Jason's 500 Gallon Build

ShepherdReefer · Mar 26, 2021

Great build. Thanks for sharing. Cant wait to see more pictures.

jwilliams860 · Mar 26, 2021

ShepherdReefer said:
Great build. Thanks for sharing. Cant wait to see more pictures.

Thanks.

I should start to get it going here in the next few weeks.

jwilliams860 · Apr 14, 2021

Been doing som eprep work.

Cleaned my office out to get ready to slide the existing tank down this weekend hopefully.

Also some infrastructure prepping.

I currently have a mixing station in my garage that has one 65G freshwater tank and a 100g saltwater tank. These also are connected to the Genesis Reef ATO and water changer. These are fed by a 100GPD BRS 6 stage RO unit.

I bought a 150GPD BRS 6 stage from another reefer and plan on swapping these two and upgrading the 150 to 200GPD system . I also picked up the 3 stage DI upgrade to add to it. I am also going to add 2 300g poly tanks for fresh and salt and worst case scenario I'd have more than enough water on hand to replace all of it in a pinch.

The tank had been sitting at my house so I got some help from my son for a a good cleaning, plus he fit through the top and I couldn't.

Bleigh · Apr 15, 2021

Found it! Go into your profile and link this page and then people can click your badge and go straight to your build thread.

dank reefer · Apr 16, 2021

jwilliams860 said:
Been doing som eprep work.

Cleaned my office out to get ready to slide the existing tank down this weekend hopefully.

Also some infrastructure prepping.

I currently have a mixing station in my garage that has one 65G freshwater tank and a 100g saltwater tank. These also are connected to the Genesis Reef ATO and water changer. These are fed by a 100GPD BRS 6 stage RO unit.

I bought a 150GPD BRS 6 stage from another reefer and plan on swapping these two and upgrading the 150 to 200GPD system . I also picked up the 3 stage DI upgrade to add to it. I am also going to add 2 300g poly tanks for fresh and salt and worst case scenario I'd have more than enough water on hand to replace all of it in a pinch.

The tank had been sitting at my house so I got some help from my son for a a good cleaning, plus he fit through the top and I couldn't.

Let me know when you get ready to get rid of the old water storage tanks. These would be great for our tanks.

jwilliams860 · Apr 19, 2021

Sunday progress.... Move existing 150 across the room to the other wall... Check

Bleigh · Apr 23, 2021

jwilliams860 said:
Sunday progress.... Move existing 150 across the room to the other wall... Check

So exciting!!!! Can't wait to see the progress!

jwilliams860 · Apr 23, 2021

Slowly but surely. Need to take the Sfiligoi hybrid down. I'll probably start the stand this weekend.

jwilliams860 · Apr 24, 2021

So I built the light rack today.

Trying to decide on layout of the orphek bars.

I have 6 36" bars.

Should I go to left to right or front to back?

VanDalsenReef · Apr 24, 2021

jwilliams860 said:
So I built the light rack today.

Trying to decide on layout of the orphek bars.

I have 6 36" bars.

Should I go to left to right or front to back?

Depends on your radion layout but I'd do the long way but with 6 you might be fine either way

fishguy242 · Apr 24, 2021

left to right

jwilliams860 · Apr 24, 2021

VanDalsenReef said:
Depends on your radion layout but I'd do the long way but with 6 you might be fine either way

Radions will be 3 across the front and 3 across the back.
The bars are just supplemental for some color and any dark spots hopefully.

I won't know for sure until I get it over the tank most likely.

VanDalsenReef · Apr 24, 2021

jwilliams860 said:
Radions will be 3 across the front and 3 across the back.
The bars are just supplemental for some color and any dark spots hopefully.

I won't know for sure until I get it over the tank most likely.

Id do them the long way then. It'll mix nicer