First Reef

[dduby]

Greetings R2R. I purchased this tank June 14 and went to work.

 

[Bryson.bobby]

Cool! Is this going to be your build thread?

 

[dduby]

Cool! Is this going to be your build thread?

I'm going to try and make this my build thread. I didn't document every step so there will be gaps in assembly.

 

[Peace River]

Nice! It looks like you have a lot of potential with this tank!

 

[Bryson.bobby]

I'm going to try and make this my build thread. I didn't document every step so there will be gaps in assembly.

Sounds good. I’ll be following

 

[Proteus Meep]

Exciting times ahead

 

[dduby]

Once i got the tank home, I realized that the color wasn't as white as it appeared at the LFS. So, I spent an afternoon sanding and prepping for paint. Sanding and some tack cloth action later i was ready for paint.

I didn't have the intention of sharing this with the world so I don't have much to share of this stage of the build

 

[dduby]

First of several deliveries from BRS. I bought the 48" 4 bulb ATI T5-LED Hybrid with Wifi. I got this on the house wifi so it is accessible from my home network. Shout out to Keith@ATI for the instructions for this. I really like this fixture so far. Is it overkill..perhaps, but i like it.

 

[GatorScott]

Very nice!

 

[dduby]

Beginnings of my mixing station. I plumbed my RODI unit up in my mechanical room in the basement and i wasn't going to haul buckets from my basement so i changed the design up a bit to give me a valved output i could hook a hose up to and pump salty water up to my tank. Sure the head loss is high but i'm not carrying buckets. That pleases me greatly.

 

[dduby]

Finished product. Note the addition of the barbed fitting. I use this to pump the water upstairs to my DT. I also plumbed the RODI into the house supply and used a shutoff valve with a float in the storage vessel because i forget things.

I used a food safe hose i found on amazon and built a filling hook contraption

 

[Blitheran]

Looks good! I may have missed it, but what kind of LEDs are you going to use?

 

[dduby]

Looks good! I may have missed it, but what kind of LEDs are you going to use?

I bought an ATI T5-LED Hybrid

 

[dduby]

Nice! It looks like you have a lot of potential with this tank!

Thank you. Yep i can't wait to start adding coral. I was looking at something smaller initially but one of my buddies was steering me to something larger and I'm glad i listened.

 

[c.poindexter]

I have an ATI T5 fixture and absolutely love it.

 

[dduby]

New stuff!!!!! Fresh off of a brown truck.

 

[dduby]

Sump shot. Bashsea 48x16x15. Purchased from Premium Aquatics. Very well made and gives me plenty of options/upgrade paths.

 

[Lukas75]

Welcome!!

 

[dduby]

Welcome!!

Thank you

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Great start. Following>>>