3rd time is the charm. My 230 gallon ELOS reboot - Page 2

alin2 · 10/02/2015, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 500G

What sold you on the Giesemann lights over other hybrids? I have Radions that I'm not happy with and am trying to decide which hybrid to go with...or just go back to T5s.

The German quality construction is outstanding. Plus, the combination of dimmable T5 plus full spectrum LED seemed to be a win win. Bluetooth control is also really well implemented although does take some tinkering.

saf1 · 10/02/2015, 07:30 PM

Nice set up. Question. Do you know or did you check if the tile can withstand the weight of the tank? Looks similar to my tile and it was a no go. Especially at the feet / base of the stand.

alin2 · 10/02/2015, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by saf1

Nice set up. Question. Do you know or did you check if the tile can withstand the weight of the tank? Looks similar to my tile and it was a no go. Especially at the feet / base of the stand.

It's rated >400 lb over 9 mm. The feet I have are 4 cm. It's on a concrete slab so hopefully it'll be okay!

rogergolf66 · 10/03/2015, 09:22 PM

Looking good. Following

this is me · 10/05/2015, 02:54 PM

Awesomeness!

alin2 · 10/05/2015, 07:05 PM

The Korallenwelt reef is in the tank. Not the final design yet, but am very impressed with it.

nuxx · 10/06/2015, 10:14 AM

Very nice!

thedon986 · 10/06/2015, 10:23 AM

Looks really good!

SPotter · 10/06/2015, 10:29 AM

awesome build!!!!

adddo · 10/07/2015, 02:16 AM

Looks great!

shuskins · 10/07/2015, 03:05 PM

Looking amazing already....subscribed.

alin2 · 10/09/2015, 09:19 PM

Let there be water! Better shots in a bit.

The sump:

b7fig · 10/14/2015, 10:21 PM

wow. very nice. amazing build

sfsuphysics · 10/14/2015, 10:36 PM

Absolutely beautiful setup.

But man, so Elos USA literally stole your money, did that company just go belly up and out of business, declare bankruptcy and you were screwed as far as that went? Glad that Elos (Italy) actually took care of you though.

alin2 · 10/15/2015, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sfsuphysics

But man, so Elos USA literally stole your money, did that company just go belly up and out of business, declare bankruptcy and you were screwed as far as that went? Glad that Elos (Italy) actually took care of you though.

Elos (Italy) switched distributers from Elos USA to Coralvue when I had my deposit for a custom tank. The tank was never built as we were still designing the tank. When they switched distributers, the former Elos USA distributer never returned my deposit. Elos USA obviously closed its doors after losing rights to distribution. For a variety of reasons, I delayed my project including frustration over this process.

However, when I picked the project up again, Sam from Wet Work who had previously installed several custom Elos tanks was able to directly contact the CEO of Elos (Italy) and get a resolution to the situation. Because of this I switched from Reef Savvy back to Elos which was very competitive on price for the custom tank and stand with RS.

AFAIK, Elos (Italy) has again changed its distribution model and dropped Coralvue as its US distributer due to some alleged shady business practices.

Dxpert · 10/15/2015, 07:12 AM

Great tank build! Love the dedicated fish room and the choice to install in the basement! Great work.

Can you post a few more pictures of the pluming and salt mixing station?

Jetmech2000 · 10/15/2015, 07:52 AM

Awesome build! subscribed

alin2 · 10/15/2015, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dxpert

Great tank build! Love the dedicated fish room and the choice to install in the basement! Great work.

Can you post a few more pictures of the pluming and salt mixing station?

Thanks!

Will post more pictures soon. The freshwater reservoir and saltwater mixing tank are on a shelf above the sump and still getting plumbed. The reservoir serves as top off to the coral and fish QT and for the RODI flush for the RODI filter. Water changes will be performed using gravity drainage rather than a pump.

The Spectrapure is plumbed directly to the display tank sump with a Spectrapure solenoid controlled top off system. I was a little leery of this approach at first, but the system appears to be pretty foolproof. I'm also thinking of controlling this with the Apex with a maximum run time programmed in.

Currently, I'm draining the tapwater used for testing in the display tank and starting to make RODI for the display tank.

Psirex · 10/15/2015, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by alin2

Let there be water! Better shots in a bit.

The sump:

Nice sump

ClownsRCoo · 10/15/2015, 08:34 AM

How do you like the dreambox so far? Does the filter sock area make any noise? I'm wanting that same sump for my upcoming build.

Achilles Torben · 10/15/2015, 11:47 AM

It is possible that the last line of socks can make noise because in this line the water fall down to the sump water level. Royal Exklusive have silencer for this problem and everything is fine

http://royalexclusiv.net/advanced_se...lencer&x=0&y=0

I closed also the red tubes with a cap. Everything perfect

ClownsRCoo · 10/15/2015, 12:13 PM

Yeah I was mainly concerned with the transition from the filter sock area to the skimmer chamber since there is that drop off. I wondered how loud the waterfall sound was

alin2 · 10/15/2015, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ClownsRCoo

How do you like the dreambox so far? Does the filter sock area make any noise? I'm wanting that same sump for my upcoming build.

The dreambox is awesome. The "sump room" is dead silent (with a full siphon in the drain line) and the loudest thing is the whisper of a hum of the Red Dragon pump...which is really quiet.

