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.
The build, piece by piece
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Tank + Stand
CADE Pro Reef 1200 Series 2CADE · sumped_reef_ready$4,125Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Lighting
Kessil A500X Color LED Aquarium Light× 2Kessil · puck LED$1,698$849 ea.Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Return Pump
Sicce Syncra SDC 9.0 WiFi Controllable Pump (1000-2500 GPH)Sicce · DC return pump$550Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Protein Skimmer
Reef Octopus Regal 250INT 10in Internal Protein Skimmer (VarioS)Reef Octopus · in-sump internal with controller$799Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Flow / Powerheads
Tunze Stream 6155 Controllable (3700 GPH)× 2Tunze · DC controllable powerhead$1,098$549 ea.Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Heating / Temperature
BRS 300W Titanium Aquarium Heater System WiFi× 2Bulk Reef Supply · titanium with WiFi controller$390$195 ea.Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
ATO + Dosing
GHL Doser 2.1 SA 4-Pump Stand-Alone (Black)GHL · GHL standalone doser$749Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Controller / Monitoring
Apex Trident Auto Water Tester (Ca/Alk/Mg)Neptune Systems · auto tester$899Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
Filtration / Media
SpectraPure MaxCap 5 Stage 2:1 Manual Flush 90-GPD RO/DI SystemSpectraPure · RODI system$399Some links may earn ReefCrafter a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn how ReefCrafter is funded.
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 ratingSaltwater 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.
Templates run hardware-only checks. Livestock-specific compatibility runs in the planner once you customize this build.
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What this template can and cannot decide.
Template pages run the live ReefCrafter rule engine against the saved gear list, then expose the exact warnings that fired. They cannot guarantee fit after you swap equipment, change livestock, alter plumbing, or skip the maintenance assumptions behind the build.
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