In another thread a long time ago, I started my design for a 150 Gallon acrylic tank... Here for reference: http://atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57605">http://atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57605</a>
Nearly 15 months later, and yes, I am still in the design phase. :)
Except I've decided to go a different route - instead of a large sump and all that plumbing gear underneath the tank, I've decided to move all that to a remote sump.
I have a space underneath the stairs that is about 20' away from the tank, which has a usable space of around 3' x 15' (give or take a few feet in length). There are supporting walls on either side, and my entry into the space is a 36" doorway.
This space has the advantage that there is easy access to a water source, and the house's sewer vertical stack is right there too.
So after some measuring and planning, I've come up with this basic layout:
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The stands are 4"x4" wood, plus a double layer of 3/4" plywood on top.
They're all 20" deep, to give me a minimum of 16" of maneuvering room inside the closet area.
The sump is the MRC 20"x20"x48" high-flow sump.
The Reeflo Dart pump that I had chosen before for a return won't cut it with about 15' of head, so the chosen pump will probably be a Reeflo Hammerhead hybrid pump. I ran the calculations to be sure.
The MRC MR2-R skimmer is on the stand to the left of the white mock-up of the Hammerhead pump.
The piping consists of 3 x 1.5" drains, and 1 x 2.0" return line, with an Emperor 80W HO UV spliced into the return line.
The water tanks on the left are 30-gallon PVC, since they are at max 20" in diameter. The 55-gallon types were too large at 24" in diameter.
I'm going to be starting to prep the living room for the tank in a few weeks (finally!), so hopefully I'll get this all in gear sooner than later..
Thoughts?
Nearly 15 months later, and yes, I am still in the design phase. :)
Except I've decided to go a different route - instead of a large sump and all that plumbing gear underneath the tank, I've decided to move all that to a remote sump.
I have a space underneath the stairs that is about 20' away from the tank, which has a usable space of around 3' x 15' (give or take a few feet in length). There are supporting walls on either side, and my entry into the space is a 36" doorway.
This space has the advantage that there is easy access to a water source, and the house's sewer vertical stack is right there too.
So after some measuring and planning, I've come up with this basic layout:
[IMG]http://imgur.com/qP36j"></a>[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qP36j.png>
The stands are 4"x4" wood, plus a double layer of 3/4" plywood on top.
They're all 20" deep, to give me a minimum of 16" of maneuvering room inside the closet area.
The sump is the MRC 20"x20"x48" high-flow sump.
The Reeflo Dart pump that I had chosen before for a return won't cut it with about 15' of head, so the chosen pump will probably be a Reeflo Hammerhead hybrid pump. I ran the calculations to be sure.
The MRC MR2-R skimmer is on the stand to the left of the white mock-up of the Hammerhead pump.
The piping consists of 3 x 1.5" drains, and 1 x 2.0" return line, with an Emperor 80W HO UV spliced into the return line.
The water tanks on the left are 30-gallon PVC, since they are at max 20" in diameter. The 55-gallon types were too large at 24" in diameter.
I'm going to be starting to prep the living room for the tank in a few weeks (finally!), so hopefully I'll get this all in gear sooner than later..
Thoughts?
. haha! 
