Doug's
Reef and Fish Page
75 Gallon Reef Tank Equipment
75 Gallon All Glass Aquarium - rectangular shape.
(48" long x 21" tall x 18" deep)
All Glass pine stand.
All Glass pine canopy.
I like All Glass products myself. I have had a 55 gallon tank that is over 20 years old now that my Dad gave me. It has been through one move that I was surprised it survived. All of my other 6 or so tanks over the years have been from All Glass with the exception of a Marineland Eclipse six. The Stand and Canopy are not the best quality as far as looks goes but they serve their purpose.
Sump
Amiricle Wet/Dry filter with drilled bulkheads
Hang on U-tube overflow.
All media removed.
Powered by Mag 7 (700 gph) pump for return.
I could have built my own sump or used a Rubbermaid container but I like the quality of the Amiricle products and did not have to do much work to use it. I could use a little more space but it works well and holds my skimmer without any problems.
ETS Reef Devil - Located in sump.
Powered by a Mag 12 (1200gph) pump throttled down with a ball valve.
This is a very good skimmer and has worked well for me since I installed it on the tank. It does skim very well but it is not as good as the newer becket head type skimmers on the market. For a soft coral tank of my size it does work well and removes a good amount of waste.
Medusa TC 200 digital heater controller
Visi-Therm 200 watt heater - located in sump
2 - 4 inch Radio Shack fans
Located at the back of the canopy blowing in.
The Medusa controller is a bit of overkill but it does work really well. I do not trust the little thermostats in the heaters to keep my tank temperature stable so even though the Medusa is expensive it has paid for it self in peace of mind. I do not want to worry if the heater sticks on or off one day. The Medusa also has an alarm system so if the temp goes too high or drops too low it will sound an alarm.
2 - Penguin 1140 300gph powerheads.
2 - Maxijet 1200 300gph powerheads.
4 - Minijet 104gph powerheads.
1 - PFO 250watt Dual ballast.
2 - Osram 20000k Metal Halide bulbs.
Octopus 3000 controller with pH probe, ORP probe and Temperature probe.
Pinpoint Salinity meter.