After a 7 year tankless stretch at home (thanks to kiddos being born), I have finally gotten around to doing another aquarium. The main focus for me was to make this extremely dependable, ease of use, and energy efficient as possible. I travel for work about 50%, and have limited time, so my hope is that if/when something bad happens, I'll know right away. I am getting ready to start the cycle this coming week, so figured it was a good time to start a build thread. I am limited on the space my wife will allow me to dedicate to fish, so we'll see how that goes lol.
Specs:
300 deep dimension marineland, with corner overflows removed and a ghost overflow installed on end.
150G rubbermaid stock tank sump
Red Dragon 3 Speedy 150 W from Royal Exclusiv
2 x VorTech MP60
2 x VorTech MP40 (opposite ends, alternating every 4 hours, horizontal gyre flow)
Regal 300INT protein skimmer from Reef Octopus
ATI 60" Powermodule hybrid 8x80 T5/led, installed with trolley/unistrut system for ease of getting into tank
DIY heat exchange loop with secondary/redundant temp. controller and titanium heat exchanger for temperature control
A slew of Apex controllers, too many to list
2 x 100G RO storage/seawater mixing station
~450 lbs. marco rock (foundation, reef saver, and shelf)
carbon reactor
PO4 reactor
6" Calcium Reactor from Bill Wann (will be ordered later this year), 20 lb. CO2 tank with aquarium plants regulator
programmable AC Infinity variable speed DC exhaust fan for temp/humidity control in the fish room
fish QT room is separate, and almost finished
fish room is sealed off from the rest of the house, epoxy floor paint, exterior paint on walls, all maintenance can be done by opening a valve, have hard plumbed a drain line to floor drain in mechanical room
Remaining projects to be completed:
battery backup system
coral QT
coral propagation area
separate coral lagoon added
final cord/cable management!
few pics
Ghost installed
Cant say enough good about these pumps. Absolutely 100% DEAD silent
Heat exchange loop w/Taco recirculation pump
Equipment panel. Build on a piano hinge, so the whole panel swings out if access behind is needed.
Manifold with flow meters for PO4, carbon, CaRx and fill line for artemia/cyclopeeze drip feeder (to be added later)
Fish room with water station
now with water and rock. Top panel is also fully removable so front access is easily possible.
I'm sure there's stuff I have glossed over, but it's off to a nice start so far. Thanks for reading!
Specs:
300 deep dimension marineland, with corner overflows removed and a ghost overflow installed on end.
150G rubbermaid stock tank sump
Red Dragon 3 Speedy 150 W from Royal Exclusiv
2 x VorTech MP60
2 x VorTech MP40 (opposite ends, alternating every 4 hours, horizontal gyre flow)
Regal 300INT protein skimmer from Reef Octopus
ATI 60" Powermodule hybrid 8x80 T5/led, installed with trolley/unistrut system for ease of getting into tank
DIY heat exchange loop with secondary/redundant temp. controller and titanium heat exchanger for temperature control
A slew of Apex controllers, too many to list
2 x 100G RO storage/seawater mixing station
~450 lbs. marco rock (foundation, reef saver, and shelf)
carbon reactor
PO4 reactor
6" Calcium Reactor from Bill Wann (will be ordered later this year), 20 lb. CO2 tank with aquarium plants regulator
programmable AC Infinity variable speed DC exhaust fan for temp/humidity control in the fish room
fish QT room is separate, and almost finished
fish room is sealed off from the rest of the house, epoxy floor paint, exterior paint on walls, all maintenance can be done by opening a valve, have hard plumbed a drain line to floor drain in mechanical room
Remaining projects to be completed:
battery backup system
coral QT
coral propagation area
separate coral lagoon added
final cord/cable management!
few pics
Ghost installed
Cant say enough good about these pumps. Absolutely 100% DEAD silent
Heat exchange loop w/Taco recirculation pump
Equipment panel. Build on a piano hinge, so the whole panel swings out if access behind is needed.
Manifold with flow meters for PO4, carbon, CaRx and fill line for artemia/cyclopeeze drip feeder (to be added later)
Fish room with water station
now with water and rock. Top panel is also fully removable so front access is easily possible.
I'm sure there's stuff I have glossed over, but it's off to a nice start so far. Thanks for reading!