450 Gallon Reef Setup

[Hydrologist]

Well, this system has been almost a year in the making. Here is the equipment list.

I have a 220 gallon (72x30x24) and a 150 (48x24x30) that will be plumbed into a sump located in a small "fish room". The 220g will go along my back wall and the 150g will go behind my bar.

Equipment list:
Tanks:
220g (72x30x24) - Starphire front and sides, bean style overflow along back, eurobraced, back of tank painted black.
150g (48x24x30) - Starphire front, back, side, Herbie (or Durso) overflow, eurobraced.
Sump (60x30x18) - Divided into Skimmer, Refugium, Return

Other:
- x2 Pacific Sun Black Python 160w LED (for 150)
- ATI 10x80w Powermodule (for 220)
- Profilux 3 Ex (pH, ORP, Salinity, Temperature) - Auto top off
- Profilux 5 breeze fan
- Profilux 3SA doser
- x3 PAB powerbars
- Profilux LED touch screen
- Vertex Alpha Kone 300
- Water Blaster HY5000 (return for 150)
- Blueline HD40x (return for 220)
- x2 300w Heaters
- x3 MP40's
- x2 VT battery back ups
- Profilux Vortech Module

 

[Hydrologist]

The basement was gutted, here is the framing for the new tanks.

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This is where my 150 is going behind my bar.

A picture of the stand for my 220 (I think it will hold :lol2

 

[Hydrologist]

Here is a pic of my holding tank for my 180 FOWLR. It's a 135 that I will use a QT once I move my fish back to the 180 (the 180 tank will be in the same room, but not plumbed into the reef system)

Some close ups of the fish.

 

[Hydrologist]

A pic of the 180 FOWLR before the reno.

 

[Hydrologist]

Insulation with wall plates for the plumbing.

Full view of the insulation and the pipe installed for the 225

 

[Hydrologist]

150g on the stand in the wall behind the bar

Picture from behind the 150g where the sump is located. Both the 150 and 225g will drain into this sump

Plumbing behind the wall (before the insulation)

 

[dave.m]

Nice cat, but the tank's a bit blurry. I don't see any Guinness on tap.

Dave.M

 

[Hydrologist]

Drywall complete

Side View

 

[Hydrologist]

225g

 

[Aquatron]

What a great addition........the pic with your cat is KILLER

 

[Hydrologist]

With the bar top

 

[Hydrologist]

 

[Hydrologist]

some photos of the Frag tank and corals coming tomorrow

 

[jjk_reef00]

Nice work. Love the clown trigger!

 

[BigOldReef]

Nice project !

 

[trickedout900]

Great job man. It always worries me to see a tank next to a bar but I guess not everyone is wild and crazy when they are drinking

 

[Bax]

Awesome room and tanks!

 

[TheFishTeen]

Subscribed. Impressive handiwork.

 

[Hydrologist]

Great job man. It always worries me to see a tank next to a bar but I guess not everyone is wild and crazy when they are drinking

Let's just say some of my university buddy's are not allowed at the bar

 

[Hydrologist]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Here is the frag tank (60x36x12). The picture shows just one 25ow pendant but I now have two over the tank. It is plumbed into the main system with the other two tanks.