My first build. 75 gallon mixed reef

ericad289 · Oct 6, 2019

Love your stand!!!! How hard is it to do maintenance inside the tank?I will have a HOB going to a sump and will need to hang my T5 ati power module inside as well?

bdouglas119 · Oct 8, 2019

ericad289 said:
Love your stand!!!! How hard is it to do maintenance inside the tank?I will have a HOB going to a sump and will need to hang my T5 ati power module inside as well?

It’s really not hard to get in there for regular maintaince. The top door swing all the way open and I have pretty easy access.

bdouglas119 · Oct 8, 2019

I ordered some coral this weekend from the WWC live sale. It will arrive Friday. I’ll also be ordering some dosing pumps this weekend to keep everything super stable.

bdouglas119 · Oct 14, 2019

Anybody have any suggestions for a good way to hide a 5 gallon ato reservoir next to my cabinet? There’s not enough space inside for one, and I need a nice looking way to hide one to the right of the cabinet

Awingo1121 · Oct 14, 2019

24 minute mark is an idea for hiding one that caught my eye

bdouglas119 · Oct 14, 2019

Awingo1121 said:
24 minute mark is an idea for hiding one that caught my eye

Thanks That’s basically what I had in mind. I’d love to see what other people have come up with.

bdouglas119 · Oct 14, 2019

Added two dosing pumps today for calcium and alkalinity as well as a tiny power head to keep the water on the return well mixed

bdouglas119 · Oct 26, 2019

Added a Tunze ATO today. I found a little ottoman that I was able to hide a 5 gallon bucket in. Also did a quick tidy up of the electronics cabinet

bdouglas119 · Nov 10, 2019

Added a blue jaw trigger and a diamond goby last week. They are settling in nicely and the tank is really starting to stabilize nicely after adding the ATO and dosing pumps.

Already have 2 new heads coming in in my zoo frag

bdouglas119 · Dec 10, 2019

Picked up some new corals from the last @WWC livesale. They are all thriving in the tank. Also rented a Par meter from BRS to get some measurements in my tank. Based on my findings I think I’d like to add some a third hydra over the center of the tank.

Saltyreefer93 · Dec 11, 2019

Do you by chance have any drawings of the stand you could share with me? My wife saw it and this is what she wants for our 75 we are building. Absolutely great build and beautiful tank!

bdouglas119 · Dec 11, 2019

Saltyreefer93 said:
Do you by chance have any drawings of the stand you could share with me? My wife saw it and this is what she wants for our 75 we are building. Absolutely great build and beautiful tank!

I don’t have any drawings but it’s pretty easy to recreate. It’s basically a 2x4 stand skinned and 2 cabinets. The stand is 40” tall 49” wide. The side cabinets are 12” wide.

The canopy is mounted to the wall with 6 lag bolts into studs. I have about 5” of space behind the center part of the stand for room for plumbing, electronics, etc. and so I can have a nice side view of the tank

BeejReef · Dec 11, 2019

What attention to detail! You even trimmed up your baseboard trim so the vertical cabinets next to the tank could sit dead-flush with the wall! Great looking setup all the way around.

Schnizzle · Dec 11, 2019

Beautiful build and very clean.

bdouglas119 · Dec 12, 2019

BeejReef said:
What attention to detail! You even trimmed up your baseboard trim so the vertical cabinets next to the tank could sit dead-flush with the wall! Great looking setup all the way around.

Thank you!

Saltyreefer93 · Dec 12, 2019

Thank you!

bdouglas119 said:
I don’t have any drawings but it’s pretty easy to recreate. It’s basically a 2x4 stand skinned and 2 cabinets. The stand is 40” tall 49” wide. The side cabinets are 12” wide.

The canopy is mounted to the wall with 6 lag bolts into studs. I have about 5” of space behind the center part of the stand for room for plumbing, electronics, etc. and so I can have a nice side view of the tank

Thank you!! Beautiful job!