113 custom build

[BeltwayBandit]

I am just about to start assembling my 113 gallon aquarium. The aquarium was custom built by glasscages. It measures 36 X 28 X 26.

My sump is a partitioned 20g long. The first part has a Red Sea reef roller, second is a Reef Octopus 150 SSS and the final partition is for the return pump. I’ll have a 5gal bucket refugium under the tank. The lighting is an Orpek iCon. I’m also going to be running a GHL controller.

In addition I have a 3 X 20 gal rack system that will be my qt/holding/frag setup.

The main focus of this system will be SPS and tridacnid clams. As I build it out I will add calcium alk and other supplementation systems.

I’ll post additional pics of the main tank once I get it up and running over the next few weeks.

 

[BanZI29]

Kewl looking setup. A 3 story tank setup, never seen that before.

 

[CasperOe]

Tank on a tank on a tank! Now, this will be an interesting one to follow! Thanks for bringing us along..

 

[BeltwayBandit]

Kewl looking setup. A 3 story tank setup, never seen that before.

I bought it from a small fish store. Its a pretty nifty setup. The top 2 tanks are drilled and the return pump sends water from the bottom to the top tank and then it gravity drains back down to the sump. I like it because I can QT in two separate tanks but treat the whole system as 1 tank. My only concern is that if I ever get a fish sick enough to have to use copper then the tanks will be ruined for long term frag system. The long term plan is to use this as a QT/holding system during my initial setup, then move it over to a frag system where I can still isolate fish if necessary. And possibly keeping some cool stuff that wouldn't do well in the main tank is always an option too.

 

[BeltwayBandit]

The rock arrived and is in the holding tank. I found 3 brittle stars and a small pistol shrimp. The rock and stars are in the top tanks. The shrimp was relegated to the sump.