Planning a 225g reef tank
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Waxxiemann
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Looking nice Dave, did you get the stand down the stairs OK?
BTW- again, I'm not going to be able to get down there this weekend. Sorry. I am busy and you are pretty far from me. We'll get it sorted though.
Cheers.
BTW- again, I'm not going to be able to get down there this weekend. Sorry. I am busy and you are pretty far from me. We'll get it sorted though.
Cheers.
Hey Dave, I noticed you are going with Sfiligoi / ACLS. Did you purchase 3 separate ACLS units or will one unit run your fixture?
I will be following your thread as my 240 custom starphire is in route to my house and I am looking at purchasing the XR4 from Andrew (Aquarium Obsessed)....hopefully I can learn a little something from your experience.
Are you planning on keeping SPS / Clams?....do you feel the 250's will be plenty of light?
I will be following your thread as my 240 custom starphire is in route to my house and I am looking at purchasing the XR4 from Andrew (Aquarium Obsessed)....hopefully I can learn a little something from your experience.
Are you planning on keeping SPS / Clams?....do you feel the 250's will be plenty of light?
I made some progress this weekend. I have wired one of the DJ panels to my power center. So the 8 switches will control the 18 outlets on the top row of the power center. The bottom row of outlets will plug in to the 3 circuits on the wall. So each DJ panel will have it's own circuit and the last circuit will be for anything I haven't thought about. The other DJ panel will be wired to the Aquatronica powerbars. There is one powerbar in the box to show where it will sit. The other powerbar is on my 67g tank being tested. Pretty cool stuff so far.
I also got my sump today. At 48x26x18 it's pretty big. But since it's acrylic I could easily get it downstairs and in position on my own. The tank won't be so easy. The next couple of weeks will be pretty boring as I wait for the tank. All that's left is to finish up the electrical and wait...
Here's the view of the left side of the stand. The electrical is all isolated on it's own shelf. The panel on the left is wired to the power center. The panel on the right will be wired to the powerbars. The ACLS units will sit to the right of the power center.
The DJ panel box will be covered when it's complete.
Here's the right side of the DJ box with the Aquatronica powerbar.
And here's the stand is it is today with the sump and all of the electrical. I'm hoping I've planned for enough room for the rest of the equipment to fit to the right of the sump.
I also got my sump today. At 48x26x18 it's pretty big. But since it's acrylic I could easily get it downstairs and in position on my own. The tank won't be so easy. The next couple of weeks will be pretty boring as I wait for the tank. All that's left is to finish up the electrical and wait...
Here's the view of the left side of the stand. The electrical is all isolated on it's own shelf. The panel on the left is wired to the power center. The panel on the right will be wired to the powerbars. The ACLS units will sit to the right of the power center.
The DJ panel box will be covered when it's complete.
Here's the right side of the DJ box with the Aquatronica powerbar.
And here's the stand is it is today with the sump and all of the electrical. I'm hoping I've planned for enough room for the rest of the equipment to fit to the right of the sump.
The skimmer will sit to the right of the sump, outside of it. So will the rest of the equipment. For lighting on the sump I'm thinking of something that will mount to the shelf above. There is 7" of clearance from the water level to the shelf. I might have to just go with fluorescent grow bulbs from H.D.
Waxxiemann
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hey dave,
I was thinking, are you worried about salt creep getting into the electrical?
I was thinking, are you worried about salt creep getting into the electrical?
Waxxiemann
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It's looking nice BTW.
I don't know if that will be an issue. It shouldn't, I don't think. There is a shelf between the sump & the panels. As well the sump has 3" eurobracing and the shelf overhands the sump by almost 2". So there won't be any water splashing up where the electrical is. The air might be humid, which might be a problem, but the air will be equally humid no matter where I put the panels. I'll try it and see how it works. I've got an HRV unit in my house that will draw air right out of the room that the tank is in so my humidity will stay below 50%... actually it will stay at whatever level I dial it in at.
The UV is here. It's a 114w Aqua unit with wipers. It will mount under the shelf on my stand, above the sump. I will run a Mag 5 through the UV and then to the ozone, through the carbon filter and back to the sump.
According to my calculations a flow rate of 250gph will turnover 99.99% of the 325g that are in this system every 12 hours. I'm running a Mag 5 through a Rainbow Lifegard UV sterilizer on my smaller tank and the back pressure from the unit drops the flow from the pump to 250gph so this should work perfectly for both the UV and the ozone.
According to my calculations a flow rate of 250gph will turnover 99.99% of the 325g that are in this system every 12 hours. I'm running a Mag 5 through a Rainbow Lifegard UV sterilizer on my smaller tank and the back pressure from the unit drops the flow from the pump to 250gph so this should work perfectly for both the UV and the ozone.
Very nice set-up ! I noticed you are using infinity XR4 for lighting. I am looking for something similiar. Can I ask you where you got it and if you are happy with it ?
I am setting up a 180 and I like the 250 de with T5 set up. I am just not sure which one to go with. The XR4 looks like a very good design. Thanks in advance.
I am setting up a 180 and I like the 250 de with T5 set up. I am just not sure which one to go with. The XR4 looks like a very good design. Thanks in advance.
I haven't received the lights yet so I can't comment on how I like them. I have ordered them from Aquarium Obsessed. That's also where the tank & much of the equipment is coming from.
