Dream Reef Tank - Cabinetry and WATER!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ธ.ค. 2024
- It's been a long time coming, but the Dream Reef Tank finally has its cabinetry and therefore, I was able to fill this sucker with salt water.
This video will cover the detail in the beautiful custom made cabinetry made by the kitchen design centre (thekitchendesig...)
Shout out if you have any questions and as always, be sure to subscribe to the channel if you have not done so already!
I'm confused how this channel has under 10k subs? This is the best build series on TH-cam.
hahaha it's growing and growing quickly! Appreciate the support, feel free to share with your reefing buddies!
If he was a average looking woman with an ass shot as his thumbnail...he’d have a million subs, it’s just the way YT is..
3488 views and 351 likes smh Haters LOL
hahahaha welcome to the internet hey? Na it's cool, I'm sure there are heaps of reefing ladies out there joining for my super hot thumbnails :P Lol but in all honesty, Im not interested in gaining cheap followers that way. I just want to make my dream reef tank, if people want to watch along - you are all welcome :D
Over 10k now!
Very cool. I love the motorized canopy and lighting height adjustment.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, I am a huge fan of your work and your channel. Please keep the jaw dropping content coming!
We need a crossover episode... The Than and Sam Show (-:
Mrs Parker is definitely a keeper man, amazing support.
hahaha yes, spoken from a man who has a partner who gets her hands in the water with him (Y)
@@ParkersReef 🥰🥰🥰
Best cabinetry I've seen - seriously!
Thanks so much Sunny!
Fantastically engineered, well done!
Many thanks!
5 grand is pretty good value. Nice job
I'm loving this build series. Best Tank on TH-cam
Thanks mate!!
Following your journey all the way from Dubai mate! Can't wait to see it up and running with livestock.
Fantastic! Thanks for following along 👍🏻
when the cabine open....Wow and cooooool shouting out.
glad you enjoyed it!
Water at last! 😁
The cabinet is absolutely next level. The whole project has pushed the envelope of what can be achieved.
I would like to thank your wife! What a great woman supporting her guy. That’s really nice to see.
Now the livestock 😜
hahahaha yes, she is the best! Cycle has begun, rock in soon and then after a steady amount of time - we can begin livestock!
It’s like watching a kid in a toy shop coming up to Christmas 🎄
Seriously 😐 Sam, it’s great 👍 to see and hear 👂 you talk so exited and passionate about your dream build, it’s already stunning and breathtaking to look 👀 at mate 👍
Your patience is certainly being rewarded. 👍🏴
Thanks so much John, appreciate it!
It’s coming along real nice.
Thank you!
I couldn't agree more! My wife was dead set against me getting a new, large tank until I told her it would be in a solid oak stand and top to match the other furniture. That swung it for me. Congrats on finally getting it wet.
hahaha yep, wife approval goes a long way!
Looking good Parker
Thank you sir!
DUUUDE!!!
I have a serious crush on your build 🥰, it just keeps getting better!
hahahah thanks man!
Sam “not a man who does things by halves” Parker. Really enjoying the updates man, killer!!!!!
Haha not on this build anyway, don’t call it a dream reef for nothing!
Sam looks great and I love how honest you are with costs but I hate that duck bill on return LoL 😂
I love the duck bill! So much better than 3D printed nozzles....
Very impressive sir - I admire all the attention to detail and the clear planning that went into everything.
Thank you very much!
Thanks Sam for the link… it was the KEKU clips I was referring to. I thought you were clipping directly into the 80/20 slot somehow, but now I see those clips are affixed to your back inside right hand side panel and likely a similar strip on the left like you have done for the hinged doors.
That’s correct. I spent a while working out how to attach to the extrusion and then quickly realised it was going to be easier to attach a strip to the extrusion and then attach to that as per normal. Has worked a treat
This is going to be the most epic and perfect Reef Tank i have ever seen in my my life (52 Years)
I sure hope I can reach those levels!
Wow just wow 🤩 no other words needed mate nice one 👍
Thank you so much 😀
Moving fast buddy looks great
thank you!
Dream cabinets for the Dream Reef Tank. Pricey but I can tell you are super happy! Congrats bud.
