Ok,so since last summer I have been setting up and planning this tank. Its been a very slow build until this summer. This summer I actually started buying the majority of the things I need to get this system off the ground. So my reason here is to see what everyone thinks of this set up and if anyone can think of improvements or better things I can do.
Main tank
Im starting with a 50g rimless breeder with a external overflow, this will be visible by three sides. I have one right now that I custom did but I im currently looking for a place to make a 36x18x16 rimless tank with three starfire sides and a external overflow that isn't crazy priced.
Sump
My sump is a 40g breeder, the first chamber is a skimmer chamber. This holds my BK mini 160 that I have. Next is bubble traps, then it overflows into a chamber where water is drawn from to a external pump that does roughly 1200gph and this will feed a rack that has five outlets. Each outlets serves a piece of equipment. One cal rex (undecided if im going to use one), Next is my geo phos rex, then a geo media rex that will hold carbon, next feeds my fuge and the last one will be just for a incase I ever need another one. The third chamber in my sump will be my main pump, or where the water is drawn from (undecided on pump) that will push up to my main tank and frag tank. Also I have a 20g long tank(fuge) that will drain into the third chamber of my sump (so fuge water gets pushed right up to mt and frag tank)
Frag tank
My frag tank will be 36x16x (10 or 12)rimless tank on this I will have a sea swirl in the middle and a vortec mp10 in this tank. It will drain into the first chamber of my sump.
Lighting
My main tank will have a 36in 6 bulb ATI sunpower light fixture
My frag tank will have a 6 bulb tek t fixture.
Controller
Reef keeper elite
Flow
I will have my pump hooked to two educators in the mt(one on each side of the over flow) and a 6101. So all the flow will be pushing across the entire tank hitting the front wall and bouncing back. I will also have two maxi jet mood’s pushing across the bottom(under the rock work) to clear and settling dabre. So all my flow will be pushing across the 36inch long tank hitting the wall. Any objections to this?
What I have Bought already is the tek-t fixture for frag tank, bk skimmer, tunze 6101, all my stand is done. My sump is done and my one pump that feeds all the rectors. What im here trying to do is see if any one has any idea's that might better this set up. It will be stocking mostly high end sps with very few chalices and zoos that are high end.
One of the only things im one hundred percent lost on is the cal kalk rex. This is mostly because im not sure how to set them up and tune them to my system.
Main tank
Im starting with a 50g rimless breeder with a external overflow, this will be visible by three sides. I have one right now that I custom did but I im currently looking for a place to make a 36x18x16 rimless tank with three starfire sides and a external overflow that isn't crazy priced.
Sump
My sump is a 40g breeder, the first chamber is a skimmer chamber. This holds my BK mini 160 that I have. Next is bubble traps, then it overflows into a chamber where water is drawn from to a external pump that does roughly 1200gph and this will feed a rack that has five outlets. Each outlets serves a piece of equipment. One cal rex (undecided if im going to use one), Next is my geo phos rex, then a geo media rex that will hold carbon, next feeds my fuge and the last one will be just for a incase I ever need another one. The third chamber in my sump will be my main pump, or where the water is drawn from (undecided on pump) that will push up to my main tank and frag tank. Also I have a 20g long tank(fuge) that will drain into the third chamber of my sump (so fuge water gets pushed right up to mt and frag tank)
Frag tank
My frag tank will be 36x16x (10 or 12)rimless tank on this I will have a sea swirl in the middle and a vortec mp10 in this tank. It will drain into the first chamber of my sump.
Lighting
My main tank will have a 36in 6 bulb ATI sunpower light fixture
My frag tank will have a 6 bulb tek t fixture.
Controller
Reef keeper elite
Flow
I will have my pump hooked to two educators in the mt(one on each side of the over flow) and a 6101. So all the flow will be pushing across the entire tank hitting the front wall and bouncing back. I will also have two maxi jet mood’s pushing across the bottom(under the rock work) to clear and settling dabre. So all my flow will be pushing across the 36inch long tank hitting the wall. Any objections to this?
What I have Bought already is the tek-t fixture for frag tank, bk skimmer, tunze 6101, all my stand is done. My sump is done and my one pump that feeds all the rectors. What im here trying to do is see if any one has any idea's that might better this set up. It will be stocking mostly high end sps with very few chalices and zoos that are high end.
One of the only things im one hundred percent lost on is the cal kalk rex. This is mostly because im not sure how to set them up and tune them to my system.
