Surferlopez
In Memoriam
well this will be the newest addition as well as the last, moving out of my apartment I will be combining a couple of my tanks into this beauty. Here are a few specs on the new tank:
The tank is a Perfecto 150g (48x24x30), which I had custom drilled by a local glass shop- (4) 1" bulkheads reside inside the overflow chamber. The stand and canopy are perfecto's hardwood series, the stand is about 34" tall and the canopy is about 15" tall. When planning for this tank I was looking for a low-energy comsumtion type of set-up, that's why I'm only running the one pump (Dolphin AmpMaster 3000) that only draws about 130-145 watt while pumping out a healthy 3000gph. The skimmer is a Euroreef RS180 - I wouldn't have it any other way, the sump is a custom sump built to my specs by a local acrylic shop. IMO U.V. sterilizer are very beneficial in a system, thats why I chose a Current Gamma 40 Watt unit, from there water goes into the Current 1/3hp chiller mounted outside and returns back into the sump which will then return into the aquarium. I'm calculating that I'm returning only about 1000 to 1200 gph into the tank, which is fine- I don't need all 3000 gph creating tons of micro-bubbles in the sump. I'm planning on using a couple of Seio 1100's or 1500's on one of their controllers for wavemaking purposes. I decided on powerheads vs. a closed loop due to power comsumtion again, the two powerheads draw out 31 watts each max compared to a CL pump drawing out over 100 watts- I know it doesn't seem much, but every little bit helps out in this hobby. The is also two SeaSwirls used for water returning to the tank, this should also aid in the wavemaking dept. No lighting as of yet- but I plan on running 2 250w MH with 4 110 vho's those pics will come at a later time.
I'll stop boring you know with all this blah, blah, blah, here is some pictures enjoy.
The Tank being filled, base rock and live sand already in...
Close up of the tank being filled- check out the custom overflow
Over the top plumbing- 1" SeaSwirls
Overflow- notice emergency drains-Herbie's Overflow Method
The tank is a Perfecto 150g (48x24x30), which I had custom drilled by a local glass shop- (4) 1" bulkheads reside inside the overflow chamber. The stand and canopy are perfecto's hardwood series, the stand is about 34" tall and the canopy is about 15" tall. When planning for this tank I was looking for a low-energy comsumtion type of set-up, that's why I'm only running the one pump (Dolphin AmpMaster 3000) that only draws about 130-145 watt while pumping out a healthy 3000gph. The skimmer is a Euroreef RS180 - I wouldn't have it any other way, the sump is a custom sump built to my specs by a local acrylic shop. IMO U.V. sterilizer are very beneficial in a system, thats why I chose a Current Gamma 40 Watt unit, from there water goes into the Current 1/3hp chiller mounted outside and returns back into the sump which will then return into the aquarium. I'm calculating that I'm returning only about 1000 to 1200 gph into the tank, which is fine- I don't need all 3000 gph creating tons of micro-bubbles in the sump. I'm planning on using a couple of Seio 1100's or 1500's on one of their controllers for wavemaking purposes. I decided on powerheads vs. a closed loop due to power comsumtion again, the two powerheads draw out 31 watts each max compared to a CL pump drawing out over 100 watts- I know it doesn't seem much, but every little bit helps out in this hobby. The is also two SeaSwirls used for water returning to the tank, this should also aid in the wavemaking dept. No lighting as of yet- but I plan on running 2 250w MH with 4 110 vho's those pics will come at a later time.
I'll stop boring you know with all this blah, blah, blah, here is some pictures enjoy.
The Tank being filled, base rock and live sand already in...
Close up of the tank being filled- check out the custom overflow
Over the top plumbing- 1" SeaSwirls
Overflow- notice emergency drains-Herbie's Overflow Method