Yes! Thank you!
looking awesome mate. can't wait for the next one
Thank you :)
@@ParkersReef will you do a video on the filter roller?
Yeah I can do if you’re interested?
@@ParkersReef for sure.. looks interesting :)
Absolutely beautiful! Watching this build so far has been very inspirational.
Glad you are enjoying it!
I respect your dedication ,passion for dream reef tank ...good.
Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful Sam.
Many thanks!
Wow this fantastic Parker. Makes my new Red Sea 300 XL look insignificant 😉 Congratulations Parker.
OMG, nothing insignificant about a Red Sea 300XL!!! Lovely tanks! But thank you :)
Water day. I remember that day in my upgrade few weeks ago. Very exciting. Kudos
Super exciting!
This is gold! Thank you so much for showing the whole process! Can not get any better!
Cheers mate!!
This is fantastic Sam. Great seeing this come together after all of your planning. Just need an automatic door on the bird cage now. 🤣
That would be cool! But we are working on something a little more special for him :D
Man parker, Im so glad u kept us in the loop..I value your dedication to the hobby and love that u shared the experience...I hope the lockdown will get lifted soon. Thanks for sharing....KHG needs to be installed
haha yes, I might order a new KHG so that it has all the latest upgrades :D
@@ParkersReef yeah thanks. I’m in the US and you’ve helped me in Facebook.
Can’t wait for your tank to be up and completed. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Pleasure mate :)
AMAZING! Congratulations mate, don't know of other build to bit this dream reef tank. Attention to detail it is great.Very motivating and inspiring.Many thanks sharing this with us.
Thanks so much!!
This is looking awesome mate. Well done credit to you
Thank you Niels! Cheers!
It a very clean setup perfect for maintaining the reef
Thank you, that was the plan!
Absolutely lovely..waiting for next rocks setup ....
Not long now!
This is slowly becoming my favourite tank on TH-cam wow... I just got into the hobby my tanks been up only 6 months this is cool to see what an experienced reefer can achieve I hope one day I’ll have such a rad tank 😍
glad you are enjoying it, thanks for watching!
Brilliant Sam, looks the business mate going to be superb this build.
Cheers Pete!
Love it, wish this series was around 2 years ago when we had our kitchen remodelled, I was trying to pitch a reef tank install to the Mrs, no joy but ill use this series to try to get her onside again, as your cabinets would fit perfectly in the kitchen now...Cant wait to see this beast stocked and up an running.
Hahaha there is still hope!!! 😅
Truly inspirational, can’t wait for the live stock
thanks so much :D
Absolutely lovely, well worth the wait, just looking forward to the inhabitants being slowly added. Keep em coming 👍👍👏
More to come!
Very awesome. That is a steal! My cabinetry is due to be completed this Friday and has no servo drives, and it cost me that much! Great work, look forward to the next instalment!
Thanks for watching Daniel, be keen to see your cabinetry once done. Yes, I thought it was a steal, but you know, the internet and all, you get a lot of "experts" and I've had my share of people telling me that I'm getting ripped off! At the end of the day, you get what you pay for and this is a stunning bit of cabinetry!
@@ParkersReef totally agree, you get what you pay for. Yep, sure, you could get a chipboard cabinet for half the price but how long's that going to last!? And plastic laminate looks nowhere near as nice as a solid matte finish kitchen bench top-esque material.
Added water and sand before doing the scape!!! I was waiting to look at your scape before I do mine for my WB 130.4 Hmmmm I’m waiting 😊
yeah water and sand is now in (video on the sand coming soon). Rockscape wont be too far away, we had to switch out to plan b after plan a was no longer available :)
@@ParkersReef ok. Let’s wait and see. I’m planning to do mine in Caribsea Rocks. I live in Glen Waverley if I have chance will I be able to come and have look.
Good stuff 👍🏻
This entire tank is absolutely phenomenal!! Cannot wait to see what you do with it!
Thanks so much :D
Great job. Very well thought out. I know the wife has to be happy with it lol. Thats all that really matters at this point. Keeping her happy give you clearance for spending a whole lot on livestock.
That's the plan!
Wow that is amazing very well thought out and executed looking forward to what’s to come
thanks mate!
