VNOMUS - JBJ 65G AIO Flat Panel Build

[Vnomus]

Just another build thread to record my progress (or lack there of) on my new JBJ 65g. Hopefully this'll help me recall when I have inevitable question down the road as to "why/how the hell did I do that?"....

Components

1. JBJ 65G AIO Flat Panel Tank and Stand - White (LiveAquaria.com)
2. Aqamai LRM-LED - White, used (Ebay)
3. Aqamai _ LED Tank Mount - (Amazon - MarineAndReef)
4. IM Minimax Pro Series Media Reactor Midsize (Ebay - IM Store)
5. IM ChaetoMax 9 Watt Refugium LED Light (Ebay - IM Store)
6. Tunze 9004 Skimmer used - (Craig's List)
7. DIY Refurgium - (Tinkercad)
8. Reef-Pi Controller
9. 2x - Nero-Therm 100W Heaters

 

[Vnomus]

The JBJ sump is configured as

COL 1 - Heater 1
COL 2 - Media Basket 1
COL 3 - Reactor
COL 4 - Refugium
COL 5 - Skimmer
COL 6 - Media Basket 2
COL 7 - Heater 2

 

[Vnomus]

Designed and printed a media basket for Col2 to act as refugium.

 

[Vnomus]

Designed and printed the refugium....

 

[Vnomus]

Added the fuge light...

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[MichaelP121579]

Very interesting build

 

[MichaelP121579]

@IamChrismWard

 

[MichaelP121579]

Designed and printer the refugium....

Where can I purchase one of these for my jbj45

 

[Vnomus]

Dont know about buying the refugium but Enders are under $200 now....After two media baskets, reefpi case, various ATO & LED parts, and now a refuge, its definitely paid for itself!...

 

[BullyBee]

let us know how the Aqamai lights are.

 

[Vnomus]

Did a DIY screen lid with parts from HD and screen from Amazon. Also remixed and printed some corner brackets with overhangs to get rid of the need for mounting magnets or brackets.

 

[MichaelP121579]

Dont know about buying the refugium but Enders are under $200 now....After two media baskets, reefpi case, various ATO & LED parts, and now a refuge, its definitely paid for itself!...

Did you make the refugium?

 

[Vnomus]

Did you make the refugium?

Yeah, the links here: JBJ 65 Gallon AIO Flat Panel Refugium

 

[Vnomus]

let us know how the Aqamai lights are.

Well the light and associated app seem pretty nice, the tank mounting kit on the hand is an over-priced point of sale. The mount bracket is way too big and ends up extending into the sump and interfering (in this case) with my skimmer. For $100 I expected a better kit, keeping with the minimalist design of the light itself....

 

[Vnomus]

Ok test fitting the tank Aqamai LED mounts revealed the need for a different approach on the mounts. Either that or I would have to bin the Tunze 9004. My solution was to turn the Tunze 180 deg so that it'd mount to the sump from wall and that would give a "little" space for a much thinner LED mounting bracket. I basically just recreated the Aqamai brackets in a slimmed down form. I also need to reduce the 14 inch stance down to 9.5 to minimize interference with the sump compartment walls. The OEM LED mount already suffers from a lack of lateral stiffness and narrowing it didn't help. So I also designed and printed a couple of braces to tie the two legs together....Much better now!....

Here the Thingiverse link: Aqamai LED Tank Mount Replacements

 

[Vnomus]

Drilled and installed a couple of 1inch drain bulkheads.

 

[60_driver]

Do you have any more detail on the lid? Thanks!

 

[Vnomus]

Do you have any more detail on the lid? Thanks!

Not sure what info you're looking for, it's just a simple screen top I built using a window kit from Home Depot. I got clear mesh netting from Amazon and made the 3D printed corner connectors...

 

[60_driver]

Nope that’s exactly what I’m looking for, thanks. Any need for center support mid length of the front? Or is it rigid enough that the corners hold it well.

 

[Vnomus]

Decided to drill two more 1inch bulkheads and added a remote sump located in the basement (about 25ft horizontally and 10ft vertically). Guess I won't be needing the center refugium I printed after all. Created a DIY sump out of a 40g breader from Petco.