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[danimal]

Date 23 Feb 2005

Started Planning: August 1999
Start installation: 01 Jan 2003 - got serious
Realized I had allot to learn: 11 March 2003
First water: 07 June 2003
First rock: 29 August 2003

System
Water volume: 260g Gal
Tank Size: 180 Gal AGA - corner overflows
Refugium: 30 Gal (Amiracle 30g Maxi reef - expensive mistake)
Mixing Tank: 50 Gal ( DIY with baffles)
Protein Skimmer: FS-32" Custom built
Calcium Reactor:24" w Dual gauge CO2 Regulator/solenoid needle valve
Waste collector: 8 1/4" Dia x 12" High - acrylic
Dosing: Kent Marine 2.5 Gal delivery system
Salt water Reserve: 40 gal plastic can with mixer pump
Fresh water reserve: 15 gal glass - feeds auto top off system
Chemical Filtration: None
Mechanical Filtration: Pro aquatics 1600 Cannister Filter available
Water source: Well water through 5 stage RO/DI system from air water and ice with booster pump to improve efficiency.

Electrical stuff...
Aqua Controller II with PH / Temp /ORP probes
Lighting: Hamilton 3 x 250 Watt MH6500K + 2 ( 165 watt) Super Actinic Blue
Moon Light: Currently just a 60 watt incandescent on the controller
Pump MD100RLT Iwaki
Ground Isolator
Heaters:2-Pro Heat 300 Watts
Chiller: Delta star 1/3hp -Aqualogic
Sea swirl:1.0 "
Chemical Filtration: None
Mechanical Filtration: Pro aquatics 1600 Cannister Filter available

Live Rock: 225lbs Fiji Live Rock
Substrate: 3-4" Sandbed
Water source: Well water through 5 stage RO/DI system from air water and ice with booster pump to improve efficiency.

Date 23 Feb 2005
pH: 8.2 - 8.4 depending on time of day
Specific Gravity: 1.024 corrected
Temp Range: 77.9 - 79
Ammonia: near zero
Nitrate: near zero
Nitrite: near zero
Alkalinity: 5.8
Calcium: 463 ppm
Phosphate: near 0mg/l


Fishies: 1 yellow Tang, 1 Zebra Gobi

Inverts: 2 - Brittle stars -atlantic, 7 Blue legged hermits ,4 scarlet Reef Hermits, Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Crabs,
Various Snails Astria/Cerith/Nerite/Nassarious/Turbo/Margarita


Corals: SPS , LPS

Clams: 1

dan

..whoa this is getting serious now!

 

[danimal]

The tank is set into the wall in our family room.

 

[Arch01]

Looks very nice. Got any equipment pictures?
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[Sugar Magnolia]

That's really nice! Why only a tang and a goby? Any plans to add more fish?

 

[danimal]

Our yellow tang does not like company - we are working on his social skills. Despite the fact that he feels that the entire tank is all his we hope to add some fish in the near future.

The backdrop for the tank is a 72" black roller shade. Its gives easy access to the backside of the tank and blocks out all the stray light into equipment room. When all the way up you get full access to the lights and the aquarium. Its a nice backdrop too!

The magnifying glass has a quart type bulb with a high /low setting. I spend hours looking through it - there is allot to see on the rock and the corals.

Yes I see the that the glass has a little build up - sure looks worse in the picture : )

 

[danimal]

Top shelf

In the upper right is the fresh water supply tank for the auto top off. Its a simple siphon to a mechanical float switch. If the whole thing fails the worst that can happen is about 10 gallons of fresh water could free flow into the refugium - my system can handle that if needed.

Going clockwise there are the testing kits, booster pump, RODI unit and my workbench which is hinged to swing straight up to give access. The 30 gallon tank on the left is my guest house. The last guest was my sick clam - unfortunately he did not make it.

The guest tank can be plumbed into the main system via that arching tube by dropping the small pump attached to it into the top of the main tank - quick easy way to bring in fresh salt water from the main tank for new arrivals or quarrantine.


Ground floor.......

Starting at the bottom left is a calcium reactor, Saltwater reservoir, 32" skimmer, CO2 tank,waste collector, cannister filter, and the refugium. In the back corner is another 50 gallon mixing tank that feeds the main pumps, chiller and skimmer. Its a DIY with partitions to capture the bubbles and hold the heaters.

The saltwater resovoir tank has its own pump and hose assembly that can be used for mixing the saltwater or to pump into the main tank.

The calcium reactor has been down due the o-ring seal breaking up. The replacement should be here shortly

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

Good God I hope that stuff is not in your kitchen? Is that the fridge?

 

[Bojangles]

Good God I hope that stuff is not in your kitchen? Is that the fridge?

LOL

Anyway I love the boarder around the tank...did you do it yourself?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

LOL Bethany.

That's one hell of a set up you have there danimal.

 

[danimal]

Good God I hope that stuff is not in your kitchen? Is that the fridge?

That does look bad doesn't it! No it is not our kitchen. That is the laundry room/reef tank room (back of the fish tank). That refrig. is strickly for beer and fish food.

Yeah, the border is something he made but i have been after him for months to change the stain UGH.

Maybe you guys/gals can get him to get more fish. I like to see some movement.

Signed mrs. danimal