Tech Savvy Reef: Exploring Aquarium Automation & Gear!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- Get ready to dive deep into the high-tech world of The Acro Reef!
Join me for an exclusive "under the hood" tour as I unveil the equipment that keeps this reef thriving day in and day out. I'm talking top-notch controller, sleek fans, dazzling lights, precision dosing pumps, and even fail-proof backup power solutions!
Monitored, controlled and illuminated by GHL products.
Fish and coral foods and supplements by Fauna Marin products.
Brands mentioned:
GHL (Controller, Dosers, Lights, Fans, etc.): www.aquariumcomputer.com/
Fauna Marin (Supplements): www.faunamarin.de/en/home-engl/
Abyzz (Return pump): abyzz.de/
Royal Exclusiv (Skimmer): www.royalexclusiv.com
Avast Marine (Ozone Reactor): www.avastmarine.com/
Ozotech (Ozone Generator): ozotech.com/
Ecotech Marine (Wave pump): ecotechmarine.com/
Controller: GHL ProfiLux 4
Dosing: GHL Doser 2.1
Auto testing: KH Director / ION Director
AWC: Doser 2.2 Maxi
Lighting: GHL Mitras LX7206
Ozone: Avast Ozone Reactor / Ozotech Ozone Generator
Foods: PE Mysis, FM Multi-Mix
Supplements: FM Balling Light, Elementals
Follow the journey of my reef aquarium on Instagram!
🎯 v.altam?igs...
Excellent video and beautiful system; I definitely took some notes!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, information, and tank!
Awesome , thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent tank tour video... very well done!!! Thank you for posting!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Wow! Good job sir! Perfect set-up🔥
Thank you! There was a lot of planning behind the scenes to get it to this point. Glad you enjoyed the tour. 🙂
Very Nice! NASA would be impressed.
Thank you!
This set up is sick, alot of good ideas here.
I appreciate that! 😎
Very cool man! Great tank and solid equipment
Thanks 👍
Great set-up, IMO it's not much GHL love shown in the industry. I like the GHL tablet display, that like snippet showed more parameters than the Apex & Hydros!
Hey, thanks for watching! Yes, the convenience of seeing all that info on one screen is super. I've used GHL products for over a decade and it has yet to disappoint. Reliability is the main attraction point for me. IMO, that is what the reef actually needs and it delivers everytime for me.
Nice setup 👌
Thank you!
Strange to see no red sea bashing comments. That's all you see in the forums. Beautiful aquarium and setup.
Thanks! Their G2 is very well built. Having the armored seams really makes a difference!
Great video
Thank you!
You not married, right !?? 😂 Your attention to detail is heroic. Well done sir, left-to-right, top-to-bottom. I have also a RedSea 650 for 3+ yrs, using Apex/Neptune which I actually DON'T like, btw. 😮 Ever used kalkwasser ? I dose a slurry at night using a PH probe. Solves more than 1 prblm in that way. Top notch tank, thank you for sharing. 😊❤
Lol Thank you for the kind words! I did take my time with the planning phase before the tank was even ordered. Even along the way, I always pondered ways to keep as many wires out of sight as possible. The idea of having a bunch of modules or wires sticking out from the front of them would drive me up a wall. The ProfiLux helps keep things tidy. 😅
I've never used Kalkwasser, but I have considered it for this tank since lowered pH is a side-effect of running Ozone. The challenge is finding a way to keep the extra equipment consealed.
There’s something to say about having redundancy. You have an excellent set up going on there. Was a pleasure to watch
Hey, glad you enjoyed it! A lot of time went into the planning stage and it was well worth it. 🙂
That level of automation is amazing!
Thanks!
@@TheAcroReef425 i'm curious if you would go with GHL again vs. Neptune Apex, some people rave about the Mobius app but I don't know anything about the GHL app. I would love a demo of the GHL automation software, it does look more evolved than Mobius at first glance.
stunning reef!
Thanks!
Absolutely brilliant mate alot of effort but it all pays off well done mate
It's 100% worth the effort! Thanks for watching.
Gotta get a blue light filter my guy haha sick tank though!
Maybe I shouldn't say that I had one on when I recorded this video. 😅
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
How do you like the ion director? I haven't heard much buzz around it anymore.
Great episode 🙌 👏👏
I like it a lot! It has been accurate for me since day 1 and its results line up with the ICP results from Fauna Marin's lab. Being able to log results and have the P4 auto-adjust my Calcium and Magnesium is a nice touch.
Wow the attention to detail is incredible. The GHL automation really seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of other aquarium controllers. What kind of learning curve is it to program the sensors and functions? Do you need to know coding to do the programing? I am tech savvy but I lack programming knowledge. What kind of time frame did it take to get to your current set up? Thank you for sharing much appreciated. I am in the planing stages for my dream set up. I am considering either a water box peninsula 7225 or a Cade peninsula 1800. I want the tank to have dynamic dosing and auto water changes as well.
Thank you! I will say that what's in the tank now for automation was a steady progress. The initial setup was pretty straightforward, and I don't think you have to be technically savvy to set it up. It took me about 2 full years to get the "core" of my automation goals completed. That includes testing devices (KHD / IOND), fan control, backup measures, etc. The AWC part of it was implemented about 1 year into the tank startup. ATO was done on day 1. Calcium, Alkalinity, Mag dosing about 3 months in.
