Henry Hills Last Build 29 JBJ LED NANO Customs.

[henry hill]

Never did a build thread before so what the heck.Well this will be my 5th and last build in this house. Ive gone from 12 gal to 24 to 75 hex to 100 gal now back to something small and easy to maintain.

SPECS

JBJ Nano Customs 29 Gal with the 5.6 LED system.
I believe this is 90 watts.
Edison Opto - 6 LED MCPCB
Nanocustoms LED Driver
6 x Edison cool white leds
6 x Edison Royal Blue leds
3 x Edison Cool White / 3 x Royal Blue leds
6 x Edison Royal Blue leds
6 x Edison Cool White leds

1 - MP-20 for flow.

Having a custom stand built right know.
Going to go with a RKL.
Still waiting on some parts, Stay tuned.
Have all my high end corals being baby sat.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P4260231.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P4260229.jpg

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[jimsflies]

Sounds like you're doing the same thing I am....downsizing for awhile. I'm working on a 29 biocube right now.

[henry hill]

Just dont have the room in this house to do a big tank the right and SAFE way. The last one had cord and wires all over all plugged into 2 sockets in one room. Kept having bad thoughts! It was time for it to go. Still go down the hallway looking for lights when I get home from work. Need a tank. This one is going in the kitchen so my son and I can look at it when we are eating dinner and watching Sponge Bob. O ya hes watching S/B not me! LOL

[demonclownfish]

very cool henry. what are your stocking plans for this tank when it comes to fish? does jbj make a 29g now? i always thought it was 28g :redneck:

[henry hill]

Your right, 28 gal. Im going to put my Pacasos back in. Rob has them in his frag tank. Of course my Piece coral is going in, Pete Randazzo has that and a few other corals. Not sure what else im going to keep yet.

[kozyreef]

will it be a species only tank- Pacasos only?

[Sir Patrick]

I remember hearing you were thinking about the led version. Cool to see you took the leap! Waiting pateintly to see this tank full and lit up.

[henry hill]

Will be keeping the Picasos, A Nem for them if it stays in one place, my watchman Goby, and maybe a Jawfish. Going to keep this tank as highend as possible, dont want it to fill up two quick. No SPS or Montes!!! Well maybe one or two. Have to see how the LED's do with the hard corals. LOL

[RedfordReefer]

Great choice!

I am thinking my next tank will either be a smaller Nano, or a GIANT 240+. Waiting until I move to a place with a basement for the big tank though. A nanocube might work well for what I want though.

Can't wait to see it come together.

[henry hill]

Room tends to be my problem for me also. Not having a basement is a real problem in the reefing world. With a bigger tank, trying to keep things neat and easy to access was a problem, not to mention a fire hazard. When everything was running during the day it would always be in the back of my mind. This tank should be clean and neat and easy to maintain. Wont have to worry when we go on vacation.

[henry hill]

Just an update. Went and picked my stand up from a friend that is a wizard with wood. The thing is SICK!!! He did an awsome job. All Solid Oak, this thing is like furniture grade! Time to stain and finish it. I made sure to leave myself enough room incase I want to put a 5 gal bucket underneath for a top-off. Check this thing out. Its a slow go but things are coming around.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P5110251.jpg

[jimsflies]

Nice....I should have made my stand wider than the tank...just no room on that shelf under mine.

[henry hill]

I made sure to leave room on both sides of the tank. You know how we tend to do too many things at once in this hobby and have ****e laying all over!! LOL

[ReeferRob]

That is truly one KILLER stand. Great idea making it a touch bigger, now you have somewhere to put a cup of mysis as you turkey blast corals in the tank. Plus if you ever get the itch to upgrade to a rimless cube or something you can easily do so!

[henry hill]

Yes Yes ROb! Rimless Cube, never thought of that. Good idea.

[Bella127]

That stand is awfully close to that wood burning stove. Hope he didn't put too much lacquer on that bad boy:secret2:

[henry hill]

Have to wait for our awsome weather to change so I can get it outside and stain and seal it. Pete wheres the Pics????

