I've been lurking on manhattanreefs.com for a while, and since I started in the nano world with a biocube, I kept my tank threads over there on Nano-reefs... But for a while I've been getting bigger and bigger, and I traded my bio-cube to a M-R member to focus on my "frankensystem".
Well, it's time to start the thread. Not sure about house rules, so I won't post a link to my original build threads... But if you're interested, go over to Nano-reef and search for my threads. I go by kgoldy over there too, so it shouldn't be too hard to find.
I'm going to skip most of the build (because it's 19 pages full of pics on the original thread) and try to keep this thread updated from now (October 2011).
The goal behind this tank is a focus on diversity, and keeping it "nano themed", as in, every specimen that goes inside this tank is a nano-friendly species. No big fish or inverts, just stuff that could potentially live in a bio-cube.
The second theme, and maybe most important, is self sustainability. I want to add food and top-off water, and occasionally do some trimming. No water changes, no dosing (other than kalkwasser in the ATO). So far, so good. I've done one water change since setting up this tank, and am maintaining clams and SPS successfully... so far-so good.
FTS- 2011 November 14
FTS/Video- 2011 September 09
FTS- 2011 March 09
Equipment-
Display - 90 Gallon Reef Ready by Deep Blue Professional
Sump- 40 Breeder custom display sump. See build thread here
Skimmer- Bubble Magus 150 Pro
Lighting- 2x BoostLED's 135 Watt Mu Series fixtures (Boost claims the PAR rating is ~ 250 Watt Metal Halides)
Tunze 3155 Osmolator Universal (Auto Top Off)
ATO Reservoir- 20 High Aqueon
ReefKeeper NET Internet Module - Digital Aquatics
ReefKeeper Lite L3 PLUS - Digital Aquatics
2 x BRS GFO and Carbon Reactors
Eheim 1262 Universal Aquarium Pump 900GPH
Rock
(Display) BRS Pukani Dry Eco Aquarium Live Rock 75lbs
(Fuge) Rock wall made with "Great Stuff" with the green label, made for ponds- fish safe. ~15 lbs of dry and live rock in the wall.
Dry Live Rock Rubble - 7 lbs not added yet
Substrate
(Display)
60 lbs Aragamax Oolite
20 lbs Nature's Ocean Samoa Pink Sand #0
20 lbs Nature's Ocean Samoa Pink Gravel #2
(15 lbs crushed coral/shells on standby- small amount may be added for Pistol Shrimp and burrowing gobies)
(May add another 30-50 lbs of fine grain sand for true Deep Sand Bed)
(Bottom Fuge)
2 gallons Refugium Mineral Mud
20 lbs Carribsea Black Aragonite "live sand"
(Mangrove Fuge)
16 gallon HOB style DIY acrylic with "waterfall" into display
30 lbs of Aragamax
1 Bucket Figi Mud
1 Bottle Miracle Mud
10 lbs mixed substrate from a trade
Chaeto
20 or so Red Mangroves from ReefCleaners.org
Supporting Equipment
SpectraPure 90 GPD RO/DI Maxcap with BRS Auto-shut off kit and membrane flush kit
2 x Rubbermade 45 Gallon buckets (RO/DI water reservoirs)
Well, it's time to start the thread. Not sure about house rules, so I won't post a link to my original build threads... But if you're interested, go over to Nano-reef and search for my threads. I go by kgoldy over there too, so it shouldn't be too hard to find.
I'm going to skip most of the build (because it's 19 pages full of pics on the original thread) and try to keep this thread updated from now (October 2011).
The goal behind this tank is a focus on diversity, and keeping it "nano themed", as in, every specimen that goes inside this tank is a nano-friendly species. No big fish or inverts, just stuff that could potentially live in a bio-cube.
The second theme, and maybe most important, is self sustainability. I want to add food and top-off water, and occasionally do some trimming. No water changes, no dosing (other than kalkwasser in the ATO). So far, so good. I've done one water change since setting up this tank, and am maintaining clams and SPS successfully... so far-so good.
FTS- 2011 November 14
FTS/Video- 2011 September 09
FTS- 2011 March 09
Equipment-
Display - 90 Gallon Reef Ready by Deep Blue Professional
Sump- 40 Breeder custom display sump. See build thread here
Skimmer- Bubble Magus 150 Pro
Lighting- 2x BoostLED's 135 Watt Mu Series fixtures (Boost claims the PAR rating is ~ 250 Watt Metal Halides)
Tunze 3155 Osmolator Universal (Auto Top Off)
ATO Reservoir- 20 High Aqueon
ReefKeeper NET Internet Module - Digital Aquatics
ReefKeeper Lite L3 PLUS - Digital Aquatics
2 x BRS GFO and Carbon Reactors
Eheim 1262 Universal Aquarium Pump 900GPH
Rock
(Display) BRS Pukani Dry Eco Aquarium Live Rock 75lbs
(Fuge) Rock wall made with "Great Stuff" with the green label, made for ponds- fish safe. ~15 lbs of dry and live rock in the wall.
Dry Live Rock Rubble - 7 lbs not added yet
Substrate
(Display)
60 lbs Aragamax Oolite
20 lbs Nature's Ocean Samoa Pink Sand #0
20 lbs Nature's Ocean Samoa Pink Gravel #2
(15 lbs crushed coral/shells on standby- small amount may be added for Pistol Shrimp and burrowing gobies)
(May add another 30-50 lbs of fine grain sand for true Deep Sand Bed)
(Bottom Fuge)
2 gallons Refugium Mineral Mud
20 lbs Carribsea Black Aragonite "live sand"
(Mangrove Fuge)
16 gallon HOB style DIY acrylic with "waterfall" into display
30 lbs of Aragamax
1 Bucket Figi Mud
1 Bottle Miracle Mud
10 lbs mixed substrate from a trade
Chaeto
20 or so Red Mangroves from ReefCleaners.org
Supporting Equipment
SpectraPure 90 GPD RO/DI Maxcap with BRS Auto-shut off kit and membrane flush kit
2 x Rubbermade 45 Gallon buckets (RO/DI water reservoirs)
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He gave me some acans that were giving him trouble (you'll see them in later pics) and hopefully I can get them to make a comeback.
