New tank design graphic ... Tell me what you think...

Hi everyone. I would like constructive criticism on this, please. Affirmation on what I'm doing right would also be appreciated. Ask any questions you like. I'm starting this build next weekend. I already have most the equipment, the tank, and the stand. In all my excitement I don't want to overlook anything so I put this together on CorelDraw. Thanks for looking.




Highlights

90-gallon drilled tank
10-gallon refugium w/ reverse schedule lighting
20-gallon sump
AquaC EV-180 protein skimmer with Eheim 1262 pump
Eheim 1262 return pump
PVC 1/2” under-sand jets with in-tank Eheim 1262 pump
80-watts 50/50 strip lighting
DIY Sulfur Denitrator
DIY Kalk Reactor
Two Fishes Phosban Reactor
Two Fishes Carbon Reactor


Legend

A - 3/4" PVC Return Manifold
B - Strainer Overflow
C - 1" PVC Return Pipe
D - 3/4" PVC Return Pipe
E - 1" PVC Ball Valve
F - Return Chamber w/ Bio-Media
G - 10-gallon Refugium
H – DIY Stand (to hold Refuge above Sump)
I - 1" Bulkhead w/ Hose Attachment
J - Plastic Tubing
K - Return Chamber w/ Bio-Media
L - 20-gallon Sump
M - Baffles 1" apart
N - Eheim 1262 Return Pump
O – Refuge Light
P – 1/2” PVC “Out-branch”
Q - Outlet for Phosban Reactor
R - Outlet for Sulfur Denitrator
S - Outlet for Kalk Reactor
T - Outlet for Carbon Reactor

Here's the latest revision...

kcress said:

Megalodon... I thought I saw this graphic before. I was torqued because my response was missing but now I see here is where my response is.

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Haha, you must know me from either RC or Canreef.

OK, bare with me here, the legend is now all over the map alphabetically. If I do another revision I might run out of letters, LOL.

Version 4 Legend

A - 3/4" PVC over-top return manifold
B - Strainer overflow w/ 1" drilled bulkhead
C - 1" PVC drain pipe
D - 3/4" PVC return pipe
E - 1" PVC drain pipe @ 90 degree angle
F - Refuge return chamber
G - 10-gallon refuge
H - DIY stand (to hold refuge above sump)
I - 1" bulkhead w/ hose attachment
J - Refuge main overflow drain tube
K - Drain area with filter bag
L - 20-gallon Sump
M - Baffles, first at 1.5" and the next at 1"
N - Eheim 1262 return pump
O - Refuge Light
Q - 1/2" PVC refuge feed
U - 90 degree PVC elbows that swivel
V - 1/2" gate valve (teed off return pipe)
W - Back-up refuge overflow output tube
X - AquaC EV-180 protein skimmer
Y - 1" gate valve

Changes... X, U, V, W, and Y have been added.

M, the baffles, has the first baffle 1.5" apart instead of 1" like the rest, to allow more opportunity for bubbles to escape.

E, is now at a 90 degree angle, to allow for U, a 90 degree joint that brings the pipe into the stand area and to another swivelling attachment. Tell me if you like the drain going directly to the refuge better.

K has now be altered. The glass separation has been removed to provide more room for the protein skimmer, and a filter sock was added to the drain

F, the refuge return chamber, is now smaller, as it doesn’t need to be so large. In fact, it might not need to be there at all.

W has been added in case J gets plugged. I won't bother putting that in the baffles because it's ever needed, pods are the least of my concern.

V and Y are gate valves instead of ball valves to allow greater flow control.

Q is now fed from the return instead of having a separate pump

Also, the return pump area in the sump has been enlarged considerably.

Reefscape said:

Thats about the only thing i would change on the setup...

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What do you think about having one of the drains going directly in the refuge? Somebody from other board insists this is a bad idea as it brings too much dirty water into the refuge and that the clean water from the sump is better. I'm kind of torn here on what to do.