[Bella127]

This what your peace favia looked like before Referral Rob chopped it up with his inland band-saw :oldman:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/Prand15/Raptors-peace-favia.jpg

[pjr]

Henry, beautiful stand and i tell ya, that LED hood looks like it came from the factory. Beautiful work.

btw, that is one awesome favia! Haven't seen it before but WOW it is stunning!

[pjr]

P.S. Hentry, which Edison LED did you use? And from where did you get them?

[henry hill]

Not sure which ones they are, NanoCustoms in Cali built the hood.

[pjr]

They did a superb job!

[ReeferRob]

This what your peace favia looked like before Referral Rob chopped it up with his inland band-saw :oldman:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/Prand15/Raptors-peace-favia.jpg

:borat:...............

[henry hill]

So I was looking at the tank head on and I cant have the wires coming out of the side-http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P5140257.jpg

Sooo, I called up Evil (Clive) and had him do some fine tuneing!http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P5140259.jpg

This is more like it!!- NIce and clean is what Im shooting for. Clive did a awsome job and is VERy into these LED's. Has a ton of great Ideas!! Thanks again Clive!! Going to find some plugs or maybe a sticker to go over the old plug holes? Any Ideas?http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P5150260.jpg

[Bella127]

rubber grommets would probably work

[henry hill]

L/R being shipped out tomarow. 50L.B. of Fiji Premium. Thanks Rob!!! Rock is the ****e!!! Im going to have a bunch of this left over if anyone is interested?

[ReeferRob]

Che buddy! Payment sent.!:borat:

[henry hill]

How many L.B. in that box? Was it 50?

[MizTanks]

I've been saving for the Nano Customs modded hood for the 29 bio cube~your tank is sweeeet!!! Another build I'm truly going to enjoy watching~thanks for sharing!!!

[danyal2]

Very nice, can't wait to see it full of rock and water. Depending on how well hard corals do, it might have me looking into LEDs.

[henry hill]

My pleasure! A few more goodies and I should be ready to filler up! Just have to get off my lazy butt and get the stand finished. Also trying to figure out what substrate to go with? ANYONE chime in on SUBSTRATE. Going to have an MP-20 for flow so Im going to go with something that wont blow all over the tank.

[danyal2]

My pleasure! A few more goodies and I should be ready to filler up! Just have to get off my lazy butt and get the stand finished. Also trying to figure out what substrate to go with? ANYONE chime in on SUBSTRATE. Going to have an MP-20 for flow so Im going to go with something that wont blow all over the tank.

My favorite substrate that I've used is the CaribSea Special Grade
Reef Sand. Small enough for fish to dig in, large enough to not get sucked up if you ever wish to siphon. They have new Ocean Direct stuff out too, don't know anyone that carries that yet.

[henry hill]

Where did you get the CaribSea Special Grade from?

[danyal2]

Where did you get the CaribSea Special Grade from?

I purchased mine from Pet Connection in Livonia, I'm sure you could find a better price online but shipping heavy stuff like sand isn't always favorable.

[henry hill]

RKL PLus ordered, Champion Lighting 10% off threw 6/1 $247 Pretty good deal $30 bucks off. Just have to finish off the stand and get Rob over here to do the rockwork! Cant wait!!

[ReeferRob]

What are the inside dimensions of this beast so I can start game planning a scape!

Also wanted to mention that there is a useful thread on RKL programming in the DIY section I started.

[ReeferRob]

Your taking to long, hurry up and get that stand stained!

Got a little bored tonight, so I decided to crack the box open and attempt a first draft dry run.
What do you think? This is all done naturally with no epoxy or acrylic rods!!
This is the front left corner diagonally to the back right.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1462.jpg
Crappy close up of the front right island, with a really cool flat overhang.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1463.jpg
Front right corner, to the back left. "The Piller" I had to make a killer shady spot for the Raptor's Peace Favia and other low light favias and acans. SPS up top.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1464.jpg
Left side to right side.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1470.jpg
Top Down
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1472.jpg
Close up of top right column rock
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1473.jpg
And finally the bridge view from right side to left side.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1475.jpg

Cut it up Chris! LMK what you like and don't like! That way I can better make your vision come reality!

