I would like to introduce my Natural reef tank to members on reef central. My idea is to create a system which could mimic the nature as close as possible . I will try to minimise the use of large protein skimmer but will only use a medium size as back up.
Since I live in Thailand so i decide to make use of abundant sunlight all year round by using Solatube couple with natural sunlight when possible so my tank will be semi outdoor type.
Display tank (glass) : 212 cm x 122 cm x 142 cm
Total volume of water in display tank = 3,673 litres
Sump ( 2 levels)
First level 391 cm x 61 cm x 64 cm = 1526 litres
2nd Level 391 cm x 61 cm x 76 cm = 1813 litres
Total volume of water in sump = 3,339 litres
Overall total water in DT and sump = 7,012 litres
Light : Natural sunlight and Solatube 21 inches
saltwater : natural saltwater in 15,000 litres storage tank
Ro/Di : Locally made
Chiller 1 : Aqua logic titanium coil / 25,000 BTU mitsubishi rotary compressor / Sonic 22,000 litres/ hour pump to circulate the chill water
Chiller 2 : Thai made titanium coil rated at 2hp /20,000 BTU mitsubishi rotary compressor / Sonic 22,000 litres/hour pump to circulate the chill water
Main pump :3x kripsol seawater pump rated at 1 KW, 21,500 litres at 5 metres head
Circulation pump : 4x WP60 Jebao/ 2x WP60 Conch and 2 Tunze sea swirl
Controller : Neptune
Calcium reactor: Schuran Jet 2
Kalk stirrer : Locally made
Po4 remover : Locally made
Carbon reactor : Locally made
Skimmer : Tunze 9440
Ozone: Hailea 2000 grams/hour
Filtering method
2nd level sump: Use of approximately 5 inch mud substrate with total length of 391 cm for about 60 mangroves to grow. The water from 2nd level sump will pass through over flow and pump into Algae turf scrubbers( 2x20 watts LED 12 hours photoperiod) and then down to 1st level sump.
1st level sump: use of ceramic rings and Jaubert deep sand bed with 4 inch substrate and 1/1/2 inch plenum. There is also a refugium which will use to grow Macroalgae.
Since I live in Thailand so i decide to make use of abundant sunlight all year round by using Solatube couple with natural sunlight when possible so my tank will be semi outdoor type.
Display tank (glass) : 212 cm x 122 cm x 142 cm
Total volume of water in display tank = 3,673 litres
Sump ( 2 levels)
First level 391 cm x 61 cm x 64 cm = 1526 litres
2nd Level 391 cm x 61 cm x 76 cm = 1813 litres
Total volume of water in sump = 3,339 litres
Overall total water in DT and sump = 7,012 litres
Light : Natural sunlight and Solatube 21 inches
saltwater : natural saltwater in 15,000 litres storage tank
Ro/Di : Locally made
Chiller 1 : Aqua logic titanium coil / 25,000 BTU mitsubishi rotary compressor / Sonic 22,000 litres/ hour pump to circulate the chill water
Chiller 2 : Thai made titanium coil rated at 2hp /20,000 BTU mitsubishi rotary compressor / Sonic 22,000 litres/hour pump to circulate the chill water
Main pump :3x kripsol seawater pump rated at 1 KW, 21,500 litres at 5 metres head
Circulation pump : 4x WP60 Jebao/ 2x WP60 Conch and 2 Tunze sea swirl
Controller : Neptune
Calcium reactor: Schuran Jet 2
Kalk stirrer : Locally made
Po4 remover : Locally made
Carbon reactor : Locally made
Skimmer : Tunze 9440
Ozone: Hailea 2000 grams/hour
Filtering method
2nd level sump: Use of approximately 5 inch mud substrate with total length of 391 cm for about 60 mangroves to grow. The water from 2nd level sump will pass through over flow and pump into Algae turf scrubbers( 2x20 watts LED 12 hours photoperiod) and then down to 1st level sump.
1st level sump: use of ceramic rings and Jaubert deep sand bed with 4 inch substrate and 1/1/2 inch plenum. There is also a refugium which will use to grow Macroalgae.
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