Hello from NC

InspectorGadget · Jul 30, 2017

What's up everyone! Just joined the forum and wanted to say thank you to everyone who posts so much good information on here. I just recently got back into the hobby after being out of it for about 6 years. Happy to be back!

dbl · Jul 30, 2017

Welcome to R2R and back to the hobby.

Katrina71 · Jul 30, 2017

Pics please!

InspectorGadget · Jul 30, 2017

Katrina71 said:
Pics please!

ReeferMaddness843 · Jul 30, 2017

Welcome back! (I'd never go to sleep if I had my tank next to my bed. Lol)

Katrina71 · Jul 30, 2017

How many gallons? Clean looking stand btw.

Michael Cronmiller · Jul 30, 2017

Welcome and welcome back...nice looking little set up[emoji106][emoji106]

Michael Cronmiller · Jul 30, 2017

I keep one next to my bed as well

InspectorGadget · Jul 30, 2017

I designed this tank from scratch. Everything but the pumps and skimmers were diy. The tank was designed around me working 70 hours a week and being able to enjoy the hobby with the little time I have.

Tank--
1/2" Cell cast acrylic, 36 gallons, built from scratch. Bean animal designed overflow plumbed into the back of the tank (baffles built into tank). Maxspect Gyre powerhead
Sump--
20 gallon sump made from a 20 gallon glass aquarium. Baffles were taken from another 20 gallon tank and cut to size. Contains 1 box of ceramic bioballs, filter sock, 2 heaters with heater controller, BRS media reactor, Tunze DC skimmer with BRS co2 scrubber, Siche 3.0 return pump and Siche micro pump for water changes (plumped into my crawlspace and into a water drainage pipe).
ATO/Water change tank----
Next to the sump in the same cabinet is a 20 gallon glass aquarium with a glass baffle separating a water change tank and ATO. The top is 1/4" acrylic with 2 4" pvc cleanout caps for access (top is completely sealed). My RO unit is under my crawlspace. It is controlled by an "normally closed" solenoid. A flip of a switch send water up into my ATO holding tank or water change tank depending on the ball valves that I open. The tank is then plumped to the sump. By a flip of a switch, I can drain water from my sump and then flip another switch to drain fresh mixed water back into the sump, making water changes very easy.
Lights--
Rapid LED dimmable diy kit, 9 white, 2 blue, 2 red and 2 green CREE LED's, moonlight kit with 2 true UV LEDS, dimmable T5 kit with ATI True Blue Plus lights. Canopy has 4 pc fans cooling the lights.
Chemicals--
Red Sea reef salt. Aquaforest probiotic method and products. ULNS