UPDATED June 5, 2017
Well its been a while since I've had a build thread so I figure I might as well start one now. This will be my 5th tank setup since '03 and I hope it is my longest tank to keep set up as well. I have been keeping coral for 10yrs now and fish for 13. This build is dominant SPS with a few lps in the mix as I do like your torch, elegance, frogspawn, hammers...etc. I have had quite a few nice tank's through the years and each time I find something else I add into my next system. So this time around I went with an external overflow. I also like BB and minimal rock in my display as I prefer open space to add colonies or if needed frag stations for a temporary time. I started this build in Feb '15 so its been up for a bit.
Specs - 72x24x24" acrylic tank 3/4" thick, rounded edges, black back and black bottom with external overflows. Three standpipe's, 2 using, one safeguard. Two return lines.
Sump is 48x20x16", 1/2" acrylic, two filter sock drains(don't use filter socks) with three chambers, skimmer, fuge and return.
Light currently is an ati 8x80w using 5 giessmann bulb's, one ati blue + and two led blue bulbs. I have had my ati fixture for two years now and have had to replace two ballasts. I'm not really impressed with the price of these fixture's to have components go out regularly. Its sad I have to keep a spare at all times.
Skimmer is modified vertex IN180 that is using a jebao dct 4000 pinwheel. The pump is pulling 43scfh at 30w.
100lbs of pukani cured lr is what i'm using.
Return pump is jebao DCT 10k, two ebo jager 300w heaters, gyre 150 and two jebao pp15's for flow.
ATO is micro smart (awesome btw) and I have a 20g ato reservoir.
Two DJ strips hooked up to GFCI's is how I run the system. I had two 20 amp circuits ran into the fish room, which is in the basement of my house.
RODI system is a AquaFX 300gpd
Currently dosing using jebao dosing pump, alk, calc
Current additives are zeovit FWS and Coral Boost - as of May 17 - 9ml FWS per day and 6ml of CB every other day
Parameters 1.026, alk 7.8, calc 350-420, mag 1200, phos .07(May 25, '17) not sure on trates, haven't tested in atleast 8mths
Well its been a while since I've had a build thread so I figure I might as well start one now. This will be my 5th tank setup since '03 and I hope it is my longest tank to keep set up as well. I have been keeping coral for 10yrs now and fish for 13. This build is dominant SPS with a few lps in the mix as I do like your torch, elegance, frogspawn, hammers...etc. I have had quite a few nice tank's through the years and each time I find something else I add into my next system. So this time around I went with an external overflow. I also like BB and minimal rock in my display as I prefer open space to add colonies or if needed frag stations for a temporary time. I started this build in Feb '15 so its been up for a bit.
Specs - 72x24x24" acrylic tank 3/4" thick, rounded edges, black back and black bottom with external overflows. Three standpipe's, 2 using, one safeguard. Two return lines.
Sump is 48x20x16", 1/2" acrylic, two filter sock drains(don't use filter socks) with three chambers, skimmer, fuge and return.
Light currently is an ati 8x80w using 5 giessmann bulb's, one ati blue + and two led blue bulbs. I have had my ati fixture for two years now and have had to replace two ballasts. I'm not really impressed with the price of these fixture's to have components go out regularly. Its sad I have to keep a spare at all times.
Skimmer is modified vertex IN180 that is using a jebao dct 4000 pinwheel. The pump is pulling 43scfh at 30w.
100lbs of pukani cured lr is what i'm using.
Return pump is jebao DCT 10k, two ebo jager 300w heaters, gyre 150 and two jebao pp15's for flow.
ATO is micro smart (awesome btw) and I have a 20g ato reservoir.
Two DJ strips hooked up to GFCI's is how I run the system. I had two 20 amp circuits ran into the fish room, which is in the basement of my house.
RODI system is a AquaFX 300gpd
Currently dosing using jebao dosing pump, alk, calc
Current additives are zeovit FWS and Coral Boost - as of May 17 - 9ml FWS per day and 6ml of CB every other day
Parameters 1.026, alk 7.8, calc 350-420, mag 1200, phos .07(May 25, '17) not sure on trates, haven't tested in atleast 8mths
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