240Gal Reef of its own kind

[Dr. Reef]

the new look

 

[Dr. Reef]

 

[Dr. Reef]

chiller got moved.

 

[Dr. Reef]

chiller. 1.5hp commercial grade.

 

[Dr. Reef]

Dual Qt system

 

[Dr. Reef]

 

[Dr. Reef]

this is the layout

 

[Dr. Reef]

This is how the dual QT works.

 

[Dr. Reef]

This is how the new RO/DI and Saltwater bin system works.

 

[jcmelski]

Why so many chillers?

 

[Dr. Reef]

i have 3 total. 1st on the main which is 1.5hp, 2nd 1/4hp for 2 QT's and 3rd 1/10hp for saltwater mix. my setup is in garage and it get 130F in summer quite often. mixing salt in 100+F water does not come out good.

 

[jcmelski]

That's a good reason. How do like the genesis renew system? Also which do you prefer the Apex or the RKE?

 

[Dr. Reef]

I love the Genesis renew storm system. I have had it f9r 1.5 yrs now. Pricey but worth to me. Failsafe and very easy to use.
I have been testing RKE and Apex side by side for over a year as well and honestly they both have their own problems but if I was to pick one I would stick to Apex. Reasons. Better built better interface better quality better customer service etc.

 

[jcmelski]

Does your waste water go directly into a drain line or sink?

 

[Dr. Reef]

it goes to a drain.

 

[awais98]

Good work dude!

 

[Dr. Reef]

thank you guys.... work in progress...

 

[Dr. Reef]

instead of using pumps for ATO i went with very heavy duty solenoids both for my DT and QT. got them from Autotopoff.com.

 

[Dr. Reef]

QT's up and running.. sg 1.025 temp 80F and cycle begins with a raw shrimp.

 

[jcmelski]

Doesn't the renew storm system handle the ATO? Also you may want to turn the strainer on the 20g tank up a little. If you lose power a lot of water will dump into your 40g tank. Looking at the 40 I see it isn't full so it may not over flood the tank.