d2mini's "Essential Focus" Mixed Reef Build - Page 12

h3dgehog · 04/23/2016, 08:11 PM

Looking good!

I'm guessing the tank is diamond line and not the regular one?

h3dgehog · 04/23/2016, 08:13 PM

Also - how did you attach the shelfing to the stand? nail, wood glue, etc? Would love to see how you did that becaues it is hidden from the eye and makes the stand look good.

reefanatik · 04/23/2016, 08:15 PM

I think me and u might b thinking the same on color scheme. Where did u get the red acrylic?

hreef · 04/23/2016, 09:11 PM

Dennis you are so damn sharp! Can't wait to this live

Chibils · 04/23/2016, 09:23 PM

After doing a double take on those super-sharp looking pics it hit me the tank isn't even wet yet. 😂 I've been so enamored by the quality of your build it didn't even hit me that it's still dry!

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shaggss · 04/23/2016, 09:26 PM

Dennis

New build looking great as per usual!

I am guessing your sump is going to be red/white combo? You gave it away on the profilux shelves!

d2mini · 04/24/2016, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by davocean

I gotta stop looking at this thread, keeps making me want to redo my own gear, your attention to detail certainly raises the bar!
Looks great!

LOL, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Anim8me2

No kidding!
Time to rip it all out and start again!

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Originally Posted by h3dgehog

Looking good!

I'm guessing the tank is diamond line and not the regular one?

Yes, as far as I know it's one of the very first of the new Diamond line to hit US shores.

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Originally Posted by h3dgehog

Also - how did you attach the shelfing to the stand? nail, wood glue, etc? Would love to see how you did that becaues it is hidden from the eye and makes the stand look good.

4 small Kreg jig screws hold it to the ceiling of the stand.

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Originally Posted by reefanatik

I think me and u might b thinking the same on color scheme. Where did u get the red acrylic?

You, I and like 50% of all other custom builds. lol

The red was from a leftover scrap.

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Originally Posted by hreef

Dennis you are so damn sharp! Can't wait to this live

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Chibils

After doing a double take on those super-sharp looking pics it hit me the tank isn't even wet yet. �� I've been so enamored by the quality of your build it didn't even hit me that it's still dry!

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hahaha, nope... sump is still in progress but maybe I can start some plumbing next weekend.

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Originally Posted by shaggss

Dennis

New build looking great as per usual!

I am guessing your sump is going to be red/white combo? You gave it away on the profilux shelves!

reefanatik · 04/24/2016, 06:48 AM

Damn Dennis, Looking at your system I'm getting excited about finishing mine. Its so hard waiting on everything to get completed... waiting on my stand to get finished, waiting on my sump to be completed, waiting on doors to be completed...... a lot of waiting. But good things come to those who wait.

Rotknee · 04/24/2016, 03:14 PM

Dennis you have raised the bar once again! I am also curious to see how you plumb this build. As I understand it there are one return and one exhaust on the Elos tanks? With the ability to valve/adjust the amount of water at the overflow inside the tank you have even more options to keep things simple. Either way, I am sure you already have this figured out and I am really looking forward to adopting (or just straight up copying

) for my Elos build.

d2mini · 04/24/2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by reefanatik

Damn Dennis, Looking at your system I'm getting excited about finishing mine. Its so hard waiting on everything to get completed... waiting on my stand to get finished, waiting on my sump to be completed, waiting on doors to be completed...... a lot of waiting. But good things come to those who wait.

Yep, so much waiting. lol

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Originally Posted by Rotknee

Dennis you have raised the bar once again! I am also curious to see how you plumb this build. As I understand it there are one return and one exhaust on the Elos tanks? With the ability to valve/adjust the amount of water at the overflow inside the tank you have even more options to keep things simple. Either way, I am sure you already have this figured out and I am really looking forward to adopting (or just straight up copying

) for my Elos build.

Thanks!
Yes, just the two lines so should be pretty simple.
After my last build, I can't believe how LITTLE plumbing I need for this one.

h3dgehog · 04/24/2016, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

Yep, so much waiting. lol

Thanks!
Yes, just the two lines so should be pretty simple.
After my last build, I can't believe how LITTLE plumbing I need for this one.

