1,000 Gallon SPS Reef Build

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My dream reef tank build is underway! After months of planning, blowing out ceilings and cuttings holes in the side of my house, I’m finally installing the massive 1,000-gallon SPS-dominated reef tank. It will include a large dedicated fish room with top-tier filtration systems, automated moonshiners dosing, and advanced lighting systems. Follow along as I bring this dream tank to life—one wave at a time!

Tank has been cycling now for 6 weeks and I have the initial batch of fish in QT day 14. We just started the shed extension that’ll be a fully dedicated QT and frag system. Here are some of the initial photos of the build process. Excited to share everything with you guys!













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One thing you might consider if you haven't already are dedicated circuits for you tank. I remember back in the day with 1000w of MH and 1/3 hp chiller...if someone fired up the microwave the circuit would trip. Pita. One of the 1st things I did with the new build was to run new lines just for the tank.
 
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Discotu said:
One thing you might consider if you haven't already are dedicated circuits for you tank. I remember back in the day with 1000w of MH and 1/3 hp chiller...if someone fired up the microwave the circuit would trip. Pita. One of the 1st things I did with the new build was to run new lines just for the tank.
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I definitely took that into consideration on the front end when we removed the existing ceiling and vaulted everything to fit the tank. I installed a separate sub panel for the tank and ran almost a dozen dedicated lines for all of the systems. We are in the process of setting up a generator backup system for all of the vital equipment. There’s 40 solar panels on the roof and 2 10kw battery backups as well.


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Holy smokes, awesome dream build!!! Congrats!

The photo where are you in the tank, really shows how huge the tank is. How are you going to reach the bottom and back when it is filled? Snorkeling?
 
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Nice! If you haven't done so already, I would buy some real ocean live rock or some reef rubble/sand from AquaBiomics to seed the tank, especially since this will be sps dominant. There's no bacteria in a bottle that will help here. Starting off with the right bacteria will save you in the long run. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
 
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drexel said:
Nice! If you haven't done so already, I would buy some real ocean live rock or some reef rubble/sand from AquaBiomics to seed the tank, especially since this will be sps dominant. There's no bacteria in a bottle that will help here. Starting off with the right bacteria will save you in the long run. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
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I had 100lbs of live rock cycled from another system that’s in my sump so we’re all set for getting the tank started. Going to be quite the project moving all my coral/fish from my 300 gallon.



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Jimbo327 said:
Holy smokes, awesome dream build!!! Congrats!

The photo where are you in the tank, really shows how huge the tank is. How are you going to reach the bottom and back when it is filled? Snorkeling?
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I have some long tongs but I’ll probably be swimming in the tank every couple of months


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I had 100lbs of live rock cycled from another system that’s in my sump so we’re all set for getting the tank started. Going to be quite the project moving all my coral/fish from my 300 gallon.



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Did you just glue every piece of monti cap that broke during maintenance onto your back wall? amazing look
 
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