240g Shark / Reef Build

[ivgonmad]

Hello, just wanted to share w/you guys what I am working on. I have a 240g tank in which I plan to house a Coral Cat Shark and a variety of tangs/surgeons.

240g Tank

D.A.S. EX-3 Protein Skimmer

Pumps (Iwaki70, Dolphin 1/15 hp, GEN-X PCX40)

GEO 612 Calcium Reactor

75g Sump/Refugium

Lighting

B)

 

[ivgonmad]

The wooden stand in the pic is now scrapped and I will be getting a 36" tall steel stand made.

 

[Blown 346]

How much flow do you think you will get thru the tank?

 

[ivgonmad]

As far as closed loops I will be getting ~7000- 8000+ GPH

- Iwaki70 (1500 GPH, 32ft max) + Eductors = ~ 4000 -5000+ GPH

- Dolphin 1/15hp (~3400 GPH @ 2ft)


My return should give me a good amount of circulation too >

- GEN-X (1190GPH, 22ft max) + Eductors = ~ 3000 - 4000+ GPH

 

[ivgonmad]

That would be at least 40x in-tank circulation I believe

 

[Jake_07]

wow deffently following this

 

[kar93]

Im definitely following this aswell! cant wait to see it fully stocked.

 

[ivgonmad]

cant wait either, all i need is my stand, i can finish the reflectors in a couple of hrs

 

[Aaronovky]

remember to take some pics

 

[widmer]

What mad eyou decide to scrap the wood stand?

 

[ivgonmad]

Its too short, its not 100% scrap, I just took all the wall off so its just the bare frame.

Just needed to fit my skimmer in there really.

I will probably trade it locally for some frags or something

 

[TheFishGuyLLC]

I wouldn't use that GenX. Noisey and fragile.

 

[MrSquid]

Tagging along. Looking forward to seeing it progress!

 

[BLKTANG]

You gotta put your kid or your girl next to that tank so we get the idea of how big it is.

Subscribed.

 

[scrmbld33]

you didnt mention stocking corals, so is the calcium reactor because its a "coral " cat shark?

jk


following along on this one, i want to plan something simalar, keep us well informed and good luck

 

[MrSquid]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12041726#post12041726 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ivgonmad
cant wait either, all i need is my stand, i can finish the reflectors in a couple of hrs

And a shark!

 

[kar93]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12043896#post12043896 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MrSquid
And a shark!

LoL cant forget that can we

 

[ivgonmad]

Ok, so today I came up on a good deal and I am replacing the Dolphin 1/15hp pump for a Wave I 1/6hp pump instead.

 

[ivgonmad]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12043698#post12043698 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scrmbld33
you didnt mention stocking corals, so is the calcium reactor because its a "coral " cat shark?

jk

I am actually stocking some easy to care for corals, mostly LPS, GBTA & RBTA, mushrooms & rics, large clams, some hardy SPS and maybe some large cleaner shrimp just to see if the shark leaves them alone

 

[ivgonmad]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12043426#post12043426 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BLKTANG
You gotta put your kid or your girl next to that tank so we get the idea of how big it is.

Subscribed.

I will try to get some pics where you can actually see the size 8x2x2 (its longer than a 3 seat couch)

The sump is pretty big too! 60x18x16 but its hard to tell in the pics