Planning a UNS R90 Build

[Nan.roti]

Two BRS heaters in a magnet mount, waiting for the reef mat to show up so I could see if there's going to be space to put it in the filter chamber. Thinking of doing the filter chamber because it's going to have an open top so the power cables come out. If I put it in the sump chamber, I would need to dremel out part of the sump lid to give the cables a space to come through.

I have my heaters in the skimmer chamber along the back wall. I used a dremmel and cut the PVC lid to allow the wires to have an exit hole. As @UNS_Brandon said, it makes easy access for the skimmer cup, and keeps the heater out of the way

 

[JCarrow]

Two BRS heaters in a magnet mount, waiting for the reef mat to show up so I could see if there's going to be space to put it in the filter chamber. Thinking of doing the filter chamber because it's going to have an open top so the power cables come out. If I put it in the sump chamber, I would need to dremel out part of the sump lid to give the cables a space to come through.

I have my heaters in the skimmer chamber along the back wall. I used a dremmel and cut the PVC lid to allow the wires to have an exit hole. As @UNS_Brandon said, it makes easy access for the skimmer cup, and keeps the heater out of the way

@Nan.roti did you mount your heaters at 45° in the back or keep them vertical?

I’m running the BRS units (10.25”), and unless I angle them at 45°, I have to raise my skimmer chamber above 7”. I wanted to keep it at 7” to avoid raising the skimmer.

I could raise the skimmer chamber to 10” to cover vertical heaters but concerned on how much drained down there would be because I only have 3” left in the sump

Otherwise I may just move them into the filter chamber where they can sit horizontal at the bottom and avoid the ReefMat entirely.

 

[JCarrow]

On another note, I moved the power blocks to the back of the tank based on a suggestion here. Needed a cleaner setup, so I picked up a 3D printer and made custom mounts for it.

 

[Nan.roti]

@Nan.roti did you mount your heaters at 45° in the back or keep them vertical?

I’m running the BRS units (10.25”), and unless I angle them at 45°, I have to raise my skimmer chamber above 7”. I wanted to keep it at 7” to avoid raising the skimmer.

I could raise the skimmer chamber to 10” to cover vertical heaters but concerned on how much drained down there would be because I only have 3” left in the sump

Otherwise I may just move them into the filter chamber where they can sit horizontal at the bottom and avoid the ReefMat entirely.

Hey @JCarrow , I have the IM Helios heaters. They're extremely small heating elements and could be mounted horizontally in the skimmer chamber.

If the brs heating elements are too long to do that, I would suggest leaving them on putting them on the wall of the overflow chamber. I havent used the brs heating elements in years, I'm not sure how big they are.

 

[Nan.roti]

On another note, I moved the power blocks to the back of the tank based on a suggestion here. Needed a cleaner setup, so I picked up a 3D printer and made custom mounts for it.

Thats smart. Its too late for me to do that

 

[JCarrow]

Had to pull out the middle racetrack, but got all of the controllers mounted and wired in place. I kept them high enough that I was able to throw bolts through the back PVC board.

 

[JCarrow]

Threw the ReBorn Calcium Media into the bottom after washing it a couple of times and starting to fill up the tank. Let's figure out how this thing works.