I Would like to introduce myself, I'm Bob and like the rest of you I'm a reef-a-holic!
I've been only been in the hobby 7 years or so but have had a great journey along the way. I live in cape coral florida and volenteer on the B.O.D for my local Reef club Swfmas (Southwest Florida Marine Aquarium Society) and enjoy sharing my experiences, and help build this amazing hobby in my area.
Enough about me let's get to the details...
Current setup is a 90 gallon mixed reef.
Diy 180 3w cree LED rapid led fixtures radion based/ With dual t5 retrofit
Diy oak stand and canopy
DIY 40 breeder sump,glass baffles refugium
2 mp40's and a mp10 on back glass
Royal exclusiv 80w return pump
Reef octopus xs200 w/varios 6 pump mo
All ran by neptune apex
NEW SETUP!
used elos 160xl Rimless starphire tank
Dimensions 63 Long x 31.5 Wide x 23 Tall
DIY custom veneer stand with some fun features to come!
61" Aquatic Life T5 Hybrid fixture 4 bulb to house my Diy radions[emoji6]
3 mp40's
2 tunze controllable 6095's and 1 6105
Reusing skimmer and return pump
Well it's double the water so i needed a proper mixing station! 2 55 gallon Roto molded containers from tank depot.
Sizing the 55 gallon containers
Installing the iwaki pump from a member
Plumbing and testing
Ready to make some water.
Now for the fun part. The stand
Based on rocket engineers well know design.
2x8 top frame ripped to 6" square
2x6 legs ripped square to 5"
Wrapped in 3/4" ply pocket screwed and glued
51" span between legs for easy access.
Frame about done
Wrapped in 3/4 ply and filling seams.
I've been only been in the hobby 7 years or so but have had a great journey along the way. I live in cape coral florida and volenteer on the B.O.D for my local Reef club Swfmas (Southwest Florida Marine Aquarium Society) and enjoy sharing my experiences, and help build this amazing hobby in my area.
Enough about me let's get to the details...
Current setup is a 90 gallon mixed reef.
Diy 180 3w cree LED rapid led fixtures radion based/ With dual t5 retrofit
Diy oak stand and canopy
DIY 40 breeder sump,glass baffles refugium
2 mp40's and a mp10 on back glass
Royal exclusiv 80w return pump
Reef octopus xs200 w/varios 6 pump mo
All ran by neptune apex
NEW SETUP!
used elos 160xl Rimless starphire tank
Dimensions 63 Long x 31.5 Wide x 23 Tall
DIY custom veneer stand with some fun features to come!
61" Aquatic Life T5 Hybrid fixture 4 bulb to house my Diy radions[emoji6]
3 mp40's
2 tunze controllable 6095's and 1 6105
Reusing skimmer and return pump
Well it's double the water so i needed a proper mixing station! 2 55 gallon Roto molded containers from tank depot.
Sizing the 55 gallon containers
Installing the iwaki pump from a member
Plumbing and testing
Ready to make some water.
Now for the fun part. The stand
Based on rocket engineers well know design.
2x8 top frame ripped to 6" square
2x6 legs ripped square to 5"
Wrapped in 3/4" ply pocket screwed and glued
51" span between legs for easy access.
Frame about done
Wrapped in 3/4 ply and filling seams.