75 Gallon Pre-Build Equipment List

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jklnbrg

I'm putting together a 75 gallon reef that I plan to make mixed reef with emphasis on SPS. To date I have acquired:

75 gallon Oceanic RR tank
Melev 40 x 15 x 16 Sump with refugium (currently being built)
EuroReef RS 135 Skimmer
Precision Marine CR422 calcium reactor with Milwaukee controller
2 x Aqua Euro 250 watt hqi pendants with Giesemann bulbs
Eheim 1260 return (decided against the Mag 9.5)
ATO top off
2 x Koralia 4's, 3 x Koralia 1's (the 1's are from my current BioCube 29)

I'd like opinions on what else I need/should change.

Thanks!

John
 
The tank is a standard 48.5"L x 18.5"D x 21.5"H with one overflow. Sump to top of tank will be about 5 feet. I can always throttle that mag back a bit on the output side. Thanks!

@Matt wrote:
 
@jklnbrg wrote:
I'm putting together a 75 gallon reef that I plan to make mixed reef with emphasis on SPS. To date I have acquired: 2 x Koralia 4's said:
John, I have 2 #1s, 1 #2 and 1 #3 koralia on my 90g corner.

You might want to mix it up a little more. 2 #4 might be too much flow in your tank. The #3 has a lot of power it adds to the tank.

I also only have a mag 5 running up to my tank through the return and it's fine. I just have to clean it out ever so often.
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@Matt wrote:
You could really get away with a Mag 7 unless your stand is really tall and you're having to pump that water really high. It would be a lot more efficient. If you do go w/the Mag 9.5 said:
I've seen plumbing examples of both a ball valve at the pump and a T re-routing part of the return to the refugium.

If I were to plumb the T to the refugium won't the return flow pretty much bypass the T as it takes the path of least resistance up to the tank?
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@Matt wrote:
Oh no said:
So what you are saying is:

From the pump, place a ball valve with a T below it. Restriction at the ball valve will redirect water through the T into the refugium, right?
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You might want to think about getting some type of controller like the AC3 or ACjr. That way you could controll your koralias and lights plus do a lot of other things.
 
Convinced the Mag 9. 5 was a bit much pump I went out and bought an Eheim 1260. the differences are:

Eheim 1260: Max Pump Output: 635 gph, PowerConsumption: 65Watts

Mag 9.5 Max pump output: 950 gph, Power Consumption: 93 Watts

2/3 less flow and nearly 2/3 less power consumption, and from what I've heard much more quiet in operation.
 
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