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02-17-2007 5:51 PM  



Current System:
The current system is an Oceanic Reef Ready 150G with dual overflows. It is 72x29x18, At this point I wish it was deeper front to back but more than serves it purpose until the next upgrade. There is 200 + pounds of live rock, Consisting of Fiji, Marshall Island, and Tonga. The rock is stacked loose and has lots of caves and openings for water flow and fish movement. I wanted to give the corals a lot of flow so I decided to use a shallow sand bed for my gobies and other sand dwellers. The system is tied to a Melev Model F sump. This sump is divided into skimmer area, return area and refugium and has a capacity of about 50 gallons.

Equipment:
Pump(s): 2 QuietOne 4000 for the return pumps. I chose to use two pumps one to each side of the tank for redundancy. For water movement I also have 2 MaxiJet 1200's that have been updated using OceanFlo 1200 modifications (OceanFlo).  These are located at opposing ends of the tank and tied to an AquaController 3. I also have a closed loop that is on a MAG18 tied to a 1" SeaSwirl located in the center of the tank. REcently I have added to Koralia Model 3 pumps. My hope it to remove the CL at some point.

Lighting: Current-USA Outer Orbit. (4 39W Actnic T5/3 250 W DE HQI Metal Halide (10000K)) lights the main system. The lighting cycle is 10 hours per day with 10 hours of Actinic and 8 hours of Metal Halide. (12:00PM  Actinic On, 1:00 PM  MH On, 9:00 PM MH Off, 10:00 PM Actinic Off This provides a dusk to dawn effect. There is also 12 white moon lights and 12 blue moon lights. The refugium is lit 18 hous starting 9 PM. with a
Controllers: To control the CA Reactor, I use a Milwaukee Instruments SMS125 Ph and Orp controller. I use the AquaController 3 for lighting,  pump management, heater, and fans.  

Supplementation:
The CA Reactor was a major plus in my mind. I personally believe that without it I would be adding supplements all the time. Ca, Alk and pH are maintained pretty steady with the addition of this equipment. I test for Alk and Ca weekly and if necessary bump the levels. I add a tablespoon of baked baking soda to my top off water each week. So far this seems to keep it all in check.

In addition I add SeaChem Strontium and Kent Lugols Iodine once a week. I believe that at the minimum the Strontium is a necessary addition for the SPS corals. Magnesium is checked once a month and adjusted as needed. I recently started adding ZeoVit Magnesium to the Calcium Reactor to help maintain the ionic balance. More testing is needed to determine if this is a viable solution. I have also started dosing amino acids before feeding for the corals.

If Ca should need to be raised I use Kent Turbo Calcium. This works great and does not require a large quantity to make small adjustments.

I also have been dosing Prodibio (Reef Booster, Bioptim, BioDigest). Originally I was dosing on the recommended schedule. I believe for my system that this may have been too much and the system may have become too sterile. I have reduced this dosing schedule by adding an additional week into it. (Instead of every 15 days, I dose on a 21 day basis.) So far this seems to be working. However the jury is still out on whether I continue to use the product or not.

Feeding:
I will be the first to admit I have probably been under feeding my tank. Recently I have increased that feeding to the following schedule. I use 1 sheet of Nori daily. I feed 2 cubes of H20 Mysis, 1 cube Copepods, frozen brine shrimp,  occasionally I add PE Mysis in due to size and replace the copepods with Cyclopeze 3 times a week. I mix Phytoplankton, Marine Snow and DT Oyster Eggs with this for the corals. Other days I use Red Sea pellet foot or flake.

Fish:

1 Blue Tang

1 Yellow Tang

1 Powder Blue Tang

1 Gold Striped Maroon Clownfish

1 Six-Line Wrasse

1 Yellowtail Blue Damsel

1 Bi-color Blenny

1 African Blueline Pipefish

1 Falco Hawkfish

2 Yellow Watchman Gobies

2 Chromis

 


Inverts:
Nassarius spp. snails Blue leg hermit crabs
Scarlet hermit crabs  Astraea spp. snails
Cerith spp. snails
 Striped Serpent Star
Orange Serpent Star
 Peppermint Shrimp
Red leg hermit crabs
  
75W PC Flood light.

Skimmer: Precision Marine Bullet 2
Auto Top Off:  Deluxe Top Off unit from  Top-Off.com
CA Reactor: ReefTek
Ozone: ENALY Ozone Generator OZX-300U + Air Dryer. This produces 200-300mg/h of ozone. (Enaly)
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02-17-2007 10:04 PM  
Looks good, is this with the new lights or the older one's?
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02-18-2007 6:36 PM  
Actually it is an older picture. Perhaps I will get new one tomorrow. Plus I need to update the above post.
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02-19-2007 4:21 AM  
Posted By slallen on 02/18/2007 6:36 PM
Actually it is an older picture. Perhaps I will get new one tomorrow. Plus I need to update the above post.
 
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02-19-2007 9:17 PM  
Still see sameold pic.
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02-13-2008 2:09 PM  
So when are you going to show us some new pics?
2+ 12 gallon tanks and 1+3gal eclipse
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02-13-2008 4:48 PM  
LOL - yes I am a slacker. I will take some this weekend. In the mean time you can also check my gallery. (http://www.reefchat.org/PhotoGaller...ault.aspx) Admittedly it is also a little behind.
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