Sump system for my 300 gallon reef tank

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Northwestern Reefer - 7 years ago

Wow man that system is insane. I have subbed.

slenin13 - 7 years ago

Nice!!!!

Alex Elmroe - 7 years ago

... well damn.

Mike Tanti - 8 years ago

love it

kevin piotrowski - 8 years ago

both sumps are 120 gallons.

Kingdom1 - 8 years ago

I have a question
how many gallons is the sump tank?

kevin piotrowski - 8 years ago

yes! first of all my apologies for not updating this or replying to peoples comments, I was not getting notifications from YouTube. as expected I have added a calcium reactor, ozone although I barely use it due to my ORP being naturally high, and the SWC skimmer has been replaced with a reef octopus 5000 for no other reason than a buddy wanted the SWC lol.

I have actually crashed this tank I have nothing but problems for the last year. I hate the term crashed because usually I imply the responsibility on the hobbyist, and yes the responsibility still falls on myself. first off I had a black sailfin blenny that was chowing down on all of my SPS and it took me 6 months to figure out that he was a problem. if that wasn't enough I used salifert flatworm exit and crash the whole system! I have used it before on a couple of systems without any problems but I think this time what happened was I have so much rock work in the tank that there was way more many flatworms I anticipated, and also for the third problem, my DIY LED lighting system deteriorated unbenounced to me.

my understanding is the Neptune apex controller can put out a 0 to 10 volt signal for up to 6 amps and I was trying to drive upwards of 14. overtime par was gradually decreasing and since it happened gradually over a year and a half I did not notice. in the end I was barely punching 100 Park at six inches below the waterline. so using the flatworm exit on an already compromised system really did it in!

I researched all kinds of lighting options and arrived at the ctlite which in the next few weeks I will do a full review on.

Pedro Ruiz - 8 years ago

Any updates?

dave dec - 9 years ago

sometimes I wonder we as saltwater reef lovers are more drawn to the equipment or the inhabitants. how many times have you listened to someone saying you should see my coral growth OR you should see my new reactor or new led set up. lol your setup is an engineering masterpiece.

Wesley Warren - 7 years ago

I tend to lean toward the husbandry of the inhabitants; that being said it goes without saying that one taking this approach cannot place the importance of one over the other.