[henry hill]

ROb, That rock is truely killer! I glad I waited it out and didint settle on something else! I did get the first coat of stain on the stand yesterday. Going to give it a second coat and should be good to go. Pre Rockscape pics look great. I'll try to get some measurements and pictures tonight. Thanks again!!

[ReeferRob]

Sweet, I ended up looking up the dimensions last night of 22x22x18 right. So we should be perfect.
The Pillar piece is kinda a love hate thing for me right now, may need to change it up to make things look more natural. The other two islands are bad as **** though!

[henry hill]

RKL is suppose to come today!! Stand is stained but wife e didint like my work or color, so I took it to my friend that built it. Should have the stand back Im thinking by the weekend. Its getting close.

[ardo_ski]

Looks Great! Can't wait to see the finished product!

[henry hill]

Reef Keeper made it here today. Anyone use theres for a ATO? Or should I go with a Tunze?

[ReeferRob]

Reef Keeper made it here today. Anyone use theres for a ATO? Or should I go with a Tunze?

You could save your self $200 bucks by using the RKL. You would need two RK float switches, one harness, their acrylic float switch holders (or DIY your own) and a small pump like the smallest on Lifeguard or Maxi Jet makes.

[henry hill]

Why not buy the Tunze replacement pump for 20 bucks? Or I could just use my old one that is still sitting in the rubbermade container in the crawl space? Is the r/k just as reliable? Safe?

[henry hill]

Well the MASTER SCAPER made it over today. Rob pimped the pimpy L/R out to the max. Nice Scaping buddy!! It is always more appealing when someone else comes up with a different creation that yourself would have never imagined! I was lucky enough to get 40 L.B. of L/R from Marco out of Key Largo of there Figi Premium. Killer stuff and was well worth the wait.

Stand is done and Sealed and Painted
R/K/L is installed and doing its thing
MP-20 is Rockin the water
And the bugs are hopefully growing.
I do have some of this L/R left over for sale. I wont be able to use anymore of it. It is some trully amazing stuff!!

I figure it will be a month or so before my Picasos go in.

(PETE) your loosing that P/C soon.LOL

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P7180292.jpghttp://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/P7180298.jpg

[dcook]

Any updates????

[Sir Patrick]

Been wondering how this tank is doing also!

[henry hill]

Its been cycling one month today. Just put some carbon in the water to clear it up some, and having a slight problem with having to clean the glass everyday!? Going to test the Nitrite today, should be at the end of my cycle by now. Its been a slow process. Love the R/K, our power has gone out atleast 4 times this month and when I fire up the generator or the power comes back on the lighting is still in sink!:)

[MizTanks]

I really really like your rock work! Gives me ideas for my 26g bow front, thanks!

[henry hill]

Rockwork was put together with Harveys 2 part from H/D and Reefer Robs love for the hobby! LOL He did a great job.

[henry hill]

Starting to put L/S in the tank and would like to let everyone know that is interested in LED's that I had to add my heater to the system to maintain a steady 80 Deg. Blew me away considering we are running the AC at 77-78 Deg.

[ReeferRob]

Bout damn time. Did you put a poop machine (cromis) in there yet, or anything else that produces ammonia?

[henry hill]

Shrimp,,,,,,,,,

[henry hill]

Heater has been running for the last week or 2 like crazy. No heat from these LED's what so ever. Just need to figure out how to program the R/K for a heater for safety?

[EMUreef]

Heater has been running for the last week or 2 like crazy. No heat from these LED's what so ever. Just need to figure out how to program the R/K for a heater for safety?

if your asking how....

Just use the temp probe and set it that if temp goes over 80 turn off.... under 80 turn on....

[ReeferRob]

There are also direction in the DIY section I started along time ago!!

[ReeferRob]

Someone please explain why this tank hasn't had any photo updates yet?! Its got snails and crabs and fish and corals. Get to it brotha!

[henry hill]

Im not PROUD of it yet!

[henry hill]

A couple new frags. Things are starting to take off.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/PC140117.jpghttp://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/cschmatz111/PC140119.jpg

[schminksbro]

This is purely a teaser. Let's see some more pics!!!!!!!!!

[whitetiger61]

yeah more pics... FTS please

Rick

[pjr]

nice additions!