I have always wanted to have a tank large enough and worthy of this section, this is it.
After accomplishing tons of documents for the construction and bank loans of the house, now I have the final start date, November 17. Construction will last for 7 months so I have around 9 months from today for the tank build.
It's been a year since I started, from 50g to 100g then another 50g. I have learned the basics with the help our our masters and gurus in RP. I have managed somehow my nitrate and phosphate via water change, chaeto, gfo and biopelets. Now, I'm trying my luck again in SPS to learn the art of balancing alkalinity, calcium and magnesium via dosing.
I will document this build as detailed as possible to:
1. Get comments and suggestions from the experts.
2 Have a comprehensive guide for other reefers on how to build a large tank.
The Plan:
- Size: 360g 96x30x30 1/2 inch thick glass
- In-wall design. I prefer a tank instead of a tv in the living room
- SPS dominated since I want to put angels together with my tangs
- Bean animal overflow using 1 1/2 inch pipes. I already got 6x 1 1/2 inch
bulkheads.
- DIY leds with 234 3W LEDs equivalent to 702W total. I already have 6x 66W inventronics, 6x 42W inventronics, leds and lense, etc.
- Water mixing station for easier water change. Already got an RO from Wilcon.
- lots of live rocks on the sump. I will also try DIY rocks