100 gal saltwater aquarium complete setup

Barnes near Silver lake, Traverse City MI

Description

Much of the equipment was purchased new only 6-months ago. We’ve just gotten very busy lately with some projects and kids sports and I realized I don’t have the time to enjoy the hobby. The tank, stand and rocks are from my first round in the hobby. The rest I bought new for my second round into the hobby that didn’t last long (6 months ago.) The special thing about this setup is I designed it for simplicity, reliability for power outages and vacation, and ease of maintenance. After endless research I decided on eliminating the traditional siphon overflow design and went with large drains directly into the tank so that if power ever went out, I don’t risk the siphon failing to restart when power comes back on, causing the tank to empty into the house. And by placing the drains at the surface facing up, you still get surface skimming, which is important for pulling organically down into the sump, and you prevent your whole tank from overflowing if the pump stopped working. You get the best of all worlds. I also designed it for family safety by running all equipment through a heavy-duty ground fault interrupter in case there is a current when someone sticks their hand into the water. This also protects the system in case a heater gets a leak or crack and would slowly start shorting out into the water. I also have a surge-protector installed to protect all equipment for electrical surges. Comes with a nice quarantine/hospital setup. (29 gal acrylic with stand a hood, powerhead, small filters, heater, etc.) Other features: 100 gal seaclear acrylic tank Wi-fi thermostat that enables you to check on temp and verify power while on vacation, and protects against the common catastrophe that happens when a heater fails to stop heating at the set temp and fries your livestock. Mag 7 pump Skimmer with a new pump in the last two months (the skimmer was about 10 years old). Lots of rock Aragonite sand Power heads Lighting is dual fluorescent bulbs, good for color, but would need to upgrade the lighting power for serious corals and anemones. I’ve mostly had fish, live rock, and inverts, with a couple easy anemones or corals. Custom stand and canopy. The materials alone for this was $600. Furniture grade 3/4” plywood over 2x4 frame. Many coats of polyurethane. Very solid stand. 29 gal acrylic sump Other equipment including refractometer, auto feeder, some meds including Hanna copper checker for quarantine tank, magnet glass scrubber, etc. Another thing I’ve appreciated about this setup if it is very esthetic for such a simple design. Without spending $10k this tank looks beautiful when you set up your rock landscaping, sand, put in fish, cleaner shrimp etc. $1100 for all