Shred5 90 gallon build.

[shred5]

Well I have not updated this in a while. Lots going on like a vacation and holidays but that is over now so back tot he tank. I still have lots to do.
I have to set up the dosing system.
I need to do cable management.
I need to finish the top off system.
I need to hang the lights in the stand.
I also have to add the reactors.

I am also working on a water change system that does about a gallon a a day.
I plan to use a dosing pump. I will remove the exact same amount that I replace.
I will use two containers. One will hold the fresh saltwater and one for the waste.
If my tank was near a drain I would just use a drain.

 

[s2nhle]

Love the red goniopora. Thank you for sharing.

 

[shred5]

Love the red goniopora. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you...

 

[shred5]

This is my most recent project. I wanted a larger top off system than my Synergy. I used a 16 gallon xh aquarium. I bought pin stripping for a car and used vinyl numbers to mark the gallons. I bought a piece of acrylic for the top and cut it to size. I cut it about a quarter in and glued two acrylic hinges on. I then drilled a whole and added 1/4" Push Connect Bulkhead Tank Adapter with 1/4 " rigid tubing.
Eventually I will make a chest that matches my stand to enclose it since it was to big to fit in my stand.

 

[rs1831]

Wow, everything looks great! Do you have any updated pics of the control panel?

 

[shred5]

Wow, everything looks great! Do you have any updated pics of the control panel?

I am going to be working on that the next several weeks..

I just purchase icecap control modules for my two Gyre's that will replace the original controllers.
I have purchased Grommets and such for cable management.
The panel is a little bit of a mess for now.
I am setting up a dosser and also picked up a second dosser for water changes.
The tank has not had much done since Christmas but now I am going to be working hard the next month or two.. I have to split my time because my frag tanks are also being redone..

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Great job on the top off!

 

[shred5]

Thank you.
Well this past weekend I installed a addition gyre 150 and two icecap modules to run both Gyre.
I also installed the icecap battery for my Gyre.
I am thinking of getting another icecap battery for my dc return pumps.
I am also switching out my hydor for a tunze top off this weekend.
The hydor has been perfect and I highly recommend. I had a JBJ and autotop.com off both fail recently so I needed another top off and the Tunze controller footprint actually fits my control panel better..
Next my dosing system needs to be installed.

I know I need more Pictures, they are coming soon.

 

[shred5]

Well worked on another project this weekend.
I built a bracket for my dosing pump:
Ruff at this point.

Once I polish the edges it should be pretty much invisible:
Also can see in the picture I added a Avast Marine Swabbie..
These are so great..
also did some led lighting this weekend, You can also this in the picture.

 

[shred5]

Took a few shots of my Fire and Ice branching Cyphastrea Decadia :
wish I could take better pictures:

 

[shred5]

Pics coming of the dosing system done. Still need to get myghl up and running.
Had a few driver issues with windows 8... horrible operating system.
This weekend installing a new Tunze top off system.

Also talk about the system being upgraded to a 125

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looking good!

 

[shred5]

Bought some aquariums at Petco at their 1 dollar a gallon sale.
making a mixing station with them.

 

[shred5]

Well it is official we purchased a 125..
Need to rename the thread if possible or start a new one.
Technically it is the same build.

 

[shred5]

Well I am going to start a new thread for the new tank and link it back to here.

Equipment will be the same..

It also is going to be done a little different with Real Reef live rock.

Always wanted to try this stuff since I saw this thread:

 

[shred5]

Final post in this thread, actually there will be one more with the link to the new thread..
Here is the 125 gallon..
When I have sometime I will start a new thread for the 125 gallon.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Awesome man!

 

[Anirban]

Final post in this thread, actually there will be one more with the link to the new thread..
Here is the 125 gallon..
When I have sometime I will start a new thread for the 125 gallon.

Nice build. I was going through your other 125G build and saw those huge floating shelve rocks. How you make them float so nicely and wher did you get them?

 

[shred5]

I will Be discussing them in more detail in my new tank build:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/shred5-125-gallon-build.262462/

But really quick I did them with black acrylic shelves I made. The black acrylic blends perfect with water colors backgrounds, plus they are shaded. The rock is real reef shelf rock, basically Real reef rock is man made rock that is pre-cycled. It comes wet with bacteria so it is very close to live rock. the big rock is almost 2 foot by 1 foot, it is big.

http://realreefrock.com/product-line

 

[s2nhle]

Wow, really nice.