Hi All, I am already upgrading from a 6 month old waterbox 135.4 for a few reasons, but the main one is sump space. The waterbox is a great tank for most reefers, but I found that I have too much equipment and too much rock and livestock to be happy in that tank for long. In comes a 165g tank with a sump that can hold up to 90 gallons.
I am in the very beginning stages of the build, so you'll be able to follow along with me as I make decisions and changes to the plan along the way, because who gets everything right in their plan????
Here is the planned equipment list:
Tank - 54x30x24 SC Aquariums eurobraced tank with Modular Marine external overflow
Stand - 80/20 aluminum built from 15-series extrusions...Built like a tank! 68x36x38 tall to allow more space underneath and take up the whole nook in the area of the house it is going in
Sump - Custom 48x30x15 Modular Marine sump with filter socks, skimmer section, frag section, and refugium
Display Lights - dual 250w Radium bulbs in a reefbrite fixture, with a pair of 48" t5 bulbs and a pair of 48" actinic strips.
Frag Light - 4x24w sunlight supply t5 fixture with 4x 20k and 2x 14k blue acro LED strips running at 350ma for added punch and a little shimmer
Fuge Light - Kessil H380
Display Flow - 2x gyre 250's and an MP40QD along with Random Flow Generators on the returns
Frag Flow - 1x gyre 230
Return Pump - Cor-20
Skimmer - RO Elite 220-INT...oversized so may downgrade if it is stripping the water too clean
CaRX - Vertex reactor, masterflex effluent pump, carbon-doser regulator
Dosing - ATI Elements via dual Neptune DOS setups utilizing a Modular Marine dosing cointainer
Controller - 2016 Apex, Leak Detection, auto fish feeder for out of town feedings, and a Trident in the plans
Current Progress:
- I have completed the frag light with 2x blue + and 2x Coral + bulbs. considering adding a splash shield, but it is otherwise ready to mount
- Stand is built and sitting in my garage. Will be cutting the 1/2 boards and coating them in marine primer and paint soon. Will then be planning an electronics box in part of the stand.
- All equipment has been ordered. Tank is due in about 4 weeks, Modular Marine stuff is due in a week or 2.
Here are a few design drawings and a few pics to get us started:
Overall General Tank Plan:
Sump Design:
Frag Light:
Stand:
(Front left)
(Left Side)
(Back top)
I am in the very beginning stages of the build, so you'll be able to follow along with me as I make decisions and changes to the plan along the way, because who gets everything right in their plan????
Here is the planned equipment list:
Tank - 54x30x24 SC Aquariums eurobraced tank with Modular Marine external overflow
Stand - 80/20 aluminum built from 15-series extrusions...Built like a tank! 68x36x38 tall to allow more space underneath and take up the whole nook in the area of the house it is going in
Sump - Custom 48x30x15 Modular Marine sump with filter socks, skimmer section, frag section, and refugium
Display Lights - dual 250w Radium bulbs in a reefbrite fixture, with a pair of 48" t5 bulbs and a pair of 48" actinic strips.
Frag Light - 4x24w sunlight supply t5 fixture with 4x 20k and 2x 14k blue acro LED strips running at 350ma for added punch and a little shimmer
Fuge Light - Kessil H380
Display Flow - 2x gyre 250's and an MP40QD along with Random Flow Generators on the returns
Frag Flow - 1x gyre 230
Return Pump - Cor-20
Skimmer - RO Elite 220-INT...oversized so may downgrade if it is stripping the water too clean
Dosing - ATI Elements via dual Neptune DOS setups utilizing a Modular Marine dosing cointainer
Controller - 2016 Apex, Leak Detection, auto fish feeder for out of town feedings, and a Trident in the plans
Current Progress:
- I have completed the frag light with 2x blue + and 2x Coral + bulbs. considering adding a splash shield, but it is otherwise ready to mount
- Stand is built and sitting in my garage. Will be cutting the 1/2 boards and coating them in marine primer and paint soon. Will then be planning an electronics box in part of the stand.
- All equipment has been ordered. Tank is due in about 4 weeks, Modular Marine stuff is due in a week or 2.
Here are a few design drawings and a few pics to get us started:
Overall General Tank Plan:
Sump Design:
Frag Light:
Stand:
(Front left)
(Left Side)
(Back top)
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