ClosetFishGeek

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Well here we go again. This time I am trying to document more of my build than I have in the past. My old tank which was a 210 was great but my fish and some corals wound up outgrowing it rather quickly. As a result I started looking for something that would suit my fish and corals better. Roughly a month ago I came across a tank(thanks Jared) that was to good to pass up. It was a 120" x 32" x 30" acrylic tank that was in very good condition with a stand to match. the total water volume of the tank is 500 gallons. Tied to this system will be a 50 gallon frag tank and a 125 gallon sump that have been on my system for roughly a year and a half. Here is a rundown of the equipment that will be used on this system.

Tank- 120" x 32" x 30" 500 Acrylic Display tank
36" x 18" x 16" 50 gallon Frag tank

Sump- Rubermaid 125 gallon trough.http://www.dansboots.com/dansboots/...<br>+150+Gallon&pf_id=RUBM_4245&dept_id=80200

Skimmer- MR-C4848 http://www.myreefcreations.com/MR-C4848-Commercial-Protein-Skimmer

Main pump - Hammerhead
Skimmer Pump- Hammerhead http://www.reeflopumps.com/dimsmanuals.html

In tank circulation- 4 mp40's gen2 with 2 battery Backups
http://ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech-mp40w/ http://ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech-battery-backup/

Return - 4 1" Sea Swirls
http://sea-swirl.com/

Calcium Reactor - MTC Pro-Cal
http://www.marinetechnical.com/page12.html
Media used- Arm Larger Media with a 10% mix of Zeomag http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...OD&Product_Code=C-ARM-LG&Category_Code=cmedia
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...OD&Product_Code=KZ-FM-ZM1KG&Category_Code=zeo

Carbon Reactor- BRS
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbo...-BRS-Carbon-and-GFO-Reactor/product_info.html
Media used-Rox Carbon
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbo...nds)-Premium-ROX-0.8-Carbon/product_info.html


Phosphate Reactor-GEO-URC418
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...uct_Code=GEO-URC418&Category_Code=phosreactor
Media Used- Brs GFO pellets
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...uct_Code=GEO-URC418&Category_Code=phosreactor

Water exchange Unit - Dialyseas Model 1 http://www.seavisions.com/prod02.htm

Sand- arganite sand roughly 150lbs some(40 lb) from my old tank
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...uct_Code=C-ARAG-L-FP&Category_Code=Substrates

Rock-A combination of base rock(300lbs old tanks), fiji(200lbs from old tanks), and Eco-rock from Brs(200 lbs)
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Eco-R...y-Rock-(price-is-per-pound)/product_info.html

Salt-Coralife
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4864

Air Handeling Units- Fantech HRV & Kenmore 12btu A/c
http://www.fantech.net/shr3205rd.pdf
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_04275121000P?mv=rr

The lighting is still being figured out but will likely go with a similiar setup I have used in the past. Lumen Brights mh with actinic supplementation. This is the last peice of puzzle and have a little time before i have to pull the trigger. There are still some LED's being explored as well. In addtition, there will be a controller used and am leaning towards the apex unit.

Pics are on the way.....:splitspin
 

ClosetFishGeek

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Here is the begining....tank coming in and getting buffed out....

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This is my friend t who was nice enough to clean and polish the whole inside of the tank....:splitspin...Im too fat to fit...
 

albano

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Thane, here is my quote from 8/2/09
650g total volume...450g tank, 150g sump, 50g frag tank, which is actually about 100g LESS than the tanks I'm running, right now, to hold everything. Maybe I'll have to call this a DOWNgrade :splitspin
here is your quote from 8/29/09
Tank- 500 Acrylic Display tank
50 gallon Frag tank
Sump- Rubermaid 125 gallon trough
675g... I see what your doing! and I raise you 26g of frag tank, making my build 676g!... checkmate
 

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