Phil's new 46 gallon frag tank

[Phil]

so today i got the tank on the stand and installed the bulkhead fittings and i installed the locklines returns.


i went to town and also picked up a few things i got a mp10wes and a 1" check valve and 2 1" true union valves and 1 1"1/2.



All thats holding me up now is to get the sump in and figure out what return pump to use. Im thinking of useing a water blaster 5000 then double teeing of with 2 gate valves to run two reators on the same return pump.

[Phil]

got the sump into the stand lastnight.


heres a close up of the sump concepts made for me.



also order a water blaster 5000 and a ebo jager 200 watt heater last night from reef supplies.

[intarsiabox]

Why the frowny face in the title of your last post? Sump looks great. It sure looks like you maximized the space usage under the stand! What are you going to use for a skimmer?

[Proteus]

Yes looks great. Looking forward to seeing it stocked so I can pop over

[Phil]

Waiting for mail order lol. Ya the sump just fits I thought the more water the better so it holds more than the display tank. Skimmer I'm going with a Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer.

[intarsiabox]

Just a question on the sump design. The 3 baffles on the left, does the middle one have a slot cut out of the bottom? I am assuming the baffles are to eliminate bubbles or are you storing ATO water in the sump as well?

[Phil]

The center one on the left is cut on the bottom like a arch.