CountryBoy72's 110G SW Tank Build.

[MarkoD]

I have a 180 gallon euro braced tank with a wooden stand sitting on 1" white styrofoam and it's perfectly level and no problems.

But that's with no frame

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I have a 180 gallon euro braced tank with a wooden stand sitting on 1" white styrofoam and it's perfectly level and no problems.

But that's with no frame

haha sounds about right

[CountryBoy72]

Should get my tank back in the next few days. Went to Rona/HD an got some plumbing pieces an pvc cleaner and cement. Got my Eheim 1262(my return pump), Gate Valves. My SRO Protein Skimmer will be here shortly.
Will the 1262 Eheim be a big enough return pump ?
Looking at getting a GFO reactor, either a Phosban 550 or Precision Marine. What size pump do you need with a reactor of this size ?

Will 2x Korelia Magnum 5's be enough for my 110G tank ?

What about heaters, how many an what size(watts) ?
Like this; http://www.bigalspets.ca/True-Temp-T.../dp/B0058V46GK
http://www.goreef.com/JBJ-True-Temp-...ller-500W.html

[Bblinks]

[quote=CountryBoy72;673976]Should get my tank back in the next few days. Went to Rona/HD an got some plumbing pieces an pvc cleaner and cement. Got my Eheim 1262(my return pump), Gate Valves. My SRO Protein Skimmer will be here shortly.
Will the 1262 Eheim be a big enough return pump ?
900 gph for the eheim should be plenty enough, just make sure ur skimmer will match the return rate. Remember you can always just put a union ball valve to throttle back the output of the pump.

Looking at getting a GFO reactor, either a Phosban 550 or Precision Marine. What size pump do you need with a reactor of this size ?
Maxi jet 1200 will do the trick, I like phosban and or vertex reactor due to the twist off top. Easy access means more likely you will service it or change out the media.

Will 2x Korelia Magnum 5's be enough for my 110G tank ?
That should be fine unless you want to keep sps in your tank. Maybe look around on canreef for some used mp40's.

What about heaters, how many an what size(watts) ? [/color]
[color="Red"]200 watt heater should be good. Go eheim jäger. Solid performance.

[CountryBoy72]

Thanks Bblinks. How many heaters should I be looking at to heat this 110G w/ 35G sump ? An what wattage ?

[Werbo]

1 heater. I like the 250W eheim ebojager heaters

[lastlight]

I'd suggest using at least 2 heaters in case one fails. I'd also suggest using some sort of temperature controller and not relying on the built-in thermostats. Even the Eheim ones aren't that great tho the heaters themselves seem very good (they continue to heat for ages and without exploding etc).

If you don't have a full-blown controller this will work: (I love mine)

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=81882

[CountryBoy72]

Digital Aquatics Reefkeeper Lite Aquarium Controller (L1)

Is this the same idea/thing that you are using ?

[CountryBoy72]

Water guy came today an Installed the new RO system, in the garage. SRO 2000I Arrived today, is nicely under the stand. Hopefully the sump and tank will arrive tomorrow or the next day. Just trying to track down some dry rock for my tank.

[CountryBoy72]

The tank is drilled an painted and finally here !!!


The New RO water treatment unit too.