500+ gallon Build

I would think you could use the 120 as a sump and the 40 for a fuge.. just make sure you have the height in you DT so it drains right. You can put the 40 over the sump like I did and use a wye with a manifold into its return to adjust the flow for your fuge. +1 on the calcium reactor.

 

Here are the functions I am planning for the Sump Room...
what am I missing????

Sock Filter
Refugium
Skimmer
Deep Sand Bed
Live Rock
CA Reactor
Alk Dosing
Mg Dosing
Other Dosing?
Bio Pellets Reactor
Rowaphos or GFO Media Reactor
Chiller
Heaters
Electronic Controller
Top Off
UV Sterilizer ??
Return Pumps


Frag Tank
Quarantine Tank ??
Chemical & Test Kit Storage
Water Change
RO/DI Unit

 

If you are running a calcium reactor and a kalk reactor off your ato. You will most likely never have to dose. My parameters are almost dead on and I don't dose. The only thing I have been dosing and messing with is across power and nualgi which mt polyp extension has been amazing since I started. Not sure of its the nualgi or just tank is dialed in.

 

That's acro power. Love the auto correct!

 

And if you are going with bio pellets look at the reactor I am running. I am in the process of switching to the all on one pellets and doing away with my gfo reactor.

 

The reef dynamics one. I love the control you get with it. Both on the tumble and the flow.

 

Ok... Updated list

Sock Filter
Refugium
Skimmer
Deep Sand Bed
Live Rock
CA Reactor
Kalk Reactor
Bio Pellets Reactor
Rowaphos or GFO Media Reactor
Carbon Reactor
nualgi Dosing
Acro Power Dosing
Mg Dosing or Other Dosing
Chiller
Heaters
Electronic Controller
Top Off
UV Sterilizer ??
Return Pumps
Frag Tank

Quarantine Tank ??
Chemical & Test Kit Storage
Water Change
RO/DI Unit

 

Don't forget the stadium seating! Ha ha

 

Awesome build!!! Looking forward to seeing it progress...

 

Sounds awesome! I am in the planning stages of a large tank and separate sump room. Look at Toddsales build. I took several great ideas from him, particularly with his sump setup. His is very simple and very functional. My current plan is for a coast to coast overflow with a bean animal drain to keep the DT very quiet. Something you may want to look into since you are building from scratch. Reefbuilder also has an amazing sump room if I recall his recent thread. You may wish to do a little research on deep sand beds as there seems to be a lot of controversy about them and the potential risk of nuking your tank. I personally have no experience with them. Please keep posting your plans and ideas!!! Im sure you will have a few things that I ll take for my own build!