Excited to start my build thread. Just ordered most of the equipment and will continue over the coming weeks. I am upgrading from a 32 Gal Fluval Flex that I have had for over a year now.
for my build, I wanted to choose the quietest equipment possible because it will be in my home office. I work from home so I will be in there for 8 hours a day.
Aquarium & furniture:
- Planet Aquarium Mega Matrix 137 gallon (60x18x29), internal overflow
- Elegance stand and canopy
- Eshopps AR-300 sump + Klir 7
- Modular Marine external Refugium. I will be using the sump’s refuge as a frag tank
Rock / sand:
- Marco rock habitat negative space aquascape (HNSA)
- 1.5” deep sand bed using aragalive special grade
Plumbing:
I will be attempting bean animal. The tank has two 1” and two 3/4” holes. I will be using 1” as main drain and two 3/4” as secondary and emergency drain. I will then split the 1” return with a tee into two 3/4” locline returns.
Pumps + power heads:
- 2 Maxspect Gyre 350
- Reef Octopus Varios 8 for return
- Sicce SDC 3.0 for refuge and reactors
Lights: 3 Kessil A360X with 1 wifi
for my build, I wanted to choose the quietest equipment possible because it will be in my home office. I work from home so I will be in there for 8 hours a day.
Aquarium & furniture:
- Planet Aquarium Mega Matrix 137 gallon (60x18x29), internal overflow
- Elegance stand and canopy
- Eshopps AR-300 sump + Klir 7
- Modular Marine external Refugium. I will be using the sump’s refuge as a frag tank
Rock / sand:
- Marco rock habitat negative space aquascape (HNSA)
- 1.5” deep sand bed using aragalive special grade
Plumbing:
I will be attempting bean animal. The tank has two 1” and two 3/4” holes. I will be using 1” as main drain and two 3/4” as secondary and emergency drain. I will then split the 1” return with a tee into two 3/4” locline returns.
Pumps + power heads:
- 2 Maxspect Gyre 350
- Reef Octopus Varios 8 for return
- Sicce SDC 3.0 for refuge and reactors
Lights: 3 Kessil A360X with 1 wifi
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