Anderson Family Reef - 1200 Gallon System

Each barrel is 100 gallons, one of salt water (left) and the other of RO/DI (right). The salt water one is a flow through from the main display and connected to the house drain. I can take the tank offline with the closing of a valve then open another valve on the bottom and drain 100 gallons of old salt water in just a few minutes. I then transfer the RO/DI water to the tank on the left for mixing the new salt water. After the water is mixed I then open the valve and flow the display water back through flushing the new salt water through the system.

Very nice!
 
andyvalk - I was able to secure them locally here in Utah from Rotational Moulding so I didn't have to pay shipping. They were around $140 each if I remember correctly. My good buddy Neil hooked me up! :thumbsup:
 
Hammerhead Gold Leak

Hammerhead Gold Leak

The New Hammerhead Gold that runs my closed loop was leaking from the seal so I had to replace it.
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Rock Stack First Pass in the Tank

Rock Stack First Pass in the Tank

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I have a few fish in there loving the open space for swimming
 
Everything's really amazing!!!

You have very nice children.

The "alien PVC thing", the fitting with an entry and four exits gives me bad feeling, I do not like how it is glued to the pipes... will it remain sealed for years?!?
 
sfsuphysics - Thanks for the heads up...I had that 300 watter in there just for starters :)

muskiewade - I originally posted the name of the tank maker but it was edited out ... hint they are no longer in business and start with a Ten...:spin1:

Euler Kernighan - it is a spaflex fitting... 1-1/2" x 4 - 1" outlet...one of my favorite finds


Aaaah, I think from those clues I can figure it out! Thanks.
 
Newbie Aquarist - I run the return up high to leave clean access to the top of the tank for servicing. The lights will go under the 1-1/2" return pipe.

Paolo Piccinell - It's an interesting thing working with the flexible PVC. I used transition PVC glue and it worked great. I hope it holds for years to come.:thumbsup:
 
Where did you get your intake screens? For the life of me I can't find them.
Thanks
And good looking tank!
 
very nice large tank, love the rockwork, saw your you tube video and just wondering, did you keep any of your sps at all?
 
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