proposed new 140 gal tank

[monotreme_man]

hi,

i have been researching my first reef tank and have spousal approval for
the following setup:

140gal (48Wx24Dx29H) all-glass ultimate (with canopy)
30gal DIY sump with refugium (caulerpa, chadeto, gracillara) similiar to http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/chvy/chvy_sump.html
via-aqua 3600 (1057gph) return pump
precision marine bullet 1 protein skimmer
DIY top-off tank
8x48in 54W Tek T5HO retro kit mounted in canopy (half 12K white, half actnic 03)
R2 solutions dual moonlight
coralife power center (timer for lights)
300W of visi-therm stealth heater
4x maxi-jet 1200 upgrade+mag holder (each 1600 gph) + red sea wavemaster pro controller
powercom 600W UPS (for sump pump only)
ocean reef + 1 (5 stage, 100gpd) RO/DI

my livestock will be soft corals, some SPS, and fish.
is there anything significant i have missed?
or mismatches among this equipment?
my hardest decision was the maxi-jet powerheads+wave controller;
the alternative was to get two Tunze 6060s.

thanks in advance...

 

[sassafrass]

Controlable hydor-korallia's are better than maxi's and cheaper than tunze's while using as little power as the tunze's and they have a combo suction/magnet that work better than anything else on the market and come with the pump (not extra ).The coralife power center is crap ,worse than useless. I would suggest you get 2 smaller heaters (system redundancy) The light you are getting is great ,I would replace 2 of the bulbs with Giesman blue specials or other colors (lots to choose from).
Lee

 

[sassafrass]

I almost forgot Welcome to Reef Central!!!

 

[monotreme_man]

thanks for the welcome.

the hydor controller is stunningly expensive.

there is an annoying discontinuity in the price/functionality landscape here
that i lack the experience to assess.

the choice appears to be
+ cheap low power wavemaker (wavemaster+4 maxijets) 1200gph/$200
+ medium expensive medium power wavemaker (2xkoralie 4 + controller) 3000gph/$450
+ quite expensive high power wavemaker (tunze)
+ cheap fixed medium power (2x tunze 6060s) 3000gph/$260

and of course, there is no real upgrade path; any upgrade is replacement.

sigh...

 

[WinnipegDragon]

You don't necessarily need a wavemaker. You can get 4 standard Koralia 4s for under $200.