My Reef Savvy V2

[Chris155hp]

Heres some better pictures with the stand lights on

 

[Zaffor]

Ahhhh
A blank canvas

 

[Chris155hp]

Ahhhh
A blank canvas

Hey hey hey now our rock work is art in itself!

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Ok thank you very much so for the help on the lighting matters I was asking. The stand and sump look absolutely beautiful amazing job one day I'll get to custom status

 

[Chris155hp]

Kessil H380 came in today

 

[BuildingAnObsession]

All good points. I would really love to go with ReefSavvy but the price is so much higher then others like AGE who I am really leaning towards. I really cant see the Savvy being that much better for 3 times the cost but maybe I am just being cheap lol Pictures like yours makes them look absolutely stunning though. Surprisingly, I am trying to limit myself on total gallons, mainly due to water change amounts. I like to do around 10% a week and with that I would be over 15 gallons a week including sump volume. I am not to worried about water stability with this size, my current system is around 75 gallons and that's not been too much of an issue for me.
Really I am trying to find the sweet spot between length for swimming fishes and depth "front to back" because I love the look and room to play with a deeper tank. Looking at it that way, for me, I don't see an extra 6" making much of a difference expect for adding more water to my water change schedule.

As for lighting. I am currently using Kessil 360's. I am not unhappy with them and I love the shimmer they produce but as always I am curious about what others could do for me. Right now I plan on using 3 Kessils but have thought hard about GHL's new fixture they came out with. Either way I will build a slim canopy to match the stand and hide the lights.

Basically I guess I am limiting the size of my upgrade based mainly on water changes. If that wasn't a concern I would love a 6' tank but that's just too much water I feel and I would really like to stay at a maximum of 15 gallons a week. For a sump I am about settled on a new design by Elite. They will be building a 40" model with a roller mat integrated in it. Looks really promising and delays another maintenance item.

Know this post is old but a word of warning when it comes to AGE. I bought a new tank from them and it blew out in 8 months. They admitted it was their fault, but wouldn't do a thing about it. Just my experience.

Great to see the sump under the tank Chris. Quite the build you got going. Keep up the good work.

 

[Chris155hp]

Zaffor and I were able to do a bit of plumbing. I know it doesn't look like much but a lot of the time we spent planning. Originally planned on using the square cutout in the stand but we think this way will be much cleaner. Gotta figure out how we close the hole. Thinking of getting a veneer for the entire back section

 

[newbreefer316]

Setup looks great and I've been following along for awhile now.

Quick question, how are you handling top off water? Also, are you planning on dosing or going with a Ca reactor?

 

[Chris155hp]

Setup looks great and I've been following along for awhile now.

Quick question, how are you handling top off water? Also, are you planning on dosing or going with a Ca reactor?

Thanks and ATO is going to be Neptune Apex ATK. Can't really talk about it since it's still in beta and we're under NDA. And dosing will be handled by Dós and 2 part

 

[Reefer525XL]

Love the skimmer and helix!

 

[Chris155hp]

Quick picture of the Kessil

 

[Chris155hp]

Zaffor and I started plumbing in the back

 

[revhtree]

Looking great!

 

[Chris155hp]

Looking great!

Thanks Rev!!! Henry & I are working hard to get this tank up and running. But between my crazy work shedual and family health issues it's taking way longer then expected

 

[newbreefer316]

Not sure if you've already answered this, but what are the dimensions of the electronics section and would you make any changes to them after starting your wiring?

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Looks great ! Thinking of doing the same kinda idea for my 75g build , with a synergy reef overflow [emoji12][emoji12]

 

[BantyRooster97]

Looks awesome, do you have water in it yet?

 

[Chris155hp]

Looks awesome, do you have water in it yet?

Not yet. Due to my crazy work shedual and my moms passing a few weeks ago I have been unable to make progress. Should start getting back to the build at some point next week hopefully

 

[BantyRooster97]

Sorry to hear that man.... tanks are secondary to family for sure

 

[Chris155hp]

Small update