thewolfguy

180 RR gallon reef

Current Tanks: Currently I just set up a 180 RR gallon reef tank. I have 300 lbs of live rock as well as 1 inch of live sand for aesthetic looks. I have a 55 gallon sump consisting of 4 chambers. The first chamber has 3 phosban removers with the first 2 containing phosphate remover, and the 3rd containing charcoal. The second chamber contains an H&S skimmer with an external container. The third chamber has a 7" DSB with 20 lbs. of live rock and chaeto plants with the light. The fourth chamber contains a mag 24 return pump with a polyfoam pad to catch debris before returning to the main system. The flow in the aquarium is provided by 2 custom pumps which provide an output of up to 5000 GPH on each side. As for the lighting system, I have 3 250 watt 15K DE lights with 4 96 watt power compact actinics as well as 4 double blue moonlights. The was 75 gallon setup was originally started on 10/21/08 and was transferred to my 180 gallon on 02/07/09. i am trying an experiment on this setup to see how different variables play out. It has been 2 1/2 months so far and only one water change has been done. I used tap water for the water change as well as for top offs. The levels still seem to be pretty consistent and my sps and lps corals still seem to be growing at a steady rate.

Current Coral List: This list isn't complete and will of course grow.
SPS:
pink digis
green monti cap with purple rim
green cap with white rim
red cap
green acropora
blue millipora
sanjay green encrusting
pocillapora green with pink
LPS:
anthelias
xenias
red, green, purple, and superman mushrooms
rare devils hand with pulsing fingers
purple leather
gsp
colt coral
war coral
brown pally
green pally
candy cane
green with purrple tip frogspawn
purple with green tip frog spawn
dendro
orange favia
purple with green eyes favia
red with white stripes acan
peach with green acan
cabbage coral
radioactive dragon eyes zoas
blowpop zoas
armor of god pally