John's SPS Shallow 90g Peninsula-Lagoon build

minus9 · Apr 13, 2022

A massive shout out to Tony @neon_reefer for lending me his mad cnc skills in milling out the magnets holes and handles for these walnut panels. Now I just need to finish them and move on to the canopy facade. Finally, the vision from my very first post on this thread is coming to life! Thanks Tony!

Smite · Apr 13, 2022

Wow, That came out great! I really like how you recessed them into the frame of the stand.

minus9 · Apr 13, 2022

Smite said:
Wow, That came out great! I really like how you recessed them into the frame of the stand.

Thanks! When I designed the stand I had this in mind, but wasn’t sure what I was going to use as a panel. I just wished I paid attention to what the fabricator did with the top tabs. I think he left his ruler in the drawer and eyeballed the tabs on the top, because they are all off by either 1/8” to 3/16” from the bottom bars. I had to buy bigger magnets for the top to offset them as much as I could. Time to order some Odies to finish them.

minus9 · Apr 18, 2022

Just a little tester piece to check final finish. Odie’s oil for the win!

minus9 · Apr 24, 2022

I still need to finish the edging, but this is what I envisioned when I started this tank. Almost there……..

minus9 · Apr 24, 2022

I huge shout out to Tony @neon_reefer for designing these awesome bar mounts for my Quanta bars. A combo of 3D print/carbon fiber. I still need to disassemble the canopy and get all of the hardware in place, then I can move on to putting this thing back together.

NickHolmes · Apr 25, 2022

Looks great, love the tank dimensions.

minus9 · Apr 25, 2022

NickHolmes said:
Looks great, love the tank dimensions.

Thanks! I love wide and shallow tanks, reminds me of snorkeling.

Projects with Sam · May 8, 2022

looking good! like the DIY aspect!

minus9 · May 9, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
looking good! like the DIY aspect!

Thank you! Yeah, it’s been a little bit of everything.

SteveMac84 · May 25, 2022

minus9 said:
I huge shout out to Tony @neon_reefer for designing these awesome bar mounts for my Quanta bars. A combo of 3D print/carbon fiber. I still need to disassemble the canopy and get all of the hardware in place, then I can move on to putting this thing back together.

Incredible

neonreef3d · May 25, 2022

Lets get that tank going!!! we have to print some hinges for the shade panels.. 1/4" walnut plywood, with aluminium reinforcement strips to keep the panels from bowing...

minus9 · May 26, 2022

neon_reefer said:
Lets get that tank going!!! we have to print some hinges for the shade panels.. 1/4" walnut plywood, with aluminium reinforcement strips to keep the panels from bowing...

I want to pick up a few more pieces of live rock from Unique, either Australian or Solomon Island, whatever they have left will work. Once we get the lighting mounts finished, then I can move to phase 20 of the reboot.

minus9 · Jun 30, 2022

Slowly coming together. Hoping to have water in the 90g this week. Meanwhile, here are some pretty cool mounts designed by @neon_reefer

minus9 · Jul 3, 2022

And it’s officially on. It’s at 35ppt and ready to go. I’ll add some sand today, so getting ready for the cloudy water.

Smite · Jul 5, 2022

NICE!

minus9 · Jul 5, 2022

Smite said:
NICE!

Thanks! I needed more sand for the DSB, so I’ll finish adding that today. Then a few more days of cloudy water.

minus9 · Jul 5, 2022

Oh the glory of fresh sand and saltwater! Hopefully I’ll have some live rock in there in a couple days? Followed by some substrate sauce and Dr Tim’s ammonia.

Smite · Jul 6, 2022

minus9 said:
Oh the glory of fresh sand and saltwater! Hopefully I’ll have some live rock in there in a couple days? Followed by some substrate sauce and Dr Tim’s ammonia.

Oh yeah, Let there be life! Getting close, can't wait to see it all lit up with some rock. Great work man, really coming together clean