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Figured why not give everybody a quasi play by play 
. Here's a few more pics as the rockscaping continues tonight.
. Here's a few more pics as the rockscaping continues tonight.
Reef Crest Dropoff AIO Series - OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!!
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VelasCorals
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Now the waiting game.... Think it's times for some wings!
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Ok. You all know all about sand and cloudy water. But we rinsed the #$&! out of this sand and it still took several hours to clear. Booooo! So, all we can get up today is pics of the tanks live with rock. Pics with coral and fish to follow soon. But we have got to say....these look AMAZING!!! The scaping in the Reef Crest works out to be much easier than a standard tank. It's much easier to gain height and depth to the scape without any supporting elements like acrylic rod or eggcrate.
Real Reef Rock helps quite a bit as it "locks" together quite well and has a ton of crevices...so adding frags will be sooooo easy. Did I mention that it is Eco-Friendly, Reef Sustainable, and made right here in the USA just like the Reef Crest? Also, there is ZERO acrylic rod, epoxy, or coral glue used in the assembly of either of the rock scapes in these tanks. We think that should speak volumes all by itself!!
For those that wonder...the 9 gallon pico has approximately 4-5lbs of sand and 5-7lbs of rock. The 17 gallon nano has approximately 8-10lbs of sand and 9-11lbs of rock.
Real Reef Rock helps quite a bit as it "locks" together quite well and has a ton of crevices...so adding frags will be sooooo easy. Did I mention that it is Eco-Friendly, Reef Sustainable, and made right here in the USA just like the Reef Crest? Also, there is ZERO acrylic rod, epoxy, or coral glue used in the assembly of either of the rock scapes in these tanks. We think that should speak volumes all by itself!!
For those that wonder...the 9 gallon pico has approximately 4-5lbs of sand and 5-7lbs of rock. The 17 gallon nano has approximately 8-10lbs of sand and 9-11lbs of rock.
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What kind of stand are the tanks sitting on. Thanks for giving us a chance to see the tanks potential once filled.Figured why not give everybody a quasi play by play
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Oh the stands.....well, the whole Reef Crest Series thus far has been designed to fit "standard" tank footprints. We will offer our own twist on a unique stand for this series FOR SURE. But, we also wanted people to have the opportunity to call upon the HUGE availability already available on the market. After all, everyone's tastes are different so we aren't trying to trap anyone into a mold of what we think they should use =).
We will show more of the stands in upcoming pictures, but in general...
The stand currently being used for the 9 gallon pico is a stand that fits a standard 10 gallon tank. This stand was bought for a whopping $39.99 at our local Petco.
The stand currently being used for th 17 gallon nano is a stand that fits a standard 20 gallon long or 30 gallon tank. This stand was bought for a whopping $59.99 at our local Petco.
We not only put a lot of thought into the design of the tanks. We put a lot of thought into the potential accessorization of the tanks on ALL fronts
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Macropora
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Oh the stands.....well, the whole Reef Crest Series thus far has been designed to fit "standard" tank footprints. We will offer our own twist on a unique stand for this series FOR SURE. But, we also wanted people to have the opportunity to call upon the HUGE availability already available on the market. After all, everyone's tastes are different so we aren't trying to trap anyone into a mold of what we think they should use =).
We will show more of the stands in upcoming pictures, but in general...
The stand currently being used for the 9 gallon pico is a stand that fits a standard 10 gallon tank. This stand was bought for a whopping $39.99 at our local Petco.
The stand currently being used for th 17 gallon nano is a stand that fits a standard 20 gallon long or 30 gallon tank. This stand was bought for a whopping $59.99 at our local Petco.
We not only put a lot of thought into the design of the tanks. We put a lot of thought into the potential accessorization of the tanks on ALL fronts
Sounds great. Thank you for giving us the options. We can make it affordable or go all out and make it a work of art in any decor.
VelasCorals
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Ok. You all know all about sand and cloudy water. But we rinsed the #$&! out of this sand and it still took several hours to clear. Booooo! So, all we can get up today is pics of the tanks live with rock. Pics with coral and fish to follow soon. But we have got to say....these look AMAZING!!! The scaping in the Reef Crest works out to be much easier than a standard tank. It's much easier to gain height and depth to the scape without any supporting elements like acrylic rod or eggcrate.
Real Reef Rock helps quite a bit as it "locks" together quite well and has a ton of crevices...so adding frags will be sooooo easy. Did I mention that it is Eco-Friendly, Reef Sustainable, and made right here in the USA just like the Reef Crest? Also, there is ZERO acrylic rod, epoxy, or coral glue used in the assembly of either of the rock scapes in these tanks. We think that should speak volumes all by itself!!
For those that wonder...the 9 gallon pico has approximately 4-5lbs of sand and 5-7lbs of rock. The 17 gallon nano has approximately 8-10lbs of sand and 9-11lbs of rock.
I also want to make sure we highlight that the rock scape on both these tanks took about 20-30 minutes total! So easy to scape with the Real Reef Rock.
One of the rocks we cut with a table saw to notch it so it would latch onto the lip of the reef crest. From there it was simply it was simply stacking a few rocks, adding sand and boom done. We also make sure to leave plenty of room for corals.
Oh and the pictures are good but the depth of view you get when in person is amazing.
