Upgrade to UNS R90

[Char.toombes]

That’s a beautiful tank man!

I started my build a little over a month ago, fastest cycle ever! .
I’m rocking the UNS 40A & has been awesome however I may be replicating yours very soon (When I figure how to talk wifey into it, lol )

I appreciate the love, man!

Ive had my rock cycling in a brute bin for just over a month now. Actually will be testing this evening to see if I’ve gotten through the initial cycle. I went fishless with dr tims one and only and dosing ammonium chloride.

The trick to getting the wife on board is doing the home reno she wants so she can’t say no to you! (And don’t show her any receipts of how much it all costs to setup ;) )

 

[Char.toombes]

Got everything wired in the cabinet today

The dedicated media cabinet makes a world of difference getting everything organized and clean looking. The wires you do see are mostly from the surge protector I mounted to the back of the stand to keep it mostly out of the way.

Still have to setup my fleece rollers as the leads aren’t long enough. ND is out of stock at this time, so those will be installed later. Hoping to get water in this week and make sure everything works as it should

 

[jabberkaycee]

It needs water! I’m anxious to see it with all your coral moved over.

You should update your URL for your tank thread so it’s easier to find. It’s still goes to your AIO.

Let me know if you have any questions along the way. My tank is only five months old, so it’s not been that long since I was in your shoes. . I’m happy to help in anyway I can and look forward to seeing how the tank progresses!

 

[Char.toombes]

It needs water! I’m anxious to see it with all your coral moved over.

You should update your URL for your tank thread so it’s easier to find. It’s still goes to your AIO.

Let me know if you have any questions along the way. My tank is only five months old, so it’s not been that long since I was in your shoes. . I’m happy to help in anyway I can and look forward to seeing how the tank progresses!

We are filling as we speak! I will probably get all the water in, up to temp and mixed with salt today. Tomorrow I’ll add my live rock and sand.

I appreciate your feedback both here and on your original posting. If I have any further questions, I will definitely reach out.

(Went ahead and updated my tank build url as well)

 

[Parsells Reef]

Got everything wired in the cabinet today

The dedicated media cabinet makes a world of difference getting everything organized and clean looking. The wires you do see are mostly from the surge protector I mounted to the back of the stand to keep it mostly out of the way.

Still have to setup my fleece rollers as the leads aren’t long enough. ND is out of stock at this time, so those will be installed later. Hoping to get water in this week and make sure everything works as it should

Bro seriously, you are my hero!!
So dope!

 

[Char.toombes]

These past couple days have been busy!

I got water all in yesterday, took about 6hrs with my BRS rodi directly into display. Once I filled the display I added a spare heater and turned the powerheads on while I mixed salt.

Today, I was able to get rock and sand in. It’s pretty cloudy from pouring sand, I assume it will clear up within a day or 2.


I saw another post regarding the emergency drain, so I cut about 1” off mine to give myself a little more wiggle room should something ever plug my drain. I was also able to dial in fairly quickly the return/gate valve. Got the return running about 5-6x the water volume with the overflow touching the top line on the emergency. Really surprised about how quiet this thing is with a sump. My current AIO isn’t this quiet.


I always was able to setup my collective with the Launch, all of my inputs/outputs programmed and all sensors calibrated. Pretty easy to follow considering this is my first jump into automation, but I have PLC experience in my employment so I’m not sure it’s that or not. The only issue I found and am still trying to remedy is getting a 2nd hydros device into the collective. I purchased a blenny for future dosing needs and I can’t get that and the Launch to talk to each other. I connected each to wifi and updated first, then started the collective with the launch. I add the blenny and as you’re waiting for each device to link it ends and then says I have a broken collective. I have a brand new command bus connected to both, I also have power to the blenny via the dedicated power source and both work independently. What am I missing?

I did have to audible too with the ATO situation. My float actually broke at the threading from the ball to arm, virtually with no effort. Thankfully I bought an ato kit for hydros just in case, so I threw that in as well.

Overall, I’m overtly pleased at how this whole situation has been playing out. I’m very excited to start getting my old tank transferred over and this thing really begin.

