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Hey Folks,
I've moved again. This time around I have a very long wall which could really use some living art on it which is adjacent to the dining room table. I'm aiming for this build out to reduce maintenance and headaches as much as possible. Everything should be easy to access, repair, replace, maintain etc while also being very attractive. The dimensions of the tank are pretty much ironed out and I need to locate suppliers, ideally in the Miami area. Tank will primarily be mixed reef with docile inhabitants.
Decisions Already Made
I've moved again. This time around I have a very long wall which could really use some living art on it which is adjacent to the dining room table. I'm aiming for this build out to reduce maintenance and headaches as much as possible. Everything should be easy to access, repair, replace, maintain etc while also being very attractive. The dimensions of the tank are pretty much ironed out and I need to locate suppliers, ideally in the Miami area. Tank will primarily be mixed reef with docile inhabitants.
Decisions Already Made
- 100"L x 24"D x 30"T size tank against the wall; likely custom made acrylic.
- Reef Breeder Photon v2 w/ Apex Neptune Integrations (2x 48" lights)
- Apex Neptune Controllers
- It'll probably be expensive
- Display Tank Decisions
- Internal or External Back Overflows?
- I prefer the display tank appearance of external overflows
- Procurement, who can build these; preferably near Miami? Ideally same group builds cabinet & sump & possibly even installs at the house.
- Internal or External Back Overflows?
- Cabinet Decisions
- Height? - I was thinking 34"?
- Locating somebody who can do an aluminum frame w/ wood cosmetics.
- Sump Decisions
- Thoughts about relocating the sump into the Garage and running plumbing from the Garage into the Display Tank? I'm a bit concerned about contamination & temperature control. Maybe a split sump design where display drains to a primary filtration in the garage & RO/DI water and chemicals get put in which feeds to a secondary sump under the tank which has the heaters and additional mechanical filtration?
- What size do I really need here? I was thinking the Trigger Systems 44, but built to 60" as I'm not seeing options in this size.
- Handle overflow & valve failures
- Room for other equipment.
- ATO
- What size ATO? 10 gal ATO = 83lbs -> Refilling this becomes physically challenging. My water supply is across the room and not really in an ideal location.
- Dual ATO? 5 Gallons I can carry across a room more easily.
- I intend to use Kalk until an upgrade to 2 part dosing.
- Equipment List
- I've already got a large protein skimmer, 2 gyre wave makers, 2 DC return pumps
- Adding Neptune Trident + 2 Part Dosing
- Full House Generator Backup (natural gas)
- I want to set up Automated Water Changes
- 1 gallon/day
- RO/DI System. I was thinking of getting a whole house Water Filtration system so I can just use the tap.
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