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We don't quite have our appropriate lighting and aren't yet ready for full stock on the tanks, but we had a batch of xenia traded in at the store today so went ahead and added it to the RC17 so we could give you all at least a rough look of the flow dynamics in the tank after it's been stocked with rock.
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Now we are talking! This video shows the ArtFully Acrylic Reef Crest Series AIO Nano (17 gallons) all fully setup with rock, sand, coral, and fish =). I can't stress how much more amazing this looks with Real Reef Rock than it would have with fresh white rock. Being Eco-Friendly and sustainable to boot makes it a no brainer.
Many people had concerns about how the flow would be at the bottom of the drop. As you can see, not an issue at all =). Note also, there are ZERO powerheads in this tank. Enjoy!!
Many people had concerns about how the flow would be at the bottom of the drop. As you can see, not an issue at all =). Note also, there are ZERO powerheads in this tank. Enjoy!!
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Yyyeeesssssss!!! I wanted to go with a deep sand bed on bottom and a blue spot jawfish here as well but was out voted
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Macropora
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Looks great! I would use black sand on the top and bottom shelf making the tank look infinitely deeper. The soft corals help show water movement. With the RC35 model I would have check valves installed on both pumps and have one or both of them set on a timer to help alternate the flow pattern in the tank.
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Thanks =). I agree that black sand will have a nice impact! The key with black though is keeping it clean
. We intentionally stocked this tank with a variety of soft flowy corals for this very reason...display flow dynamics. As you can see...pretty darn good for a dropoff tank with no powerheads .Check valves definitely are not necessary...unless you have coral in the top inch of the water level that you are worried about if the pumps cut off. Though I think maybe you mean ball valves? If this is what you meant, we use factory locline components so it would be easy to add a ball valve to each return output later if desired absolutely. This would make flow even more controllable than the flow control on the pump itself AND would put that control literally at your fingertips.
As for a timer for alternating flow...this is possible and would certainly be a nice alternative to powerheads (in the rare system that needs one), but some pumps will experience shorter life cycles with the constant on/off pattern. This is lessened when the on/off cycle is set at longer intervals however. There are a number of pumps available on the market currently that are designed specifically to handle these frequent on/off pulses. The stock pump is not designed specifically for frequent on/off cycle and we have not tested it for this purpose so we cannot say what impact these types of timers may have on them. To put that on a bright note however, the pumps are relatively inexpensive
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Here's a cool time lapse FTS of the RC17 - Reef Crest Series AIO from us right here at ArtFully Acrylic & Incredible Corals.
WARNING: The Chromis' in this video definitely look like they are on something. May make you feel dizzy or motion sick if susceptible to such things.
WARNING: The Chromis' in this video definitely look like they are on something. May make you feel dizzy or motion sick if susceptible to such things.
Macropora
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Thanks =). I agree that black sand will have a nice impact! The key with black though is keeping it clean
Check valves definitely are not necessary...unless you have coral in the top inch of the water level that you are worried about if the pumps cut off. Though I think maybe you mean ball valves? If this is what you meant, we use factory locline components so it would be easy to add a ball valve to each return output later if desired absolutely. This would make flow even more controllable than the flow control on the pump itself AND would put that control literally at your fingertips.
As for a timer for alternating flow...this is possible and would certainly be a nice alternative to powerheads (in the rare system that needs one), but some pumps will experience shorter life cycles with the constant on/off pattern. This is lessened when the on/off cycle is set at longer intervals however. There are a number of pumps available on the market currently that are designed specifically to handle these frequent on/off pulses. The stock pump is not designed specifically for frequent on/off cycle and we have not tested it for this purpose so we cannot say what impact these types of timers may have on them. To put that on a bright note however, the pumps are relatively inexpensive
Thanks =). I agree that black sand will have a nice impact! The key with black though is keeping it clean
Check valves definitely are not necessary...unless you have coral in the top inch of the water level that you are worried about if the pumps cut off. Though I think maybe you mean ball valves? If this is what you meant, we use factory locline components so it would be easy to add a ball valve to each return output later if desired absolutely. This would make flow even more controllable than the flow control on the pump itself AND would put that control literally at your fingertips.
As for a timer for alternating flow...this is possible and would certainly be a nice alternative to powerheads (in the rare system that needs one), but some pumps will experience shorter life cycles with the constant on/off pattern. This is lessened when the on/off cycle is set at longer intervals however. There are a number of pumps available on the market currently that are designed specifically to handle these frequent on/off pulses. The stock pump is not designed specifically for frequent on/off cycle and we have not tested it for this purpose so we cannot say what impact these types of timers may have on them. To put that on a bright note however, the pumps are relatively inexpensive
I was definitely thinking of a "ball check valve" to prevent back siphoning of the water if one of the pumps were to turn on and off in the rc35 model. Definitely agree that keep the acrylic clean is important to give the visual depth.
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Ahhhh, I see your intent. Ok =). Sounds good!
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Hi Bryan! We will get CAD details up on the RC35 soon. Got slowed down a bit there trying to get all Signature Series AIO order's met and out in time for most to receive before Christmas =).
Shipping details are available on our website through your shopping cart. The RC35 to Elk Grove CA (we are on East Coast outside DC) is about $118.
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