Reef Envy 120

[ReefMaster]

Reef Envy 120
I decided to have my tank custom built since aquarium local stores and local manufactuers couldn't meet my strict expectations, tolerances, and keep letting me down with excuses, blah blah blah, here are pics



Raceway sump, fuge, ATO in one


Yes, your EYES aren't fooling you... that's A ONE PIECE STARPHIRE EUROBRACE & 36 INCH OVERFLOW.

[ReefMaster]

Everyone has a "dream tank" well this is my dream tank after 6 months in the making. Work has really tied me up as well as opening a new office, it's hard to
find balance to enjoy my hobby.

Tank: 120g custom starphire tank with one piece eurobrace (24x24x48), semicoast to coast overflow, beananimal style overflow, acrylic backing, made in Canada

Sump: Custom glass raceway sump with 5g fuge and 5g ATO, made in Canada

Stand: Custom metal stand 24Lx48Wx36H 1.25" tubular steel made by a local reefer (photoguy)

Skimmer: Reef Octopus POV DC1 Skimmer

Return: Waveline DC 2640gph

Phosphate Reactor: ViaAqua

Carbon Reactor: ViaAqua

Lighting: Ecotech Marine Radion Pro x 2, custom mounting vaulted ceiling

Refugium: 5g + FugeRay light

Reef Controller: Reef Keeper Elite

Flooring: 12"x12" Absolute Black Granite

[ReefMaster]

Somebody likes it more than me.

[ReefMaster]

I took some current photos tonight with Raidon Pro's at 5% intensity.


My neighbor a famous reefer (pk-sd) gave me an idea with my sump. I recycled plywood from the shipping crate, got black floor underlayment from my neighbor, a glue gun and went to town.

The concept of lights was such a pain planning... ceiling too high... using DIY light poles... I like canopies but why pay more for a one piece euro top... Push came to shove and I took a risk.

I hung the lights 6ft from the vaulted ceiling with a strange angle 30 to 45 degrees... wasn't as hard as it sounds, centering was not bad either. There's a trick
(Mark where you want the hanging wires to end up on the tank top, on the tank tape regular string as crosshairs, from the ceiling use a long string/hanging wire with a weight like a plumb line, have your friend help center the plumb line when your up 15ft on the ladder, mark ceiling, drill, and the rest is history. As weird/disturbing as it looks I doubt if my wall is straight)

I tried to use the Ecotech Radion Short Rail kit... utter failure because of the distance the 2 units were bowing in the center. Even though the guys as ecotech told me otherwise. It dosn't feel good to see expensive lights bowing, so I went with a brs style DIY aluminum rail. It even looked better IMO.


More pics of tank quality and sump


Having an external overflow allows so much more room in the tank.

[Kennyishio]

omg.

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[pk-sd]

Great start...so whats next ? plumbing or skinning of the stand ? Its going to be an awesome tank....

[ReefMaster]

Great start...so whats next ? plumbing or skinning of the stand ? Its going to be an awesome tank....

Plumbing is not for me... its for Mario Bros or my dad. I'm going to plumb after I get the parts.

[ReefMaster]

The ATO and refugium are reversed labeled in the Google sketchup.

[VW REEFS]

holy smoke i love that sump.....i need one of those but 200g

[ReefMaster]

holy smoke i love that sump.....i need one of those but 200g

Vance, I'm like a betta in a small rock basin compared to your setup.

[ReefMaster]

The tank is 48" so I opted for side space for a possible Ca2+ reactor under the stand 12" or just extra space. I figured to save space, I want a fuge/frag tank and a ATO, why not just incorporate it all.
The water goes top left drain, overflows to socks, underflows to skimmer, goes into reactor chamber for GFO/Carbon/Bio Pellets, baffles, return.
Top right is 5g ATO, bottom right is 5 gal fuge. I plan to plumb clean return water back to fuge. Thought it would be a good idea to have a recessed eurobrace so accidental water dosn't spill out
from the top.
*ato and fuge labels reversed

[VW REEFS]

a really nice setup...i cant say i have seen anything like it....gives me lots of ideas thanks you ROCK

[wholagan]

Amazing tank. Makes me want a coast to coast. Can't wait to see it in action.

[ReefMaster]

Amazing tank. Makes me want a coast to coast. Can't wait to see it in action.

Thanks, it'll be even more amazing when I get around to it Work is delaying my build.

[ReefMaster]

I have some new toys come in today... faster than I thought.