1000 Gallon Build- Here we go- Lots of Pictures

Socaltoaz said:
Reef Genesis system arriving which will hange 1 gallon of water every 4 hours. That excess water will go into QT tank which when full will flow into drain. Will place a powerheads for circulation into the QT tank.
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This is a great idea. Continuous water change on both systems. I like it.
 
skinsncanes said:
This is an amazing build and I'm happy to be following. I'm debating how many radions to get for my tank now. They say a gen3 pro can easily do 36x36 inches with the wide angle but I always see double that on big tanks. I can't figure out if it's needed, or if people's reference is just builds from gen 1s that needed that many. I don't see many big tank builds with the new ones.
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My tank is 96 long, 48 deep and 40 high and I have 6 radions and its plenty. More than enough. I was originally quoted to get 8 lights and it would have been too bright. 6 is all I need.
 
McPuff said:
This is a great idea. Continuous water change on both systems. I like it.
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ThaNks. I like it also. This way I don't need massive filtration in the qt and only need circulation. Have to spec out the exact tank but the entire water volume will turn over every 2-3 days.
 
Ammonia still spiking- around .25ppm. Nitrate and nitrite at 0. Will check again Friday. Gonna go open my reef Genesis system goodies now.
 
Reef Genesis system unpacking:
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Really like the mounting templates they include to mount the accessories properly.

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ThaNks. I like it also. This way I don't need massive filtration in the qt and only need circulation. Have to spec out the exact tank but the entire water volume will turn over every 2-3 days


You may want to reconsider this a little bit. You would probably want to have a bypass running from your Genesis unit to the drain with a valve of some sort allowing you to send it to the quarantine. If you are going to be treating new fish with some sort of chemical (Prazipro, copper or whatever) the continual water change will pretty much defeat the treatment. Or if you decide to try a Hyposalinity therapy you can't be doing the water change daily. With that being said you would then need a relatively simple filter. A sponge or HOB (no carbon) would suffice. A heater would probably be a good idea too. Just some food for thought.
BTW, beautiful home and a great tank. Many, many years ago I worked right in downtown Scottsdale. I'm thinking that where you live come January you will be able to hop on your bike and head over to the big tent that is close by. I think that Barrett-Jackson will be in the vicinity.
 
Barrett Jackson is held about a mile from my house. I plan on having lots of drinks and going there in January. Then having lots more drinks there and walking home.
 
Water parameters are perfect. No ammonia, no nitrites. I haven't hooked up reef Genesis yet. Will likely do that after the holidays. Just too much going on. Also, am having the plumber set up the water mixing station tomorrow and a few other items- anyone have a good suggestion for an external pump for the salt water mixing station? I saw an iwaki for about 150 bucks. Just need something simple that doesn't suck up a lot of electricity.
 
I use a blue line on my water mixing station and it seems to work well. They have some nice pressure rated models and you don't need to leave it on all the time either.
 
Socaltoaz said:
Water parameters are perfect. No ammonia, no nitrites. I haven't hooked up reef Genesis yet. Will likely do that after the holidays. Just too much going on. Also, am having the plumber set up the water mixing station tomorrow and a few other items- anyone have a good suggestion for an external pump for the salt water mixing station? I saw an iwaki for about 150 bucks. Just need something simple that doesn't suck up a lot of electricity.
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I would suggest the Iwaki or dpending on your mixing tank size, a Reeflo Dart might provide more efficient flow. They are about as reliable as they come. Much more so than the typical DC pumps and there is no reason to use a pump that is likely to fail in a couple years. The mixing pump only needs to run when you transfer and mix water and a couple hours a day to keep the water mixed. When i mkae water, I hit a button connected to my breakout box and my mix pump turns on for an hour. Other than that, my mixing pump turns on every 3 hours and runs for 15 minutes at a time.

Just make sure that whatever pump you choose, it's big enough to make some good flow in your mixing tank so that the water is turned over enough to mix the salt well. I use 100 gallon holding tanks and use a Little Giant 4MDSC and would prefer the flow of an Iwaki 70.
 
Socaltoaz said:
I think I'm gonna get the wmd-30rlxt. 1140 gph. On sale 169 bucks.
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I assume this is a vertical tank?

Model: WMD30RLXT*
Inlet(MPT)/Outlet(MPT): 1"/1"
Flow Rate @ 4` Head: 960 GPH
Max Head ft: 13.5

By the time you get done with valves, elbows, head height etc, the friction loss will be significant.

I'd lean towards the Model: WMD40RLXT
Inlet(MPT)/Outlet(MPT): 1"/1"
Flow Rate @ 4` Head: 1200 GPH
Max Head ft: 15.4

More flow on the mixing tank is better...
 
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