aRc's 1st Build aka The Shoreline

[rEEfEr_aRc]

This is my feeble attempt at creating my own piece of ocean... Athough I am a newb, I tend to jump off the deep end and go bold with whatever I do. Tanks size will be somewhere b/w 30 - 40Gal its all about the space and aesthetic in my NY apt... as I'm sure you've heard living in NY is like living in a closet.. I'm building my checklist of equipment with the most talked about names in the biz. Hope you follow me along on IG @rEEfEr_aRc and Youtube as reefer_arc. Until then stay safe; and happy reefing!

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

After about a year of research on youtube, (some of you I have seen and subscribed to are definitely on here!) I don't think even the wife is going to be able to stop me buying the tank... I plan to sneak it in piece by piece... a skimmer here, a power head over there... that being said... i have a build list which I've put together... The tank I'm going for is a Waterbox 35.1 which does come with a sump. I believe this is the smallest AIO display build with a sump. Please feel free to comment on thoughts and suggestions... somethings i have not decided on, but would love input. Some might be overkill, but hey its what I joined R2R for.

Below is my list

Additives	?
Air Stone	Cobalt Rescure Air USB Air Pump
ATO	XP Aqua Duetto ATO
Automation	Apex Neptune Controller System
Dosing	Ecotech Marine Versa Pump Station
Dosing Container	?
Filtration	?
Flow	Ecotech Marine Vortech MP10QD
Flow Backup	Ecotech Marine Vortech Battery Back
Lighting	Ecotech Marine Radion XR15 G5 Blue
Lighting Accessory	Ecotech Marine RMS XR15 G5 Mount
Reactor	?
Reactor	?
Return Pump	Ecotech Marine Vectra S2
Return Pump Accessory	Ecotech Marine Vectra S2 Barb and Screen Kit
Return Pump Backup	Ecotech Marine Vortech Battery Back
Return Pump Backup Accessory	Ecotech Marine Vectra Battery Backup Booster
RODI	BRS 5 Stage Premium Plus RO/DI System
Skimmer	?
UV Sterilization	?
Tank	WaterBox Marine 35.1
Temp	?
Testing	?

Stay Safe and Happy Reefing!

 

[A Reef Creation]

Welcome to Reef2Reef. Love to see build threads.
Cool R2R name too.
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Also, just an fyi, only one H at the end of EcoTech.

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

Welcome to Reef2Reef. Love to see build threads.
Cool R2R name too.
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Also, just an fyi, only one H at the end of EcoTech.

Oh now that's a very catchy name! Will definitely be checking your link out.

Fixed it... Good catch by the way... I'm a stickler for those things as well!

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

I finally got my tank and stand in place... slow process... but its coming along.


Here are links to my YouTube Channel, for the dry setup




A Like, Subscribe, Bell is much appreciated.

As always Have a good one, stay safe and Happy Reefing.

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

Hey all, its bee quite some time since I posted... we moved, and I finally got things together for the adventure!

I got the RODI setup here is the link....

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

So after that took about 2 weeks for me to actually put it together with the kids...

here is the link

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

Some the pics of the build...

it can always be better... but I HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH!

I will be doing a little more wire management in the sump area, was just exhausted after opening boxes, breaking down boxes and installing.

 

[Firedawg1983]

Looks awesome! Can’t wait to see the progress!

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

Its ben a while since I updated, but here she is! doing well, Po3 is high at 0.90ppm working on it but corals look healthy:

New addition to the Waterbox #faviacoral #happyreefing

www.youtube.com

 

[rEEfEr_aRc]

Some new shots on progress 9mths since we added water