So my wife and I are buying a house in Spencer, MA.
We're closing the end of September and then the fun begins with moving my current 75G to our next 180G setup!
I found a great deal on a 180G reef ready tank, stand, and canopy on Craigslist.
I plan on resealing it with fresh silicone for peace of mind, I usually do with all my used tanks, and repainting the stand and canopy.
The plan now is to have a 33G frag tank in the stand and plumb down to the basement for my 150G Rubbermaid sump.
Also have 175lbs of dry rock which I have to give nice bleach and acid baths before I cycle it.
Plumbing wise I'll have one over flow drain directly to the sump in the basement and the other drain into the frag tank. From the frag tank I'll have two drains down into the sump.
All three drain lines end with filter socks in the skimmer compartment which will be a Rubbermaid bin over the 150G stock tank.
The return line will have a ball valve for easy water changes, three taps for future uv sterilizer, calcium reactor, and media reactor, then up to the display tank.
Planned for a 10X turn over rate and took into account the loss of height and fittings to be used and ended up buying a ReeFlo Manta Ray. She's a beast!
Here's some cad designs for the setup, can't wait to get started.
We're closing the end of September and then the fun begins with moving my current 75G to our next 180G setup!
I found a great deal on a 180G reef ready tank, stand, and canopy on Craigslist.
I plan on resealing it with fresh silicone for peace of mind, I usually do with all my used tanks, and repainting the stand and canopy.
The plan now is to have a 33G frag tank in the stand and plumb down to the basement for my 150G Rubbermaid sump.
Also have 175lbs of dry rock which I have to give nice bleach and acid baths before I cycle it.
Plumbing wise I'll have one over flow drain directly to the sump in the basement and the other drain into the frag tank. From the frag tank I'll have two drains down into the sump.
All three drain lines end with filter socks in the skimmer compartment which will be a Rubbermaid bin over the 150G stock tank.
The return line will have a ball valve for easy water changes, three taps for future uv sterilizer, calcium reactor, and media reactor, then up to the display tank.
Planned for a 10X turn over rate and took into account the loss of height and fittings to be used and ended up buying a ReeFlo Manta Ray. She's a beast!
Here's some cad designs for the setup, can't wait to get started.