New Taking it easy 100g Artisan II Build

[Norcalhkr]

Tank is not installed yet, coming soon

Cleanliness
In Design - Tank should look like a gl*** box with as little as possible distracting from the view
Maintenance - Try to keep the gl*** sparkling, perform weekly water changes, monitor water chemistry

Sustainability
Corals - try to buy aqua-cultured first or From established colonies, 2nd from maricultured, last directly from the see
Fish - Captive Breed when possible, from fellow reefers 2nd from the ocean last
RODI - Reduce waste water and find a use for it

Efficiency
Electricity- Try to keep peak energy use below 500 watts
Equipment - Keep it as simple and minimal as possible​

 

[Norcalhkr]

*Updated 4/19/14
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Cad Lights*100G ARTISAN II AQUARIUM SYSTEM
Piano Black Stand
1/2" Starfire Gl***
47.5" x 23.5" x 20" Footprint
Ordered from Reef Raft Norcal 4/5/14 - Waiting on Shipping
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[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Artisan II Professional Multi-chambered sump[/font]
30 gallon Capacity
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Cad Lights PLS-150 (Conic) Space Saver Skimmer
120 - 160 gallon capacity
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2x AI Hydra 52 LED Fixtures
52 LED's
135 watts at the Wall
Peak Par unknown...
Ordered from Reef Raft Norcal 4/5/14 - Waiting on Shipping
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Custom Made Light Brackets for the Lights
(Wait till you see these)
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2x Echotech Marine Vortech MP40 WES
Combined Flow 2,000 to 6,400 Gallons per hour
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Echotech Marine Battery Back-up
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Neptune Apex Controller
WXM Module - Vortechs
LDM Module - Dimming
AWM Module - AI Wireless
ALD Module - Leak Detector
Breakout Box
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Bubble Magus Doser
BRS 3 Part
Light Balling method
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Tunze 3155 Auto Top Off
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Finnex 300 Watt Titanium Heater
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40 lbs Dry Pukani Live Rock
ordered 45 more 4/17/14 due to a SNAFU
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60 lbs. Tropic Eden Reeflakes Aragonite Sand
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1 Gallon*CerMedia MarinePure 1.5-Inch Sphere Bio-Filter Media
[font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]1½” Marinepure Sphere: *240 sq ft of Surface Area[/font]​

 

[Norcalhkr]

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Anticipated Fish List
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Black Clown Pair - In Frag Tank
Coral Beauty - In Frag Tank - Unknown if he will transfer
Starry Blenny - in 120
Yellow Tang - In 120
Fairy Wr***es
Blue Tang
Blue Throat Trigger
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Anticipated*Invertebrate*List
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Fire Shrimp - In Frag Tank
2 Serpent Stars - In the 120
Various Snails
Various Hermits - Maybe​

 

[rdevoe11]

this is gonna look awesome! cant wait to see it come together :thumb:

 

[Gabe]

Looking forward to seeing this build as the tank is on my radar. What % do you think the MP40s will be run on? I only have experience with the MP10s in a 20" cube and a much smaller nano with an MP10 dialed down.

 

[Norcalhkr]

Here is the latest, tank is on the stand and plumbing complete. Will add pictures later