JDowns Red Sea Reefer 525XL Ver. 2.0

[JDowns]

Ya know, you could actually spend some time planning this thing instead of just throwing it all together and hoping it works.

;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

LOL!

Unfortunately now I discovered 80/20.....Ugh! This is like adult lego's. Eventually I got to stop adding and planning and just get this thing wet.

 

[dantimdad]

LOL!

Unfortunately now I discovered 80/20.....Ugh! This is like adult lego's. Eventually I got to stop adding and planning and just get this thing wet.

80/20 is really cool stuff

 

[JDowns]

80/20 is really cool stuff

This can be a very pricey second hobby. There is soooo much I want to build now.

 

[dantimdad]

LOL! I know man.

It's nuts.

Reefing has spawned more hobbies for me.

 

[dantimdad]

If you want to live vicariously, you can render up a 96x24x36tall stand in 8020 for me with a 92x24x24 tank on top and a 48" sump under it.

 

[scriptmonkey]

My 60x25x36 stand on my new tank that CDA is building will be 80/20. Then the fun part of figuring out what to wrap it in.

 

[JDowns]

If you want to live vicariously, you can render up a 96x24x36tall stand in 8020 for me with a 92x24x24 tank on top and a 48" sump under it.

I could do that. I'll have to hit you up for some design requirements first. Like does it the tank need to hold water....;Joyful

 

[dantimdad]

I could do that. I'll have to hit you up for some design requirements first. Like does it the tank need to hold water....;Joyful

I am actually working on a lighter weight instant water powder, but, alas, I can't figure out what to add to bring it back to liquid.

 

[JDowns]

I'm gonna cut my teeth first on this frag cart. Oddly its more expensive than the mixing station due to all the panels. But there is a lot of customization I want to end up doing to it, so I should get started on that first.

 

[dantimdad]

Can't wait to see the cart.

 

[JDowns]

Overall height is 40" and its a 20" cube. (3) 4' drawers and (1) 14" drawer. The top is foldable for a 20" x 40" workspace. I plan on attaching (not sure yet how) hdpe panels to the top two pieces for a solid workspace once folded up. I want a built in magnetic stirrer for testing and mixing two part that should be hidden inside the cart. There is a 2" faceplate and another 1.5" of room to mount the magnetic stirrer underneath. Then slowly print pieces to organize the 4" drawers.

 

[dantimdad]

I need to print some drawer dividers as well. Good idea!

 

[JDowns]

Pretty slow weekend.

Got the drawers done, just waiting on the supplies from 80/20.

Still waiting on the glass doors. There was an issue with the glass since one of the pieces came in broken to the manufacturer from the glass supplier, and they weren't tempered as I ordered. So a bit of a set back in time, but not huge deal, since I'm a few weeks from moving the tank to its final spot anyways.

Got a big trim done on the other tank and removed a bunch of softies that are not well suited for the tank.

Trimmed out the Dragon Soul colony to give them room to re-grow. Going on nearly forty heads now. Getting rid of a few next week which are spoken for and temporary placed a few others which will go in the new tank.

 

[CDavmd]

Pretty slow weekend.

Got the drawers done, just waiting on the supplies from 80/20.

Still waiting on the glass doors. There was an issue with the glass since one of the pieces came in broken to the manufacturer from the glass supplier, and they weren't tempered as I ordered. So a bit of a set back in time, but not huge deal, since I'm a few weeks from moving the tank to its final spot anyways.

Got a big trim done on the other tank and removed a bunch of softies that are not well suited for the tank.

Trimmed out the Dragon Soul colony to give them room to re-grow. Going on nearly forty heads now. Getting rid of a few next week which are spoken for and temporary placed a few others which will go in the new tank.

waiting to see your doors.....I'm thinking I may do the same and appreciate the info you gave me the other day. great build!

 

[JDowns]

Had the camera out today to take some frag photo's for someone and decided to capture a few shots of the other tank.

Only one I'll comment on is what is turning out to be my favorite stick in the tank right now. Got this guy from Adam @Battlecorals.

 

[JDowns]

 

[JDowns]

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Astounding aquarium and not even wet yet! Love all the details.

 

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Quite the baller tank there!

 

[JDowns]

Quite the baller tank there!

It's been a journey that's for sure. Mixed reef is not easy, very tough to appease everyone. Some corals I just can't color up due to lower lighting, otherwise I end up scorching some of the softies. I also suffer from PSP ("Poor Spacial Planning") and OOIWTOT ("OH OH I Want That One Too") syndromes.