Hi from Kentucky. I had a 75 gallon about 12 years ago, and had to take it all down and sold just about everything due to a long distance move for work. I'm now slowly getting everything to start back with a 125gallon mixed tank - live rock and live sand, some lps and sps, and a few fish. I bought a used 125 gallon glass tank with stand and 40 gallon acrylic sump, along with some lights and a no-name skimmer that I've already replaced, and two LED light bars (2 x orbit loop 36" lights). Here's some pictures:
The tank is drilled in bottom with an over flow in each back corner, two holes on each side, 1 3/4" holes, so I believe that will be a 1" bulkhead. So my plan is to do 2 drains on each side and a 1" return, similar to this:
I'm going to use the lights that came with it, part of the current loop system, along with two of the viparspectra 165w lights, putting the orbit lights as close the front and back as possible and the viparspectras centered. From what I've read, the orbits don't have enough strength to reach the bottom well.
For the return pump, I purchased the current eflux 3170gph dc pump, which will integrate with the loop system. For flow in the tank, I have three of the current wave pumps, 2100gph adjustable.
For my skimmer, I have the Simplicity 240dc.
The sump I'm planning to use:
I'm not sure how to utilize each of the compartments in the sump. My initial thought is to have the right most section as a refugium with chaeto and some small live rock, with the return pump in the left most section and have the return line tee-d off to the refugium. Have the skimmer in the biggest section to the left of the refugium, and have all four returns dump into that section. Thoughts?
I'm getting the parts together to setup a reefpi to control an ATO, heater, temp, the viparspectras, camera, and other things later.
I'm waiting on the bulkheads to arrive and then start plumbing and get water in it in a few weeks. I'm going to order the 125 gallon "package" from Tamp Bay Saltwater if I can ever get through to them; I used them on my previous tank and loved it except for the cost of shipping!
I'm hoping to find a reef club in my neck of the woods, eastern KY.
Wayne
The tank is drilled in bottom with an over flow in each back corner, two holes on each side, 1 3/4" holes, so I believe that will be a 1" bulkhead. So my plan is to do 2 drains on each side and a 1" return, similar to this:
I'm going to use the lights that came with it, part of the current loop system, along with two of the viparspectra 165w lights, putting the orbit lights as close the front and back as possible and the viparspectras centered. From what I've read, the orbits don't have enough strength to reach the bottom well.
For the return pump, I purchased the current eflux 3170gph dc pump, which will integrate with the loop system. For flow in the tank, I have three of the current wave pumps, 2100gph adjustable.
For my skimmer, I have the Simplicity 240dc.
The sump I'm planning to use:
I'm not sure how to utilize each of the compartments in the sump. My initial thought is to have the right most section as a refugium with chaeto and some small live rock, with the return pump in the left most section and have the return line tee-d off to the refugium. Have the skimmer in the biggest section to the left of the refugium, and have all four returns dump into that section. Thoughts?
I'm getting the parts together to setup a reefpi to control an ATO, heater, temp, the viparspectras, camera, and other things later.
I'm waiting on the bulkheads to arrive and then start plumbing and get water in it in a few weeks. I'm going to order the 125 gallon "package" from Tamp Bay Saltwater if I can ever get through to them; I used them on my previous tank and loved it except for the cost of shipping!
I'm hoping to find a reef club in my neck of the woods, eastern KY.
Wayne
