With the blessings of the wife, a new tank comes into life ... slowly!
Tank Dimensions : 38x22x20 LWH
Sump : 25x20x15 LWH
I have to make the tank close to exactly 100gal as much as possible for thea ease of dosing.
Objective : Run a SPS dedicated & Palys tank with selected range of species.
Stand/Cabinet : Cabinet will be reinforced with 2" angle bars fully welded together. Solid beechwood will be used to cover the stand turning it into an open-back cabinet
System : It will be run with a full blown Zeovit setup, complete with the Zeolite reactor, Zeo Bak, Zeo Start2, Zeofood7, Zeo Pohl's Extra, Zeo K-Balance, Zeo Spur 2, Zeo B-Balance, Pohl's Coral Vitalizer, Zeo Amino Acid HC & Zeo Flouride. Calcium & Alkalinity will be introduced in a two-part method using ESV's B-Ionic Calcium Buffer. Magnesium will also be dosed with ESV's B-Ionic Mag additive.
Plumbing : 1 1/2" grey pvc pipes for the drains, 3/4" grey pvc pipes for the return altho im still contemplating if i should use Spa Flex / pool hose. Fittings will be all-grey to match the PVC pipes' color. Bulkheads will also be use for ease and cleanliness of the fittings attached to the display tank.
Dosing : Bubble Magus (BM-01) will be used to dose the calcium buffer and magnesium. Profilux SA Dosing Pump will be used to dose the more sensitive Zeo components. Zeo components will be dilluted with pharmacy grade sterilized water, ONLY when I will be out of town.
Auto Top Off : Attached to the left of the sump is a separate chamber containing only RODI which will be used to top-off water into the sump using the BM-01 dosing pump.
Lighting : I will be using my KR-92s hopefully they'll be good enough.
Skimmer : RO XP2000
Carbon : RO Carbon/Phosban reactor
P04 : no P04 reactor will be used.
Return Pump : Eheim 1264
Plumbing: BeanAnimal's stand pipes will be used for the overflow. Bulkheads will be used to attach the pipes to the display tank.
Return : 3/4" Loc-lines with flared nozles will be used, again using bulkheads thru the display tank.
Powerheads : 2 Vortech MP40w ( and 2 Tunzes if wife permitting )
Chiller : Teco TR20, neverfailing and tough as hell, or should I say, arctic!
Whew! Equips and builds will start to flow in next week ... cant wait! More pics to come ... thanks for viewing!