desertking
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Desertking's System Profile
(5 months old, DOB: July 1st, 2009)
Tank Dimensions
Main Display (actual size): 130cm/51.2in x 65cm/25.6in x 73cm/28.7in = 616L/163g
Main Display (inside/12mm glass): 127.6cm x 62.6cmx 70cm (fill-line) = 560L/148g
Sump (actual size): 120cm/47.2in x 45cm/17.7in x 50cm/19.7 = 270L/71g
Sump (inside/6mm glass): 118.8cm x 43.8cm x 40cm (fill-line) = 208L/55g
Other (tubing, reacters, canister filters, chiller, etc): 30L/8g
Rock: (approx: 60kg)
Total System water volume: (wet rock weight incl.) = 764L/202g
Main Display Tank (hardware inside tank)
1) Water Circulation: 1 x Tunze Turbelle Steam 6101 w/Tunze 7091 Single Controller.
2) Water Circulation: 1 x Tunze Turbelle Steam 6105 w/Tunze 7095 Multicontroller.
3) Water Circulation: 1 x PVC rectangle piping design run by an Ehiem 1260 water pump (located in sump), which sits on a plastic grid construction, blowing water under the rock aquascaping.
4) Lighting: Aqua One Metal Halide MG1200 120cm 2x150w & 4x24w PL blue lamps.
5) Tank Stand: Steel-frame, surrounded in treated pine, coated w/2 pot marine paint.
6) Tank Canopy: Treated pine w/marine plywood lined inside, coated w/2 pot marine paint. Both stand and tank were professionally spray-painted. The stand & canopy was built in Wellington and purchased from Wonderworld. The paint on the stand and canopy matches the wall paint inside the house.
Sump Tank (hardware positioned inside tank)
1) Main pump: Pondmaster MKII MP9500 w/3-way water-flow-divider (Marineland brand) running the skimmer, chiller and return flow to display.
2) Skimmer: Deltec AP851 protein skimmer.
3) Chiller: Hailea HC-1000A chiller (26C/78.8F in summer and 25C/77F in winter).
4) Water Circulation: 1 x Eheim 1260 running the PVC rectangle closed lopped spraybar design.
(noted: above in main tank).
5) Filtration: Eheim 1250 running a Deltec FR509 reactor (1kg of eco phos).
6) Filtration: 1 x Aqua One 2400 canister filter (filled with various media and water chemistry treatment). The canister filter runs fine on its own pump. Did have 2 x 2400 running till recently, but only one now.
7) UV: Pondmaster UV-C18watt (connected to the Aqua One 2400 canister filter).
Heating: 1 x 300watt Eheim heater (26C/78.8F in summer and 25C/77F in winter).
9) Water Top-Off: Tunze Osmolator Universal 3155 water level regulator w/Tunze 5017 controller, which feeds RO water (0.1 tds, 8.3ph, w/Ca or Mg added depending on what the tank needs) from a 20L water container.
10) Ca Reactor: Hopefully install early next year.
Current Water Chemistry Readings
Specific Gravity: 1.022 - 1.024; PH: 8.2; Alkalinity: 11 dkH; Ammonia (NH3): Near Zero; Nitrite (NO2): Near Zero; Nitrate - Nitrogen (NO3): 0.9 ppm; Phosphate (PO4): 0.1 ppm; Calcium: 500ppm; Magnesium: 1300ppm; Iodine: 0.09 ppm; Strontium: 12ppm.
Livestock
Tangs: 1x yellow; 1 x purple; 1 x pacific sailfin; 1 x regal; 1 x naso; 1 x sohal.
Angels: 1 x coral beauty; 1 x regal (loves eating baby zoes); 1 x scribbled.
Clownfish: 2 x golden Maroon pair (w/carpet Anemone).
Schooling: 4 x pj cardinals.
Other: 1x bi-colour blenny; 1 x longnose hawkfish; 2 x cleaner & 2 x fire shrimps: 1 x cleaner wrasse.
Hospital or back up tank Tank located in garage
(4 months old, DOB: August 1st, 2009)
1) Tank: 260L/68g (bare-bottom base w/resin only tank décor).
2) Filtration: Ehiem Professional II 2026 canister filter.
3) Skimmer: CPR Reef2 (model CYHOII), brought back from USA.
4) Water Circulation: Eden 228/1000I/h powerhead.
5) Lighting: Aqua One AL30D.
6) Livestock: 1 x Pink-tailed Triggerfish (non-aggressive).
