ReeferMadness80G’s Shallow SPS Reef

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 4, 2017

Carlo said:
This is a super dope build! LOVE shallow tanks! Awesome aquascape too

Thanks Carlo! I'm following along on your build too, one of my favs!

Mr.Rocc · Aug 4, 2017

ReeferMadness80G said:
Well my stand was custom, so the dims didn't really match up for what I was wanting, plus, Rob at AcryBox is an outstanding builder, and I knew I could trust him to nail exactly what I wanted, he did [emoji6]

So im in the process of choosing parts right now. How did this compare price wise to a comparable "store bought" sump?

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 4, 2017

Tail2112 said:
So im in the process of choosing parts right now. How did this compare price wise to a comparable "store bought" sump?

My hand is on the Sump for size reference. It's a huge Sump. It's like 3 ft by 16" by 18".

It was about $150.00 less than the Sump I was looking at. You could always visit his FB page or give him a call. Let me know if I can help you in any way. I love talking and taking pics of my Sump! It was the centerpiece that I themed my build around.

ReeferMaddness843 · Aug 4, 2017

Tank looks great! 80 shallow myself as well. Same skimmer (love that thing) gets straight to work and very quiet! Got me rethinking my sump. That one you have is beautiful! Also, what's the straw on the top of the overflow standpipe? I have the port for air, didn't know if there was an advantage to the straw though.

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 4, 2017

ReeferMaddness843 said:
Tank looks great! 80 shallow myself as well. Same skimmer (love that thing) gets straight to work and very quiet! Got me rethinking my sump. That one you have is beautiful! Also, what's the straw on the top of the overflow standpipe? I have the port for air, didn't know if there was an advantage to the straw though.

Well, I drilled a bigger hole to let more air in bc my return pump is so strong that on its lowest setting the overflow wasn't keeping up and giving me the flushing effect, after I did that, I was getting a whistle out of the hole, I put the straw in the hole and the whistle went away lol. So I'm not real sure of the science behind it, but it worked. I also raised my standpipe as show in the picture so I have a very small waterfall from the overflow. I have almost no noise out of that tank. My nano is actually louder. I know it's dangerous, especially since I don't have an emergency drain. However, my wife was upset about how loud the tank was so I had to do something.

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 4, 2017

ReeferMaddness843 said:
Tank looks great! 80 shallow myself as well. Same skimmer (love that thing) gets straight to work and very quiet! ...

Are we the same person?..I feel like maybe we are..your name isn't Chris is it? Lol

ReeferMaddness843 · Aug 4, 2017

Hey, if it works, it works! I prefer the crazy straws myself. Lol. I like the taller standpipe idea as mine is a little loud at times. Especially when the gyre is pushing at 60% from the other end. For the first day or so, I was a nervous wreck when I would hear the changes in the overflow from my tanks flow.
Haha, we do bump into the same threads a lot. seperated siblings maybe? Ha. John here. Here's a shot of my tank and home built stand. (White lights under, yellow filter for the blue in photo)
Who built that sump? I'd like to bring the water level up a bit, but mine can't handle any more backflow than it does now with the smaller sump.

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 4, 2017

ReeferMaddness843 said:
Hey, if it works, it works! I prefer the crazy straws myself. Lol. I like the taller standpipe idea as mine is a little loud at times. Especially when the gyre is pushing at 60% from the other end. For the first day or so, I was a nervous wreck when I would hear the changes in the overflow from my tanks flow.
Haha, we do bump into the same threads a lot. seperated siblings maybe? Ha. John here. Here's a shot of my tank and home built stand. (White lights under, yellow filter for the blue in photo)
Who built that sump? I'd like to bring the water level up a bit, but mine can't handle any more backflow than it does now with the smaller sump.

Whoa! My brothers name is John! Lol keeps getting weirder! Rob, the owner of AcryBox built my Sump, he did a really good job and taught me how to really utilize all the space I had, he also built the door for my stand and frag racks and soon he will build a matching dosing container. PM me and I'll shoot you his info if you want it
Post your build thread on here, id love to check your tank out.

ReeferMaddness843 · Aug 4, 2017

Eerie LOL!!

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 5, 2017

finally got some lights in the Sump area! There's blue under there too, but the pics don't really come out well

SashimiTurtle · Aug 5, 2017

Sweet sump, for some reason I'm not getting updates on either one of your builds and they are two that I really enjoy looking thru. I just read the last two pages for the first time with no updates...

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 5, 2017

Robin Haselden said:
Sweet sump, for some reason I'm not getting updates on either one of your builds and they are two that I really enjoy looking thru. I just read the last two pages for the first time with no updates...

Well that stinks! But thank you for taking the time to go back and read thru!

kennedpa · Aug 5, 2017

ReeferMadness80G said:
These are the coolest little schooling fish, I didn't think I could love fish but these guys are awesome! They seem to be loving the tank so far!

I love how they interact with the reef. I know they're not fancy but watching them hideout in colonies and stuff is awesome.

ReeferMadness80G · Aug 5, 2017

kennedpa said:
I love how they interact with the reef. I know they're not fancy but watching them hideout in colonies and stuff is awesome.

They are a steal at 5 bucs a fish! They are so cool, when I walk up to the tank now they are like little dogs, they group up and follow me along the glass! Feed me Feed me!