ordered my new tank from exotic Aquarium in Miami so I thought I'd start a thread on my new build As I am starting to gather equipment. my dimensions are 60x23x22 which gives me about 130 gallons in my display tank. My stand was ordered from Jovani at reef box aquarium and will be 38" tall which will give me a good viewing height and plenty of room under the tank for my equiptment. I learned the hard way with my present setup in that my reef octopus SO 2000 barely had enough room to remove the skimmer cup.
This is the list of equiptment purchased so far
trigger system tide line sump 36 which holds about 40 gallons and was set up just how I wanted it.silent operation on a herbie overflow as the drains are under the waterline,plenty of room in the next two chambers for the skimmer and reactor,nice return area,probe holder built in and four holes for 1/4 in tubing to run my doses and ato.and adjustable water level for the skimmer. The SRO 2000 runs in 6 in of water and without any available height my sump which I built out of a 20 gallon tank has very little volume
Nyos 160 protein skimmer.loved the way it looks and research has led me to believe it is the easiest to dial in
Next reef MR2 reactor ,great build quality and closing mechanism with key type top
Waveline DC 12000 return pump.after hearing Tony Vargas speaking and researching his build, I decided on a dc pump because of the energy savings and control. I went with the 12000 as I am going to run my reactor off the return and avoid the necessity of an extra pump.and if I ever upgrade again I can use the same pump.
Building an obsession ATO container and dosing reservoirs. Ben was at the recent frag swap , I had already ordered the ATO when I saw his dosing containers at the show. Great build quality and he incorporated float switches that connect to an apex to let you know the reservoir is low. Bought two at the show because they were discounted and I like immediate gratification.
Avast marine barrel tender. Ben is drilling the top of my ATO for this cool piece of equiptment. It will automatically fill my ATO when low. I have an automatic water change system in place with my RODI in my garage with a line to my tank. Keeping an eye on the ATO level will be a thing of past
I will post some pics to show the setup soon
This is the list of equiptment purchased so far
trigger system tide line sump 36 which holds about 40 gallons and was set up just how I wanted it.silent operation on a herbie overflow as the drains are under the waterline,plenty of room in the next two chambers for the skimmer and reactor,nice return area,probe holder built in and four holes for 1/4 in tubing to run my doses and ato.and adjustable water level for the skimmer. The SRO 2000 runs in 6 in of water and without any available height my sump which I built out of a 20 gallon tank has very little volume
Nyos 160 protein skimmer.loved the way it looks and research has led me to believe it is the easiest to dial in
Next reef MR2 reactor ,great build quality and closing mechanism with key type top
Waveline DC 12000 return pump.after hearing Tony Vargas speaking and researching his build, I decided on a dc pump because of the energy savings and control. I went with the 12000 as I am going to run my reactor off the return and avoid the necessity of an extra pump.and if I ever upgrade again I can use the same pump.
Building an obsession ATO container and dosing reservoirs. Ben was at the recent frag swap , I had already ordered the ATO when I saw his dosing containers at the show. Great build quality and he incorporated float switches that connect to an apex to let you know the reservoir is low. Bought two at the show because they were discounted and I like immediate gratification.
Avast marine barrel tender. Ben is drilling the top of my ATO for this cool piece of equiptment. It will automatically fill my ATO when low. I have an automatic water change system in place with my RODI in my garage with a line to my tank. Keeping an eye on the ATO level will be a thing of past
I will post some pics to show the setup soon
