I agree with pretty much everything mentioned here. Just wanted to point out a few things that might help you out. Depending on the type of fish you’re keeping and what temp you keep your house at. You might be fine without heaters. If you keep your house at 70-72 and are keeping fish that are fine with that temp, then you could get by with a much smaller heater, or possibly none at all (best to have a few on standby to use with a generator in case of a power outage).
Lighting has been covered, so I recommend using LED’s.
Filtration is another area you can try to cut your wattage down. If you’re using a sump, then you might want to look at lower wattage pumps, such as the Jebao DCP series pumps. They are extremely power efficient. I run two of the 8000’s on my 220 at about 55-60% power and that equates to about 70 Watts combined. For your tank, I think you could easily be around the 150-200 watt range. Please try to give as a bit more info on the filtration and we can better understand your needs.
Sounds like an awesome tank! Good luck with the project!
Lighting has been covered, so I recommend using LED’s.
Filtration is another area you can try to cut your wattage down. If you’re using a sump, then you might want to look at lower wattage pumps, such as the Jebao DCP series pumps. They are extremely power efficient. I run two of the 8000’s on my 220 at about 55-60% power and that equates to about 70 Watts combined. For your tank, I think you could easily be around the 150-200 watt range. Please try to give as a bit more info on the filtration and we can better understand your needs.
Sounds like an awesome tank! Good luck with the project!
