Giovanni
11/05/2007, 12:43 PM
I am thinking of setting up an Oceanic 30 cube with dimensions 20 x18 x20 I have sitting around. It is not reef ready.
What I will keep:
I plan on mostly SPS, clams, a few higher light loving LPS/softies and a few fish. My goal is minimal equipment in the tank. No external overflow and no unsightly pumps in the tank if at all possible.
Equipment I will have for sure:
I will have an ACIII for control, sump with cheato and remote DSB, deltec ap600 skimmer, peristaltic pump for dosing two part, DIY chiller using well water through 1/4 ice maker tubing, heater, lumenarc III mini with icecap electronic ballast 250/400 watt.
What I need to figure out:
1. Return system to sump.
2. Aquascape type.
3. Circulation in tank.
4. Lighting exact wattage and color temp MH and do I supplement with PC or T5HO.
5. What ever else I need to address.
Here we go!
I will start with number one and when that is done move on to the next.
1. Return method:
I am taking the minimalist approach to equipment in the tank so no overflow boxes in the tank. I had two ideas about this.
One was to cut an oval hole in the back of the tank and use some glass to build a box on the outside of the tank for a true external overflow. I could use lexan to make a strainer for the oval hole.
The second one was to just put a bulkhead in fore the over flow and build a druso (sp?) pipe in the back.
Lets here you ideas on this. It has to have a clean look and very minimal equipment in the tank and it must be very quiet!
What I will keep:
I plan on mostly SPS, clams, a few higher light loving LPS/softies and a few fish. My goal is minimal equipment in the tank. No external overflow and no unsightly pumps in the tank if at all possible.
Equipment I will have for sure:
I will have an ACIII for control, sump with cheato and remote DSB, deltec ap600 skimmer, peristaltic pump for dosing two part, DIY chiller using well water through 1/4 ice maker tubing, heater, lumenarc III mini with icecap electronic ballast 250/400 watt.
What I need to figure out:
1. Return system to sump.
2. Aquascape type.
3. Circulation in tank.
4. Lighting exact wattage and color temp MH and do I supplement with PC or T5HO.
5. What ever else I need to address.
Here we go!
I will start with number one and when that is done move on to the next.
1. Return method:
I am taking the minimalist approach to equipment in the tank so no overflow boxes in the tank. I had two ideas about this.
One was to cut an oval hole in the back of the tank and use some glass to build a box on the outside of the tank for a true external overflow. I could use lexan to make a strainer for the oval hole.
The second one was to just put a bulkhead in fore the over flow and build a druso (sp?) pipe in the back.
Lets here you ideas on this. It has to have a clean look and very minimal equipment in the tank and it must be very quiet!