Joe's 8ft x 2.5ft x 2.2ft "In wall" tank & Fish room

[reefaddiction]

Introduction:
Hi All,
As most of you may already know we are building our first home which is due to be completed mid to late-2015

I have been planning this new tank/fish room for around 6 months now and after shutting down my last tank I have had sooo much time to do so. This will be my second reef tank and hopefully will bring add a really nice touch to our dining/living area in our new home to be.

I have learned A LOT from my last tank and the mistakes I have made (MicroMec ) and I am hoping I can take all the experience I have gained along with some careful planning and help from fellow reefers (Tim, Nathan & Gary) to design and create a beautiful looking reef tank.

The tank is still a while away from being set-up but I would love to share my plan for it and get some ideas and advise from the knowledgeable guys/gals on here. The plan is to have the fish room 'study' closed off and accessible only from the garage. The tank will be viewable from 2 sides through an alcove which will be 1100mm high off the ground along with a 600mm viewing gap.

System Objectives: A nice looking mixed reef tank which will be the feature to the Living & Dining area

System Type: Mixed Reef


Display System:

Strike up Date: Hoping around February 2016 - Actual strike up date 28/02/2016

Display Tank: 8 x 2.5 x 2.3 (Starfire front and side panel) - Built by Sam from SP Aquariums

Display Lighting: ATI LED/T5 Hybrid (1x 3ft & 1x4ft)

Stand: 2430 x 750 x 1030 mm base with an oversized top 2440 x 760. Built out of steel and powder coated.

Hood: Open top

Sump: 2300 x 600 x 450 mm with a 220 mm water height in the first section - Built by Sam from SP Aquariums

Refugium: 1000 x 600 x 200 mm - Middle section of the sump

Refugium Lighting: LED (TBC)



Support systems:

System Water: Natural Sea Water (NSW) to start and maintain with Artificial Salt Water (ASW)

Display Water circulation: 2-3 Tunze wave pumps

Return Pump: Royal Exclusiv Red Dragon 80w 8000 lph

Skimmer: Royal Exclusiv Supermarin 300 - DC controllable pump

Evaporation Top Up: Auto top up (ATO)



Chemical Support:

Calcium Addition: Randy's

Alkilinity Addition: Randy's

Other Chemical Maintenance: Will dose as required

Current Water Chemistry:
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Thanks for reading!

[ssscuz]

Looking good joe, can't wait to fill it with Red Sea coral pro and a sump full of micromec

[reefaddiction]

Haha thanks might have to buy some more micromec

[happy1]

will be watching this one its going to rock all the way to the top. cant wait to see it up and running

[reefaddiction]

Thanks Chris, looking forward to having it all running.

[gazman33]

Yep with the amount of time and effort you are putting into this build it will truly be epic!

[reefaddiction]

Thanks Gary I hope so!

[sparker]

love the plans - good start!

[Thommo01]

Along for the ride. This looks like some real thought is really going into this one.

Make sure you get a drain in there as well as a 90 or 100mm pipe run from outside to the fish room for stuff like NSW water supply from outside. Like Chromus' set-up. So so so wish I had the option and ability to do just that. Will make life 100% easier IMO

[reefaddiction]

Thanks Sam