(5 months old, DOB: July 1st, 2009)
Tank Dimensions
Main Display (actual size): 130cm/51.2in x 65cm/25.6in x 73cm/28.7in = 616L/163g
Main Display (inside/12mm glass): 127.6cm x 62.6cmx 70cm (fill-line) = 560L/148g
Sump (actual size): 120cm/47.2in x 45cm/17.7in x 50cm/19.7 = 270L/71g
Sump (inside/6mm glass): 118.8cm x 43.8cm x 40cm (fill-line) = 208L/55g
Other (tubing, reacters, canister filters, chiller, etc): 30L/8g
Rock: (approx: 60kg)
Total System water volume: (wet rock weight incl.) = 764L/202g
Main Display Tank (hardware inside tank)
1) Water Circulation: 1 x Tunze Turbelle Steam 6101 w/Tunze 7091 Single Controller.
2) Water Circulation: 1 x Tunze Turbelle Steam 6105 w/Tunze 7095 Multicontroller.
3) Water Circulation: 1 x PVC rectangle piping design run by an Ehiem 1260 water pump (located in sump), which sits on a plastic grid construction, blowing water under the rock aquascaping.
4) Lighting: Aqua One Metal Halide MG1200 120cm 2x150w & 4x24w PL blue lamps.
5) Tank Stand: Steel-frame, surrounded in treated pine, coated w/2 pot marine paint.
6) Tank Canopy: Treated pine w/marine plywood lined inside, coated w/2 pot marine paint. Both stand and tank were professionally spray-painted. The stand & canopy was built in Wellington and purchased from Wonderworld. The paint on the stand and canopy matches the wall paint inside the house.
Sump Tank (hardware positioned inside tank)
1) Main pump: Pondmaster MKII MP9500 w/3-way water-flow-divider (Marineland brand) running the skimmer, chiller and return flow to display.
2) Skimmer: Deltec AP851 protein skimmer.
3) Chiller: Hailea HC-1000A chiller (26C/78.8F in summer and 25C/77F in winter).
4) Water Circulation: 1 x Eheim 1260 running the PVC rectangle closed lopped spraybar design.
(noted: above in main tank).
5) Filtration: Eheim 1250 running a Deltec FR509 reactor (1kg of eco phos).
6) Filtration: 1 x Aqua One 2400 canister filter (filled with various media and water chemistry treatment). The canister filter runs fine on its own pump. Did have 2 x 2400 running till recently, but only one now.
7) UV: Pondmaster UV-C18watt (connected to the Aqua One 2400 canister filter).
Heating: 1 x 300watt Eheim heater (26C/78.8F in summer and 25C/77F in winter).
9) Water Top-Off: Tunze Osmolator Universal 3155 water level regulator w/Tunze 5017 controller, which feeds RO water (0.1 tds, 8.3ph, w/Ca or Mg added depending on what the tank needs) from a 20L water container.
10) Ca Reactor: Hopefully install early next year.
Current Water Chemistry Readings
Specific Gravity: 1.022 - 1.024; PH: 8.2; Alkalinity: 11 dkH; Ammonia (NH3): Near Zero; Nitrite (NO2): Near Zero; Nitrate - Nitrogen (NO3): 0.9 ppm; Phosphate (PO4): 0.1 ppm; Calcium: 500ppm; Magnesium: 1300ppm; Iodine: 0.09 ppm; Strontium: 12ppm.
Livestock
Tangs: 1x yellow; 1 x purple; 1 x pacific sailfin; 1 x regal; 1 x naso; 1 x sohal.
Angels: 1 x coral beauty; 1 x regal (loves eating baby zoes); 1 x scribbled.
Clownfish: 2 x golden Maroon pair (w/carpet Anemone).
Schooling: 4 x pj cardinals.
Other: 1x bi-colour blenny; 1 x longnose hawkfish; 2 x cleaner & 2 x fire shrimps: 1 x cleaner wrasse.
Hospital or back up tank Tank located in garage
(4 months old, DOB: August 1st, 2009)
1) Tank: 260L/68g (bare-bottom base w/resin only tank décor).
2) Filtration: Ehiem Professional II 2026 canister filter.
3) Skimmer: CPR Reef2 (model CYHOII), brought back from USA.
4) Water Circulation: Eden 228/1000I/h powerhead.
5) Lighting: Aqua One AL30D.
6) Livestock: 1 x Pink-tailed Triggerfish (non-aggressive).