 

[Sharbuckles Reef]

Exciting day!!!!

Love how you have all the equipment set up, looks clean.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

These past couple days have been busy!

I got water all in yesterday, took about 6hrs with my BRS rodi directly into display. Once I filled the display I added a spare heater and turned the powerheads on while I mixed salt.

Today, I was able to get rock and sand in. It’s pretty cloudy from pouring sand, I assume it will clear up within a day or 2.


I saw another post regarding the emergency drain, so I cut about 1” off mine to give myself a little more wiggle room should something ever plug my drain. I was also able to dial in fairly quickly the return/gate valve. Got the return running about 5-6x the water volume with the overflow touching the top line on the emergency. Really surprised about how quiet this thing is with a sump. My current AIO isn’t this quiet.


I always was able to setup my collective with the Launch, all of my inputs/outputs programmed and all sensors calibrated. Pretty easy to follow considering this is my first jump into automation, but I have PLC experience in my employment so I’m not sure it’s that or not. The only issue I found and am still trying to remedy is getting a 2nd hydros device into the collective. I purchased a blenny for future dosing needs and I can’t get that and the Launch to talk to each other. I connected each to wifi and updated first, then started the collective with the launch. I add the blenny and as you’re waiting for each device to link it ends and then says I have a broken collective. I have a brand new command bus connected to both, I also have power to the blenny via the dedicated power source and both work independently. What am I missing?

I did have to audible too with the ATO situation. My float actually broke at the threading from the ball to arm, virtually with no effort. Thankfully I bought an ato kit for hydros just in case, so I threw that in as well.

Overall, I’m overtly pleased at how this whole situation has been playing out. I’m very excited to start getting my old tank transferred over and this thing really begin.

Congrats on finally getting the tank wet!

 

[kitti-fish]

Beautiful tank!!

 

[that coffee guy]

How easy was it to cut a bit off your emergency drain pipe? Did you do it before you filled everything up or once full? Trying to decide how easy it will be to cut mine, been running a little over a year now though.

 

[Char.toombes]

How easy was it to cut a bit off your emergency drain pipe? Did you do it before you filled everything up or once full? Trying to decide how easy it will be to cut mine, been running a little over a year now though.

I have a small pipe cutter so it was cake, took 2min. I took a razor and de-burred the inside cut line just to help with water tension. Was easy to press back into place as well

 

[that coffee guy]

How easy was it to cut a bit off your emergency drain pipe? Did you do it before you filled everything up or once full? Trying to decide how easy it will be to cut mine, been running a little over a year now though.

I have a small pipe cutter so it was cake, took 2min. I took a razor and de-burred the inside cut line just to help with water tension. Was easy to press back into place as well

Good to know it's just a push fitting of sorts to get back in. Might give it a go this weekend. Thanks!

 

[Char.toombes]

Was mocking up my HMS mount today and came to the realization that it does not actually clamp to the tank walls. For those that don’t know, it just rests on top of the tank. I’m unsure why AI went this route, because with the blades/16hds combo it is not the sturdiest front to back. Unfortunately for me, I already ordered a toplid specifically cut for the HMS side mount…
So, with all that being said I went ahead and ordered a set of XR15 G6 Pros and the RMS side mounting kit This allows me to still use my toplid and I’ll just notch out the acrylic inserts for the HMS to fit. I’m sure I could even reach out to the toplid guys and get some custom acrylic slots made should I so desire.

 

[Char.toombes]

We got the RMS cut/fit and XR15s mounted today. I cut about 5” off with a peanut grinder and then ground it down to roughly the same cut as the factory. A little black paint and you can’t even tell i cut it. I am also using 3Dreefing shades.

Really happy with this sleek look compared to the HMS AI setup I was initially going with. The shades make it look that much better IMO. I’m impressed at first glance how bright these radions are. I will have to get a par meter soon to measure/map the tank and then I’ll give a more detailed review.

Last Saturday, the 17th, I added more ammonium chloride to the tank and am letting it cycle with everything together as is. Seems to be going faster than when the rock was in the brute bin, so I’m hoping another week or so I can add my fish. I also have various pods on order to start trying to get them populating.