I guess pictures of the tank would have been a better way to answer your question, but I did not take any full tank shots prior to seeing that post, so that will have to wait 'til the next time I have a day off with the camera
For now, I thought I should finally put up some pictures of the unseen parts.
My little fishroom to contain the mess that my wife dreads from this hobby. The empty bottom tank is to be a future quarantine.
Frag system (if I ever get my corals big enough to frag again) or nursery for injured fish or corals that need extra attention)
Auto top off reservoir
Water change system (to be plumbed in) Top barrel is for fresh water, bottom is for salt water, a large external pump will power the salt mixing/pumping into the sump. One valve controls the freshwater that drains to the salt barrel below. Another valve controls if the water continues to cycle and mix in the bottom saltwater barrel or if it goes to the sump instead.
Eight circuit panel just for my tank related consumption
Return, Emergency backup overflow to sump, and Main overflow to sump
The heart. Hammerhead pump that runs the operation.
splits off 3 ways, first valve goes to frag tank, second valve goes to media reactors, the rest goes back to the display
Looks like a mess, but it works. Carbon and Bio-pellets
How it all comes down. Main drain goes deep into the water in the back section (as well as the frag tank's), the emergency hangs suspended over 1 of the filter socks but is used only in emergency. 2 filter socks hang suspended on a removable glass tray for easy access to clean the socks. Don't mind the microbubbles, those are no longer there now that I adjusted the herbie.No salt spray!
The float valve I took a blow torch to bend a 90 degree into and use to control the autotop off. Yes, the water in the sump is above the normal level as I just cleaned my filter socks and all the water that was clogged in there is now in the sump. Good thing the total water volume is so big that this has almost no impact on the salinity.
Super disorganized sump, yes, I do plan to take that useless live rock out, it was initially there as backup rock for future aquascaping, but I think I changed my mind)
