Crab's 40G Breeder Mixed Reef Tank

Fudsey · Nov 14, 2018

SWEET ! ! !

fabutahoun · Nov 14, 2018

Congrats on the new frag !!

DSC reef · Nov 15, 2018

Congrats @Crabs Mcjones that will start taking off in no time in growth and color.

RichtheReefer21 · Nov 16, 2018

Awesome choice!

Katrina71 · Nov 16, 2018

Mom is really pretty. I hope Jr grows out just as lovely.

Crabs McJones · Nov 21, 2018

Another big update coming to you soon! Hopefully Friday

Mal11224 · Nov 23, 2018

Hey @Crabs Mcjones . Got me thinking about the MH/T5 combo. How have they been for you so far? Do you see any difference in coral colors? I love how corals look under 20k MH.

Crabs McJones · Nov 23, 2018

Mal11224 said:
Hey @Crabs Mcjones . Got me thinking about the MH/T5 combo. How have they been for you so far? Do you see any difference in coral colors? I love how corals look under 20k MH.

As much as I love t5 led hybrids, I do have to say the metal halide t5 hybrid has been more than satisfying. All my corals really seem to love it. My big test now is seeing how my Walt disney tenius acro I just got grows under it

Mal11224 · Nov 23, 2018

Crabs Mcjones said:
As much as I love t5 led hybrids, I do have to say the metal halide t5 hybrid has been more than satisfying. All my corals really seem to love it. My big test now is seeing how my Walt disney tenius acro I just got grows under it

I actually just got one myself. I think yours will do great under those lights. Mine is doing well in my system but I can't help but wonder about those lights.

Crabs McJones · Nov 23, 2018

Mal11224 said:
I actually just got one myself. I think yours will do great under those lights. Mine is doing well in my system but I can't help but wonder about those lights.

So far it has full polyp extension, and looks happy

count krunk · Nov 23, 2018

Imo, t5/MH combo has been established as the GOAT of reef tank light fixtures.

T5 LED is also great, but the temptress there is it's downfall as well. So customizable! So easy to just. Make. That. Change! To the spectrum.

I would do either, but since I already have a 175 w Mogul MH. You will see me running mh/t5 on my build.

I'll be back Friday crabs!

Mal11224 · Nov 23, 2018

Here is a crappy pic of mine.

Crabs McJones · Nov 23, 2018

Soooooo excited to get this bad boy hooked up and running! But first! Need to make a mounting board. Pictures to follow

NY_Caveman · Nov 23, 2018

You must be in heaven to have a techincal toy to play with.

Crabs McJones · Nov 23, 2018

NY_Caveman said:
You must be in heaven to have a techincal toy to play with.

Floating on cloud 9 my friend

Mal11224 · Nov 24, 2018

Have you noticed a significant change in your electric bill?

Crabs McJones · Nov 24, 2018

Mal11224 said:
Have you noticed a significant change in your electric bill?

That's the surprising part, not really

Crabs McJones · Nov 24, 2018

So here's the big update. I'm super excited and loving it so far.
As most of you know, I've never been a big controller type of person. I used manual switches for everything and a JBJ temp controller. Then I lightly dipped my toes (except the missing one

) into the controller world by purchasing a used ReefKeeper Lite. And I liked it. The ability to have everything on a timer outlet without having a million bulky timers on a generic powerstrip saved lots of room. And the built in temperature control removed an external temperature controller. So I pinched my pennies, and begged the wife

and she gave me the green light to purchase a brand new APEX!
Being that I was going to have to tear apart all my wiring for the changeover, I decided to tidy it up and make it look awesome! Heres the build

The apexEL unit and an extra EB832
I needed 11 outlets total

This is the cabinet that it's all going to be housed in.

And this is going to be my "power board"

EB832's mounted, and the holes for the cords with grommets all done

APEX Head Unit mounted, I drilled a hole for the wires with a grommet but didnt get a picture of it

Panel mounted in the cabinet, and I pre drilled the hole and grommeted for the two Vortech pumps

Took FOREVER but here's the finished result. I'm super happy with it and I really hope you guys like it

fabutahoun · Nov 24, 2018

Congrats on the new controller !!

Fin · Nov 24, 2018

Crabs Mcjones said:
So here's the big update. I'm super excited and loving it so far.
As most of you know, I've never been a big controller type of person. I used manual switches for everything and a JBJ temp controller. Then I lightly dipped my toes (except the missing one ) into the controller world by purchasing a used ReefKeeper Lite. And I liked it. The ability to have everything on a timer outlet without having a million bulky timers on a generic powerstrip saved lots of room. And the built in temperature control removed an external temperature controller. So I pinched my pennies, and begged the wife and she gave me the green light to purchase a brand new APEX!
Being that I was going to have to tear apart all my wiring for the changeover, I decided to tidy it up and make it look awesome! Heres the build
The apexEL unit and an extra EB832
I needed 11 outlets total

This is the cabinet that it's all going to be housed in.

And this is going to be my "power board"

EB832's mounted, and the holes for the cords with grommets all done

APEX Head Unit mounted, I drilled a hole for the wires with a grommet but didnt get a picture of it

Panel mounted in the cabinet, and I pre drilled the hole and grommeted for the two Vortech pumps

Took FOREVER but here's the finished result. I'm super happy with it and I really hope you guys like it

Nice, clean job! Looks awesome!