[well, with the upcoming move (in june) - I want to go ahead and plan the new tank so i can move the livestock from the current tank to the new one without any holding tubs.
here is what i have so far:
acrylic 72" x 30" x 24" tank setup in a room divider fashion - similar to gregt setup on reefcentral - i will have a barebottom setup with cutting board - less flow though
there will be one overflow on the end that butts into the fish room - 3 2" overflows will be placed there - a sump will be placed into the stand with no refugium, at least for a while!
return will be via a blueline 100 fed into an oceansmotions 4 way that alternates to the 4 returns that will be along the sides of the tank - the 4 returns will feed into 4 om revolutions and will be drilled into the eurobracing
additional circulation will be via 2 tunze streams located one on each end - or possibly both on the end opposite the fishroom
protein skimming will be accomplished via my monster skimmer - fed from an iwaki 100 - i will be using my MRC dual calcium reactor and probably an uv sterilizer --- both of these will be fed from the blueline
topoff will feed through a kalk. reactor and will be controlled via the float switch system marc incorporates
lighting will be 3 250 watt DE halides and supplemented with 2 72" vhos (i think) - this will be suspended in a hood that sits above the tank, so the tank will be open on the top for ease of access and to help dissipate any heat.
oh, livestock will be geared towards several lps with some sps and maybe one or two softies - with zoos and mushrooms filling in between - 2 -3 clams -- fish will include the current residents of my 90 gallon (yellow mimic tang, 2 false perculas) and also the proposed list of 3 h. diphreutes (schooling bannerfish) and a purple tang - possibly, i might consider adding a blue regal tang - unlikely though. perhaps a blenny or two - no gobies for a while.
here are some diagrams of the proposed system - thanks and any feedback is greatly appreciated!]
here is what i have so far:
acrylic 72" x 30" x 24" tank setup in a room divider fashion - similar to gregt setup on reefcentral - i will have a barebottom setup with cutting board - less flow though
there will be one overflow on the end that butts into the fish room - 3 2" overflows will be placed there - a sump will be placed into the stand with no refugium, at least for a while!
return will be via a blueline 100 fed into an oceansmotions 4 way that alternates to the 4 returns that will be along the sides of the tank - the 4 returns will feed into 4 om revolutions and will be drilled into the eurobracing
additional circulation will be via 2 tunze streams located one on each end - or possibly both on the end opposite the fishroom
protein skimming will be accomplished via my monster skimmer - fed from an iwaki 100 - i will be using my MRC dual calcium reactor and probably an uv sterilizer --- both of these will be fed from the blueline
topoff will feed through a kalk. reactor and will be controlled via the float switch system marc incorporates
lighting will be 3 250 watt DE halides and supplemented with 2 72" vhos (i think) - this will be suspended in a hood that sits above the tank, so the tank will be open on the top for ease of access and to help dissipate any heat.
oh, livestock will be geared towards several lps with some sps and maybe one or two softies - with zoos and mushrooms filling in between - 2 -3 clams -- fish will include the current residents of my 90 gallon (yellow mimic tang, 2 false perculas) and also the proposed list of 3 h. diphreutes (schooling bannerfish) and a purple tang - possibly, i might consider adding a blue regal tang - unlikely though. perhaps a blenny or two - no gobies for a while.
here are some diagrams of the proposed system - thanks and any feedback is greatly appreciated!]
