Hi fellow reefers. I have currently almost completed my 246ish gallon sps build. I guess I will start off with a little bit of history. I have been a serious reefer since 2004 and have had saltwater fish tanks since early 90s.
OK on to the good stuff this will be more of a show thread... I have had the tank up and running since April of this year. I did take pictures along the way soo I will start at the beginning and work my way to current tank status.
Goal of this build: obviously house some killer sps and gorgeous fish. But I had a few key items I wanted to stand out. One simplicity.. I want simple and effective. Secou d I wanted something different as far as look.. so my idea was something more industrialized with a hint of "natural". I believe in equipment that will last and I am willing to spend a little extra to have a good product for years. So let's see how this idea plays out and thank you for following along.
Some tank/equipment facts:
Tank: custom 72" x 36" x 22"
Sump: custom 48" x 24" x 17" there are two sets of baffles area for return 6.5in x 24in refugium area 24x24in 17in x 24in
Overflow: 1800gph model by modular marine
Stand : Custom Built by me butcher block style interlocking joints. I know there is a name for this but can't think of it right now.
Flow: two mp60s
Return pumps: fluval s2 I run dual one foe back when I go away I will run both for redundancy.
Heaters: currently 2 x 200 watt finnex heaters will be replacing with something more robust for long term.
Skimmer : sro5000 no. Space saver I will be replacing this with bubble king 200 supermarin soon.
Calrx: I went with new cr200 regulator was put together my self and I will post specifics once I get some pictures of it. Dosing accomplished with kamoer fx2 I believe...
Lights my favorite: I went with custom 6ft x 3ft 80/20 framing and hardware. On this I have mounted four 80watt t5 diy kits running 4 giesemann true actinic. These are accompanied by 3 x 250 single end radiums driven by 3 x 400watt Selecta watt on hqi setting to run the radiums as close to spec as possible.
OK on to the good stuff this will be more of a show thread... I have had the tank up and running since April of this year. I did take pictures along the way soo I will start at the beginning and work my way to current tank status.
Goal of this build: obviously house some killer sps and gorgeous fish. But I had a few key items I wanted to stand out. One simplicity.. I want simple and effective. Secou d I wanted something different as far as look.. so my idea was something more industrialized with a hint of "natural". I believe in equipment that will last and I am willing to spend a little extra to have a good product for years. So let's see how this idea plays out and thank you for following along.
Some tank/equipment facts:
Tank: custom 72" x 36" x 22"
Sump: custom 48" x 24" x 17" there are two sets of baffles area for return 6.5in x 24in refugium area 24x24in 17in x 24in
Overflow: 1800gph model by modular marine
Stand : Custom Built by me butcher block style interlocking joints. I know there is a name for this but can't think of it right now.
Flow: two mp60s
Return pumps: fluval s2 I run dual one foe back when I go away I will run both for redundancy.
Heaters: currently 2 x 200 watt finnex heaters will be replacing with something more robust for long term.
Skimmer : sro5000 no. Space saver I will be replacing this with bubble king 200 supermarin soon.
Calrx: I went with new cr200 regulator was put together my self and I will post specifics once I get some pictures of it. Dosing accomplished with kamoer fx2 I believe...
Lights my favorite: I went with custom 6ft x 3ft 80/20 framing and hardware. On this I have mounted four 80watt t5 diy kits running 4 giesemann true actinic. These are accompanied by 3 x 250 single end radiums driven by 3 x 400watt Selecta watt on hqi setting to run the radiums as close to spec as possible.