Damn that is really really cool, good material choice and build!
Thank you!
Wow wow wow!! This is the most impressive stand ever. End of story.
haha thanks mate!
Beautiful Sam, its wonderful to see all the planning coming together. And I suspect $5k was a steal for a bespoke solution with quality products.
Thanks mate
Loving this build!
Thank you!
I have a cabinet very similar to this one, also blum hinges... Not motorized but almost the same as these ones... They have 5 years and still work great... Yes they have some oxide spots and they are not as smooth as day one but they are still great... Perhaps in a couple years I will get new ones...
Blum make great stuff!!
@@ParkersReef my 2c based on my setup... Being closed from floor to ceiling will drop the ph a lot, perhaps be ready to install a co2 scrubber to your skimmer
Keep it up Sam, looks awesome!
Thanks! Will do!
This is absolutely stunning and great work there m8 and good luck with the cycle and look forward to seeing this complete.. 👌👍👊👏👏👏
Thanks so much!
Well wowsers Sam, this truly is an amazing episode which I’ve yup followed them all, totally epic custom build mate. Nearly there and I can’t wait to see the fish and corals plans too coming to fruition. Love it. 😀👍👍
Thanks mate, really appreciate it!
Amazing build! Love all the details and thought you put into the planning & execution.
Thanks a bunch!
Looks great. Enjoying the build, thanks for sharing it 👍
No problem at all, thanks so much for joining in the journey!
Awesome video mate
Glad you enjoyed
Stunning can’t wait to see the scape 👍
You and me both!
wow 5K for design product and install is not that bad for the quality of work. I do hope it last for 15 years!
fingers crossed!
looks great mate.. and thanks for your help on saturday
Any time - always happy to help!
Very Nice !
Thank you very much!
Loving the build series. I can’t wait to see the tank filled to the brim with corals and live stock in a few years. You better remember us ogs once you gain a lot more subscribers😂 It’s hard to believe your not at 10k yet this is one of the best reefing and aquarium channels out there.
thanks so much mate, hopefully will look as good as I am envisioning it - so far everything is exactly as I had planned :)
@@ParkersReef this has turned into my dream tank as well😂I strive to have a tank this big and complex one day.
Very excited for you Sam! I'm sure you are ecstatic! May be the video but it looked like that right door needed to drop very slightly if possible. May just be the video though.
yeah I'm still playing with the doors, but they are all fully adjustable :)
Holly molly 🤐no word to describe how awesome it looks bless you brother and enjoy it to the fullest wish I know u doing
Cheers mate!
Looks good
thanks mate!
Been following this build , really enjoying it man and cheers for the inspiration!! In the planning stages of my dream tank too , Keep em coming
thanks so much!
This has got to be the sickest tank on all of social media as well as off. I can't even imagine how sick the aquascape is gonna be along with fish n corals. Did you draw the blue prints for your house as well when it was built. Amazing can't wait for future videos. Definitely subscribed to this build
No stones left unturned in this build :)
Thanks for watching!
Looks great Sam - I think I would still cover the stainless fittings with silicone grease or similar as salt will rust even the highest grade stainless given time.👍
Great idea
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I love at 10:27 - the bird has "cage". Hanging by a "chain". Such a contrast to the life support system and automated staging area for the reef :) I wonder if the bird cage door is an IoT device? Loving your work man!
Big things in the works for our little feathered friend too :)
Very exciting!
thanks for watching!
Lots awesome mate . Shame I’m few hours hrs from Melbourne I’m a plasterer
Ah bummer, that’d be ideal! I’m in geelong, where are you?
I’m in wodonga cabinet pricing seems fare .
Ah regional at least! If you’re looking for a day trip to do the job, let me know!
@@ParkersReef would love to if I wasn’t so busy . Be awesome to see tank . it’s only a hours work tops
Ah well, at least your are busy. If you’re looking for a working semi holiday - let me know!
Wow congrats mate you deserve it 🙂
Thanks a ton!
Beautifully crafted and thought out, well done and more to the point well done for waiting, I couldn’t of lol :)
Thanks mate!
Nice tank, everything is very tidy ;)
so far so good, now just gotta keep it that way!
