Ivory's NSW DD Reef Pro 900

[Richard Ivory]

after lurking in the background for the last 5 months i have decided to start a build thread ,i started this tank on new years day 2019 ,its a DD Reef pro 900 which is 290 litres and the size is 3 foot by 2 foot deep by 18 inches hgh ,a shallow reef

i will add what i have done so far over the next few days bringing the thread right up to date now

 

[Richard Ivory]

i decided to put two cabinets either side to house all the electrics and controllers ,so decided to make two uv bonded glass cabinets to sit inside these (as i work in the glass industry) and also wrapped the sump in a blue film

 

[Richard Ivory]

here is some of the equipment used

 

[o00brandon00o]

i decided to put two cabinets either side to house all the electrics and controllers ,so decided to make two uv bonded glass cabinets to sit inside these (as i work in the glass industry) and also wrapped the sump in a blue film

@Richard Ivory Looks great, keep the pics coming. Might want to replace the main drain ball valve with unions and gate valve.

 

[Richard Ivory]

@Richard Ivory Looks great, keep the pics coming. Might want to replace the main drai ball valve with unions and gate valve.

did that mate pictures coming

 

[Richard Ivory]

started to do the scape and cut out the filter sock section to house a clarisea 3000 had to do another back baffle plate to hang the clarisea on

 

[o00brandon00o]

@Richard Ivory I can't get over how great that glass looks!

What is the plan for the bottom cabinets? Maybe a custom glass ATO reservoir and multi-chamber dosing containers?

 

[Richard Ivory]

@o00brandon00o added the gate valve to have better control and some hard plumbing to the return pump and fixed the clarisea

 

[Richard Ivory]

@Richard Ivory I can't get over how great that glass looks!

What is the plan for the bottom cabinets? Maybe a custom glass ATO reservoir and multi-chamber dosing containers?

this was all started in january so been up and running for 5 months now ,but just started this thread, there is a ato in the sump but its only lasting 3 days ,so i will be looking for something like tat in the future

 

[Richard Ivory]

now was time to get in wet and finish off the cabinets added the sand after the water big mistake on my part ,which i am still doing lol ,have since moved the dosing containers ,and planning bigger ones to put back in the cabinet

 

[Richard Ivory]

added the lights but after a few months did not like them sitting on the tanks so made a custom bracket to hang them from which in my opinion looks better

 

[Richard Ivory]

slowly added some corals and changed a few things over the last few months i try to do a video each month for my record to look back on in a years time

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

 

[hatfielj]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

 

[Richard Ivory]

so here we are up to date pictures and videos ,so all post after this will be new as from today on the tank

 

[Richard Ivory]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

it cost me £309 which is about $392 i think

 

[Richard Ivory]

struggling with nitrate at the moment 50ppm so added the bio pearls about a month ago so hopefully they will start to kick in soon all other parameters are fine

 

[Richard Ivory]

Beautiful tank! Thanks for sharing.

So...apparently you have the exact same light that we call a "Reef Breeders Photon V2" over here? But, it's different in the UK. Interesting. Do you mind me asking what the light goes for over there $$?

about 392 dollars for the 2 foot version

 

[BeejReef]

Wow.. is that workshop in your basement or at your place of work? Either way, great to have.

 

[Richard Ivory]

Wow.. is that workshop in your basement or at your place of work? Either way, great to have.

place of work buddy ,it comes in handy very often

 

[BeejReef]

"Buddy?".. I commented mostly because I was hoping you'd call me "mate"