Devs finally back

[devlzluv]

Ive finally had time with the tank after new house move and life. I was originally going to do a coast 2 coast on a 110 square but new place didnt have room. Friend had a 125 so we traded. I did a full rebuild and custom stand. Wifey wanted it to be Haunted mansion theme from disney, its about 95% done. Here it is so far from beginning to now. Ill do a couple posts.

 

[devlzluv]

and more

 

[devlzluv]

Sump and plumbing began

 

[devlzluv]

More!

 

[devlzluv]

More - kid enjoyed this part!

 

[devlzluv]

With any fill, developed some leaks that were rectified. Also went mad scientist mode and redid my entire rodi setup

 

[devlzluv]

My 46g bow decided to take a dump with the return so move was fast. New tank cycled for bout 3 months. Move was not planned at that time but they all made it. The following 3 weeks i got a scopas, hes a goofy ****! Also starting to grow my own phyto

 

[devlzluv]

Local hooked me up with a healthy hippo . Just need to put wallpaper in the shelves and led. Also going to carve out a memento mori eye for the middle and put some accents to make it pop. Wife loves it and has authorized my predator tank, picking that up soon so new build on that soon. Hope you all enjoyed! Its been a many year long build between sourcing parts, rebuilding lights and just doing what i wanted too from beginning

 

[devlzluv]

Equipment run down is

4 custom spectrum LED black boxes (torn down to guts and rebuilt all)
Jebao return JCP-8000 (upgrading later)
Jebao doser (cut up to make it fit)
Reef octopus int-150 skimmer
Vecton 600 UV sterilizer
Custom acrylic insert sump
BRS Carbon/Phos filter
Server power center strip
Jebao GYRE wavemaker
Custom purge valve for return to prevent backflow
3 heaters
DIY scrubber with led lights

I probably have more but cant think off hand

 

[chris k.]

It is nice to be able to make what to want. Great job, looking nice.

 

[devlzluv]

It is nice to be able to make what to want. Great job, looking nice.

I've honestly been buying parts for last 2 years. I unfortunately purchased the wood during height of the pandemic which killed me! Knock on wood, tanks doing amazing right now I just need to get a lot more corals and fish. Plan to stock up once reefapalooza gets here in Orlando.

 

[DE FISH]

welcome back dev and best of luck with the tank.

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome back to R2R!

Nice craftsmanship!

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Welcome to the R2R community!!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef and congratulations on the new adventure!!! Nice work!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome and well done!!!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Too bad stands arent built this way when you buy them !!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[devlzluv]

Too bad stands arent built this way when you buy them !!

Agreed! 2x6 ftw! Can park a semi on it and not worry. The sketchy stand that came with it gave me heart palpitations.