Loudest thing in the room by far is the pump for the RODI unit...

Achilles Torben · 10/15/2015, 02:41 PM

If somebody the red dragon pump is to loud buy a RD3 Speedy this pump is more silence.

Pastey · 10/15/2015, 02:57 PM

That is a REALLY nice setup with very nice products. Best of luck and I can't wait to see it mature.

10/02/2015, 07:30 PM	#27
saf1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 2,259	Nice set up. Question. Do you know or did you check if the tile can withstand the weight of the tank? Looks similar to my tile and it was a no go. Especially at the feet / base of the stand. __________________ -saf1 Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef

10/03/2015, 09:22 PM	#29
rogergolf66 im an addict lol Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Land o lakes, FLorida Posts: 12,930	Looking good. Following __________________ Goal levels: salinity 35ppt, temp 78-79, alk 8-9, cal 430-450, mag 1310-1400 po4 .03, no3 1-3 Current Tank Info: System 1... 100 gal Zoa tank I built, 30 gal Ric Yuma shroom tank, 30 gal mix tank my sons,40 gal softie tank, 40 gal nem tank, two 40 gal LPS tank. System 2... 240 gal SPS display attached 100 gal frag SPS only tank.

10/05/2015, 02:54 PM	#30
this is me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,074	Awesomeness! __________________ Nick When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $4.95 per minute. Current Tank Info: Miracle 360 gallons

10/06/2015, 10:14 AM	#32
nuxx RC Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 3,990	Very nice! __________________ Peter TankStop - Fish and Coral 470G Display - Build Thread Current Tank Info: Retired - 470 Gallon Mixed Reef (120x29x31")

10/06/2015, 10:29 AM	#34
SPotter Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC Posts: 5,691	awesome build!!!! __________________ Steve Am I really doing all of this for a fish tank?????? Current Tank Info: 360g Envision Acrylic Tank, Closed Loops, Vectra L1's, MP40QD's, 400w Radiums, Regal 300ext, Dastaco Ext3 CaRx, Controlled by GHL Profilux

10/05/2015, 07:05 PM	#31
alin2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 271	The Korallenwelt reef is in the tank. Not the final design yet, but am very impressed with it.

10/06/2015, 10:23 AM	#33
thedon986 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 55	Looks really good!

10/07/2015, 02:16 AM	#35
adddo “Goodnight, tiny humans.” Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,008	Looks great! __________________ If Pacman had affected us as kids, then we'd all be running around in a dark room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music //Bjarne

10/07/2015, 03:05 PM	#36
shuskins Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: West LA, California Posts: 165	Looking amazing already....subscribed.

10/09/2015, 09:19 PM	#37
alin2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 271	Let there be water! Better shots in a bit. The sump:

10/14/2015, 10:21 PM	#38
b7fig Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 250	wow. very nice. amazing build __________________ What, not again! Current Tank Info: 40g Innovative Marine. Mixed reef. Radion XR30 Pro. Vortech 10 Quitedrives. Reef link. Apex controller. 180 gal acrylic. FOWLR. 30g sump. K1 Kalk Stirrer. LifeReef SVS@2-24 protein skimmer. Carbon dosing

10/14/2015, 10:36 PM	#39
sfsuphysics Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9,103	Absolutely beautiful setup. But man, so Elos USA literally stole your money, did that company just go belly up and out of business, declare bankruptcy and you were screwed as far as that went? Glad that Elos (Italy) actually took care of you though. __________________ Mike

10/15/2015, 07:12 AM	#41
Dxpert Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 52	Great tank build! Love the dedicated fish room and the choice to install in the basement! Great work. Can you post a few more pictures of the pluming and salt mixing station?

10/15/2015, 07:52 AM	#42
Jetmech2000 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 87	Awesome build! subscribed __________________ 220g reef tank, 300g FOWLER tank

10/15/2015, 08:34 AM	#45
ClownsRCoo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 813	How do you like the dreambox so far? Does the filter sock area make any noise? I'm wanting that same sump for my upcoming build. __________________ PlanetAquariums 171g (60x30x22) - RoyalExclusiv Dreambox - Bubble King Double Cone 200 Total system volume - 225g

10/15/2015, 11:47 AM	#46
Achilles Torben Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 582	It is possible that the last line of socks can make noise because in this line the water fall down to the sump water level. Royal Exklusive have silencer for this problem and everything is fine http://royalexclusiv.net/advanced_se...lencer&x=0&y=0 I closed also the red tubes with a cap. Everything perfect Last edited by Achilles Torben; 10/15/2015 at 11:54 AM.

10/15/2015, 12:13 PM	#47
ClownsRCoo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 813	Yeah I was mainly concerned with the transition from the filter sock area to the skimmer chamber since there is that drop off. I wondered how loud the waterfall sound was __________________ PlanetAquariums 171g (60x30x22) - RoyalExclusiv Dreambox - Bubble King Double Cone 200 Total system volume - 225g

10/15/2015, 02:41 PM	#49
Achilles Torben Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 582	If somebody the red dragon pump is to loud buy a RD3 Speedy this pump is more silence.

10/15/2015, 02:57 PM	#50
Pastey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 835	That is a REALLY nice setup with very nice products. Best of luck and I can't wait to see it mature. __________________ I got a fever, and the only prescription is more pictures.