That looks sharp! I hope I can make mine look as good! And as clean!
You can do it!
Stunning, amazing attention to detail, I'm stealing a few ideas for my build so thanks for doing all the hard work :)
Please do! That's what this is all about, sharing information to help each other :)
Nice video, looking great! Coming along really well.
Give some consideration to moisture in the cabinet and the effect on the hinges, I’ve had multiple tank hinges rust, even high end ones.
I eventually got to the stage where I painted then with silicon grease, but obviously you end up greasy if you touch them.
Yeah something to consider
Pretty damn awesome!
Thanks mate!
My compliments on your beautiful tank! I really enjoy watching all your informative and great looking videos on your channel. One quesion on your tank: what do you use to ventilate/dehumidify the canopy on top of your tank? Cheers, John
Thanks John! Glad you are enjoying the content :) Yes, great question! I have a small ventilation fan in the ceiling above the tank canopy. Despite being very small, it is fairly oversized for the canopy space and keeps everything in there free of moisture very nicely
I think its possibly the most gorgeous stand I've seen, while remaining extremely usable. The motorized canopy is incredible. The stand seems quite tall or am I seeing things? I personally like taller stands and think all the commercial ones are too short. How tall is it? Seems 40"+? Also, mind sharing what its made of? Other than the aluminum frame, which is obvious. Are the panels plywood or something else, and what is the finish? I suspect laminate but not 100% sure.
Hey Max, thanks for commenting! Stand is 110cm tall.
I have a video on my stand, worth checking out! Although the cabinetry is custom made by a kitchen manufacturer. It is a type of laminate with waterproof plastic covering and edges
Looking very nice so far Sam. Definitely helps when you have a very supportive wife onboard, letting you fulfil your dreams. Where are you up to so far spend wise then? I know you mention the cost of each part throughout, but never a tally. Or are you saving that for the end for us? I imagine the rock will be a nice hit on the pocket too, but will be worth it. Nearly there now
Hey Peter, yeah I must admit I haven't consciously added it up yet - but in loose figures we have:
Tank: $4k
Stand $5k
Cabinets $5k
Sump $4k
Battery system: $3k
Skimmer: $2k
Plumbing: $1k
Light frame: $1k
Return Pumps (already had, but $2k ea)
Extras (media, cabinet lighting, foam, acrylic, etc.) $2k
So far looking at around $30k. Crazy when you add it up, so let's not :P
@@ParkersReef Wow. It definitely spirals upwards fast. I hope that you can still afford to put fish and corals in it after that. Thanks Sam
@@pedro8284 I'll make it work :)
Congrats! Absolutely one of the best setups I’ve seen. Incredible job!
Re the Blum Aventos and corrosion..ya hopefully reducing humidity will do the trick.
In my experience so far with canopy door lifters I’ve only seen corrosion due to electrolysis caused from dissimilar metal components touching combined w/humidity.
I suppose another level of corrosion protection could be spraying the components with a silicone based coating of some kind (?).
So Awesome...What a sweet setup!!!
👏👏👏
Cheers 🍻
thanks mate - I will keep a close eye on them all (Y)
Dude that’s awesome setup. If I ever did something like that idk if I would want it to look that clean or spend the money on a larger tank tho.
gotta look clean no matter what size the tank is!
Just found about your channel. Awesome content
Welcome aboard!
The most annoying thing about the lockdown is we're in stage 4 and im about the same distance from Melbourne as you are. We havent had a case for about 8 weeks now down here.
it's bloody madness hey...
@@ParkersReef coming over to you was about the last time i left my house
@@cptblight20 oh wow, that is a long time between drinks!
Looking really good mate!
In the event of (hopefully never) catastrophic failure of those hinges, do they stick open or come crashing down unhindered? Just a thought...
As you like led lights, maybe stick some under the base of the cabinet so it illuminates the floor clearance gap of the doors?
