Reef Keepers 220 Sps Build

[TORX]

Damn

 

[TORX]

Makes me want to sell off all my livestock and start with an Achilles Tang...and a large Copperband.

 

[reef keeper]

Lol. He's awesome. And off the clip and grinds away at what little algae I do have.

Funny thing - I put some nori on a rock and guess who destroyed it... My sargassum trigger. Insatiable

 

[reef keeper]

Here the face of the stand. I'm varathaning the side cabinet faces now and then I'll finalize the flip up face of the canopy.

Then it's door time!

 

[reef keeper]

With everything running, I'm only using 9.2 amps. That's pretty awesome

And here it is with the first cabinet face clamped up!

 

[reef keeper]

I started on the cabinet doors today. I used my kreg jig to put these door faces together. I'll be putting an oak backing on them. There are 7 doors in total plus the canopy face.

If I had a planer life would definitely be easier with these. They just aren't the same size boards so I'll need to sand them to even them up. Glad I have a couple weeks vacation lol

 

[heath]

looking really good there guy...

 

[EricTMah]

Pretty bad ass buddy!

Wow those bad boys are bright! Definitely looks like you'll do just fine with two

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[reef keeper]

Ahh!! Today I got this from Santa.



It's my brand new SKIMMER!!

Took me a few minutes to put it together. Jeff included everything needed for assembly, including all the tubing clamps and fittings. Even thread tape!

I hooked it up in another 5 minutes and we are LIVE BABY!!!

It's the Lifereef 36" external with the 8" collection cup and the mazzei Venturi.

BEASTMODE BEGIN



In the cabinet

 

[EricTMah]

That thing is a beast!

Matches the rest of your build

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[jeffopentax]

Is someone over compensating?


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[reef keeper]

No. I'm "downsizing" with the skimmer

 

[Kman]

That is what someone who is over compensating would say. . Lol

 

[Kman]

Build is looking good so far.

 

[reef keeper]

The skimmer is just bubbling away. A bit of mess in the cup already. I guess feeding a new skimmer less tank is ok for a week or 2! The build quality is awesome on this skimmer.

I've added a couple of rough sps corals from the frag tank to see how they do.

 

[heath]

glad that you are happy with it and that its everything that you want..Christmas in July..

 

[reef keeper]

I'm so pleased the way everything is really coming together. Hoping to have the doors etc on this weekend

 

[reef keeper]

Here are the 2 side cabinet doors! I used birch for the middle sections and just varathaned the whole assembly.

Look pretty darn good! This is the third of 5 coats. It's still wet so it looks kinda glossy

 

[Kman]

What bulbs are you running?

 

[reef keeper]

Radiums