Coral Garage Build

[acrocapital]

Curious what kind of leveling issues, if any, you had in the garage, and how you addressed them.

I had some leveling issues, just some shimming was able to fix it though, and a laser level I got at Home Depot.

 

[acrocapital]

Has been a while since I last gave an update here on the system, the cycle went well and I am now just dealing with the ugly phases of the tank. Leak tested the calcium reactor tonight with success! The main issue's I am dealing with right now is my trident doesn't want to work, going back and forth with Neptune Systems to get this fixed. The second isn't really an issue but I am waiting on a power supply for the Kamoer, once that comes in I will relocate the calcium reactor to underneath the 190Gallon.

 

[PasoFish89]

Has been a while since I last gave an update here on the system, the cycle went well and I am now just dealing with the ugly phases of the tank. Leak tested the calcium reactor tonight with success! The main issue's I am dealing with right now is my trident doesn't want to work, going back and forth with Neptune Systems to get this fixed. The second isn't really an issue but I am waiting on a power supply for the Kamoer, once that comes in I will relocate the calcium reactor to underneath the 190Gallon.

It’s all looking great! I was thinking about this thread recently after setting up yet another System in my Garage and oversizing the heaters etc again. Look good, looking forward to more updates

 

[acrocapital]

Update:
System is doing good! Finally have some corals going in there and starting to frag up a few pieces! I made a short video going over everything going on in the garage.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Update:
System is doing good! Finally have some corals going in there and starting to frag up a few pieces! I made a short video going over everything going on in the garage.

Glad to see your tank is doing great! Loving the overall setup!

 

[acrocapital]

Glad to see your tank is doing great! Loving the overall setup!

Thanks man!

 

[TheSuspiciousFish]

There are dozens of us garage dwellers! I love a great garage set up, yours is so well thought out and organized. Great execution, I can’t wait to see what’s in store in the coming years

 

[DD Corals]

How did you build your water holding system, and also where did you get those containers?

 

[ruxsir]

Any updates?

 

[mycoralswontgrow]

Would love to know how this handled in the heat? About to start a build for my garage, and i have some hot summers.

 

[PasoFish89]

Would love to know how this handled in the heat? About to start a build for my garage, and i have some hot summers.

I live somewhat near OP as mentioned in a previous post, garage door faces south, this summer I had zero issues with overheating running only 12v cooling fans on my tanks however I did rip through RODI for ATO thanks to the evaporation. Had multiple days over 100 and garage temps probably around 90. It's very dry here in the summer though, where are you at? Humidity could put a real dent in evaporative cooling I think.

 

[mycoralswontgrow]

I live somewhat near OP as mentioned in a previous post, garage door faces south, this summer I had zero issues with overheating running only 12v cooling fans on my tanks however I did rip through RODI for ATO thanks to the evaporation. Had multiple days over 100 and garage temps probably around 90. It's very dry here in the summer though, where are you at? Humidity could put a real dent in evaporative cooling I think.

Charlotte so we do get heavy humidity which means I’ll probably need a dehumidifier in there

 

[acrocapital]

Charlotte so we do get heavy humidity which means I’ll probably need a dehumidifier in there

The summer wasn’t too bad - I installed some temperature-controlled fans, which kept everything at the perfect temperature. Right now, I’m battling the cold with two 800W heaters, but they’re just barely keeping up.

 

[mycoralswontgrow]

The summer wasn’t too bad - I installed some temperature-controlled fans, which kept everything at the perfect temperature. Right now, I’m battling the cold with two 800W heaters, but they’re just barely keeping up.

Gotcha

How much top off were you going through? I’m getting lids on mine to help but curious how much people go through in the garage

 

[acrocapital]

Gotcha

How much top off were you going through? I’m getting lids on mine to help but curious how much people go through in the garage

The most was ~8 gallons during the summer when the fans were going full blast. We’ll see how this next summer goes though I’ve since added another 385 gallons onto the system.

 

[mycoralswontgrow]

The most was ~8 gallons during the summer when the fans were going full blast. We’ll see how this next summer goes though I’ve since added another 385 gallons onto the system.

Holy cow what’s the total gallons in the garage?

 

[acrocapital]

Holy cow what’s the total gallons in the garage?

770 - I owe this thread a long-overdue update. :( Here’s the sump & control board, though!

 

[mycoralswontgrow]

770 - I owe this thread a long-overdue update. :( Here’s the sump & control board, though!

nice let’s get some pics of the system 700 is a ton

 

[REEFSTATE]

Nice Build! Who's Frag tank / trough is that and where did you get it?