My custom 175G (Lots of Pics)

[strendo]

Pics of the fish room

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1.)The raw water gets fed into the reeflow skimmer and comes out of 2 filter socks.

2.) The first sump has 3 chambers. One has a frogfish that I can't keep in the main tank, the other cheeto and a sick puffer. The third has a heater.

3.) It flows down into the 40g breeder. I use this mainly to quarantine fish and keep extra rock.

4.) The water flows into the small sump. This has another filter sock and a smaller ellos skimmer, as well as a float valve for top off. From there it goes into the main pump. The line has a T in it and feeds the chiller and media reactors, and gets dumped back into the small sump.

5.) Along the back wall there is a 20g top off that has kalk in it and a 30g reservoir that is always filled with fresh salt water for weekly water changes.

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The pump in the bottom here is plumbed straight into my washer drain so I can do quick water changes.
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The reeflo skimmer is amazing
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You can see the vodka and Magnesium doser here. I dose 1 pump daily.
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I'm always worried about something going wrong. I have remote monitoring with 2 cameras (one upstairs and one downstairs) as well as a water sensor on the ground that will text/email me if it senses moisture.
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I made this out of acrylic to keep the external skimmer from overflowing. When the box gets full it dumps into the 40g breeder tank underneath.
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[strendo]

Here's an updated FTS from yesterday:

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Love your tank....great job....)

 

[kigs]

What an amazing system. I love how everything is so neat and organized, starting from your livestock placements all the way to the equipment room. Great job!

I'm sorry if you answered this already - but what exactly are you using to mount the frags on? What's the open circle in the vertical plane for?

 

[danny13oy]

i love the rock scape!!! :smile:

 

[DrCooper]

This tank is amazingly setup. Is it bad that your tank in the basement is nicer looking then my real tank?
Great job

 

[marki24]

beautiful sps collection

 

[Awibrandy]

AMAZING

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[Aquatic Life Direct]

Tank is looking great!

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

verry nice tank..... can you explane pmre on the vodka dosing?

 

[crox99]

Great job.

 

[strendo]

Thanks everyone, I've simplified the basement setup a little bit. I'll post some pics of it later.
The frag rack is just a piece of acrylic with 1/4 in holes drilled into it. The frags are mounted on cheap plastic anchors.

 

[latino277]

Really nice setup. can you tell us a little more about the skimmer. I'm toying with the idea of getting the orca 200 for my 100g.

 

[SIReefer]

I know its already been said but what a nice, clean setup. A pleasure to look at-lots of open swimming space in the tank. How about a close up of the frogfish and puffer????

 

[Tangs Rule]

Yeah man, beautiful setup. Keep up the good work.

 

[jainy]

Great setup and fantastic photography.

 

[strendo]

Thanks everyone, here's some pics of the Frogfish and Rhinopia currently residing in the sump that are going into my office tank soon.

The skimmer is a real beast, I highly recommend it if you have room for it. By far the best skimmer I've ever owned.

 

[strendo]

Here's some updated shots:

 

[REEF ADDICT]

Man i saw this set up its sick Very nice tank..

 

[D1J8Z]

still happy with the ati lights?