Asmodeus's Reef
 

Set Up Date : DEC 17/05

Tank Size : 60''x27''x24'' 170 gallons REEF

Sump Size : 45 gal

Frag Tank: 20 gal

Refugium Size : 20 gal

Live Rock : 150 lbs Fiji

Live Sand : Nil

Lighting : Dual 400's PFO Pulse Start Ballast 14K Sun Aquatics

Protein Skimmer : Euro Reef RC 250

Biological Filtration : LR

Chemical Filtration :

Circulation : 3MD return (850) GPH, Tunze 6000, 6100 on controller
Return Pump : 3 MD pressure

pH : 8.5/8.2 day/night

Temperature : 78-80F

Specific Gravity / Salinity :1.024

Alkalinity : 8 DKH

Calcium : 400
Fish:

Kole tang
Lavender Tang

2 perc's,
2 PJ cardinal's
7 Chromis
1 purple dottyback
2 fire fish

Corals : assorted SPS
Macro : Nil

Invertebrates : 3 cleaners, 4 peppermint, 2 blood shrimp
2 blue linkia
leopard brittle star
orange brittle star
Red Brittlestar
40 turbo's

Maintenance Program :

Kalk: will be thur Kalk Reactor

Reefpure 100g/pd RO/DI
:mrgreen:

Okay dumb question. If you have no corals WTH do you need a Calcium rector for. :question: :question:

Bob what are you talking about I have a Kalk reactor to run Kalk i have nothing stating that i have a Cal Reactor

And for the record what is a rector ..

And you correct me on my spelling :drinking: :rolleyes:

rector? damn near killed her!

sorry I couldn't resist :razz:

Christy that is enough out of you.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/PC130901.jpg

Well I started on the hole in the wall. And have most of the stand done.

Will try to get some pic's out tomorrow and keep them current as i go.




mike

Okay, sorry, I must have been drinking to make a spelling error. :redface: . A rector is some kind of a church official, which has nothing to do with a kalk reactor.

However, I thought kalk and calcium was the same thing. I don't use the stuff, so I am sorry if I am wrong.

So back to the original question. If you don't have corals why do you use kalk :question:

just to keep the coraline going . and its the last toy that i have that i dont wantto get rid of.


mike

Interesting. I haven't seen many people run a larger tank with T5's.

Have you run them before?

I am running 4 as supplemental lighting on my 180G...love em!

Me too - I run 6 as supplimental on my 190 and I think they are great as well.

Well the tank is in and had Doug over to take some pictures. THANKS Doug :mrgreen: for the help. But i was going to get Doug to send the picture to me to upload. But He doug the camera at my place. :sad:

So you guys are going to have to wait. On the other note Doug took away all my clams and LPS to put in his tank. BYE BYE corals.. :frown:


Going to start making some water for the tank now and get going thinking of a fish list.


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/DSC03267.jpg

mike

:eek: and flatworms :eek:

well time to dose again

man i hate these little F-er's

Well i have my brother down and will be moving most of the tank over to the 170 today.. and the sump cant wait stay posted to see some pictures....

Well I'm waiting on the new T-5 12K lights to get here from aqauria .ca from IVAN. for my tank. My salt is at 1.021 now the 170 and the 62 gal. I'm thinking of leaving it lower so I can keep the ick down.

What is the best salinty for a FOWLR anyway?

Well after a long talk with Doug thur out the week I'm going to run the Barracuda Pump for my Closed Loop. Lots of thinking on how I'm going to ru nthe CL. But I think I have it down with a diagram. Its costing over $100 easy for all the plumbing too. and that is with a discount of 35-50% from my brother that he gets me.

1.5 " plumbing can add up like the unions and ball valves and all the 90's and 45's too. will have pic's up tomorrow I promise.

Ed you are probably going crazy on waiting to see the progress. tomorrow ...

mike

Well I received my t-5 lighting this morning and hook ed them up ,but i need to rewire them so that are nice and snug.

Well i would post pictures ,but the site is tellling me tha my 16.kb picture is too big.

Well I have the Closed Loop done on the Barracuda, And WOW i have some nice flow. Thanks to Doug for helping me out. THANKS DOUG:mrgreen:


All I have left to do is mount the lights. Hooked up the T-5's and the Actinic's Man they are bright...

Well I tried again to upload the Pic's but nothing , this was the closed loop

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/DSC03362.jpg

how do you expect us to believe you with out any pics as proof :mrgreen: no pics = no tank:mrgreen:

Steve

OK OK OK Steve you caught me fibbing. I guess i will have to get some pic's here soon. Better yet i will need to buy a digital camera for XMAS. My wife bought me a wirless connection for my laptop for my up coming operation that i have to get on my back.

Will try to get some pictures ok

i promise:mrgreen:

This thread is meaningless without pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!:multi: :smilecol:

This is what you need Ruth..


http://www.members.shaw.ca/harvwong/...s/needpics.gif

Yea - what he said! Jeez I was lucky to be able to get animation in what I posted - but I'll get it one of these days.:redface:

looky looky some pic's
 

Can ya guess what this is.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eefskimmer.jpg

I will give a ya a hint:mrgreen:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...reefsymbol.jpg

TA DA


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...REEF/cs250.jpg

EURO REEF CS 250


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../dualpumps.jpg

These are my T-5's on in the morning

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...erfield005.jpg

This is my sump set up under the stairs .. lot of room to play in .. oh ya this is my Birthday gift a New Kalk Reactor thanks Harvey it works great.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...erfield009.jpg

This is the Euro reef going its been 10 hours of skimming here pretty gross alot better then the Beckett that i had runninghttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...erfield008.jpg

I will have to explain this one .... THe 20 gal tank you see here is drilled on the right side and the water is pumped up via a Hagen 400 and returns from the 36W Uv unit and then it returns to the Frag tank and then it goes back to the sump. I may make it a REfugium I dont know yet any ideas please let me know..
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...erfield002.jpg

My Lite rack that i Made

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/DSC03432.jpg

I will get some Shots of the reef in the next few days. YA YA YA I know what kind of reefer Im I with out one ...

that looks awesome! I wish i had the room for a big tank like that!

ok here are some pic's of the reef tank so far.. nothing great, but I like it

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/100_1351.jpg

I need to get some more Rock I know
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/100_1350.jpg

This is my favorite fishy next to the Kole tang te purple fire Fish I hoping to get around 4 more they are a real nice fish to add to a reef tank.http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/100_1349.jpg

My hairy mushrooms along with mygreen ricordia

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/100_1348.jpg

Lots and lots of Coraline for the urchin to eat I like the blue that the Sun Aquatic's bulbs gives off its the 14 Khttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/100_1347.jpg

Fine green finger Leather this coral doesnt like alot fo water flow around him...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/100_1346.jpg