As mentioned in my Reef Spotlight article, I have upgraded my 75 gallon SPS reef to a 210 gallon system. I am writing this thread in a build thread style, but this build thread is going to to pretty quick as I actually started on this project over a year and a half ago and the system just hit the 1 year anniversary. I just kept putting it off thinking no one would really want to see another build thread.... Several members here at R2R have asked to see what I have been up to, so here goes!
Tank specs and equipment list:
Aquarium: Custom 72 high x 25 tall x 27 deep 3/4 inch acrylic. Dual 1 inch overflows set up herbie style, dual 3/4 inch returns.
Stand: Custom self built cherrywood.
Canopy: Custom self built cherrywood
Sump: Custom 3/8 inch acrylic 36 x 24x 18
Flow: 2 Vortech MP40's on the back wall and an MP60 on one end. (Maximum potential 13,900 gallons/hour)
Return pump: Eheim 1262
Skimmer pump: Eheim 1262
Ca reactor: Geo 818 with Eheim 1248 feed pump
Lighting: Sunbrite LED
The tank:
I enlisted Ray at Reef Tech in Medford Oregon to build me a custom 210 gallon acrylic aquarium. (the same Reef Tech who originated the Starbust Monti Cap) I decided on 3/4 inch acrylic for the top, bottom, front, back - the whole thing. The back is black acrylic. It has a 20 inch by 4 inch center overflow with a pair of one inch drains. The back is drilled for dual 3/4 inch returns.
I decided on a 6 foot tank based on the amount of room I had. Watching the acros grow until they touched the front glass of my 75 taught me that width would have to be much more than 18 inches. I chose 27 inches after measuring and visualizing the impact the tank and stand would have on the rest of the room.
Tank specs and equipment list:
Aquarium: Custom 72 high x 25 tall x 27 deep 3/4 inch acrylic. Dual 1 inch overflows set up herbie style, dual 3/4 inch returns.
Stand: Custom self built cherrywood.
Canopy: Custom self built cherrywood
Sump: Custom 3/8 inch acrylic 36 x 24x 18
Flow: 2 Vortech MP40's on the back wall and an MP60 on one end. (Maximum potential 13,900 gallons/hour)
Return pump: Eheim 1262
Skimmer pump: Eheim 1262
Ca reactor: Geo 818 with Eheim 1248 feed pump
Lighting: Sunbrite LED
The tank:
I enlisted Ray at Reef Tech in Medford Oregon to build me a custom 210 gallon acrylic aquarium. (the same Reef Tech who originated the Starbust Monti Cap) I decided on 3/4 inch acrylic for the top, bottom, front, back - the whole thing. The back is black acrylic. It has a 20 inch by 4 inch center overflow with a pair of one inch drains. The back is drilled for dual 3/4 inch returns.
I decided on a 6 foot tank based on the amount of room I had. Watching the acros grow until they touched the front glass of my 75 taught me that width would have to be much more than 18 inches. I chose 27 inches after measuring and visualizing the impact the tank and stand would have on the rest of the room.
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