Support systems for a 1500g+ tank

noobtothereef

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Im planning on my next build to be large for our new house with the dt volume to be around 1500g. Im designing my support systems for this, im not talking about filtration and all of that mumbo jumbo but backup and support like quarantine, holding, frag tanks etc.

Obviously with a tank this large it will hold alot of livestock(corals). With having that much corals in one system it will be a no brainer to frag my corals and have a copy of each coral in a frag tank on a seperate system just in case something goes south. Next will be the obvious quarantine/holding tanks for fish, and also a holding tank on its own system for corals. IS there anything i am missing? I ant this system to be as user friendly as possible and not be "short" on anything. Any suggestions?
 
Some tips.

A generator in case of powerfailure.
A few kids swimming pools in case of disaster or have part of your equipment room waterproof (you add a wall and apply epoxy or polyester) so you can use your room as a pool in case your display fails
An enormous airpump with lots of outlets
An at least 500-700 g container if you need to do some urgent and large water changes.
Have several skimmers (2 or 3) instead of 1 large one, in case one fails there' s still some skimming (and aeration)
Have a built in fish trap in the decoration, so removal is fast and easy (especially if the fish are fed in the trap)
Try to make use of natural sunlight if possible.
Have several different electrical circuits and spread essential equipment over the different circuits.
Always have spare pumps, axles and impellers.

If you have frags, swap them or give them away for free, in case a disaster happens, people would be more inclined to help you restock. (read is cheaper)
 
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