The hinges actually operate without the motor drive nice and smoothly too (that was something I should have pointed out.... damn!) So they wont come crashing at all. Yeah have thought about adding some glow to the underside, but not sold on it just yet..... :)
What are your quarantine plans for fish, corals and inverts? Thanks!
yeah great question! This will be a little controversial, but I am not a huge advocate of QT. Well, not home QT anyway. I do place corals into a frag tank for observation for a week or so before putting into the main display. Other than that, nothing with inverts and with fish - I only buy fish that are healthy and pest free from my lfs. Sometimes they will QT a fish for me if necessary, but often not.
would love a video about how you wired and programmed those doors n lifts
well, you are in luck!
Light frame: th-cam.com/video/hsMScJZIiIQ/w-d-xo.html
Cabinetry: th-cam.com/video/IE34b_KfhSw/w-d-xo.html
Looks amazing 😍. Can you do a video on how sump actually working i saw the video you showing the sumo but with water running looks so interesting. On the side cupboard if you move it to the right to close the gap how would the door open?!?
Yeah when the cupboard extends across, it will just have enough clearance to open :)
Sump will be covered a little more in future, but be sure to check out the video where I explain how it all works. Now that it is full of water, the flow is much less noticeable :P
@@ParkersReef thank you
What kind of aquarium system would you think it would be best for a planted freshwater tank with discus fish?
I couldn’t answer with any kind of educated response I am afraid, I have no knowledge of freshwater systems. See what your local fish store recommends, but waterbox or Cade make lovely systems
Do you have some ventilation inside the sump area? Those hinges will rust unless they are titanium.
They’re certainly not titanium, there is ventilation, however I’m comfortable replacing hinges every few years
What size aluminum T-slot excursions did you use for your stand?
Great looking setup. Very inspiring
Here you go mate, all info is here:
th-cam.com/video/F4pgduPLoDU/w-d-xo.html
@@ParkersReef I appreciate it. Crazy build.
Cheers mate!
Absolutely amazing following, question and maybe I missed it how does it vent to stop moisture build up in side the cabinet? Following from Arizona USA.
Never mind you did answer it. Wow what a build !!!
No problem at all, yell out if you have other questions!
Hi Sam, awesome build. Just curious what switches you will use for auto on lights when doors are open, I have been looking around but can’t find anything
Just Reed switches from Jaycar or eBay, nothing fancy!
That’s so nice!! Love that motorized door opener and the motorized light stand. Where did you get that light stand from? Also custom by the Cabinet people?
I DIY’d the light stand, super cheap and easy too!
Check out the video here:
th-cam.com/video/hsMScJZIiIQ/w-d-xo.html
@@ParkersReef brilliant idea!! 👌🏻
Hi Parker. Bin following your build for a while now while I was building my own. Great built and great inspiration!
I noticed you went with the standard Blum hinges on your doors. As they are not saltwater resistant did you take any steps to rustproof those?
No, no extra precautions. I’ve used high end stainless hinges before and they eventually get surface rust too. Easier and cheaper to replace them every 3 years or so with new ones :)
Hi. You would need a titanium hinge not to rust. As far as I know , no one makes a titanium hinge so replacing them in 10 years is no big deal. Blum don’t change there drilling pattern at all so it makes it easy to swap over. We have always heaps in stock so Sam can just call me for more👍
Can’t imagine what a titanium hinge would cost even if they did make it!!!
@@ParkersReef more that $4 for a new hinge.
The cost would be out of this world😬😬
Hello from Slovenia. What material did u use for door panels ? Because needs to be waterproff i mean safe from high salt humidity...
Yes, correct! It is a water sealed kitchen cabinet material. Designed to be used in wet areas and has held up beautifully in the three years so far
Just curious what do you do for a living? Your tank is amazing btw!
I work in IT, many thanks :)
Amazing job. I do have one question: how are the two 90 degree panels attached (the long thin panels that wrap around the corner between the outer doors and the side panels)?
They are secured internally, I assume by dowels and glue? Not actually sure as there is nothing visible externally on the panel, just appears as one piece.
Or if you mean how are they attached to the frame, they are held on with keku clips :)
Hi Sam, do you think that the cabnetry can be made magnetic so it just attaches to the tank? Im not wanting to drill into my stand either but cant work out how to attach anything to the stand
yes it can be, but I'd recommend building a lip or something for it to sit on to hold the weight and then just have the magnets hold it in. What is your stand made out of?