopora's under full light.

Under only Actinic light.

 

[Borsalino]

My yellow-green Hammer.

 

[Borsalino]

New glass for new sump + 30 liter.

DIY Fleecefilter, the old sump are the chambers to low, and need a mirror image for the chambers

The drawings, 6 mm acryl.