Well I didn't do a build thead as I wanted to focus on the actual build.:lmao: With two kids finding the time is tough and it took a few weeks longer then I thought.
The goal was to make the system as large as possible with out it costing me my marriage. In the end I went with a 36x36x31 cube with a basement setup. I wanted it as efficient as possible. Going with the foot print I did allowed me to get away with one 400 watt MH. While the my sume is in the basement I went with a Panworld pressure rated with gives me my return and enough flow to run my reactors. With gravity from my return I am running my Skimmer and provide flow to my Frag tank and DSB/Fuge.
I pretty much managed to get everything I wanted. I still need to build a canopy and install either either a doser or a Calcium reactor.. I have an Apex which I need to hook up along with my ATO set-up. Beyond that I just need to Stock it!!
Well here is a little reef porn for ya.
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The goal was to make the system as large as possible with out it costing me my marriage. In the end I went with a 36x36x31 cube with a basement setup. I wanted it as efficient as possible. Going with the foot print I did allowed me to get away with one 400 watt MH. While the my sume is in the basement I went with a Panworld pressure rated with gives me my return and enough flow to run my reactors. With gravity from my return I am running my Skimmer and provide flow to my Frag tank and DSB/Fuge.
I pretty much managed to get everything I wanted. I still need to build a canopy and install either either a doser or a Calcium reactor.. I have an Apex which I need to hook up along with my ATO set-up. Beyond that I just need to Stock it!!
Well here is a little reef porn for ya.
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