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4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 02:44 PM
I would like to thank the following because they have provided exceptional customer service during this build:

Arnold's Custom Cabinets - This was Mr. Arnold's first time building an aquarium stand. I gave him an idea of what I wanted and he produced a beautiful piece of furniture.

Reef Savvy - Felix and his wife are absolutely wonderful people. Thank you for the many suggestions and your patience in providing me with this piece of art.

Living Reef Orlando - I bought the tank through LRO. Although I live approximately 150 miles away, part of their service is home delivery. Edrey, Luke and Yaileen - all of you rock!

Pics to follow

4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 03:06 PM
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4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 03:08 PM
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4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 03:09 PM
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4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 03:16 PM
This is the floating canopy that will rest on my ATI fixture.

4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 03:20 PM
It appears that the pics using tapatalk are not showing so I will attach one pic each of the tank and stand.

4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 03:20 PM
The stand:

TRK
06/04/2014, 05:23 PM
Looks like a nice set up. What equipment do you plan on running?

Piper27
06/04/2014, 06:03 PM
Tapatalk does the same thing to me, if I go back after I post it and edit the pic they then work for some reason.

4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 06:41 PM
Looks like a nice set up. What equipment do you plan on running?

Lights: 8bulb ATI Sunpower 36" with two reefbrite XHO - all blue
Return: Eheim 1262
Skimmer: Aquamaxx EM200
Sump: Synergy SS34
Rock/Filtration: Cerameco Vida rock with Siporax in the sump. Most of the rock has been cycling since Feb. So I hope I can avoid the recent algae issues some have been experiencing
Controller: Apex Lite
Powerheads: Tunze 6105(1) & 6095(2)
Sand: I have a few bags of Tropic Eden (reef) but may not use since I may go BB

I think I captured it all

4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 06:47 PM
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4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 06:48 PM
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Tapatalk does the same thing to me, if I go back after I post it and edit the pic they then work for some reason.

Thanks a lot. It worked! :)

4bruceinc
06/04/2014, 06:52 PM
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More pics of the tank

Henry760
06/04/2014, 07:15 PM
Very Nice! Hopefully I'll be having a rimless with almost similar dims built soon..

cugly
06/04/2014, 08:35 PM
Very nice almost similar to my dims. ..

Dapg8gt
06/04/2014, 08:44 PM
Reef savvy tanks look awesome sitting there empty =). Looks like it's going to be a great build..

mark54321
06/04/2014, 08:54 PM
Subscribed, your tank is almost identical dimensions like mine Elos ( 48x30x19 ).

powder_blue
06/04/2014, 10:57 PM
Beautiful stand! I got my Reef Savvy a couple of weeks ago from Living Reef. Great store and great people! Congrats on the new setup :beer:

ormet
06/05/2014, 01:21 AM
That tank looks fantastic. I really like the dimensions.

4bruceinc
06/05/2014, 03:40 AM
Very Nice! Hopefully I'll be having a rimless with almost similar dims built soon..

Thanks

Very nice almost similar to my dims. ..

Thanks. I read through your original build and have been following the rescape.

Reef savvy tanks look awesome sitting there empty =). Looks like it's going to be a great build..

Thanks. Hopefully, it will have something in there soon :)

Subscribed, your tank is almost identical dimensions like mine Elos ( 48x30x19 ).

Thanks. I was originally going with a 40x30x18. After subscribing and following your thread, I decided to change. I was also influenced by your scape to go with the cerameco :)

Beautiful stand! I got my Reef Savvy a couple of weeks ago from Living Reef. Great store and great people! Congrats on the new setup :beer:

Yes they are. Looking forward to your thread.

That tank looks fantastic. I really like the dimensions.

Thanks ormet.

trueblackpercula
06/05/2014, 05:32 AM
very nice set up its going to look amazing

glaukos
06/05/2014, 07:00 AM
+1:)

bubblewood
06/05/2014, 07:10 AM
Very nice setup! I'm currently setting up my 120 Savvy 48.28.20. They are impressive tanks! Very sharp looking stand. I decided to clad my stand with black Italy marble with white veining.
I will be following ur build. :-)

dowtish
06/05/2014, 07:30 AM
Top Notch so far! Looking forward to seeing this evolve.

tripdad
06/05/2014, 08:29 AM
Very nice set-up, The stand is great. Do all sides open? Are they all doors or are they fixed or take off panels? Looks like a great start, will be following along.

