Dputt88's 240 gal In-Wall Build

dputt88 · Nov 19, 2018

don_chuwish said:
I just love the display refugium window. Great idea.

Thanks, yeah that were the sea horses are, gonna get some pipefish in there as well.

count krunk · Nov 19, 2018

great build you have put together!

acesfull44 · Nov 19, 2018

Very Nice! The only thing I regret about doing mine in a similar fashion was not having 3 sides view able, but it still turned out awesome. Following along.

dputt88 · Nov 29, 2018

Well like i said in the last post, time to focus on lights. we grabbed 4 24" reefbreeder photon v2+ fixtures. these thing are pretty sweet. they a very slim, and have a very customizable spectrum. I will likely type a review of them on a separate post as i am very pleased with how they turned out. the way i have them mounted right now is temporary, but i have an idea in mind to come up with a way to firmly attach them to that 8020 aluminum.

after the incident with the fuge in the last post, the nutrients have returned to normal. the cyano and GHA is subsiding. and now that we have ligt with an appropriate spectrum I would expect that things will look much better next time I post

without further ado, the pictures...

dputt88 · Dec 1, 2018

VIDEO TOUR!!!!

dputt88 · Dec 17, 2018

So I did this the other day, Connected my Apex to Amazon Alexa for voice control.

twf0369 · Dec 20, 2018

Nice Job on your build! I will be following along. Can you share how you built the bracket for the reefbreeder lights?

dputt88 · Dec 20, 2018

twf0369 said:
Nice Job on your build! I will be following along. Can you share how you built the bracket for the reefbreeder lights?

I was going to save this video for next weeks post, but since you asked. please note that since i posted this video @Reef Breeders has reached out to me saying that they have longer bolts available for the fixture and is sending some out to me so i can give them a try. I will post a video of those when they come.

dputt88 · Dec 27, 2018

well things are really starting to shape up lately. I added a striped sleeper goby, and a skunk cleaner. the goby has done wonders on the sand bed. I have had the skunk cleaner for some time now in the 60 gal. I was worried that my melanarus wrasse might kill him if i added him right away.

Heres the view laying on the couch...

twf0369 · Dec 31, 2018

Can you post the dimensions of your light rack? Also where did you order it from? Thank you.

dputt88 · Jan 2, 2019

twf0369 said:
Can you post the dimensions of your light rack? Also where did you order it from? Thank you.

I'm not 100% sure where I ordered it from, i think i got everything from 8020.net and TME. Its 1" t-slot aluminum and i believe its 5' long and 1' wide. its dimension can be adjusted though, depends on how you mount the brackets. I have corner brackets that hold the 4 sides together.

marlinmon · Jan 2, 2019

That's what I'm talking about!

dputt88 · Jan 26, 2019

Hey everyone, Heres a video update of the 240.

also i did a review of my reef breeder lights

dputt88 · Feb 17, 2019

Hey all, I created a Youtube channel just for making updates. I've started to like using videos as updates over pictures so we will likely be seeing many more of the updates in the future.

got some shelves up in the fish room. dealing with really low nitrates, and having some issues with the chromis'.

check out the video and be sure to subscribe to the new channel

dputt88 · Mar 10, 2019

Construction is finally done!!!!

Smarkow · Mar 10, 2019

dputt88 said:
Construction is finally done!!!!

Truly my favorite build in the history of R2R. Elegant design, master craftsmanship, originality, aquascape is so wonderfully balanced. Not to mention the “entropy” you overcame in rebooting your 90... Kudos to you and your dad for the awesome build. Following thread and channel

dputt88 · Mar 10, 2019

Smarkow said:
Truly my favorite build in the history of R2R. Elegant design, master craftsmanship, originality, aquascape is so wonderfully balanced. Not to mention the “entropy” you overcame in rebooting your 90... Kudos to you and your dad for the awesome build. Following thread and channel

Thanks, Glad you are enjoying it!