Snappy's Glass Boxes of Fun

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by xlzerolx

Hi Greg!
Great shots!
I don't know if this was posted anywhere but can you give us a rundown of the equipment you use? If it was posted elsewhere I apologize
Lights: T5, MH, LED?
Dosing method: Calcium reactor, 2 part etc.
Controller
Flow
Filtration
etc etc

Display system totals about 650 gal. Display tank is about 400 gal - 96 wide x 36 deep x 27 high & the soft coral tank is 130 gal and both drain to a common sump of about 120 gal. Lighting is a mix of MH & T5's.
No CA reactor - I dose with Fauna Marin auto dosers using Randy Holmes Farley's 2 part recipe except I use quality calcium & magnesium not Dow flakes. I make my own "soda ash" for the alk by baking sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to turn it to sodium carbonate to help keep my PH levels up.
Flow is supplied by Vortechs: 5 MP40W & 1 MP60W
Filtration is about 400 lbs of live rock & Euroreef RC500 skimmer. I also use Prodibio for nitrate control. I also run a carbon reactor & have a small "ghetto" refugium with cheato in the sump.
Return pump is a Reeflo Dart.
Fish in the display are as follows:
mandarins - 3
dragon pipes - 2
banded pipes - 2
coral beauty
chromis - 6
copperband butterfly
yellow tang
purple tang
sailfin tang
naso tang
powder bue tang
regal tang
kole tang
marine beta
leopard wrasses - 2
melinaris wrasse
cleaner wrasse (had since 2009)
orange spot gobies - 2
watchman goby
percula clowns - 2
foxface
firefish
purple firefish
royal grama
tail spot blenny
(that's all I can think of off the top of my head)
Corals are a mixed bag but the main display tank is sps dominant.
Thanks for looking and your interest in my system.