Introduction:
After many years in this hobby, I have finally pulled the trigger and decided to document my current tank and share it with others. Hopefully it can help others who want to walk down a similar path as me. I have always been into small tanks, I use to have a 12x12x15 cube. However I found space to be limiting and being a all in one system it was honestly an eyesore when it comes to equipment hanging off the back. From that moment on I knew I needed to have a clean and efficient set-up where minimal equipment is in the display section. Here is my link to the old tank, I didn't make any effort to keep the thread alive. For you wondering what happened to the all the LPS and softies, I have sold most of them and unfortunately due to ignorance and neglect some withered away. Here's the link: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/290971-gqlmaos-94-cube-new-snowflakes-fragrack/
On to the New Set-up:
I had the tank and sump custom built by a LFS Concept Aquariums, whom had exceeded my expectations with the overall quality and service.The tank was designed so I can hide 2 Vortech MP10 WES in a water free camber with the internal overflow. I decided to run an internal because I wanted it to have that clean 1 piece look with the stand and allow for the tank and stand to sit closer to the wall. Noise was a huge concern for me, the tank is going to be in my room therefore I needed to make sure it was dead quiet. A herbie overflow system is implemented in this tank, this way I am able to dial the overflows so no air gets inside allowing for quiet circulation.
Equipment:
Tank:
-Custom 30x18x14 3/8" starphire glass on all 4 sides
-Bevelled and polished
-6 Inch internal overflow with 3.5"x4" chamber for MP10s
-2x1" Overflows, 1X3/4" Return
Stand:
-Custom 30"Lx18"Wx32"H 1"x1"x.125" HSS steel stand
Sump:
-Custom 26x14x16 glass Sump
-Chamber for heater and overflow pipes
-Chamber for 4" filter sock
-Chamber for skimmer and reactor
-Chamber for return pump
-Chamber for refugium
Flow:
-Currently running 2 MP10WES on 70 percent, long pulse mode with anti-sync
-Might add third MP10 (already have), the way I have it set up really limits the flow.
-Speed wave DC 790GPH return pump
Filtration:
-Super Reef Octopus 1000-int Skimmer
-4" Vertex filter socks
-Approx 20 lbs of life rock + 10 lbs currently cycling in separate bucket
-Cheato
-Two Little Fishies Phosban reactor 150, running HC GFO and ROX Carbon
Lighting:
-Ecotech Radion XR30W Gen 2
Other Equipment:
-2x Ehiem Jaeger 100 watt heaters
-Tunze 3155 osmolator auto top off
-600LPH Ehiem pump
-3 Channel Kameor dosing pump
-2 Small computer fans for ventilation
-1500Watt Cyber Power back UPS for return pump and 1 heater
Additives and Dosing:
Being a SPS dominated tank, there's a few things I like to dose.
-Vodka
-KZ Coral Snow
-KZ Coral Vitalizer
-KZ Amino Acids, LPS + SPS
-KZ Pohl's Xtra
-KZ Spong Power
-BRS 2 part
-BRS magnesium mix
Tank Parameters:
Calcium: 450 PPM
Alk: 7.8-8.0 DKH
Mag:1400 PPM
Livestock:
2 Grade B Snowflake Clowns
1 Helfrichi Firefish
1 Multicolor Dwarf Angelfish
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Fire Shrimp
Corals:
-Lots of acorpora! To name a few: Tyree Pink Lemonade, RR Blue matrix, Strawberry Short Cake, Red planet, Purple planet, RR purple monster, sunset milli, pink milli, yellow/brown milli, green milli, bubble gum milli, blue milli, ORA rainbow stylophora, candle light acro, ice fire enchinata, miyagi tort and lots more! Some acros are quite new to the tank and are still trying to colour up.
Zoas- I lucked out and got some nice small frags, am not as keen on zoa names, but here goes nothing: Rasta, god of war, rainbow raptor, candle apples, princess peach,pink wagon wheels, Sunny D, and more that I don't know the names of.
Rics- Some blue, green and 1 orange/green.
PICS:
I just got a DSLR with a 100mm macro lens, I'm new to phtography and the learning curve is steep. I will do my best to research and will try to get some better pics and macro shots soon!
Well, I'd be surprised if you guys actually read all that... Here are the first wave of pics:
Only the tip of the ice berg, more to come!