ATTN MORAY: Talk about your 1100 gallon tank!

[Matt Rogers]

This tank is nuts!

http://www.3reef.com/cgi-bin/album.p.../Back_Side.jpg



Love to hear about it Moray!

matt

[Birdlady]

[smiley=drool.gif] [smiley=drool.gif] [smiley=goldfish.gif] [smiley=goldfish.gif] [smiley=first.gif] need I say more?

[Jay]

Did you see the return lines on the top of the tank. He can move the current to any spot in the tank. All those adjustible returns on the top. Way cool.

Jay

[Olyoxenfree]

whoa! time for a dip! ;-)

[Bruce]

hey how do u have angels (large) with corals?

[moray]

The 1,100 Gallon reef tank equipment and system design:
By the way, this tank belongs to a friend of mine here in NY. He says it's our tank so I will not
argue with him on that note...lol anyway here are the specs.

2200 lbs of Live Figi & Tonga rock.

A separate building 12' x 15' with 12' ceiling

houses all equipment-building has a 25KW backup diesel

generator,heat, AC [backup to
the backup chillers],slop sink,floor drain,ventilation

system with exhaust fan/

automatic damper tied to humidity controller and

temperature controller to bring

in fresh air and to use cold air to reduce chilling

costs,and a chaseway to accomodate a 12" vent for

removing heat from the lights



1100 gallon starfire glass tank with 3-2' bottom

oulets [2-3" outlets were suppose to be installed so we

had 2- 2-1/2"

pvc bulkeads custom made so that flowrate would not be

reduced-present flow

aprox 300,000 GPD with 2-2" return lines

leading to 2 piping headers that branch off to

8-locline fittings to direct

flow in tank.2-400 gallon

sumps-independent systems tied together -each with 1-1

hp sequence pumps1-2HP cool reef chiller with 2-1 hp

backup

chillers1-large AES [AETECH] downdraft skimmer2-UV

systems1-120

gallon refugium with reverse

daylight2-200 GPD RO systems and

booster pumps2-calcium reactors [1 for each sump] with

controllers1-135 gallon vertical polyethylene tank for

automatic kalwasser

dosing system tied to controller-replaces evaporated

water6-1000 watt vented

lights-german bulbs3-150 watt blue attinic lightsall

lighting is

controlled by individual timers and ballasts are

remotely located in a vented

area1-cannister for carbon & 1 cannister for roaphos

with separate pump

that recirculates water out and back into 1 of the

sumps1-425 gallon

vertical polyethylene tank for water changes with

circulating pumpall

fittings-true union

We will be installing IP Web Cam's soon, I will post the link for all 3 reef members to view the tank in real time as soon as they are hooked up. This tank and all the goodies and construction, fish, rock etc. is near 80k and climbing!! poor little Moray does not have that kind of funds but it's sure nice to have friends that do.

[Plan2Build]

Holy Smokes Moray....!!! That is taking a hobby to new limits!!! How many webcams will it take to cover the action?!? How many submarines are planned for the daily tours of the reef...!?

I hate to ask if their is a quarantine tank

Great Work!

P2B

[moray]

To be honest with you he tried to send me in the tank with a snorkel and mask to place some of the corals but i'm a little big and nervous for that job so we found a smaller human being to go in and place the corals. with his diving gear 4 real!
My friend Rob goes diving in beliz to the blue hole or something at least once a year so he is into the reef thing big time.

[Bruce]

!!!! I WANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg that would be awsome...im when i get a house...(still apt) im gona get a pool and make it a reef...think about that...20,000 gal reef *drool*...

[Jay]

Wow...that is a fantastic setup. I always said that money doesnt make you happy but having one of those sure would brighten my day. Very well thought out. Whe helped with the design?...Im sure there were some happy venders happy to help you spend the money.
[smiley=first.gif]

Jay