Hi Everyone,
I am from Montreal South shore, Quebec, Canada, This project is gonna be my fourth Fish Tank project and for the first time my jump from fresh to salt. I will provide evolution over time.
Numbers (estimate) :
water volume : 350 gallons
weight : 2 tons.
waterflow : 3 000 GPH
Building time : no time limit my favorite part is the building part so I will take all the time I can
Corals & fish : Few large corals but not overcrowded, Many small fishes schooling & 1 big boss
Lot of live-rocks but in sump.
Equipements :
Show tank : 265 Gallons Marineland 2 Corner flow / 84"X24"X30" / 2 520 Lbs. Filled weight
the back and the bottom is painted with Black MetalForce Paint
House preparation : I ran 2X 1’’ PVC pipes to the garage for the quarantine And my saltwater preparation tank, 1 X ¼’’ line for the RO, 1X 1 1/2’’ ABS sewer, 1X floor drain, 1 X ½’’ Tap water.
The Stand and canopy go from floor to ceiling: 12 ply / Plywood Framing , Walnut Doors and mouldings, Stainless steel screws, urethane varnish.
Plumbing : 2 corner flow, with 4 holes, I will run Double Herbie & wet straight to the sump controlled by 2 X 1 ½’’ gate valves. (This is not that much a real RR tank because holes are too small, my smallest part of the system is the nipples is a 1 ¼’’ used to fit those holes. All the plumbing is 1 1\2’’ white PVC sc40. My goal is to reach around 3 000 gph. My main restriction is the corners overflow that cant really take more than 1 500gph. I will cut the teeth tolet more flow get in.
Sump : 125 Gallons Marineland Regular Tanl / 72"X18"X22" / 1 160 Lbs. Filled weight, the back and the bottom is painted with Black MetalForce Paint , Water get by the middle then go left and drop step by step to the return pump at the right with the liveRocks. Glass Custom baffles.
Shopping cart list just a starting point still need to figure out if those are the best for my need I want Silent/Silent/Silent and durability :
4X Filter Sock 200 Micron Poly with Plastic Oring 4x14
Aquamax / JNS ConeS Q-6 in sump skimmer 12’’ cylinder
http://www.jnsaquaria.com/2007html/products/list.php?CatId=25&lang=eng
Sicce Syncra Highflow 16.0 in sump. with a controller
http://www.sicce.com/prodottiDettaglio_eng.php/prodotto=syncra-highflow-10.0-12.0-16.0/idprodotto=78
MAxspect led Fixture
http://www.maxspect.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2
FlowControl wavemaker
http://oceansmotions.com/products.html
2X Maxspect Gyre XF150
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pumps-plumbing/aquarium-powerhead-pumps/maxspect-gyre.html
Apex Controller
https://www.neptunesystems.com/products/apex-controllers/
Reverse Osmosis WRG-150
http://www.watergroup.com/pdf-folder/brochures/commercial-reverse-osmosis-57067.pdf
to be continued…
Thank you for appreciation but what I want most is sharing your knowledge and experience so feel free to constructive criticism.
I am from Montreal South shore, Quebec, Canada, This project is gonna be my fourth Fish Tank project and for the first time my jump from fresh to salt. I will provide evolution over time.
Numbers (estimate) :
water volume : 350 gallons
weight : 2 tons.
waterflow : 3 000 GPH
Building time : no time limit my favorite part is the building part so I will take all the time I can
Corals & fish : Few large corals but not overcrowded, Many small fishes schooling & 1 big boss
Lot of live-rocks but in sump.
Equipements :
Show tank : 265 Gallons Marineland 2 Corner flow / 84"X24"X30" / 2 520 Lbs. Filled weight
the back and the bottom is painted with Black MetalForce Paint
House preparation : I ran 2X 1’’ PVC pipes to the garage for the quarantine And my saltwater preparation tank, 1 X ¼’’ line for the RO, 1X 1 1/2’’ ABS sewer, 1X floor drain, 1 X ½’’ Tap water.
The Stand and canopy go from floor to ceiling: 12 ply / Plywood Framing , Walnut Doors and mouldings, Stainless steel screws, urethane varnish.
Plumbing : 2 corner flow, with 4 holes, I will run Double Herbie & wet straight to the sump controlled by 2 X 1 ½’’ gate valves. (This is not that much a real RR tank because holes are too small, my smallest part of the system is the nipples is a 1 ¼’’ used to fit those holes. All the plumbing is 1 1\2’’ white PVC sc40. My goal is to reach around 3 000 gph. My main restriction is the corners overflow that cant really take more than 1 500gph. I will cut the teeth tolet more flow get in.
Sump : 125 Gallons Marineland Regular Tanl / 72"X18"X22" / 1 160 Lbs. Filled weight, the back and the bottom is painted with Black MetalForce Paint , Water get by the middle then go left and drop step by step to the return pump at the right with the liveRocks. Glass Custom baffles.
Shopping cart list just a starting point still need to figure out if those are the best for my need I want Silent/Silent/Silent and durability :
4X Filter Sock 200 Micron Poly with Plastic Oring 4x14
Aquamax / JNS ConeS Q-6 in sump skimmer 12’’ cylinder
http://www.jnsaquaria.com/2007html/products/list.php?CatId=25&lang=eng
Sicce Syncra Highflow 16.0 in sump. with a controller
http://www.sicce.com/prodottiDettaglio_eng.php/prodotto=syncra-highflow-10.0-12.0-16.0/idprodotto=78
MAxspect led Fixture
http://www.maxspect.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2
FlowControl wavemaker
http://oceansmotions.com/products.html
2X Maxspect Gyre XF150
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pumps-plumbing/aquarium-powerhead-pumps/maxspect-gyre.html
Apex Controller
https://www.neptunesystems.com/products/apex-controllers/
Reverse Osmosis WRG-150
http://www.watergroup.com/pdf-folder/brochures/commercial-reverse-osmosis-57067.pdf
to be continued…
Thank you for appreciation but what I want most is sharing your knowledge and experience so feel free to constructive criticism.
