Mark's Reef Savvy Obsession

markster33139 · 01/31/2016, 05:35 PM

Well it's time to finally show what I have been working on these past few months. The aquarium is by Reef Savvy with the dimensions of 48 x 30 x 20, approximately 130 gallons, and features a Phantom Bottom, along with Armored Seams and Ghost Overflow. I designed this system with the concept that there would be almost no visible wires when complete (probably from my OCD). With that in mind I had the stand made with side comparments in which I intended to place all the wiring, and electrical components to include the dosing pumps and their respective containers.

I intended to hide all wires and hoses as much as possible, so that when complete, only a single wire would exit from the entire system to the wall, and there would be no rats nest of wires behind the aquarium. I decided that I would mount the Vortech MP40s at the rear so that they would be almost invisible. The ATO container (made by Advanced Acrylics) is the same length and height as the sump, so as to hide behind it and also remain invisible. The lighting by Kessil has it's wires hidden inside the light mounts by Le Russo design.

The dosing containers (by Advanced Acrylic) is tucked away inside the side compartments, along with the BRS dosing pumps, the Apex system and it's modules, the Ecotech backup battery, and the Vortech contollers. The skimmer is an Aquamaxx EM200, which sits in a custome made sump by Zero Edge. The ATO is by Puratek, and I am currently experimenting with a GEO media reactor that I modified with a Sicce pump. So now on to the pictures, please, feel free to critique or offer suggestions.

Colorado1 · 01/31/2016, 05:39 PM

Now that's a very clean build. love it.

Drae · 01/31/2016, 07:10 PM

Gotta love a meticulously well thought out clean setup like this. Very nice indeed. How's the em 200 treating you?

LefkoNJ · 01/31/2016, 07:28 PM

Very clean. Would love to get a rough estimate on the cost of tank. Really like the look of those and would be interested in a future project.

markster33139 · 01/31/2016, 07:38 PM

Thank you sent a PM

markster33139 · 01/31/2016, 07:39 PM

I like the EM200 so far, skims well, comes apart easy for maintenance no other complaints

nyknicks4412 · 01/31/2016, 07:48 PM

Awesome build! Sent you a PM with a few questions on the tank. Great idea enclosing the electronics on a side of the stand.

D-Nak · 02/02/2016, 01:13 AM

Very nice set up. Great job. I am considering purchasing a Reef Savvy with very similar dimensions.

whosurcaddie · 02/02/2016, 01:24 AM

Beautiful build! Amazing work!

markster33139 · 02/02/2016, 04:51 AM

Thank you does anyone know if Fluval SP4 or Fluvals in general give off any heat. My tank seems to be running about 4 degrees higher than room temp, but with leds I can't really seem to pin down anything else that could be the culprit

Yudi · 02/02/2016, 06:30 AM

Beautiful tank. Love the orange plumbing. I can tell you are OCD
. How do you manage to keep the sump so clean.

mr9iron · 02/12/2016, 01:38 PM

Amazing build.

davjbeas · 02/12/2016, 04:47 PM

You have an amazing setup. Thanks for sharing.

markster33139 · 02/12/2016, 06:24 PM

Thank you for the kind words

Ou8me2 · 02/12/2016, 06:26 PM

First Off : What a Beautiful well thought out system. I can see you put a lot of thought and planning into this setup. I really love your dosing setup also.

markster33139 · 02/12/2016, 06:30 PM

Thanks I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could conceivably hide almost all the wires and cables associated with a reef tank

bps619 · 02/14/2016, 09:01 PM

Very clean

kmcochran0010 · 02/15/2016, 03:47 AM

Beautiful set up. From the tank to the aquascape to the plumbing. Just overall amazing.

choss · 02/01/2017, 07:58 PM

Really nice setup. I'm waiting on my reef savvy tank right now. Felix is about to start on it. Quick question. I was going to ask how you like the kessils but it looks like you switched out the lighting in your footer. Can you elaborate on why and what your experience with the kessils was?

markster33139 · 02/01/2017, 10:51 PM

The Kessils were ultimately not enough for the width of my tank. I needed a little more coverage because of the 30 inch width. So far the coverage works well especially since I mounted them length wise.

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choss · 02/02/2017, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markster33139

The Kessils were ultimately not enough for the width of my tank. I needed a little more coverage because of the 30 inch width. So far the coverage works well especially since I mounted them length wise.

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The reason I ask is I want to use two 360s to supplement a Giesemann fixture on my tank. I was curious if you were getting decent growth directly under the kessils. How about a new FTS by the way. I love this tank!

markster33139 · 02/02/2017, 03:41 PM

I was getting great growth and no doubt with a Geismann fixture in the mix you should really love it. I need to update the photos because I changed a lot of stuff recently including a one week breakdown so that I could laminate the inside of the stand and inside of the doors.

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roli112 · 02/02/2017, 08:48 PM

This is like the most perfect tank I have seen.

pelphrey · 02/03/2017, 07:22 AM

I always wonder what the perfect deminsions for me are when it comes to a tank. I think I found some that may qualify later down the road. 48x30x20 sound perfect to me!

Do you have any video of this setup?

ALLIDOISREEF · 02/03/2017, 10:23 AM

Amazing, great attention to detail.

