Andrew johns
New member
Hi all,
I have been a member RC for a few years now so I thought I would let you all
Take a look at my tank ,
Introduction
I have always wanted a big tank ,I have had a few tank over the years .I stared with a tank of cold water fish when I was a boy and then moved up to tropical fish . And then I when for it ,I started with a 2x2x2 cube with a wet&dry filter .
This was fine for a year or 2 . Then the upgrades stared .
4foot Aqua medic
5 foot with sump
6 foot with sump
Then I when for tank I have know ,It was a custom built .108x32x26 with a 72x20x20 sump . That is the biggest tank I can fit in to my house so no more upgrades .
Lighting
The tank is lit by LEDs I have 10 TMC 600 aqua rays and 60 Cree LEDs from Rapid LED 50-50 royal blue and Cool white ,The sps coral seem to love the LEDs
Skimmer
I have 2 skimmers on the tank ,a Hydor performer 1250 and a Bubble magus NAC9 . The bubble magus has only been in the tank 2weeks and it is a sweet skimmer well worth the money. I have a TMC ozone on Hydor skimmer it run for 3 hours in 12 .
Circulation
I have 3 mp 40w on the tank you get a lot of water movement but a lot of noise when you have them on full .there is also a polario 15000 in the tank and a few koralia 4 in the rock work so lots of water movement .
Filtration
The primary filtration is from the sand and live rock there is 120 kg of rock in the tank and 25kg in the sump .And there is a deep sand bed in the sump. I have 2 reactors in the sump one has carbon and the other has Bio pellets in it .
The final filtration is TMC uv sterilisers.
Return pump
The water is return to the tank is by 2 eheim compact 5000 ,one is t off to a bubble magus calcium reactors 120 which do a good job at keeping the tank stable .
I have been a member RC for a few years now so I thought I would let you all
Take a look at my tank ,
Introduction
I have always wanted a big tank ,I have had a few tank over the years .I stared with a tank of cold water fish when I was a boy and then moved up to tropical fish . And then I when for it ,I started with a 2x2x2 cube with a wet&dry filter .
This was fine for a year or 2 . Then the upgrades stared .
4foot Aqua medic
5 foot with sump
6 foot with sump
Then I when for tank I have know ,It was a custom built .108x32x26 with a 72x20x20 sump . That is the biggest tank I can fit in to my house so no more upgrades .
Lighting
The tank is lit by LEDs I have 10 TMC 600 aqua rays and 60 Cree LEDs from Rapid LED 50-50 royal blue and Cool white ,The sps coral seem to love the LEDs
Skimmer
I have 2 skimmers on the tank ,a Hydor performer 1250 and a Bubble magus NAC9 . The bubble magus has only been in the tank 2weeks and it is a sweet skimmer well worth the money. I have a TMC ozone on Hydor skimmer it run for 3 hours in 12 .
Circulation
I have 3 mp 40w on the tank you get a lot of water movement but a lot of noise when you have them on full .there is also a polario 15000 in the tank and a few koralia 4 in the rock work so lots of water movement .
Filtration
The primary filtration is from the sand and live rock there is 120 kg of rock in the tank and 25kg in the sump .And there is a deep sand bed in the sump. I have 2 reactors in the sump one has carbon and the other has Bio pellets in it .
The final filtration is TMC uv sterilisers.
Return pump
The water is return to the tank is by 2 eheim compact 5000 ,one is t off to a bubble magus calcium reactors 120 which do a good job at keeping the tank stable .
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