4bruceinc
06/05/2014, 03:37 PM
They are all fixed doors. Thanks

4bruceinc
06/05/2014, 03:38 PM
very nice set up its going to look amazing

+1:)

Very nice setup! I'm currently setting up my 120 Savvy 48.28.20. They are impressive tanks! Very sharp looking stand. I decided to clad my stand with black Italy marble with white veining.
I will be following ur build. :-)

Top Notch so far! Looking forward to seeing this evolve.

Thanks for the comments.

4bruceinc
07/12/2014, 02:00 PM
I have been traveling a lot lately...finally got it wet.

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cugly
07/12/2014, 02:16 PM
Looks awesome like the scape..wish mine is filled already...whats your plan with the fish and corals

mark54321
07/12/2014, 02:55 PM
Very nice, I like the open aquascape. Cerameco rocks have great shapes, unfortunately they leach something, it took almost a year for mine to clear up finally,I had this ugly, brown stuff growing on it like crazy.

4bruceinc
07/12/2014, 03:01 PM
Looks awesome like the scape..wish mine is filled already...whats your plan with the fish and corals

Thanks.

Future list:
Three spotted cardinals or blue reef chromis
One melanurus wrasse

I currently have a total of eleven:
Two clowns
Royal gamma basslet
Five blue/green chromis
Kole Tang
Starry blenny
Yellow tang

As for coral, I plan on having an assortment of acroporas - mostly milleporas

4bruceinc
07/12/2014, 03:08 PM
Very nice, I like the open aquascape. Cerameco rocks have great shapes, unfortunately they leach something, it took almost a year for mine to clear up finally,I had this ugly, brown stuff growing on it like crazy.

Thanks Mark. After reading the struggles of others, I decided to still go with the cerameco.

They were kept in saltwater with regular water changes for four months...hope that will help me somewhat. I also understand that there may still be a battle ahead with leaching.

mark54321
07/12/2014, 03:24 PM
Thanks Mark. After reading the struggles of others, I decided to still go with the cerameco.

They were kept in saltwater with regular water changes for four months...hope that will help me somewhat. I also understand that there may still be a battle ahead with leaching.

Good call, I still have my cerameco, after it cleared up I am very happy with it. :)

dowtish
07/13/2014, 11:09 AM
Good call, I still have my cerameco, after it cleared up I am very happy with it. :)
Mark I bought my cerameco pieces not too long after you and have had zero issues with it leaching. I did however run it in a tub for 2 months with a skimmer and gfo before adding it to the DT.

4bruceinc
07/20/2014, 09:53 AM
Here are some pics of the system (55 gallon) it replaced:

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lcj2046
08/04/2014, 02:46 PM
Nice setup

glaukos
08/04/2014, 03:04 PM
It looks like a great start bruce!
I can see some great coral choices in there:)

Any changes in your routines etc?

Dosepher
08/04/2014, 07:31 PM
Awesome aquascape! Great job! :)

shaggss
08/04/2014, 09:55 PM
Great tank! I too am planning a build with the same rock. From what I have read the problems were associated with the purple color they were adding to the rock? Hope it all goes well. Did you consider the Detox Blox they sell?

Dosepher
08/07/2014, 02:52 AM
Also, which Cerameco rock did you use? Cobble, plate, bonsai? Makes the tank look so natural! Cheers!

4bruceinc
08/10/2014, 07:05 AM
Great tank! I too am planning a build with the same rock. From what I have read the problems were associated with the purple color they were adding to the rock? Hope it all goes well. Did you consider the Detox Blox they sell?

Thanks. When those picture were taken, I was at the beginning of an algae bloom. It lasted last than a week. Instead of their Detox Blox, I went with six liters of Siporax.

4bruceinc
08/10/2014, 07:07 AM
Also, which Cerameco rock did you use? Cobble, plate, bonsai? Makes the tank look so natural! Cheers!

I went with a bonsai a few branches and I believe the other structure is called cobble. Thanks for the compliment.

