150 Display 300 Total Volume Build

So I have been collecting equipment and coming up with ideas for a long time to come up with this system and it is finally time to start putting it together.
Equipment so far:
reef angel controller (I really like the open source since I love diy)
150 display 48x24x30T corner overflow.
30 frag 24x24x12 rimless center overflow
Sump 2x 18g acrylic tanks
1x 40g acrylic tank
isolation/water change 45g acrylic
diy led (details in later post)
reef octopus 5000 ext skimmer
brs dual stage reactor
brs 2 stage dosing
mp10 frag tank
mp40wes display (deciding if I want to go with another mp40 or seaswirl or build a variable powered system run off the main pump)
Equipment to add:
Reeflo dart hybrid
uv or ozone???? (opinions please)

Here are some sketches so you can get the idea of what's happening here.


Obviously no plumbing is shown and no skimmer yet...

My biggest hangup right now is deciding what to do for my sump setup. I will be able to control the flow through the two 18g tanks to fast or slow. the final 40g tank will have to have a lot of current.
Option:
cryptic, dsb, all lr, all macro, or ???? (opinions much needed!)
I can also add on to the sump system with more tanks if I want.

I will get pics up of all the real items soon. But for now I am calling upon all the knowledgeable people to help me come up with a solid plan for my sump!!!!

Edited by Mr.Gray - June 15 2013 at 11:01pm

Super excited to see this build progress.

Whoa! That is a lot of separate water boxes? Curious to see how you "glue" it all together  and keep it from leaking. :)

JohnnyHeavens, I like that UV system. But what are the pros and cons of using the uv over ozone. The ozone will be in my garage so I'm not worried about it leaking. Plus I like being able to control the ozone with the orp on the apex (which could be done with the uv as well I suppose). Do you run your UV 24/7? And do you by chance monitor your system with an orp probe to see how it reacts when running vs. not?

thanks
CJ

Yes the last tank will just bassicly feed the pump. The flow from the pump will be going to the 150 display, 30 frag, reactors, uv?, and iso tank. So it's not like I am going to be making huge waves anywhere that matters. I think you are confused somewhere, it is not uncommon for people to run a reeflo dart to power large systems.

I see where you are confused. For example if I used a 100 gallon tank for my sump I would traditionally separate it into 3 sections. 25g for feed, 50g for fuge, and 25g for return. And that is a "large" sump. In this system I have decided to split mine into separate tanks instead of just building baffles in one large tank. So whereas a 100g sump would have a capacity of about 25g to feed the pump mine will have 40g. I will probably even partition that off so that my water does not have to drop so far before my ato turns on. I will also be able to run a true capacity of around 80g of water through the sump system whereas if I were to use a 100g tank I would build my baffles so that it would be around 66%-75% full.

I run this unit 24/7 but I have created a "feed" mode on the Apex that turns my UV off for an hour. Probably doesn't matter much but when I add pods/live food to the sump or display it gives them a chance at making to the display. I'm running mine with relatively slow flow and thus it's strong exposure and would probably kill more complex organisms. I believe that at 3500gph you'd be in the reef safe range they suggest and wouldn't need (do I?) this type of effort. 

Another piece to the puzzle. Reef octopus 5000ext. Thanks Kody, it should work better than the extreme 250 I was going to use (for sale now if someone is interested).

Led list Display:
3x 20w blue 445nm
3x 20w blue 453nm
3x 20w white 10k
3x 20w white 20k
4x 5w blue 468nm
4x 5w white 5500k
8x 3w red 660nm
4x 3w yellow 590nm
8x 3w green 520nm
8x 2.5w uv 415nm

Frag:
4x 5w cool white 8k
4x 5w blue 442nm
4x 3w blue 468nm
2x 3w red 660nm
1x 3w yellow 590nm
2x 3w green 520nm
4x 2.5w uv 415nm

Led's have not been assembled yet as I am waiting for my new reef angel controller to get here. Then it will be a whole lot of soldering for me!

Yeah i'm pretty excited to get everything assembled and start messing around with the programming! I started collecting stuff with the intent of just doing large multichip leds but the frequency options were too limited so I am using all the cree and phillips led's to get the full spectrum I want.