current 800+ gal prop setup

[tangreefkeeper]

so i think i finally set up my garage the way i like it.. everyone that has been to my place has seen over 8 different setups that usually only last a few months before i change my mind.. but this time i think i finally got it the way i like , any feed back on ways to improve it are more than welcome

main tank
10' x 3' x 2' 3/4 acrylic with center trapezoid overflow box with 2 - 1 1/2 drains

sump / refugium
250 gal bin

frag tank
250 gal bin

closed loop
2 - reeflo darts
only run at night when the lights are on
2 reasons
1. keep the heat / electric bill down during the day
2. simulate the ocean a little closer

main return pump
reeflo dart
feeds the 2 - 1' Sea Swirls in the main tank
feeds the manifold to all my equipment

lighting
3 - 48 SLS 8 x 54 t5 fixtures
1 over the frag tank
2 over the main tank
lights on main tank run 8 hrs
lights on frag tank run 12 hrs

skimmer
reeflo orca 250

calcium reactor
custom built Aqua c RX-3
holds 40 lbs of ARM media
10 lb co2 bottle

additional flow
main tank
1 mp40w (so far )
2 modded 6045s

frag tank
4 modded 6045s on a wave maker
one in each corner

time for the best part pics

the mechanical filtration
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af251/tangreefkeeper/100_1662.jpg

frag tank
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af251/tangreefkeeper/100_1659.jpg

main tank
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af251/tangreefkeeper/100_1670.jpg

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af251/tangreefkeeper/100_1674.jpg

any suggestions to improve it

[tangreefkeeper]

sorry for the crappy FTS .. kind of hard due to length and place to take a pic from

[Losungen]

Very nice setup with all the bells n whistles. Only thing I woulda done differently would be drop the height to 12". IMO frag tanks are about surface real estate. Cuttin the height in half would cut your heating and cooling costs down a ton along with skimmer size, maintenance, any dosing you would wanna do. Lighting would go down and especially... Utility bills.

[Losungen]

Er... Your display is 2' feet high? Maybe I can't read this morning hehe.

[tangreefkeeper]

yah i wanted to do as much water volume as possible to keep everything more stable... its in my garage and i havent needed a chiller or heater yet, i have a little cheapy fan thats blows over the sump when it hits 84.. it stays between 76 - 81 even when it was 103 outside... shockingly ive had better growth with my sps when the temp is a little on the higher side
yah i did everything as energy efficient as possible to keep my bill down , with this tank and the 2 others in my house my bill is only 300 with the kids running the ac all the time

i wanted to keep it more open so i only used minimal rock

400 lbs of live rock in the main
30 lbs rubble rock in the frag tank
1 1/2 mixed sand bed, used fiji pink and crushed coral