thetman36 210 gal reef build ground up

[thetman36]

I have been in the process of starting up a new 210 gal reef tank. I am working with Jonathan from Reefwerks in WI he carries a full line of Bashsea equipment I will continue to update this tread as the build progresses. So far I have my tank 72X24X30 my sump Bashsea 36X18X14 a charcoal reactor a co2 reactor I have an AquaFX 5 stage RO/DI filter. I have 7X55 Gal drums for storage of ro and salt water. I am waiting on my controller, heaters pumps probes mixing kits ato and all pvc. I had a local steal company weld me a stand 1 1/2" tubular steel stand then i had a local guy powder coat the stand. I have 6 feet to level the stand each foot can hold up to 5,000 lbs. my lights will be Reeftech led but not nailed down yet. I should have it up and running by next weekend. I have 200 lbs of rock from Marco Rocks and 200 lbs of fine grain sand from Marco Rock. I am building wooden panels to skin the stand they will be attached with strong magnets. here are some pics of what i have so far. I think my main pump will be a Mag 18. The tank has duel overflow boxes.

 

[NYreefNoob]

go with a external pump, mags put out aloit of heat and the screws eventually rust

 

[thetman36]

thanks

 

[thetman36]

here are some pics i have so far

 

[thetman36]

here are some picks of the wood cabinets I am building

 

[NYreefNoob]

looks good so far, is that sump going to hold enough water in case of a power failure for water drain off ?

 

[thetman36]

I hope so it is about what 30 gal

 

[thetman36]

the divider walls are low in the sump there should be enough room

 

[thetman36]

is there a formula for figuring that out?

 

[Arati]

look at reeflo blowhole pumps. super quite and no heat.

 

[thetman36]

what are your thoughts on blueline pumps

 

[thirty6]

I have one running now on 120. Good pumps, not super quiet if that's part of decision