225g Slow Reef Build

matthewbrian316

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Hi Guys Well I finally decided to post a build thread and I'm terrified to mess up publicly! Lol... What pushed me to finally post is my progress it's been going so slow and I think with a thread I might be able to speed up things and get alot of feedback and help that forsure I will need since I am no expert by any means. I started this build around November when I tore down my 300g Fowlr Tank. Anyways Here goes nothing... I will be reusing my skimmer from my old tank and a few other items. I also want to automate my lights so I can easily move it out of the way when cleaning the tank also it must be able to hold atleast 100lbs.

Tank: 72x36x20 2 returns and 4 holes for CL
Filtration : ELOS NS 4000 w/ 2 eheim 1260's
Lightning : ATI 6x80HO (DIY Upgrade Comming Soon)
Flow : 1x Snapper for Return, 1x Snapper/Dart Hybrid attached to om4 , 2 tunze 6105's or 2x Mp60's ( Havent really decided I might go with tunze's)

Currently The tank is inside the house with alomost complete stand

I had to run my humidifier wood dried out too much in the garage since it's been there for 6months.
 
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Looks sweet. Tank dimensions are cool, idk if I've ever seen a 225 with those dimensions. What skimmer are u using? U should consider adding some LEDs to your t5s, the LEDs really make the water shimmer. You can get like 50 royal blue LEDs and prolly spend under $200.


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SchnitzelReef said:
Looks sweet. Tank dimensions are cool, idk if I've ever seen a 225 with those dimensions. What skimmer are u using? U should consider adding some LEDs to your t5s, the LEDs really make the water shimmer. You can get like 50 royal blue LEDs and prolly spend under $200.


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Thanks! I actually have plans on an LED build And I already have the HeatSinks 14.5x13.5x3 x5 I just have too many projects, I will definitely need some help on the LED to finish. Also my Skimmer is an Elos Ns 4000 with 2 1260 eheims
 
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Some pics that I took before starting this thread

skin and stand the day i got it had to ask my friend to stand up for scale lolz


After painting


Skin finally attached to the stand
 
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Cooked Some LR/DeaRock, Even though I dont have a place to put them yet I just had the urge to cook all of them and start from a scratch to be Safe






These are the pics before anyways the cooking did help clean the rocks they got whiter. I cooked a little bit longer and I lost some mass on some of the softer rocks but it didnt do much to the marshall island rocks and tonga rocks they just look so clean and smell like the ocean after the cooking.
 
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Here you go something from the mail:) Alot of folks here prolly knows what this is huh?



What do you guys think about this color for a light asthetics color? I Really dont want to match the stand too much cherry tone in this house already

 
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matthewbrian316 said:
Hi Guys Well I finally decided to post a build thread and I'm terrified to mess up publicly! Lol... What pushed me to finally post is my progress it's been going so slow and I think with a thread I might be able to speed up things and get alot of feedback and help that forsure I will need since I am no expert by any means. I started this build around November when I tore down my 300g Fowlr Tank. Anyways Here goes nothing... I will be reusing my skimmer from my old tank and a few other items. I also want to automate my lights so I can easily move it out of the way when cleaning the tank also it must be able to hold atleast 100lbs.

Tank: 72x36x20 2 returns and 4 holes for CL
Filtration : ELOS NS 4000 w/ 2 eheim 1260's
Lightning : ATI 6x80HO (DIY Upgrade Comming Soon)
Flow : 1x Snapper for Return, 1x Snapper/Dart Hybrid attached to om4 , 2 tunze 6105's or 2x Mp60's ( Havent really decided I might go with tunze's)

Currently The tank is inside the house with alomost complete stand

I had to run my humidifier wood dried out too much in the garage since it's been there for 6months.
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Too bad I cant edit this post
I forgot to add credit to the tank builder its by Deep Sea Aquatics 1 inch glass 3 sides are Starphire/Low Iron glass bottom is lined with black plastic I forgot what type it was originally intended to be a barebottom tank but I really want substrate right now maybe 1-2 inch sand bed would be enough for me for this build.
 
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Gorgeous stand! You can't worry about messing up publicly.. just read a few build threads (like mine) to put yourself at ease. I'm pretty sure I've already done some silly stuff in regards to setup, but no one here has criticized me :)
 
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Molli said:
Gorgeous stand! You can't worry about messing up publicly.. just read a few build threads (like mine) to put yourself at ease. I'm pretty sure I've already done some silly stuff in regards to setup, but no one here has criticized me :)
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Thanks Molli I actually looked at your build a few minutes ago I like the idea that you used drawer slides for your doors I actually have some of those here at home maybe I can use it for the lights for easy maintenance :)
 
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