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12-20-2005, 03:37 AM
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My New 120!!!
Yay!!! i got my new 120 gallon tank! here are some pics. im going to get started on a stand on boxing day so i will keep you updated with a walk through!
These pictures were taken about 5 min. after walking in my house so the tank is foggy but you get the idea! let me know what you think. http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...034New_120.jpg http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...4New_120_2.jpg
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120 Gallon Reef With 2 overflows and 35 Gallon Sump. Mag 18 on the Return. Lit by Aqua Light Pro Deluxe. Super Reef Octopus 2000 Skimmer. 81 # LR 28 Gallon Top Down Display Mixed Reef. Radios Pro With TIR Lens Kit 
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12-21-2005, 03:16 AM
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here is a question. what size of a sump will do for this tank???
also, this may sound like a stupid question but will my mag 18 just drain the sump or will the 2 holes drilled in my tank keep up with it??? (can you tell this is my first sump!!!) lol
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120 Gallon Reef With 2 overflows and 35 Gallon Sump. Mag 18 on the Return. Lit by Aqua Light Pro Deluxe. Super Reef Octopus 2000 Skimmer. 81 # LR 28 Gallon Top Down Display Mixed Reef. Radios Pro With TIR Lens Kit Last edited by NanoReef; 12-21-2005 at 03:20 AM.
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12-21-2005, 03:56 AM
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Congrats! A 25 or 30 gallon sump should be fine.... Seeing as how you have a 24" wide tank.... go to Canadian Tire and get one of their storage totes, reinforced with a lid, for a sump. I bought one for $25.00 (25 gal) and it works like a charm... easy to drill & put fittingson etc etc etc.... definitely the cheap way to go...
Just do a little reading on pump flow & overflow capacity.... I think 1" returns are good for up to 600 gph.... and the Mag 18 will pump 1800 gph at zero head.... but probably more like 1200gph at 4' of head...
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135G Mixed Reef. Bullet 2, 25 gal refugium, 2 X250W MH + 4X 96W PC\'s, DIY Calcium Reactor, Coralife 1/6 HP Chiller, Phosban, Tunze, 2 closed loops & SQWD\'s, Seios, Coralife 4 stage RO/DI & a bunch of other expensive gadgets... I may never retire, but I'm gonnahavahelluvanaquarium!
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12-21-2005, 04:11 AM
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If you are going to spend the money on a nice 120gal tank, dont cheap out with a rubbermaid sump. Do it right and make it out of glass or acrylic.
Remember, with a sump the goal is always to make it as big as possible.
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If it is just us, It seems like an awful waste of space.
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12-21-2005, 05:24 AM
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If it is a sump you'll never see, rubbermaid is the way to go. Glass or acrylic would be nice, but it would a spendthifty thing to do. Harder to work with and a higher investment.
As for the pump, it depends on the size of bulkheads you'll be using and how your plumbing is set up. 600-800GPH is a rule of thumb for 1" bulkhead drains though. If I were in your position, however, I would get a small return pump and jack up flow using closed loops, Seios and whatnot.
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