consumed reef
In Memoriam
greetings! new here, but not new to reefkeeping.
i am in the process of setting up a new ~200g display, sized 80x24x25. the tank was purchased new and was built with a starfire front and center overflow (optimal for wavebox). the overflow is 5" off the back wall so that i can fire a wavebox down the full length of the tank - at the back of the tank. the flow that i am aiming for is based loosely on the "gyre" flow design. there will be two vortech pumps at opposite corners to force the flow in a circular direction around the rockwork. one vortech will be at the back left of the tank directly under the wavebox and the other will be at the front right. eventually i intend to add two more vortechs in the remaining corners so that i can switch the flow direction of the entire tank every 20 minutes or so. combined with the wavebox, this should provide adequate flow for the sps corals i intend to keep - at least that is the plan!
here is a link to the gyre flow information: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature
this is my overhead tank design plan showing the aquascaping and flow points. the two small circles are tunze nano streams to provide some additional flow - the return is behind the overflow.
the tank was delivered on friday evening - i accepted delivery after careful inspection. it looks fantastic!
saturday we moved the aquarium to my basement where it is going in-wall with a fish room behind the aquarium. in preparation for the new tank, i thoroughly cleansed about 300 lbs of old liverock by soaking it in muriatic acid and ro/di water to break down the surface of the rock releasing any bound organics. the rock was next soaked in bleach water and then rinsed thoroughly and left out to dry. after the tank was on the stand we began the process of aquascaping. we used a quick-setting hydraulic cement (replacement for thorite) to build the rock column around the overflow. this wednesday we plan to finish up the aquascaping, but for now, here is a teaser!
more pictures to come as the project progresses.
cheers!
- consumed reef
i am in the process of setting up a new ~200g display, sized 80x24x25. the tank was purchased new and was built with a starfire front and center overflow (optimal for wavebox). the overflow is 5" off the back wall so that i can fire a wavebox down the full length of the tank - at the back of the tank. the flow that i am aiming for is based loosely on the "gyre" flow design. there will be two vortech pumps at opposite corners to force the flow in a circular direction around the rockwork. one vortech will be at the back left of the tank directly under the wavebox and the other will be at the front right. eventually i intend to add two more vortechs in the remaining corners so that i can switch the flow direction of the entire tank every 20 minutes or so. combined with the wavebox, this should provide adequate flow for the sps corals i intend to keep - at least that is the plan!
here is a link to the gyre flow information: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature
this is my overhead tank design plan showing the aquascaping and flow points. the two small circles are tunze nano streams to provide some additional flow - the return is behind the overflow.
the tank was delivered on friday evening - i accepted delivery after careful inspection. it looks fantastic!
saturday we moved the aquarium to my basement where it is going in-wall with a fish room behind the aquarium. in preparation for the new tank, i thoroughly cleansed about 300 lbs of old liverock by soaking it in muriatic acid and ro/di water to break down the surface of the rock releasing any bound organics. the rock was next soaked in bleach water and then rinsed thoroughly and left out to dry. after the tank was on the stand we began the process of aquascaping. we used a quick-setting hydraulic cement (replacement for thorite) to build the rock column around the overflow. this wednesday we plan to finish up the aquascaping, but for now, here is a teaser!
more pictures to come as the project progresses.
cheers!
- consumed reef
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