Elliott's Reef: 900g DT , 400g sumps

Great to finally see your intricate, yet massive system on this place/site of humble beginnings :)

Its nice to see another fellow "old school RC member" still around and recently starting his dream reef as well ... Look forward to comparing notes/sharing knowledge sometime, Elliot ...
 
Simply Amazing!!!

I can't believe how much stuff you have going on behind the scenes. I know that you probably thought that a 9 Min video is long, but when you have all of that to show. 9 Min. is way too short. Great job on the video and glad to see you have your build thread.

What are your tank dimensions?
 
I noticed the plumbing for the closed loop is reduced quite a bit for 3HP pumps.

The auto-feeder reminds me of some of the inventions from Gilligan's island, but with PVC instead of coconuts :) As long as it works...

An alternative to the hairdryer would be a solenoid that uses system water. It should be warm enough to dislodge the frozen food and it will keep things clean & less sticky.

output gets reduced at the end of the line however there are twelve branches at the end of each loop, however the pumps ramp up to only 50% max output, if I turn them up the tank looks like a jacuzzi :)

haha, yes, the auto feeder is very simple but effective, I've not had any problems with it in a year of operation, I like your idea of a solenoid using tank water though! the frozen food has been quite clean and it usually drops without the help of the hair dryer
 
Great to see you got a thread going Elliott!
Choice in music for the video was perfect says the wife (huge Bob Marley fan). We watched the documentary on Netflix last week.

As someone who's had the opportunity to see this tank is person, the video does not even come close in representation of scale and complexity of this system! If you have an opportunity to chat with Elliott at the meetings arrange a visit, it's well worth it.

Planning on having some folks down for a small get together soon, a good chance for you to check out my hole in the wall and share a couple:beer:

Cheers,
Shane.

hi Shane! thank you for your kind words, I need to get over to see your tank, have heard great things!! please let me know when you have your get together
 
Great to finally see your intricate, yet massive system on this place/site of humble beginnings :)

Its nice to see another fellow "old school RC member" still around and recently starting his dream reef as well ... Look forward to comparing notes/sharing knowledge sometime, Elliot ...

thank you coralreefdoc, welcome and glad you are here
 
Simply Amazing!!!

I can't believe how much stuff you have going on behind the scenes. I know that you probably thought that a 9 Min video is long, but when you have all of that to show. 9 Min. is way too short. Great job on the video and glad to see you have your build thread.

What are your tank dimensions?

haha, yes, I couldn't believe it either! I tried my best to keep the video short but had to pack a lot into it, lol

tank dimensions are 120" L x 48" W x 36" H

thank you for your kind words and for posting here
 
Equipment List

tank: acrylic 120" L x 48" W x 36" H

closed loops: there are two, each driven by Iwaki MDH 423 pumps, 220v 3 HP, http://www.depcopump.com/datasheets/iwaki/mdh-423.pdf , each pump is controlled by an Hitachi VFD, each loop ends in 12 eductors buried in the rock work. The VFD's ramp the pumps up and down over about 30 seconds to a maximum output of 50% for about 10 seconds, then are off for about 30 seconds. So even though these are large pumps they are off half the time and when they are on, they are only at max output (max draw) for 10 seconds, so energy use is quite efficient

Skimmers: (1) RK2 25 PE and (2) Barr 5220's

UV: Emperor Aquatics 120W smart UV

Ozone: (2) TMC 250's

Calcium Reactor: Geo 1218

Sumps: 400g total

Algae Turf Scrubbers: (2) Santa Monica

Auto Feeder: DIY fridge, feeds frozen and liquid foods

Controller: Apex

Reservoirs: 300g RO/DI , 300g Seawater, 50g Ca , 50 g Mg , 50 g Alk

Peristaltic Pumps: used for feeder and dosing: BRS and Sepctrapure

RO/DI: Applied Membranes ROC 275 and a Spectrapure unit

Chiller: Copeland 1.5 HP

Pumps: Panworld 250's run each Barr 5220 skimmer, Panworld 200 runs the venturi on the RK2 25 PE, Dart runs the feed line on the RK2, Reeflo Barracuda runs the return line from one area sump, Panworld 40 runs the return line from the second area sump, (3) Panworld 40's run the reservoirs for seawater, RO/DI and mixing, (6) Hydor pumps: one in each of the sumps to keep detrius in suspension, (3) Sicce 5's: one for each of the ATS's and one to run the chiller

Lighting: (12) AI sol Blue on aluminum light rack on garage rails controlled by VDM (Apex)

I feel like I forgot something, well that's it for now
 
I'm disappointed it wasnt 2000gal! :lmao: It's nice to see your words becoming reality 3 years ago!
Do i hear a Arizona/Scottsdale Reef Tour coming up?!? :bounce3:
Great Job and looking forward to the progression!
 
Elliott, just freakin awesome. There needs to be a hoist setup above so you can lower yourself down into the tank for that true scuba experience. SWEET!
 
I'm disappointed it wasnt 2000gal! :lmao: It's nice to see your words becoming reality 3 years ago!
Do i hear a Arizona/Scottsdale Reef Tour coming up?!? :bounce3:
Great Job and looking forward to the progression!

thanks dream54ing, yes we need a party soon!
 
I noticed the plumbing for the closed loop is reduced quite a bit for 3HP pumps.

The auto-feeder reminds me of some of the inventions from Gilligan's island, but with PVC instead of coconuts :) As long as it works...

An alternative to the hairdryer would be a solenoid that uses system water. It should be warm enough to dislodge the frozen food and it will keep things clean & less sticky.


after further thought I think using tank water might present a problem with in line freezing and water getting on the feeding tray, freezing and causing jams
 
Elliott, just freakin awesome. There needs to be a hoist setup above so you can lower yourself down into the tank for that true scuba experience. SWEET!

thank you jporter, I'm just barely able to reach the bottom when lying flat on the tank :)
 
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