replacing a wet bar with a tank

[stankyd]

After recently selling my 300g acrylic and selling off my livestock, I am in the process of setting up my 30 tall. The wet bar had a sink and counter and i want to setup I guess whats call a mixed reef. Having large tanks in the past, i never realized how difficult "small" is!

 

I have 2 water flow designs i would like to pass by you as i am about to start cutting PVC and am still unsure.

 

This uses my main iwakii md70 as a closed loop and a smaller pump in a sump to circulate water through skimmer and refugium. My fear in this design is the water will get HOT and that the usefulness of fans / evaporation cooling would be diminished due to the relatively slow water flow through the sump.

 

Advantages,

1. 2 pumps ensure flow in case a breaker kicks,

2. I dont have to cut into the plastic sump so its easier to change my configuration.

3. the closed loop let me put the pump intake down low for better circulation

 

 

 

design 2 is simpler.

 

Just a standard pump and sump but with more water flow into the sump, the cooling fans will have more benefit.

 

I would love to hear your thoughts! Will post some pictures later today of the location.

 

 

Corrected photo link

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davester1/albums/72157687322124715

Edited August 8, 2017 by stankyd

[stankyd]

here are the build out photos

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davester1/albums/72157686968544316/with/36323171375/

Edited August 2, 2017 by stankyd