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The tank is accessible from three sides from the garage, I can reach every part of the tank with either tongs or a snorkel. The majority of the reef I will be able to reach with just my hands. The tank is glass so I can use magnets with a metal blade to clean the front panel. The frame around the tank is a few inches smaller than the tank so I don't need to worry about the corners and damaging silicone or picking up sand in the magnets. I will never need to access the tank from the front, so there will never be salt water spilling on the floor. Everything is contained in the garage. I have given the system quite a bit of thought. I run an aquarium maintenance business in Fairfield County, CT and I pride myself in designing systems that are both energy efficient and easy to maintain. This hobby is a never ending learning experience and I look forward to all of the discussion as I document this build! I have been in this hobby since my first job at The House Of Fins in Greenwich, CT in 1989 and I am still learning new things every day. It is great to have a forum such as this to find answers to most of your questions. Back in the day, the only way was trial and error which often proved to be very expensive. |
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05/03/2016, 11:47 AM | #27 |
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The tank inhabitants will come from a 500 gallon system that I broke down in my old house. It consisted of a 220 gallon display, 90 gallon display, 92 corner frag tank, 30 gallon refugium & 55 gallon sump.
Yellow Tang Muliceps Tang Candy Cane Hog Lyretail Anthias Blue Damsels x 4 Picasso Clownfish x 2 Blue Eye Tang Firefish x 8 Melanurus Wrasse Hippo Tang x 2 Algae Blenny Pajama Cardinals x 3 Aiptasia Eating Filefish Sailfin Tang |
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Filtration will consist of:
100 Gallon Sump 150 Gallon Rubbermaid Stock Tang as a refugium Ecotech MP 10 x 2 GFO reactor Ecotech Vectra L1 pump 3 x Magdrive 12 Maxspect Gyre 1/3 HP chiller 2 x 500 watt titanium heater Calcium reactor ETSS downdraft skimmer MTC 4' skimmer to be converted into a sulfur denitrator Lighting: AI Sol Blue x 4 AI sol White x 2 14k 400 watt MH |
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enough chit chat more pics! looks awesome, I like the setup, I plan to do something similar in my basement if I can con my wife into it.
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What is your reasoning for a chiller?
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I have it already and I am not sure how hot the garage will get in the summer. It is insulated, but there is a temp differential to the house. I plan to install an industrial retractable curtain behind the tank and insulate the floor. I might as well plumb the chiller in. Better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it.
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What are your plans for the garage door? Looks like it will be in the way of any lights and would obstruct any access to the tank itself. Will you seal off that door altogether?
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Some goodies that arrived yesterday
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Pictures of the holding tanks with my livestock
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05/04/2016, 06:40 AM | #36 |
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A few more...
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05/04/2016, 06:42 AM | #37 |
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My rockstar wife painted the room yesterday!
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05/04/2016, 09:09 AM | #38 |
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Wow! Awesome tank!
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05/04/2016, 10:14 AM | #39 |
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nice setup ... waiting for more post
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Looking good. Reallllyyyyy good. What lights you going to run?
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An endless pool. Though my coworkers joke I should put some fish or sharks in it. The chlorine content will be less than tap water (but not zero). Anyway, my big tank build is in the planning stages along with the basement fish room. Nothing nearly as large or as finished looking as OP's tank. Looking great!
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05/06/2016, 12:28 PM | #43 |
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added rock and fish. almost full now. i will work on the plumbing tonight.
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05/06/2016, 01:59 PM | #44 |
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Can you post a picture from the back showing the tank and plumbing into the sump and refugium?
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Was going to say that you didn't make the top trim low enough... then I noticed the magnet in the corner and realize it's still filling
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Awesome build! A lot of work! I really like the picture frame look from inside! Very clean looking! Can't wait to see this one progress... Maybe you could shoot a you tube video and show us a little more detail... That's what I plan on for my system at least when it is a little more finished up....great work!!!
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Efficient tank running 3 mag drives? They are one of the least efficient pumps in the hobby. 1/3hp chiller for 1000 gallons?? Sounds like that's a bit underrated. No? What will 2 mp10s do on a 700g tank? Looks like most of that equipment belongs on a 100g tank, not a 700g tank. I'm a bit confused. That tank is massive, I can't imagine how nervous I would be moving that thing around. I almost had a heart attack lifting my 8' glass tank onto the stand. In wall tanks are very cool to look at, but I would have to agree with everyone else, I bet it will be a chore to keep it looking clean. |
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some pics
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