4bruceinc
08/10/2014, 07:16 AM
It looks like a great start bruce!
I can see some great coral choices in there:)

Any changes in your routines etc?

Since I went from a 4 bulb retro with reef brites to a 8 bulb sunpower with RB, I am trying to find the right height. I currently have the lights 10 inches off the surface and it appears to be working.

None of the sps from my previous tank were transferred. I had a serious outbreak of bubble algae and aiptasia and could not take the risk.

The only thing that has been added to my routine is the changing of filter socks.


Regards,

4bruceinc
01/02/2015, 08:26 PM
I had a downward spiral which ended with a Dino problem. After getting a good CUC on December 18th, I decided to aggressively deal with the problem.

I will attach a few pics from the 18th.

4bruceinc
01/02/2015, 08:31 PM
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4bruceinc
01/02/2015, 08:40 PM
Below are a few pics from the 30th after moving some rock and frags around during the twelve days:

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4bruceinc
01/03/2015, 03:18 AM
Here are a few from the sides to show depth:

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Patrick Cox
03/01/2015, 07:43 AM
Hi
Very nice tank. I am planning a similar Reef Savvy build. I have a question for you. I like the look of your aquascape but I would be worried that there is not enough live rock for adequate filtration. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks.

4bruceinc
03/01/2015, 02:45 PM
Hello Patrick:

Very funny...but the dimensions and look of your 75 was inspiration for my current tank. IMO...if you are going to redo your setup, I would do a minimalist look without getting a new tank. Unless you want to have something much larger, what you currently have is the same as, and some would say a Miracle is better than, a Reef Savvy.

To answer your question....I struggled for a few months with this system because I did not understand the importance of bacteria. In addition to purchasing well inspected live rock (10lbs) from my lfs, I followed the startup example of a few fellow reefers who's sytems and knowledge I greatly admire - Sahin & Jackson6547 - and began adding bacteria.

I have been using the following since Nov:
Prodibio digest/bioptim/booster
Zeobak
Microbe-Lift Special Blend

I am finally getting the results/colors I had in my previous system.

I hope this helps.


Regards,

Patrick Cox
03/01/2015, 02:53 PM
Hello Patrick:

Very funny...but the dimensions and look of your 75 was inspiration for my current tank. IMO...if you are going to redo your setup, I would do a minimalist look without getting a new tank. Unless you want to have something much larger, what you currently have is the same as, and some would say a Miracle is better than, a Reef Savvy.

To answer your question....I struggled for a few months with this system because I did not understand the importance of bacteria. In addition to purchasing well inspected live rock (10lbs) from my lfs, I followed the startup example of a few fellow reefers who's sytems and knowledge I greatly admire - Sahin & Jackson6547 - and began adding bacteria.

I have been using the following since Nov:
Prodibio digest/bioptim/booster
Zeobak
Microbe-Lift Special Blend

I am finally getting the results/colors I had in my previous system.

I hope this helps.


Regards,

That is funny. I really like my Miracles aquarium but I would like to have a larger tank so I can have some larger fish. But I don't really want to go larger then 48" as I am afraid I would be overwhelmed at this point and also I could keep my current ATI LED Powermodule. 48" would give me another 12" from my current tank. I am going to get a quote from Miracles as well. I have not finalized my decision but that is what I am considering.

I have also started dosing Prodibio products on my current system in hopes to get rid of some hair algae.

So do you have any live rock in your sump?

Thanks for your input!

4bruceinc
03/01/2015, 03:03 PM
I will post an updated pic shortly to show the DT amount.

The live rock purchased totaled three pieces and are still in the display with 2 ceramic and a piece of dry rock. My other dry and ceramic rock is in the sump.

I believe that at this point everything has been seeded/live and just needs more time to have the bacteria develop.

I doubt if there is more than 20lbs of rock in the sump.

4bruceinc
03/01/2015, 03:08 PM
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cugly
03/01/2015, 10:13 PM
Looks great..

Bambang_NG
03/01/2015, 10:22 PM
Nice scapping..love the open space..keep it up

sahin
03/02/2015, 05:19 PM
Tank is looking very nice. Corals are showing good colours too. The Prodibio was and is working great for me. I completely managed to stop using GFO and maintain that over the last 5-6 weeks. I say was because this last weekend I started a Zeo reactor running a reduced amount of Zeolite...so kind of running a Prodibio/Zeovit hybrid system.

