After 6 months battling aiptasia and a poorly designed DIY foam back AIO I have decided to do a teardown and rebuild the tank in a more classic direction. My foamwall had several gaps that caused a massive buildup of detritus, took up a ton of room and had some very tight chambers for my pumps/heaters and filter media. I briefly thought about tearing out the wall, adjusting the foam wall, resealing, ect but have decided to take the dive and do a proper drilled overflow. The build will align with a move to a larger place so the plan is to have this tank setup and ready prior to the move date. Additional changes will be a significantly smaller and efficient aquascape, eliminating the sandbed and using tiles and incorporating some nutrient export methods.
Outline of Plan
Overflow will be a 800 gph Fiji overflow to a 29G sump with Melv's Reef baffle kit. The remaining parts needed for the sump will be 3D printed (sock holder, dosing line holders, ect). Why such a large overflow? Because I have two Rio 3100 and an Eheim 1262 which I know are drastically oversized but they were essentially free and I am currently unemployed/between jobs. I also have a Classic Berlin Skimmer and Red Sea pump and some magnetic refugium lights I also got for free which I will incorporate into the build. Lighting will be my two AI Primes.
Lets see how this goes!
Outline of Plan
Overflow will be a 800 gph Fiji overflow to a 29G sump with Melv's Reef baffle kit. The remaining parts needed for the sump will be 3D printed (sock holder, dosing line holders, ect). Why such a large overflow? Because I have two Rio 3100 and an Eheim 1262 which I know are drastically oversized but they were essentially free and I am currently unemployed/between jobs. I also have a Classic Berlin Skimmer and Red Sea pump and some magnetic refugium lights I also got for free which I will incorporate into the build. Lighting will be my two AI Primes.
Lets see how this goes!