My 100 gallon setup

[Avalanche Wolf]

So I finally have it up and running. No making fun of the alge I am without a ro/di unit for now and waiting for the GB order for my clean up crew.

It is a 100 gallon tank with the top of the hood sitting just over 6ft which make viewing the tank nice and eye level. I am running a 35g sump.

This tank has been a work in progress I upgraded to it from a 25 about 8 months ago and as most know the equipment for a tank that size doesnt do much for a tank this size so i have been upgrading the equipment as I can and much of it has been from deals from local club members from the MARS club back in CA and a few here as well. Next on this list is getting some new pumps in there as well as I dont have nearly the flow I really need.

Tank
Total Volume 99.740 Gallons Length 60" Width 16" Depth 24"
Total Unit Height 74" ( So alright not quite a 100 but close enough )



Rock / Sand
50 LBS Live Fugi Rock, 25 LBS Base Rock, 80 LBS Live Sand mixed with Crushed Coral ,5 LBS Tonga Base


The lighting is a Hamilton Metal Hilde 72" ( Modded to Fit Into Canopy) 2x250watt 10k + 1x175 Watt 20k - 2x96 Watt Power Compact Attinic for a Total of 867 Watts of lighting / 8.692 Watts Per Gallon which I hope to replace in the future with T5s for the PC lighting.

The skimmer has been upgraded thanks to Rcmike to a aquaC skimmer powered by a Rio Hyperflow 14 ( 800gph) pump.

The sump is a 35 gallon AGA .Return on the sump is a VA3300 GPH: 977

The current powerheads I have in the tank are 2 Seio 620s ( not nearly enough ) @ Flow Rate: 620gph and 2 -Aqua Clear 402 Powerhead @ 250 GPH , giving a total flow of 1740gph not including the sump return.

The chiller is a Coralife Aqua Chill 1/4Hp being fed by a Catalina Aquarium 1400 PH @ 600 GPH and comes on at 82' and runs maybe 10 mins total every hour.

Heaters I have 1 - 100 Watt Submersible Heater and 1 - 200 Watt Catalina Aquarium being controlled by the chiller to come on at 78' temp.

With the chiller/heater setup the tank varries from 79-80.9 and keeps this temp night and day.

The moon lights i built have 11- 5mm blue LEDs run off a 12v dc power supply and span a length of 46"

The next thing i really want to add to this tank though is a Ca reactor as I am tired of constantly dosing for Ca and in a dry mix form as many of you know and get VERY expensive but flow will still come first.

Just thought I would share with my new reefing family here in TN.

 

[CKreef]

Nice tank!! I really like the stand

 

[fallinapart]

Really looking good!

Norman

 

[rcmike]

Looks good. One thing you might want to do on the output of the skimmer is put a "T" where it goes down into the water with the open side pointing up. It keeps it from creating a siphon and makes it easier to adjust. It looks like it is sucking out the crap pretty good though.

 

[Avalanche Wolf]

gonna have to draw me a picture on that one Mike , not sure where you are talking about it going.

On the sump pic it is going from right to left and on the wall of the sump on the left about 4" off the floor of the sump.

 

[geewizzitsme]

Great looking tank! Any future stocking lists?

 

[Avalanche Wolf]

I have a love of soft corals. I guess it is because of the movement the provide but I also really like Moniporas also.

My favs are xenia , kenias , mushrooms , zoos , pallys and bta's

Fish wise
Orange diamond goby, coral beauty , a few clowns , coral banded shrimp maybe something unqiue as well.

Thanks all for the comments !

 

[TitansFan]

Nice tank!

The stand and canopy are beautiful. Were they custom done or purchased from a LFS?

Looks like you have plenty of room for new corals.

 

[Avalanche Wolf]

Yah I still have a LOT of aquascaping to do , They were mainly put in there to get the cycle going.

The stand was a custom the previous own had built. I picked the tank and stand up for $400 bucks which was a scream and something the wife couldnt even argue with on.

All the parts and items i have bought for it , well maybe she would have reconsidered


Now if I can just get ya to part with some frags of those softies to get me started but ya Length 60" Width 16" Depth 24"
gives you a lot of room to really stock it up.

 

[crumbletop]

Lookin good! I really like how you have the skimmer and skimmate jug both in the sump area. Keeps things safe in case of accidental skimmer overflow.

 

[Avalanche Wolf]

I have been there the only thing I have to worry about is the overflow plumbing as it is the only one with a join and the lines on the chiller flow.

STill would like the tank drilled one day though for a CLS and Overflow