Current FTS (11/25/19):
Tank: Red Sea Reefer 750XXL
Flow: 2x Maxspect Gyre 280
Lighting: 2x Kessil AP700+4x T5
Skimmer: Reef Octopus Regal 250EXT fed by a COR20
Return Pump: Varios 6
Calcium Reactor: Geo618, CarbonDoser, Masterflex feed pump
Controller: Apex
Fuge Light: Kessil H380
Finally got this set up after 20 months of it sitting in my garage, and 20 months of not adding anything to my then current 57 gallon. Got into the hobby with the 57 gallon around 2015
First day of the 57
57 at its peak before declining this summer
And the last shot of the 57 before its teardown
Annnnnnnd she's wet:
Got everything routed, working, and cleaned up a bit. Running 10% weekly water changes on a DoS, and a calcium reactor for managing Alk/Ca/Mg
The 750XXL stand is insufficient to support the tank and needs reinforcement. I used some 5/8" baltic birch ply scrap and sistered it to the back of the front bar of the stand. I then added 2 more strips of the baltic birch spanning the stand supported against strips running vertically and attached to the side and divider. I then cut a 2x4 to act as a center support on this new structure.
Tank: Red Sea Reefer 750XXL
Flow: 2x Maxspect Gyre 280
Lighting: 2x Kessil AP700+4x T5
Skimmer: Reef Octopus Regal 250EXT fed by a COR20
Return Pump: Varios 6
Calcium Reactor: Geo618, CarbonDoser, Masterflex feed pump
Controller: Apex
Fuge Light: Kessil H380
Finally got this set up after 20 months of it sitting in my garage, and 20 months of not adding anything to my then current 57 gallon. Got into the hobby with the 57 gallon around 2015
First day of the 57
57 at its peak before declining this summer
And the last shot of the 57 before its teardown
Annnnnnnd she's wet:
Got everything routed, working, and cleaned up a bit. Running 10% weekly water changes on a DoS, and a calcium reactor for managing Alk/Ca/Mg
The 750XXL stand is insufficient to support the tank and needs reinforcement. I used some 5/8" baltic birch ply scrap and sistered it to the back of the front bar of the stand. I then added 2 more strips of the baltic birch spanning the stand supported against strips running vertically and attached to the side and divider. I then cut a 2x4 to act as a center support on this new structure.
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