Louie's Red Sea Reefer Peninsula 500
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Greybeard
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Not that much bigger than yours, but shallow. I just like the look.
Build thread here if you wanna look... tank arrived about page 4.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/greybeards-wide-shallow-peninsula.303120/
Build thread here if you wanna look... tank arrived about page 4.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/greybeards-wide-shallow-peninsula.303120/
Broadfield
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Louie my man!.... looking great!!!
Lilmatty5dimes
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Wow love the tank so far. Following along
Bob Escher
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Looking good what are the black boxes on the leftHere's a look at the sump and dry area. I'm still working on getting all the electronics wired up but I love the setup so far. I'm going to be moving my existing living room tank into this tank so I'm taking my time and getting everything right. This time I'm trying to focus on wire management and simplicity of equipment.
Those are the BRS dosing pumps. I was going to run the output into the sump but it was starting to get crowded in there. The lines instead are going to run up into the display and drop right in front of a power head.
My current stock list are 2 yellow watchman gobies, 1 sunburst anthia, 1 powder blue tang, 1 Red Sea sailfin tang, 1 longhorn cow fish, 1 lawnmower blenny, 3 perculas, red legged hermits, trocus snails, 1 pistol shrimp. Do you think I'm maxed out or could I add a few smaller fish like a blue spotted jawfish, dottybacks, or basslets?
Well the good news is I got a SID module in the mail today for the reefkeeper. The bad news is that there is a software bug that won't let me run it on my Win10 laptop. No timeframe from DA as to when it will be fixed. Their response was that it works on their machine. Haha. I should have bought an apex.
Greybeard
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The SID is just the USB interface, right? Comes with the reefkeeper, don't they?
Having hooked up my reefkeeper to my Win10 laptop (worked fine) and played with the interface some, I'm unlikely to ever use it again. Running the system from the main control pad just isn't that difficult.
Having hooked up my reefkeeper to my Win10 laptop (worked fine) and played with the interface some, I'm unlikely to ever use it again. Running the system from the main control pad just isn't that difficult.
I agree, and up to this point I have been using the head unit. It's dead simple. Only problem is that I bought reefkeeper used so the modules have been renamed to the previous owner's settings. The only way I can change them is by connecting the head unit to myreef. When I click the icon it doesn't open and I can see an unhandled exception in the event log. I've heard it works on some Win10 machines, just not mine.
Greybeard
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If the software itself won't run, maybe running it in Win7 compatibility mode, or run it with administrator rights might get you around it.
If it works on some W10 boxen, and not yours, it _might_ be the port hardware... try a different port, many laptops have both high speed USB3 ports, and slower 1.1 or 2.0 ports. If that doesn't work, pick up a cheap USB hub and try it between your device and the SID.
If it works on some W10 boxen, and not yours, it _might_ be the port hardware... try a different port, many laptops have both high speed USB3 ports, and slower 1.1 or 2.0 ports. If that doesn't work, pick up a cheap USB hub and try it between your device and the SID.
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I really like the light housing from red sea's deluxe version, but I already own 4 hydras, so for now I'm just going with AI's HMS hanging light kit. I'll most likely end up just building a canopy, but at the moment, I'm going to start building a bar this weekend that goes along one side of the tank so you can sit and view it on the dining room side.
My previous DSA 175g build I ended up building a canapy so I could add t5's to the mix, but I was never happy looking at the tank when they were on, so this round I'll just stick with hydras and add more if needed.
Broadfield
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Hey Louie, I have a couple of questions for you:
1) What does the cabinet look like on the opposite side of the doors? Is it just another set of doors without the hinges?
2) When are we going to see an end shot of the tank!?!
1) What does the cabinet look like on the opposite side of the doors? Is it just another set of doors without the hinges?
2) When are we going to see an end shot of the tank!?!
The 8020 light rack was supposed to have shipped yesterday so I need to follow up on that. In the meantime, I was thinking about the supplemental T5 retrofit kit I got from BRS and got to thinking that it's going to fill in the tank nicely but will also subdue a lot of the natural shimmering look from the LED.
So I bought another AP700 yesterday and will run just the two AP700s. I didn't want to lose the shimmer and I don't want to replace bulbs. It may end up being major overkill for this 48" tank but we'll find out. So I may have a 54w t5 retrofit kit or an AP700 for sale soon. More to come this week...
So I bought another AP700 yesterday and will run just the two AP700s. I didn't want to lose the shimmer and I don't want to replace bulbs. It may end up being major overkill for this 48" tank but we'll find out. So I may have a 54w t5 retrofit kit or an AP700 for sale soon. More to come this week...
