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It's been getting hotter and hotter in south Florida. I ended up doing a temporary plumbing job for my chiller after a quick Home Depot trip.

I found a good deal on a Tunze Osmilator 3155 so now my plan is to convert the ATO over to a Refugium (https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...eefer-xl-425-build.358990/page-5#post-4668633) but that project will be a little bit down the line. With all of the accessories and I might still add more I have been sketching out a manifold taking some ideas from https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/review-plumbing-for-red-sea-reefer-170.457779/ but increasing the pipe size. Any recommendations for a pump? I'm thinking the Vectra S2 with 1400 gph should be enough to power everything. I could up it to the M2 2000gph and run it at a lower speed. I'll be dealing with a loud 950gph Danner Magdrive I had laying around to power my chiller until I find a pump and build this manifold. That's some motivation to not be lazy.
 

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Looks nice. Same here in Arizona. I keep my place at 78 and the tank is reaching 82 during the day.
I have my place here in Gilbert, AZ at 75 and no problems with tank temp. Of course, family room doesn't get any sun due to alignment of house.
 
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Mine is in the smallest room in my house with two of the 4 walls being large windows. I tried keeping the AC during the day at 75 and the temp was still going up to 80 because that room boils.
 
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My Reefer 170 didn't last too long it wasn't big enough for my needs. I ended up adding on a Reefer 250 and sold my 170 after I got my frag tanks running. I will post some pictures of my frag tanks later
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