My tank is now coming upto 5-6 months and having started from nothing but dead sand and a few branch and plate rocks, along with a litre or two of Siporax, some of the corals (mainly the aquacultered ones) are already showing pretty impressive colours for me in a tank thats less than 6 months old.

As on previous setups, whenever I've used Prodibio, apart from some minor hair algae, I didnt get any other big algae cycles. A small amount of diatoms and a small bit of hair algae and that was it. No Cyanno/Dinos etc. I dont even wipe the glass for a week.

Keep up the fishload, weekly water changes, feed the tank and most importantly; keep the parameters stable and let time do its magic on the coral colours. :)

Wazzel
03/02/2015, 06:33 PM
Nice, really like the low open layout.

Patrick Cox
03/02/2015, 08:08 PM
Hi
I have another question. How do you like the 18" tank height? I was planning on 20" height for my new rimless build but for that height in a rimless tank I need 5/8" glass, which I don't want to do. However if I drop down to 18" I can stay at 1/2". Are you happy with 18" height? Thanks for your comments.

4bruceinc
03/03/2015, 05:35 AM
Looks great..

Nice scapping..love the open space..keep it up

Nice, really like the low open layout.


Thanks everyone.

4bruceinc
03/03/2015, 05:44 AM
Tank is looking very nice. Corals are showing good colours too. The Prodibio was and is working great for me. I completely managed to stop using GFO and maintain that over the last 5-6 weeks. I say was because this last weekend I started a Zeo reactor running a reduced amount of Zeolite...so kind of running a Prodibio/Zeovit hybrid system.

My tank is now coming upto 5-6 months and having started from nothing but dead sand and a few branch and plate rocks, along with a litre or two of Siporax, some of the corals (mainly the aquacultered ones) are already showing pretty impressive colours for me in a tank thats less than 6 months old.

As on previous setups, whenever I've used Prodibio, apart from some minor hair algae, I didnt get any other big algae cycles. A small amount of diatoms and a small bit of hair algae and that was it. No Cyanno/Dinos etc. I dont even wipe the glass for a week.

Keep up the fishload, weekly water changes, feed the tank and most importantly; keep the parameters stable and let time do its magic on the coral colours. :)

Thanks sahin.

As with your experience, the Prodibio did not create any issues with me either.

My cyano/Dino problem was caused by me dosing various products to assist with my faded colors i.e. Acropower. I stopped dosing those products when I began adding bacteria.

biggles
03/03/2015, 05:49 AM
I love your rock scape mate, very cool :) Look forward to watching the acros grow.

4bruceinc
03/03/2015, 05:50 AM
Hi
I have another question. How do you like the 18" tank height? I was planning on 20" height for my new rimless build but for that height in a rimless tank I need 5/8" glass, which I don't want to do. However if I drop down to 18" I can stay at 1/2". Are you happy with 18" height? Thanks for your comments.

Hello Patrick.

I am very happy with the 18" height.

The foam rests at 36". So the top of the tank is 55" and is perfect for viewing and performing maintenance - I am 6' tall.

AhmedLFC
03/03/2015, 06:09 AM
nice setup like the scaping and views from sides are good. Will be great when grown out

Patrick Cox
03/03/2015, 09:35 AM
What light fixture do you have over this tank? I am now thinking about a similar dimension but with internal overflow. Thanks.

4bruceinc
03/04/2015, 01:20 AM
I love your rock scape mate, very cool :) Look forward to watching the acros grow.

nice setup like the scaping and views from sides are good. Will be great when grown out

Thanks a lot guys.

4bruceinc
03/04/2015, 01:23 AM
What light fixture do you have over this tank? I am now thinking about a similar dimension but with internal overflow. Thanks.

I run an 8-bulb, 36" Sunpower with two ReefBrite XHO strips (all blue)


Regards,

Patrick Cox
10/24/2015, 02:04 PM
Any update on your tank? I am back to planning my next tank. I have a milestone birthday coming up and a new tank will be my birthday present. :xlbirthday: