120gal Opti-white

[Skimmin]

Finally my new tank has arrived. This new tank has a dual external overflow system with a custom 80gal sump/refugium. The display tank was built with Opti-white glass which is supposed to be clearer than some Starphire (some starphire tends to have a slightly blue tinge)As a return pump I ended up chosing a Sequence Reeflo Dart. Powerheads consist of two Tunze Nanostream 6045s (keeping my fingers crossed on the powerheads because there is so much confusing feedback regarding quality and problems on all products...everyone has a different opinion or experiance. So here's the first of my pictures. I'll keep updating with progress
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[banditpowdercoat]

Nice, Santa came early LOL

[adidas]

you will like the dart pump, it's so quiet! i'm running my return with one.

[Skimmin]

Thanks to Mark for letting me check out Dart pump before picking out mine. Managed to get most of my plumbing done yesterday so I ran the pump into an overflow and back into the sump. This pump sure is quiet.

[digital-audiophile]

Tanks look so nice when they are brand new!

I like the overflows, how are you going to set them up?

[Skimmin]

Well each overflow has a hole for a 1+1/2" drain and a 1" return so I was considering a durso overflow set up in each. Are there any other available options?

[mark]

Nice tank.

For single hole there's Stockman (http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/standpipe/standpipe-ken_stockman.htm)and if want to drill another hole drain in each overflow look into a Herbie (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=344892&perpage=25&pagenumber=1)

[fkshiu]

Herbie overflow, baby. Got one setup up on my external box and have never looked back. As long as you have two holes in a box you're good to go.

[Skimmin]

Thanks for the follow up. pretty neat tank of untamed. I'm thinking I'm gonna remove one of my 1'' return lines and use the bulkhead for the emergency drain. I originally set up the drains as dursos but with them being external it seems to make them much noisier. I tried them as Herbies too and they sure are quiet. I think my pump probably flows about 2300gph @ 6ft of head so with fitting losses I'm thinking it's putting out about ...2000ghp? the only way I would have to worry about the 1'' emergency drain not being big enough would be if the other drains completely plugged right?

[untamed]

Try it the other way around first....Use the 1" for the main flow, and the 1.5" for the emergency. You'll need to choke back the flow on the primary Herbie lines anyway...you might only need 1" lines.

If the 1" lines can't carry 100% of the flow, then using them as the emergency lines means there is a small risk of overflow should BOTH the primary 1.5" lines become 100% blocked. (Really, a pretty small risk)

I also have a single Dart as the return pump and two overflow boxes. In my case, both the primary and emergency lines are 1.5"..but the primarys are choked off by gate valves so there is a chance that 1" lines would have worked.

[Skimmin]

I found an awesome strainer @ Gregg Distributors for my Herbie overflows. The holes are small enough to keep out snails and crabs and big enough that algae should not pose a problem. It has a factory 2" female thread which I used a male bushing to reduce.
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One note is that this strainer has a 5" diameter so it won't work unless you have a big enough overflow.

[untamed]

I used the 2" version of those strainers on the 2" intakes to my closed loops. Each CL has a Dart pulling diectly through one of those strainers and doesn't create ANY dangerous suction over the strainer at all. I'm confident that an anemone could park itself over a large part of the strainer and be just fine.

[Skimmin]

Here's my tank. Finally up and running. I ended up going with the Herbie style overflows and they're whisper quiet. Definately the way to go. Check out the monster piece of Tonga Live rock (left top,23lbs). I've gotta give a BIG thanks to guys at Aquarium Illusions for all the help with set up, that big piece of rock and all the information before, during and after the build. I'm starting to find that the available knowledge in that store makes spending a bit more money worth it. The majority of my Edmonton based aquarium business will be done there. Thanks as well to Ocean City in Cowtown for the quality craftsmanship on the tank, stand and sump. Finally thanks to everyone on Canreef for all the input, info and ideas. This tank wouldn't have turned out so well without it. Here's some pics.
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