If you haven't settled yet on which controller to get, consider this...
The best thing you can do for yourself is have a clear goal and plan in-mind before jumping into any controller. You can do a whole lot with controllers and it's fantastic, but when you get it, if no clear plan has been defined ahead of time, it's going to get overwhelming quick! That applies to all controller brands! Read the documentation and product pages, get some kind of understanding of what YOU want out of a controller, consider what expansion options are doable (but don't focus too heavily on reading about it if it doesn't apply to what YOU want today) and define a clear goal for yourself BEFORE jumping in an getting one. Reading about them on forums is nice and all but take what you see there with a grain of salt. Also, ask yourself what is the single most important thing you look for in a controller? For me, it was reliability above all. I couldn't care less about pretty interfaces and neither do the fish. Correct me if I'm wrong, but fishes are more appreciative of equipment that is tried, true and tested to be reliable. :)
My controller search ended in 2006 when I asked myself who had the longest track record for reliability. That's how I found GHL and their ProfiLux 2...years later I've gone and upgraded to the current ProfiLux 4 and Dosers and couldn't be happier.
When I first setup the P2 controller, there were barely any how-to videos and guides out there. Nowadays, you have a lot to choose from. Setting up dosing schedules, timers, probe controls are done with drop-down boxes. Probe calibration is also straightforward since it can be done through the app. I never had to learn any level of coding even when I had the ProfiLux 2 back in 2006. :)
You can't go wrong with either tank options! I'm excited for you. Take your time with the equipment part of it. If you want to get into a controller, just start with the basics (temp control and pH monitoring), all else can come later down the road.
Best on your new tank journey!
How did you make up the light mount system? I’m looking to making something similar for my reefi uno pros
I made it using 80/20 Inc aluminum extrusion. They should have a store on ebay where you can put together the parts to make a custom light mount.
What I used is the 1515 series (black).
How do you like the GHL products? I always like the look of them and I often think about swapping my Neptune for them.
I've used GHL products for over a decade and always appreciated how reliable the equipment was. To me, that is what I care about most. The aethetics of the design is a nice bonus.
I'll also mention that I enjoy not having wires in plain sight or a bunch of modules all over the place. 🙂
Great in-depth video of your system, are you an electrician or data analyst by profession by any chance. 🤷♂️😂
Hey thanks for watching. I'm neither, but 20 years of being in the hobby really helps. :)
What kind of rope is that for your dosing tube?
It's 1/4" braided sleeving that I picked up from Amazon. They come in several different colors too!
Sub’d. Would love to see a review of the IOND!
Sure, I can whip something up. 🙂
You must have some kind of professional Engineering background. Fully automated reef tank is very rare in home reef aquatics hobbyists. Thanks for posting. I am inspired to level up my refining skills.
Haha! Thanks for the kind words. 😅
Can you share your mitras setting ? plz thanks
Sure, send me a message on IG and I'll send it over.
What flow rate do you have with your main pump?
I run it at 72% (1350 gph). That's enough to keep a good amount of flow going into the display and just enough to feed the Avast Ozone Reactor.
You think I could use the color elements along with ESV two part?
Yes, most definitely. Just don't go putting them in your ESV containers. It's meant to be dosed separately. I've used Color Elements for several years and have found it to be very helping in giving corals that extra bit of color.
@@TheAcroReef425 yeah that’s what I plan on doing. When I look at the ingredients I notice it doesn’t have strontium in it. Are you dosing this separately? Also what kind of caps you have on the color elements so you place dosing tubes inside of them
@@garycumbo1092 I do add 'Fauna Marin Elementals Strontium' when my ICP test shows that the tank needs it. Otherwise, the bottle sits idly until I need it again. As for the caps, I just drilled a 1/4" hole in the original caps and dropped the tubing into the bottle. To prevent the tube from curling, I put a piece of rigid acrylic tube at the end of the tube so it is always straight.
@@TheAcroReef425awesome I’m considering doing my 50 gallon cube to be sps dominated the tank is 24x24x20 just trying to figure out if I should do a branch aqua scape or all base rock
What is your daily dosage for KH?
Thanks for watching! I'm putting in 240ml per day which is currently holding my KH between 8.0 - 8.2.
Which dosing lines are those?
They're standard 1/4" vinyl tubing with PET Braided Sleeving over it. You'll find it on Amazon.
Hell of setup man! This tank is fantastic! What’s your thoughts on the bashsea ato reservoir? I’ve been looking at getting that exact one. Would you recommend?
@@MikeLemming Can't go wrong with Bashsea quality! Steve is great to work with and very detail oriented. Both ATO and AWC reservoirs are custom made to fit the cabinets. If you contact him, tell'em I sent you. He'll take good care of you. 🙂
@@TheAcroReef425 I appreciate it! I may just buy the standard one for like $200 online.. no need for custom.
@MikeLemming Anytime! Yeah, if his standard sizing fits in the space you're looking to fill, no need to spend the extra dollars on custom.
FWIW, I only went that route because I planned to put a reservoir and dosing containers in the same cabinet.
Everything dialed....except the smoke detector lol....
The more bases covered the happier the reef. 😅