01/31/2016, 05:35 PM	#1
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	Mark's Reef Savvy Obsession Well it's time to finally show what I have been working on these past few months. The aquarium is by Reef Savvy with the dimensions of 48 x 30 x 20, approximately 130 gallons, and features a Phantom Bottom, along with Armored Seams and Ghost Overflow. I designed this system with the concept that there would be almost no visible wires when complete (probably from my OCD). With that in mind I had the stand made with side comparments in which I intended to place all the wiring, and electrical components to include the dosing pumps and their respective containers. I intended to hide all wires and hoses as much as possible, so that when complete, only a single wire would exit from the entire system to the wall, and there would be no rats nest of wires behind the aquarium. I decided that I would mount the Vortech MP40s at the rear so that they would be almost invisible. The ATO container (made by Advanced Acrylics) is the same length and height as the sump, so as to hide behind it and also remain invisible. The lighting by Kessil has it's wires hidden inside the light mounts by Le Russo design. The dosing containers (by Advanced Acrylic) is tucked away inside the side compartments, along with the BRS dosing pumps, the Apex system and it's modules, the Ecotech backup battery, and the Vortech contollers. The skimmer is an Aquamaxx EM200, which sits in a custome made sump by Zero Edge. The ATO is by Puratek, and I am currently experimenting with a GEO media reactor that I modified with a Sicce pump. So now on to the pictures, please, feel free to critique or offer suggestions. __________________ Creating the island life Last edited by markster33139; 01/31/2016 at 05:41 PM.

01/31/2016, 07:38 PM	#5
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	Thank you sent a PM __________________ Creating the island life

01/31/2016, 07:39 PM	#6
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	I like the EM200 so far, skims well, comes apart easy for maintenance no other complaints __________________ Creating the island life

02/02/2016, 01:13 AM	#8
D-Nak Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 5,797	Very nice set up. Great job. I am considering purchasing a Reef Savvy with very similar dimensions. __________________ Tank info: 120 gallon 48x30x20 high DT. Clownfish breeding rack in full swing: C-Quest Onyx, Bali Aquarich P1 Picasso + Rod's Onyx, wild percula + Rod's Onyx.

02/02/2016, 04:51 AM	#10
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	Thank you does anyone know if Fluval SP4 or Fluvals in general give off any heat. My tank seems to be running about 4 degrees higher than room temp, but with leds I can't really seem to pin down anything else that could be the culprit __________________ Creating the island life

01/31/2016, 05:39 PM	#2
Colorado1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 32	Now that's a very clean build. love it.

01/31/2016, 07:10 PM	#3
Drae RAIDER NATION! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: City of sin... Posts: 3,476	Gotta love a meticulously well thought out clean setup like this. Very nice indeed. How's the em 200 treating you?

01/31/2016, 07:28 PM	#4
LefkoNJ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 213	Very clean. Would love to get a rough estimate on the cost of tank. Really like the look of those and would be interested in a future project.

01/31/2016, 07:48 PM	#7
nyknicks4412 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 199	Awesome build! Sent you a PM with a few questions on the tank. Great idea enclosing the electronics on a side of the stand.

02/02/2016, 01:24 AM	#9
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	Beautiful build! Amazing work!

02/02/2016, 06:30 AM	#11
Yudi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Miami Posts: 2	Beautiful tank. Love the orange plumbing. I can tell you are OCD . How do you manage to keep the sump so clean.

02/12/2016, 01:38 PM	#12
mr9iron 15& Over Club Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,552 Blog Entries: 1	Amazing build. __________________ Vince ______________________________ Current Tank Info: Frag tank at the moment, planning another

02/12/2016, 04:47 PM	#13
davjbeas Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 82	You have an amazing setup. Thanks for sharing.

02/12/2016, 06:24 PM	#14
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	Thank you for the kind words __________________ Creating the island life

02/12/2016, 06:26 PM	#15
Ou8me2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 743	First Off : What a Beautiful well thought out system. I can see you put a lot of thought and planning into this setup. I really love your dosing setup also.

02/12/2016, 06:30 PM	#16
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	Thanks I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could conceivably hide almost all the wires and cables associated with a reef tank __________________ Creating the island life

02/14/2016, 09:01 PM	#17
bps619 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 60	Very clean

02/15/2016, 03:47 AM	#18
kmcochran0010 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 70	Beautiful set up. From the tank to the aquascape to the plumbing. Just overall amazing.

02/01/2017, 07:58 PM	#19
choss Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Scarsdale NY Posts: 526	Really nice setup. I'm waiting on my reef savvy tank right now. Felix is about to start on it. Quick question. I was going to ask how you like the kessils but it looks like you switched out the lighting in your footer. Can you elaborate on why and what your experience with the kessils was? __________________ ________ Reef Savvy 96 Gallon Rimless Tank - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2643140 Current Tank Info: Reef Savvy 96

02/01/2017, 10:51 PM	#20
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	The Kessils were ultimately not enough for the width of my tank. I needed a little more coverage because of the 30 inch width. So far the coverage works well especially since I mounted them length wise. Sent from my LG-H811 using Tapatalk __________________ Creating the island life

02/02/2017, 03:41 PM	#22
markster33139 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 340	I was getting great growth and no doubt with a Geismann fixture in the mix you should really love it. I need to update the photos because I changed a lot of stuff recently including a one week breakdown so that I could laminate the inside of the stand and inside of the doors. Sent from my LG-H811 using Tapatalk __________________ Creating the island life

02/02/2017, 08:48 PM	#23
roli112 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 298	This is like the most perfect tank I have seen. __________________ 180 gallon mixed reef Current Tank Info: 180g. mix reef

02/03/2017, 07:22 AM	#24
pelphrey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 463	I always wonder what the perfect deminsions for me are when it comes to a tank. I think I found some that may qualify later down the road. 48x30x20 sound perfect to me! Do you have any video of this setup? __________________ Devoted Reefer 250 - http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2597291 http://www.youtube.com/pelphrey

02/03/2017, 10:23 AM	#25
ALLIDOISREEF Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: VA Posts: 62	Amazing, great attention to detail.