AlexG
Valuable Member
After 10 years of not having a saltwater tank I have come back to the hobby. I was just going to sell my 48"x24"x24" tank, stand, and canopy as it was just sitting in the basement for the last 3 years. I only kept African cichlids in that tank and when we got our house it was neglected in the basement since I was only seeing it when I was on my computer. The wife and I talked about having a saltwater tank again but I said it has to be in the living room or somewhere in the house that it is always visible. One day I just happened to think if we removed the wedge from our sectional my 120gallon tank might fit there. After that it was all over and I started the build. I opted for putting my sump in the basement so I could have more room for a refuge tank, equipment, and better temperature control.
Main display
120 gallon 48"x24"x24"
2 x 1" holes drilled into the back side of the display feeding into a 2" main drain line.
1.5" return line.
1 Vortech MP40 for circulation
Lighting 2 AI Vegas with controller mounted to the canopy.
~130lbs of Marco rock + 40lbs of cured live rock.
Basement
120 gallon 60"x24"x20" polyethylene sump.
The return pump is a Reeflo Hammerhead/Barracuda pump with the barracuda impeller installed. I am pushing about 14-19 feet of head pressure.
The return pump also feeds the refuge tank.
~50lbs of rock is also located in the sump tank
60gallon 48"x24"x12" refuge tank with 2x65 watt PC lighting.
~30lbs of rock is in the refuge tank
Heating
Pinpoint controller with 500watt heating element.
Skimmer is a Diablo 250 XS
Water storage system
2 X 100 gallon poly storage tanks
1 tank is saltwater
1 tank is fresh water
Both tanks are plumbed to a single mag drive 12 to recirculation and pump out to the main sump.
100Gpd RO unit
System totals out around 240 gallons.
Main display
120 gallon 48"x24"x24"
2 x 1" holes drilled into the back side of the display feeding into a 2" main drain line.
1.5" return line.
1 Vortech MP40 for circulation
Lighting 2 AI Vegas with controller mounted to the canopy.
~130lbs of Marco rock + 40lbs of cured live rock.
Basement
120 gallon 60"x24"x20" polyethylene sump.
The return pump is a Reeflo Hammerhead/Barracuda pump with the barracuda impeller installed. I am pushing about 14-19 feet of head pressure.
The return pump also feeds the refuge tank.
~50lbs of rock is also located in the sump tank
60gallon 48"x24"x12" refuge tank with 2x65 watt PC lighting.
~30lbs of rock is in the refuge tank
Heating
Pinpoint controller with 500watt heating element.
Skimmer is a Diablo 250 XS
Water storage system
2 X 100 gallon poly storage tanks
1 tank is saltwater
1 tank is fresh water
Both tanks are plumbed to a single mag drive 12 to recirculation and pump out to the main sump.
100Gpd RO unit
System totals out around 240 gallons.
