80 gallon Deep Blue (my return after an 11 year hiatus) - Page 3

Matt Rise · 09/20/2017, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by derektedrow

Great build. Following along. Love the attention to the wood working and pluming. Looks great!

Thanks Derek. The stand will be painted white once all the r&d is done.

Matt Rise · 09/26/2017, 09:13 AM

Still chipping away slowly...

James404 · 09/26/2017, 12:23 PM

Looking super clean, the light is a nice touch

Matt Rise · 09/26/2017, 12:28 PM

$10 at amazon. It's touch sensitive and dimmable.

Matt Rise · 10/29/2017, 07:16 PM

OK all, not much new on the tank build front. I'm in a holding pattern due to the kitchen remodel that has been underway for the last three weeks. Enjoy the pics

Original Kitchen built in 2000

Current progress

Pocket door installed

Matt Rise · 10/29/2017, 07:24 PM

BeachBum2012 · 10/29/2017, 07:58 PM

Looks fantastic. I love the countertop choice. I wish my kitchen looked as good as your before pictures

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smoothmove · 10/30/2017, 04:59 AM

why did you put cabinets in the kitchen? All of that open room for tanks. lol. Kitchen looks awesome

drtrash · 10/30/2017, 07:00 AM

Nice build

James404 · 11/01/2017, 04:07 AM

Great job on the reno, really came out beautfiul!

Matt Rise · 11/01/2017, 09:04 AM

Thanks all, it's coming along! Two more weeks and it should be wrapped up.

Matt Rise · 12/31/2017, 11:13 AM

Happy New Year everyone. The kitchen is finished, and it's on to the tank project again!

Matt Rise · 04/26/2018, 10:22 AM

Getting closer. The stand took forever to prime and paint. I made a spray booth in my basement and put a space heater in there but it still took a month for the primer to dry. Total frustration, but it all worked out. The doors are still drying so in the meantime I filled the tank and checked all the plumbing for leaks. Only had one tiny drip in the manifold.

Assembled the 80/20 light stand that I engineered for the AP700's So far everything is coming along nicely. Should have my rock by next week.

Sinclair81 · 04/26/2018, 02:00 PM

This looks great.

Matt Rise · 04/26/2018, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sinclair81

This looks great.

Thanks! It's been over a year since I started.

SumptyDumpty · 04/27/2018, 07:30 PM

Your fit-n-finish and attention to detail for aesthetics is superb.

Krisp!

Matt Rise · 05/01/2018, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SumptyDumpty

Your fit-n-finish and attention to detail for aesthetics is superb.

Krisp!

Thanks! It's a blessing and a curse.

EPBen · 05/05/2018, 08:33 AM

what an awesome set up.

Michael_dk · 05/05/2018, 09:01 AM

Looks very good. Wish I had the handyskills to build a stand like that. I want to build a Canopy for my Red Sea Reefer. Might get a pro to do it instead

Know your limitations!

Reefpuck · 05/16/2018, 09:28 PM

Kitchen looks good! Did you do it yourself? I did mine a few years back. Told the wife it would only take 6 weeks. 9 months later...if was finished.

Yellow_donkey · 05/22/2018, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Rise

Hey all, after 11 years away I've decided to jump back into reefing. I got the bug again over the winter when my kids decided they wanted to keep neon tetras. My last build was a 58 gallon oceanic that I built into the wall of our old house. I actually built an entire living room in our basement just for that tank. Fast forward to 2017 and the kids are getting bigger, and we've been in our new(er) house for five years. I really can't believe it's been over a decade since I had a reef tank. Maybe it's the over 40 crisis but I'm ready to get back into it.

I fell in love with the dimensions of the 80 gallon Deep Blue frag tank. I always wanted a shallow reef back in the day and this tank is a great size for our living room. I decided to put my skills to work and build the stand so that the tank could be viewed on three sides. I've always dreamt of a peninsula tank.

I'm uploading a bunch of pics from my phone to document the journey. Thanks for reading!

I just started reading your thread as we are moving and my 60 cube has no good place to fit in new house so looking at the 80 gallon deep blue tank in your build. But I mainly wanted to post on your turning 40. I am 38 and I remember hearing about mid life crisis growing up thinking to myself that's BS. Well, that it is real, and I got it. A year ago I was 100 lbs over weight and today I run 5 miles a day, takes me about 1.15 hours a day. Paranoid as hell I am going keel over tommorow, but I am in better shape!

Anyways somone point me in the direction of the psychiatric forums!

Yellow_donkey · 05/22/2018, 05:13 PM

Hey amazing setup. Can you price out everything for us, from memory, don't go digging around for receipts. I saw you said a year, I was wanting to ask, would you consider a basic build, what you have minus all the extras like pocket door on side, just a stand not primed or painted. If you can't all, good worth asking, as this is what I want, but need to have build up and going for move. 45 days.

RI doesn't help either, being in Florida.

Matt Rise · 05/25/2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EPBen

what an awesome set up.

Thanks!

Matt Rise · 05/25/2018, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael_dk

Looks very good. Wish I had the handyskills to build a stand like that. I want to build a Canopy for my Red Sea Reefer. Might get a pro to do it instead

Know your limitations!

Thanks! Measure twice...