Don't you wish there was a way to have the return nozzle move side to side on its own? I'm running a ton of flow on my Midi and imagine it would be better to have alternating flow rather than a single jet of water.

d2mini · 04/24/2016, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by h3dgehog

Don't you wish there was a way to have the return nozzle move side to side on its own? I'm running a ton of flow on my Midi and imagine it would be better to have alternating flow rather than a single jet of water.

Would one of these work on your mini?
I have two of them on my 25g Lagoon.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/auqa-g...am-nozzle.html

h3dgehog · 04/24/2016, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

Would one of these work on your mini?
I have two of them on my 25g Lagoon.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/auqa-g...am-nozzle.html

Will have to check compatibility! thanks for that link

Vinny Kreyling · 04/25/2016, 08:23 AM

Isn't that the purpose of Sea Swirls?
I run 2 on the back of mine.

rq786 · 04/25/2016, 08:57 AM

What about this
http://m.marinedepot.com/products/ak...wing-wavemaker

d2mini · 04/25/2016, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

Isn't that the purpose of Sea Swirls?
I run 2 on the back of mine.

Yes, and I own sea swirls, but I wouldn't use them on this tank.
It would destroy the clean look of the tank.
I loved them on my 200g with canopy though!

I talked to Nicola at Elos this morning and will be employing the lower return pipe. Long story short, there is no worry about back siphoning to the sump.
Utilizing this return will allow me to direct water to a different part of the tank, it should stay mostly hidden behind the rock, and it will take away some of the strong, direct return flow from the upper output.

drummerboyevil · 04/25/2016, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

Yes, and I own sea swirls, but I wouldn't use them on this tank.
It would destroy the clean look of the tank.
I loved them on my 200g with canopy though!

I talked to Nicola at Elos this morning and will be employing the lower return pipe. Long story short, there is no worry about back siphoning to the sump.
Utilizing this return will allow me to direct water to a different part of the tank, it should stay mostly hidden behind the rock, and it will take away some of the strong, direct return flow from the upper output.

That's a hell of a voodoo overflow and return system they have going on there.

biecacka · 04/25/2016, 04:57 PM

Dennis, how is it that there is no worry of back siphoning? I am very intrigued by this concept.

Corey

d2mini · 04/25/2016, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by biecacka

Dennis, how is it that there is no worry of back siphoning? I am very intrigued by this concept.

Corey

The main and secondary returns are connected together.
There is an anti-siphon hole in the plumbing and once air gets into the main, they are both getting air. So no siphon.

d2mini · 04/26/2016, 06:46 AM

ANOTHER NEW TOY ARRIVED.

I'm putting this bad boy over my refugium in my sump.
Mars Hydro 300. $99 on Amazon.
It's a full spectrum grow light. 300w.
Should be good for most macros, not just chaeto.
And from what I hear, it blows away the HPS light I was using over my previous refugium.

Visually it has a real pink look.

ClownsRCoo · 04/26/2016, 06:53 AM

Nice! I might have to pick one up too for that price.

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sde1500 · 04/26/2016, 06:59 AM

Ha, as if the blue light emanating from the lights of our tanks aren't enough, you go and buy hydro grow lights. You're on a list somewhere now for sure.

d2mini · 04/26/2016, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ClownsRCoo

Nice! I might have to pick one up too for that price.

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Originally Posted by sde1500

Ha, as if the blue light emanating from the lights of our tanks aren't enough, you go and buy hydro grow lights. You're on a list somewhere now for sure.

LOL! Yeah I turned them on and my entire living room glowed magenta.

Thankfully my stand has doors.

BigBlueTang · 04/26/2016, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

LOL! Yeah I turned them on and my entire living room glowed magenta.

Thankfully my stand has doors.

Come to Colorado... No lists here...

Amazing build.. Followed your last one too! Keep it up! This is amazing.

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zzl630 · 04/26/2016, 08:12 AM

I have LED growth light in house with my plumeria. My neighbor came over to check I was growing weed.

04/23/2016, 08:11 PM	#276
h3dgehog Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 188	Looking good! I'm guessing the tank is diamond line and not the regular one? __________________ Elos Midi Diamond Line \| ATI Hybrid \| Coral Box D300 \| Profilux Controlled

04/23/2016, 08:13 PM	#277
h3dgehog Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 188	Also - how did you attach the shelfing to the stand? nail, wood glue, etc? Would love to see how you did that becaues it is hidden from the eye and makes the stand look good. __________________ Elos Midi Diamond Line \| ATI Hybrid \| Coral Box D300 \| Profilux Controlled

04/23/2016, 08:15 PM	#278
reefanatik Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oyster Creek, TX Posts: 450	I think me and u might b thinking the same on color scheme. Where did u get the red acrylic? __________________ Custom 48x36x24 Planet Aquarium. Vectra L1 return pump, 3 mp40QDs, Ecotech battery backup. 2 MH 20k Radiums with M80 ballast, LET T5 supplemental lighting, Custom BAO sump, 36" Lifereef skimmer wit Current Tank Info: custom 180g PA tank Last edited by reefanatik; 04/23/2016 at 08:42 PM.

04/23/2016, 09:23 PM	#280
Chibils halide loyalist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sugar Hill, GA Posts: 2,213	After doing a double take on those super-sharp looking pics it hit me the tank isn't even wet yet. 😂 I've been so enamored by the quality of your build it didn't even hit me that it's still dry! Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk __________________ always learning Current Tank Info: 75G new world cichlid, 25G reef in planning

04/23/2016, 09:26 PM	#281
shaggss Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,709	Dennis New build looking great as per usual! I am guessing your sump is going to be red/white combo? You gave it away on the profilux shelves! __________________ NEVER get eye level with an infants anus! New build, planning stages. 30 x 20 x 20", Geisemann Spectra 250W with Radium, Profilux controller, Profilux doser 2, Fluval SP4 return pump, Life Reef 28

04/23/2016, 09:11 PM	#279
hreef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Richmond Texas Posts: 162	Dennis you are so damn sharp! Can't wait to this live

04/24/2016, 06:48 AM	#283
reefanatik Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oyster Creek, TX Posts: 450	Damn Dennis, Looking at your system I'm getting excited about finishing mine. Its so hard waiting on everything to get completed... waiting on my stand to get finished, waiting on my sump to be completed, waiting on doors to be completed...... a lot of waiting. But good things come to those who wait. __________________ Custom 48x36x24 Planet Aquarium. Vectra L1 return pump, 3 mp40QDs, Ecotech battery backup. 2 MH 20k Radiums with M80 ballast, LET T5 supplemental lighting, Custom BAO sump, 36" Lifereef skimmer wit Current Tank Info: custom 180g PA tank

04/24/2016, 03:14 PM	#284
Rotknee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 592 Blog Entries: 9	Dennis you have raised the bar once again! I am also curious to see how you plumb this build. As I understand it there are one return and one exhaust on the Elos tanks? With the ability to valve/adjust the amount of water at the overflow inside the tank you have even more options to keep things simple. Either way, I am sure you already have this figured out and I am really looking forward to adopting (or just straight up copying ) for my Elos build. __________________ \| Lee-Mar 62x26x24 Eurobraced Starphire \| Profilux P3.1N eX \| GHL Mitras x 3\| BK SM200 + RD3 \| Vortech MP40 x 4 \| Reef Dynamics BP Reactor \| ATB Flowstar 1800 \|

04/25/2016, 08:23 AM	#289
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Isn't that the purpose of Sea Swirls? I run 2 on the back of mine. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

04/25/2016, 08:57 AM	#290
rq786 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 126	What about this http://m.marinedepot.com/products/ak...wing-wavemaker

04/25/2016, 04:57 PM	#293
biecacka Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 6,361	Dennis, how is it that there is no worry of back siphoning? I am very intrigued by this concept. Corey

04/26/2016, 06:46 AM	#295
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	ANOTHER NEW TOY ARRIVED. I'm putting this bad boy over my refugium in my sump. Mars Hydro 300. $99 on Amazon. It's a full spectrum grow light. 300w. Should be good for most macros, not just chaeto. And from what I hear, it blows away the HPS light I was using over my previous refugium. Visually it has a real pink look. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

04/26/2016, 06:53 AM	#296
ClownsRCoo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 813	Nice! I might have to pick one up too for that price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ PlanetAquariums 171g (60x30x22) - RoyalExclusiv Dreambox - Bubble King Double Cone 200 Total system volume - 225g

04/26/2016, 06:59 AM	#297
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Ha, as if the blue light emanating from the lights of our tanks aren't enough, you go and buy hydro grow lights. You're on a list somewhere now for sure. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

04/26/2016, 08:12 AM	#300
zzl630 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: League City,TX Posts: 132	I have LED growth light in house with my plumeria. My neighbor came over to check I was growing weed.