Hello everybody,
As I'm new to creating a saltwater set up, I figured I could use some help along the way. Get some education from seasoned reef keepers, whom some have already helped me, in a previous form.
The display tank, which will be in a wall, is a custom Miracles 220gallon, with external coast to coast overflow. Which I'm hoping to see arrive in next four weeks or so. I'm going with 100 gallon sump/refugium which I've been bouncing ideas back and forth about design, but I think I've figured what I'm going to do(disregard 10 ATO in photo as it's been deleted due to me using my cisterns to create large make-up water station). Plan is to grow as much Chaeto as possible to help with nutrients.
Equipment, I've decided with go with Neptune Apex as I've heard great things, and seems like the perfect fit for me. Skimmer possibly Reef Octopus 3000int, or JNS marine pro 3.But I am looking for skimmer that can sit in deeper water, which helps not imped into framing. As I'd like as much volume in sump. Power heads either multiple neptune wave kit, or mp40s, cant decide. Return pump either cor20s, or Varois 8's. Also cant decide. Lights I'm thinking 4 of the hydra 26HD. Still many things to figure out, but this is rough start idea.
Quartine/water. So I'm setting up two 55 gallon drums, to act as cisterns. One above the other. First with RODI water, second with premixed saltwater. Beside them, im setting up a 150 gallon, which I'm splitting into two 75 gallons, as quartine, or which ever I decide.
The build. As a tradesman, I only like doing things once, the right way. So I tend to pre plan, and forsee as much as possible.
Plumbing. So I roughed in water up high, so the R.O looks clean, and put in laundry tub, with additional side drain, so nothing inpeeds into tub itself. Cistern will sit directly beside, as I'll use RODI water as gravity feed faucet into tub, for washing, etc. All the sump plumbing I'm hard piping as I like the clean look of it.
Electrical. So from panel the fish room is a dedicated circuit. So I'll have no issues there. And I've put elevated, and lower standard height recepticals, in areas needed. As you can never have to much power.
I've also installed large cfm ceiling fan, vented outside. To control humidity if I wish. It is set on a programmable switch to come on three times a day.
Ok so tell me what you think, and thanks for joining me on this journey.
---interesting fact, my dad breed freshwater cichlids growing up as a kid, at one point had 100 tanks in basement. The 150 gallon, and the 100 gallon which I'm using, I've purchased back from same breeder my dad sold them to, 15 years ago. Small world, and cool I get them back
As I'm new to creating a saltwater set up, I figured I could use some help along the way. Get some education from seasoned reef keepers, whom some have already helped me, in a previous form.
The display tank, which will be in a wall, is a custom Miracles 220gallon, with external coast to coast overflow. Which I'm hoping to see arrive in next four weeks or so. I'm going with 100 gallon sump/refugium which I've been bouncing ideas back and forth about design, but I think I've figured what I'm going to do(disregard 10 ATO in photo as it's been deleted due to me using my cisterns to create large make-up water station). Plan is to grow as much Chaeto as possible to help with nutrients.
Equipment, I've decided with go with Neptune Apex as I've heard great things, and seems like the perfect fit for me. Skimmer possibly Reef Octopus 3000int, or JNS marine pro 3.But I am looking for skimmer that can sit in deeper water, which helps not imped into framing. As I'd like as much volume in sump. Power heads either multiple neptune wave kit, or mp40s, cant decide. Return pump either cor20s, or Varois 8's. Also cant decide. Lights I'm thinking 4 of the hydra 26HD. Still many things to figure out, but this is rough start idea.
Quartine/water. So I'm setting up two 55 gallon drums, to act as cisterns. One above the other. First with RODI water, second with premixed saltwater. Beside them, im setting up a 150 gallon, which I'm splitting into two 75 gallons, as quartine, or which ever I decide.
The build. As a tradesman, I only like doing things once, the right way. So I tend to pre plan, and forsee as much as possible.
Plumbing. So I roughed in water up high, so the R.O looks clean, and put in laundry tub, with additional side drain, so nothing inpeeds into tub itself. Cistern will sit directly beside, as I'll use RODI water as gravity feed faucet into tub, for washing, etc. All the sump plumbing I'm hard piping as I like the clean look of it.
Electrical. So from panel the fish room is a dedicated circuit. So I'll have no issues there. And I've put elevated, and lower standard height recepticals, in areas needed. As you can never have to much power.
I've also installed large cfm ceiling fan, vented outside. To control humidity if I wish. It is set on a programmable switch to come on three times a day.
Ok so tell me what you think, and thanks for joining me on this journey.
---interesting fact, my dad breed freshwater cichlids growing up as a kid, at one point had 100 tanks in basement. The 150 gallon, and the 100 gallon which I'm using, I've purchased back from same breeder my dad sold them to, 15 years ago. Small world, and cool I get them back
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