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Originally Posted by Reefpuck

Kitchen looks good! Did you do it yourself? I did mine a few years back. Told the wife it would only take 6 weeks. 9 months later...if was finished.

I was in the same boat. I had to hire it out. They were done exactly on schedule with no hiccups. Total time was 5 weeks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow_donkey

I just started reading your thread as we are moving and my 60 cube has no good place to fit in new house so looking at the 80 gallon deep blue tank in your build. But I mainly wanted to post on your turning 40. I am 38 and I remember hearing about mid life crisis growing up thinking to myself that's BS. Well, that it is real, and I got it. A year ago I was 100 lbs over weight and today I run 5 miles a day, takes me about 1.15 hours a day. Paranoid as hell I am going keel over tommorow, but I am in better shape!

Anyways somone point me in the direction of the psychiatric forums!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow_donkey

Hey amazing setup. Can you price out everything for us, from memory, don't go digging around for receipts. I saw you said a year, I was wanting to ask, would you consider a basic build, what you have minus all the extras like pocket door on side, just a stand not primed or painted. If you can't all, good worth asking, as this is what I want, but need to have build up and going for move. 45 days.

RI doesn't help either, being in Florida.

The most expensive part by far were the lights. I think I should qualify for BRS customer of the year too.

Matt Rise · 05/25/2018, 05:15 PM

Aquascape thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2676973

09/26/2017, 12:23 PM	#53
James404 I <3 Acros Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,523	Looking super clean, the light is a nice touch __________________ 80g Deep Blue Rimless - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651295 225g Reef Savvy SPS Dominant - Retired http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1945361

10/29/2017, 07:16 PM	#55
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	OK all, not much new on the tank build front. I'm in a holding pattern due to the kitchen remodel that has been underway for the last three weeks. Enjoy the pics Original Kitchen built in 2000 Current progress Pocket door installed Last edited by Matt Rise; 10/29/2017 at 07:21 PM.

10/30/2017, 04:59 AM	#58
smoothmove Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: RockWall, Texas Posts: 464	why did you put cabinets in the kitchen? All of that open room for tanks. lol. Kitchen looks awesome __________________ 80 gallon Deep Blue Rimless, 5 Kessil A160's Tuna Blues, Converted AquaC EV 400 w/ Sedra 15000, Jebao 36 watt UV, Jebao DCT12000, 75 gallon sump

11/01/2017, 04:07 AM	#60
James404 I <3 Acros Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,523	Great job on the reno, really came out beautfiul! __________________ 80g Deep Blue Rimless - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651295 225g Reef Savvy SPS Dominant - Retired http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1945361

05/16/2018, 09:28 PM	#70
Reefpuck Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 1,122	Kitchen looks good! Did you do it yourself? I did mine a few years back. Told the wife it would only take 6 weeks. 9 months later...if was finished. __________________ Josh Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef w/ 55g sump/fuge.

09/26/2017, 09:13 AM	#52
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	Still chipping away slowly...

09/26/2017, 12:28 PM	#54
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	$10 at amazon. It's touch sensitive and dimmable.

10/29/2017, 07:24 PM	#56
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453

10/29/2017, 07:58 PM	#57
BeachBum2012 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 117	Looks fantastic. I love the countertop choice. I wish my kitchen looked as good as your before pictures Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

10/30/2017, 07:00 AM	#59
drtrash Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,178	Nice build

11/01/2017, 09:04 AM	#61
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	Thanks all, it's coming along! Two more weeks and it should be wrapped up.

12/31/2017, 11:13 AM	#62
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	Happy New Year everyone. The kitchen is finished, and it's on to the tank project again!

04/26/2018, 10:22 AM	#63
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	Getting closer. The stand took forever to prime and paint. I made a spray booth in my basement and put a space heater in there but it still took a month for the primer to dry. Total frustration, but it all worked out. The doors are still drying so in the meantime I filled the tank and checked all the plumbing for leaks. Only had one tiny drip in the manifold. Assembled the 80/20 light stand that I engineered for the AP700's So far everything is coming along nicely. Should have my rock by next week.

04/26/2018, 02:00 PM	#64
Sinclair81 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 264	This looks great.

04/27/2018, 07:30 PM	#66
SumptyDumpty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Royalton Posts: 105	Your fit-n-finish and attention to detail for aesthetics is superb. Krisp!

05/05/2018, 08:33 AM	#68
EPBen Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 12	what an awesome set up.

05/05/2018, 09:01 AM	#69
Michael_dk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Denmark Posts: 9	Looks very good. Wish I had the handyskills to build a stand like that. I want to build a Canopy for my Red Sea Reefer. Might get a pro to do it instead Know your limitations!

05/22/2018, 05:13 PM	#72
Yellow_donkey Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 151	Hey amazing setup. Can you price out everything for us, from memory, don't go digging around for receipts. I saw you said a year, I was wanting to ask, would you consider a basic build, what you have minus all the extras like pocket door on side, just a stand not primed or painted. If you can't all, good worth asking, as this is what I want, but need to have build up and going for move. 45 days. RI doesn't help either, being in Florida. __________________ Yellow_Donkey's 60G Reef;24x24x24 w/ DIY ATO, Oveflow Cheato Haram. Cant beat a ball of cheato.

05/25/2018, 05:15 PM	#75
Matt Rise Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 453	Aquascape thread. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2676973