WOW what an awesome set up! i have 2 questions. How much did it cost to set it up and How much is your Light bill every month?

swan i would go in a heartbeat.

Vinnie- I've pretty thoroughly covered many of the operating expenses and set-up expense in the other thread and briefly mentioned it in this one.

Thanks to everyone for nominating this tank. I really wanted things to grow in and mature before making it public. I also wanted the extra time to perfect the set-up so others could model it(if they want to) after it was thoroughly tested and proven. I took two years testing equipment and configuring it to the point that it is simple and proven. I also feel that the 140 gallon refugium could easily be taken off-line as far as filtration goes. The Volcano skimmer from Aquatic Acyrlics easily handles the demand of the tank. In fact after that skimmer was put online I slowly took off the UV and Ozone with no change to the tank.

This is not a slice of the reef, It is the Reef :)
Spectacular Tank..

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11575769#post11575769 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Energy [/i]
[B]Vinnie- I've pretty thoroughly covered many of the operating expenses and set-up expense in the other thread and briefly mentioned it in this one.

Thanks to everyone for nominating this tank. I really wanted things to grow in and mature before making it public. I also wanted the extra time to perfect the set-up so others could model it(if they want to) after it was thoroughly tested and proven. I took two years testing equipment and configuring it to the point that it is simple and proven. I also feel that the 140 gallon refugium could easily be taken off-line as far as filtration goes. The Volcano skimmer from Aquatic Acyrlics easily handles the demand of the tank. In fact after that skimmer was put online I slowly took off the UV and Ozone with no change to the tank. [/B][/QUOTE] Where is the other thread?

Vinnie:

[url]http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=689929&perpage=25&pagenumber=1[/url]

here is the other thread, it was linked on 3rd page of this topic.

[url]http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...25&pagenumber=1[/url]

What do you use for backup power supply?

Energy, can you describe what you use for flow in such a large tank (pump types, cl's, powerheads,etc)? I don't remember reading much about this in your threads, many thanks

oh, and if you did it over, what would you change?

this is the most disgustingly insane tank ive ever seen...almost makes me wanna cry..in a good way of course....definately the nicest tank i have ever seen, not only on rc, nicest tank ive seen anywhere....nice job man, congrats