my system
Posted 03-15-2009 at 08:38 PM by michael from england
I started this particular tank on 26 november 2007, It is 92 US gallons and is a corner tank, it has had many modifications since it was first set up, i have added a customised sump, replaced spray bars, added powerheads, and have even lost corals because of a auto top off float switch flooding the tank with fresh water. I have now stabilised water parameters and will update new pictures next year after buying and adding a lot more livestock. Alternatively click on my gallery for a few more and better larger pictures.
Currently i have 2 koralia 2s, 1 koralia 1, 2 tunze 6025s, a 350 gallon return from my 13.5 gallon sump, i run a kent phosphate reactor run by a maxijet 400, in which i usually use 1 quarter rowa phos, i have a phosphate filter filled with ultraphos, i have a Tmc v2 800 skimmer and also a maxijet 1200 keeping the water moving in the sump, i have a small heater in the sump but never switch it on as the temperature always remains at 26-28 centagrade. My biological filteration is based on the 115 pounds of live figi rock in the DT and 10 pounds of live figi rock in the sump. My lighting consists of 2 x 48 watt T5 tubes, 1 marine white and 1 marine blue, also there are 2 x 24 watt T5 tubes consisting of 1 marine white and 1 marine blue tube, My LED lighting is called aquaray, i have 4 x 12 watt bars, these colour arrangments are 2 reef blues which is 2x 5 blue LEDs, 1 reef white which is 5 white LEDs, and 1 marine blue which is 3 blue and 2 white LEDs, im very very happy with my lighting.
My livestock has altered, however at present i have 12 assorted soft corals and 6 hard corals, 3 fish, some mixed shrimps, various crabs and snails. I replace water every 2 weeks, usually 8-10 gallons and use Tropic Marin Pro Reef and Tetra marine salt. I only dose kent Dkh buffer or baking soda and kalkwasser at present. I also run carbon, i left this until last as i like carbon. I have been using it for well over 20 years on all sorts of aquaria, ive never had a yellow tank or clarity problems and i use carbon 24-7, i believe you cant use enough, although because of cost i use 500 Milli litres at a time, i usually change it every 2-4 weeks, i will always use it and cant think of any reason why not to.
My parameters are maintained as best as these values listed below:
ph-7.9-8.1 currently dosing with kalkwasser to improve this (aim is 8.2-8.3)
ph is now stable at 8.2
calcium 420-450
magnesium 1400 never been much lower?
dkh 8-10 was 9.6 in jan 09
nitrate 0
phos unmeasureable but i do have some phos
nitrite and ammonia 0 at all times
temperature 26-28 c
Please feel happy to pm me for any other information required.
Now heres some pictures of my tank
Currently i have 2 koralia 2s, 1 koralia 1, 2 tunze 6025s, a 350 gallon return from my 13.5 gallon sump, i run a kent phosphate reactor run by a maxijet 400, in which i usually use 1 quarter rowa phos, i have a phosphate filter filled with ultraphos, i have a Tmc v2 800 skimmer and also a maxijet 1200 keeping the water moving in the sump, i have a small heater in the sump but never switch it on as the temperature always remains at 26-28 centagrade. My biological filteration is based on the 115 pounds of live figi rock in the DT and 10 pounds of live figi rock in the sump. My lighting consists of 2 x 48 watt T5 tubes, 1 marine white and 1 marine blue, also there are 2 x 24 watt T5 tubes consisting of 1 marine white and 1 marine blue tube, My LED lighting is called aquaray, i have 4 x 12 watt bars, these colour arrangments are 2 reef blues which is 2x 5 blue LEDs, 1 reef white which is 5 white LEDs, and 1 marine blue which is 3 blue and 2 white LEDs, im very very happy with my lighting.
My livestock has altered, however at present i have 12 assorted soft corals and 6 hard corals, 3 fish, some mixed shrimps, various crabs and snails. I replace water every 2 weeks, usually 8-10 gallons and use Tropic Marin Pro Reef and Tetra marine salt. I only dose kent Dkh buffer or baking soda and kalkwasser at present. I also run carbon, i left this until last as i like carbon. I have been using it for well over 20 years on all sorts of aquaria, ive never had a yellow tank or clarity problems and i use carbon 24-7, i believe you cant use enough, although because of cost i use 500 Milli litres at a time, i usually change it every 2-4 weeks, i will always use it and cant think of any reason why not to.
My parameters are maintained as best as these values listed below:
ph-7.9-8.1 currently dosing with kalkwasser to improve this (aim is 8.2-8.3)
ph is now stable at 8.2
calcium 420-450
magnesium 1400 never been much lower?
dkh 8-10 was 9.6 in jan 09
nitrate 0
phos unmeasureable but i do have some phos
nitrite and ammonia 0 at all times
temperature 26-28 c
Please feel happy to pm me for any other information required.
Now heres some pictures of my tank
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Great looking tank mike. Wow the clarity you have in your water is amazing. I think I should start running carbon. We need some bigger pictures.
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Posted 03-15-2009 at 09:01 PM by TheRealBigAL
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