upgrading to 292+ Starphire

[steeldeep]

After several months of planning. tank has been ordered Lead time given was 2-4 upon completion. Thanks to all those who answered my questions. As I build, PLEASE feel free to make suggestions. I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW IT ALL.

Display Tank
Dimensions: 90"x30"x25"
Volume: approximately 292g
Glass: 1/2" Starphire Glass made by advance aqua tanks.
three overflow boxes. In each box is a 2 inch and a 1.5 inch bulkhead. overflow boxes are inside. One drain to sump and one to fuge and one go 600 gallon storage tank buried in the backyard for thermal control tank has been there for two years now during this summer the temperature maintains 78°

Filtration
Main Sump: 80g glass tank (48"x24"x17")
Refugium: 60g glass tank (24"x24"x24")
Frag Tank: 40g glass breeder tank (36"x18"x16")
Water Change: 150g
Quarantine: My current 180g tank (72"x24"x24")

Skimmer: home G6
Calcium Reactor: Deltec PF601
Fluidized Reactor 1 Deltec FR509
Kalkwasser stirrers deltec km500s


Pumps
Main Pump 1: barracuda
Closed Loop 2: Dart
Water Change Pump: 4-MDQ-SC/MDQX-SC


Display Water Movement
6x 1" Wavy Seas for the main return
2 four-way Oceans Motions for Closed Loop

Lighting three 400 watt metal halide 20K Radium
sunlight supply Blue Wave III 400 watt HQI
3 Lumenarc
Refugium: 2x 64" Compact Florescent


Stands
is 1.5 inch square tube 3/16 thick. It took 12 20feet to build the stand, hood and hood supports. Powder Coated

Stocking
-Planning on keeping mostly SPS corals with some lps corals -Clams

ControllerI think I want to go with the Neptune aquacontrooller III but I have not made up my mind yet. Any help in this category would be great.


I have already purchased just about everything but life stock, a good controller

 

[steeldeep]

material arrives. Now the fun begins over I will start to assemble. figure it will take about eight hours to weld.

 

[steeldeep]

Current Tank

 

[steeldeep]

Over the Thanksgiving holiday . I added another Rubbermaid trash can. and I rework whole system

I installed chiller in two system. Disconnected thermal control tank for now .

my wife would kill me if I drill hole in the wall . instead I went to Home Depot bought the doggie door set up for me to drill instead.

 

[steeldeep]

update today my friend Larry and I started building the stand.

 

[steve the plumb]

Nice do you think you will have enough flow?

 

[steeldeep]

To your questions Steve I think I will have plenty flow.
The barracuda will be on the main return.
One of the darts will pull double duty for the closed loop system and another part would be for protein skimmer feeds calcium reactor. The other dart pump will feeds the nozzles underneath the rocks.

 

[tacocat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11317612#post11317612 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steeldeep
One of the darts will pull double duty for the closed loop system and another part would be for protein skimmer feeds calcium reactor.

If the intake of this pump is low in the tank, it will drain your tank via the skimmer.


The other dart pump will feeds the nozzles underneath the rocks. [/QUOTE]

Is this going to be a closed loop?

 

[steeldeep]

Dart pulling double duty is not a closed loop the split is below the check valve .
Other dart is a closed loop underneath for the rock

 

[steeldeep]

Today I finished up the top hear some new photos and started building a light rack to.

 

[steve the plumb]

I was actually joking. I think you have way more than enough flow with all those pumps.

 

[steeldeep]

Update on the stand . today I finished it. I finished the light rat assembled the whole thing. Here are some new photos. After the photos finish grinding the welds . off to the powder coat
power coat should take about five days to finish.

 

[mflamb]

Beautiful!!!
Great attention to detail.

 

[aqua11]

that is sweet!!!!!

 

[jcato]

that's one solid stand.

john

 

[erics3000]

600 gallon thermal tank.. Wow.. What state do you live in?

 

[steeldeep]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11350787#post11350787 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by erics3000
600 gallon thermal tank.. Wow.. What state do you live in?

upland so cal

 

[erics3000]

What are your 3 rubber maid pails for. I am guessing 1 is for ro storage the other mixing salt but the 3rd??

 

[js_bass]

This is going to be awesome

 

[steeldeep]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11358766#post11358766 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by erics3000
What are your 3 rubber maid pails for. I am guessing 1 is for ro storage the other mixing salt but the 3rd??

1 ro water 2 for mxnig salt and storage