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I have an Oceanic 37 gallon tank that has been sitting in the corner for a couple of years that I plan to finally set up. The tank measures about 18" x 24" x 24" high. I would like to set this up as an SPS tank with cleaner shrimp and a few select fish. I may add clams as well. I do not want to cut corners with the set up, and I want to create as much biodiversity as possible.
I would like comments on my basic plan:
1) The tank is not reef ready, but I would like to drill it so that I can have an overflow to a sump and maybe a refugium. I bought a diamond hole bit for this purpose. I will drill a single hole for a bulkhead a short distance from the top. I plan to install a horizontal pvc pipe with numerous slots instead of a tradition overflow box. I will use a modified Durso design on the outside of the tank to direct the overflow into the sump and/or refugium. The return will just run over the top edge of the tank.
2) Circulation - besides the return from teh sump, I plan to use one of the smaller Voretech pumps mounted on the back wall.
3) Lighting - I have a 4x 65 watt PC fixture, but I may opt for a single 250 watt HQI double-ended bulb (particualrly if I decide to keep clams).
4) Sump - a pretty basic design. I'll probably use a devider to isolate and maintain the water level for a skimmer. Not much else.
5) Refugium - I may add a separate tank spaced above the sump but below the tank. If so, then I will divert some of the overflow from the tank into the refugium, which will then overflow into the sump (maybe bypassing the skimmer). I'll fill this with live rock and have a deep sandbed. I will probably add a small pc light above the refugium to promote macro algae growth and maybe even a few mangrows.
6) Skimmer - I need one, but I'm not sure what would be a good choice. Probably an in-sump model. I'm looking for suggestions.
7) Live rock - I have about 50 lbs of quality Figi and Tonga branch rock that has been sitting in a garbage (with a power head and heater) for a few years. It probably has lost much of its live, but I still see growth on most of the rock. I plan to use the best pieces in the tank and put the rest in the refugium and/or sump.
8) Supplements - I would really prefer to avoid the hassle of a calcium reactor (I have a huge reator that I am no loger using). Thus, I will probably just drip kalkwasser.
9) I do not plan to use UV or any ovther type of filtration.
Well, that is about it. All comments and suggestions welcome.
Mike
I would like comments on my basic plan:
1) The tank is not reef ready, but I would like to drill it so that I can have an overflow to a sump and maybe a refugium. I bought a diamond hole bit for this purpose. I will drill a single hole for a bulkhead a short distance from the top. I plan to install a horizontal pvc pipe with numerous slots instead of a tradition overflow box. I will use a modified Durso design on the outside of the tank to direct the overflow into the sump and/or refugium. The return will just run over the top edge of the tank.
2) Circulation - besides the return from teh sump, I plan to use one of the smaller Voretech pumps mounted on the back wall.
3) Lighting - I have a 4x 65 watt PC fixture, but I may opt for a single 250 watt HQI double-ended bulb (particualrly if I decide to keep clams).
4) Sump - a pretty basic design. I'll probably use a devider to isolate and maintain the water level for a skimmer. Not much else.
5) Refugium - I may add a separate tank spaced above the sump but below the tank. If so, then I will divert some of the overflow from the tank into the refugium, which will then overflow into the sump (maybe bypassing the skimmer). I'll fill this with live rock and have a deep sandbed. I will probably add a small pc light above the refugium to promote macro algae growth and maybe even a few mangrows.
6) Skimmer - I need one, but I'm not sure what would be a good choice. Probably an in-sump model. I'm looking for suggestions.
7) Live rock - I have about 50 lbs of quality Figi and Tonga branch rock that has been sitting in a garbage (with a power head and heater) for a few years. It probably has lost much of its live, but I still see growth on most of the rock. I plan to use the best pieces in the tank and put the rest in the refugium and/or sump.
8) Supplements - I would really prefer to avoid the hassle of a calcium reactor (I have a huge reator that I am no loger using). Thus, I will probably just drip kalkwasser.
9) I do not plan to use UV or any ovther type of filtration.
Well, that is about it. All comments and suggestions welcome.
Mike
