Red sea reefer 250 build

[merereef]

Here is the link to my build thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/rsr-250-triton-sps-all-captive-bred-fish.321175/

Awesome build love it

 

[merereef]

Looks very nice! I gotta get that feeding ring once my tank finishes the cycle!

Do you mean make it? Lol

 

[Butuz]

Sir i have had a look at your build... you are on another level to me. I feel honoured for you to even have taken the time to view my build hahaha wow though seriously your build is something else

Lol, thank you for your kind words. We are all learning along the journey. I picked up something from your build and my build was inspired by others on R2R. Good luck and do reach out if you need any help.

 

[merereef]

Right im just going to suspend the lights from ceiling since i found the old hanging kits


Before

Using laser precision for this [emoji23]

Need to cut the excess

And the After...

 

[Richard Ivory]

i do like the light hanging better than sitting on the tank

 

[merereef]

i do like the light hanging better than sitting on the tank

Tell me about it now its so much easier to access the tank sides etc

 

[Nano Tank Reefer]

Got mdf wood cut to size to put inside the aquarium cabinet so i can hide the cables behind it and attatch controllers to it

What are the dimensions of this piece?

 

[merereef]

What are the dimensions of this piece?

52cm height and 30cm width

 

[merereef]

Cut the excess cables off the lights but left with frayed cables

So got some bike brake cables and clamped them round gives it a much neater look

 

[merereef]

Wasnt liking the cables hanging on the side of the tank

Got some trunking

Now it truly looks like the lights are floating above the tank

 

[pelphrey]

Awesome job!!! The light hanging above the tank looks very clean!

 

[merereef]

Awesome job!!! The light hanging above the tank looks very clean!

Thank you pelphrey your tank looks awesome too

 

[Richard Ivory]

nice job and like the idea of the cable tidy option

 

[merereef]

So i kicked up the sand and decided to run the phosphate reactor as i noticed a little algea even though my phosphate test was showing 0 but must have dropped it too quickly and now i have the dreaded DINO

 

[merereef]

So ive purchased a UV Sterilizer vectone 300 and running about 600 litres an hour through it this should clear the dinos in no time...i hope

 

[merereef]

I wanted to keep things neat but having the plugs across to a different cabinet was getting a little cumbersome so i decided to ditch the back board and put all the electrics in one place so its just easier.. yeah not as neat but makes everything easier to maintain

Looks like a disco

 

[Richard Ivory]

i was looking at those uv lights will be interested to see how it goes

 

[merereef]

i was looking at those uv lights will be interested to see how it goes

I will keep you posted... but you know the research ive done its really good to have one.. for fish, pathogens in the water etc fish shops use them alll the time and i read a book by juilian sprung who also mentions the use of uv.. but we will see [emoji16]

 

[Flameback Pair]

I will keep you posted... but you know the research ive done its really good to have one.. for fish, pathogens in the water etc fish shops use them alll the time and i read a book by juilian sprung who also mentions the use of uv.. but we will see [emoji16]

@merereef Don't forget the UV light produces a little bit of ozone and breaks down wastes.

 

[Ernie C]

I will keep you posted... but you know the research ive done its really good to have one.. for fish, pathogens in the water etc fish shops use them alll the time and i read a book by juilian sprung who also mentions the use of uv.. but we will see [emoji16]

Where did you purchase the UV?