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145 gallonsSPS Dominantpremium tier

CADE 1200 SPS Showpiece · Premium

A premium 145g SPS-dominant build for the reefer who's been doing this for years. Designed for full Acropora gardens with strong flow zones, redundant heating on independent controllers, and dosing automation.

1 warning — the build is workable but has gear that's sitting at the edge of recommended specs.
Total price
$10,707
Components
12
Avg. price per component
$892

The build, piece by piece

Tank + Stand

Lighting

Return Pump

Protein Skimmer

  • Reef Octopus Regal 250INT 10in Internal Protein Skimmer (VarioS)
    Reef Octopus · in-sump internal with controller
    $799
    Buy at Bulk Reef Supply ↗

Flow / Powerheads

  • Tunze Stream 6155 Controllable (3700 GPH)× 2
    Tunze · DC controllable powerhead
    $1,098
    $549 ea.
    Vendor links being added.

Heating / Temperature

  • BRS 300W Titanium Aquarium Heater System WiFi× 2
    Bulk Reef Supply · titanium with WiFi controller
    $390
    $195 ea.
    Buy at Bulk Reef Supply ↗

ATO + Dosing

Controller / Monitoring

  • Apex Trident Auto Water Tester (Ca/Alk/Mg)
    Neptune Systems · auto tester
    $899
    Vendor links being added.

Filtration / Media

  • SpectraPure MaxCap Plus 90 GPD RODI System
    SpectraPure · RODI system
    $399
    Vendor links being added.

Compatibility check

We ran this template through 23 live rules. Each finding below shows the rule that fired and the values it pulled from the build — see how the engine decides.

  • Tanks 75g+ concentrate floor load above residential rating
    Saltwater is ~8.5 lbs/gal. A 145g system (water + rock + sand + stand + sump) typically lands 100+ lbs/sq ft over a small footprint — above the 40 lbs/sq ft residential floor rating. Place the tank perpendicular across joists, near a load-bearing wall, or on a slab/basement floor. This isn't a 'maybe' — sagging floors crack tanks.

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