Chris' Acropolis (Reef Savvy 88)

[Dropped]

Looking good! hurry up and get that thing wet! any ideas on lighting?

 

[ChristopherKriens]

Those lights are cool. Great idea for the tank. I was considering putting them out around my dock and koi pond

They are pretty fun, I also replaced all of the recessed lighting in the room. Hopefully the strips hold up in the high humidity environment.


Stopped by FedEx on the way home, almost had to bring everything back inside and go get something with more room.

 

[ChristopherKriens]

Sump is unpacked and in place. The two-toned cross laminate looks really nice. The sump dimensions are 34" x 15" x 15" for a total volume of around 30 gallons. There are three main chambers; the overflow on the left with dual filter socks, the skimmer area in the center, and the return section on the right. The center chamber is open and the other two have removable polycarbonate covers. There's also a sealed tube on the rear where the LED strip slides into place.




A quartet of John Guest fittings mounted above a high flow area so I can dose all the things.




The skimmer section has an adjustable-level baffle to keep the water level at the optimal level for any skimmer.




Baffle adjustment with heights etched into the acrylic.




Probe holder built onto the baffle.




Overflow bulkheads, primary and secondary.




Laser etched logo.

 

[shadow1013]

Man I've been following your other tank for about a year. I cannot wait to see what you do with this! You're pictures are always amazing. I'm aiming to get my tank up and running so I can try and get some pictures that look half as good as yours do.

 

[Anirban]

Sump is unpacked and in place. The two-toned cross laminate looks really nice. The sump dimensions are 34" x 15" x 15" for a total volume of around 30 gallons. There are three main chambers; the overflow on the left with dual filter socks, the skimmer area in the center, and the return section on the right. The center chamber is open and the other two have removable polycarbonate covers. There's also a sealed tube on the rear where the LED strip slides into place.




A quartet of John Guest fittings mounted above a high flow area so I can dose all the things.




The skimmer section has an adjustable-level baffle to keep the water level at the optimal level for any skimmer.




Baffle adjustment with heights etched into the acrylic.




Probe holder built onto the baffle.




Overflow bulkheads, primary and secondary.




Laser etched logo.

This thing is simply gorgeous.....:)

 

[WilRams]

Looking great already. I replaced all my lights in my basement with the hue system and I love it. I also have 2 of the strips mounted behind my tv. The possibilities are endless!

One question what are your stand doors made from? Are they just laminated or something else?

 

[Omar Torres]

Good looking tank!

 

[Buddhatank]

Slick looking to say the least

 

[Cment]

That is one beautiful sump! Look forward to your build...

 

[Braves Fan]

Very nice :)

 

[ChristopherKriens]

One question what are your stand doors made from? Are they just laminated or something else?

I'm not too familiar with them, they were a last minute addition. I believe they're Luxe panels by a Spanish company called Alvic.

 

[ChristopherKriens]

Cracked open the top off reservoir last night. Some cool etching on the top. Went with 10 gallons since there's a lot of surface area on this guy.

 

[ChristopherKriens]

PS, if anyone know how to fix this photo bug please let me know; it drives me crazy.

 

[fragit]

What's the photo bug? Your photos are freakin awesome!

 

[shadow1013]

You could try putting a return after the last image in the html or text after the last image.

 

[Oscaror]

This tank will be placed in our basement. It will be situated from the position where this photo was taken, against an interior wall.

Nice razer mamba :rolleyes:
Do you game on your mac?

 

[dragonfish]

following

 

[d2mini]

Chris, looks awesome.
Which john guest fittings are those? Where did you get them? They look different than the others i've seen/used.

 

[ChristopherKriens]

Nice razer mamba :rolleyes:
Do you game on your mac?

It's not primarily for gaming, but I'm big into StarCraft 2. :cool:

Chris, looks awesome.
Which john guest fittings are those? Where did you get them? They look different than the others i've seen/used.

These are the John Guest Bulkheads, threaded and attached with a nut on the opposite side. The blue clip is a lock to prevent the quick connect from allowing the line to come loose by accident.

 

[ChristopherKriens]

Got started plumbing this weekend, but decided to do a couple of things differently so I'll have to wait until midweek to get a few more plumbing bits from BRS. Installed a GFCI outlet, not sure if I'll use it or not; I do like the idea of not getting electrocuted, but the risk of a false positive has me worried.

Plumbing project start.



Here's the layout currently. Basic power will come from a Tripp Lite 8-Outlet Switch. I'm sure I'll add an Apex at some point. I found some small, white raceways that aren't too ugly so I mounted a few runs with sticky tape so I can rearrange once I start actually running power.

The return line will have to travel the length of the sump with this arrangement, but the drains (plumbed on the upper left) have a nice, short drop. The top off will be fillable from the front access. This stuff only takes up about half of the area under the stand, so there's some space for a small coral quarantine.



The etched stuff catches the lights nicely.