Anderson Family Reef - 1200 Gallon System

Closed loop layout early days!

Closed loop layout early days!

WSPepsilon said:
Amazing tank there dca, i've been digging through looking for some schematics of your closed loop but couldn't find anything. Could you possibly point me in the right direction? Very curious what your thoughts on the CL are now that it's been up and running... I hate the look of PHs and think that in a larger tank a CL is the best way to go, IF, done correctly...
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theReefKing said:
One of the priorities for us is Electricity out of the water when ever possible. So the XP5000 external looks promising... I think we will start by picking out the skimmer, and then make everything else fit.
I do like the idea of redundancy by using the two 3000s.

I am working on a 3D to scale design of the build. I will post once I have the rough draft, because I want all the big tanks with experience out there to rip my design apart and improve it with their experiences.
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I'd be happy to throw an eyeball or two on your design if you like! Funny thing is that there are many ways to skin the cat in this reefing game. I can provide you with my opinion and experience for you to consider...:lolspin:
 
How do you keep an eye on the intake for the CL? Obviously visually, but I did not know if a flow issue would cause a change in pressure to a pressure gauge and turn it off.
 
worm5406 said:
How do you keep an eye on the intake for the CL? Obviously visually, but I did not know if a flow issue would cause a change in pressure to a pressure gauge and turn it off.
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I just visually keep an eye on it. If the pressure drops from the closed loop returns then I can remove two or three rocks to access the intake screen...:dance:
 
This set up is absolutely sick. It took me 3 days but I read through every page and it is quite impressive! When my wife and I move into another house we will be making sure there is room for this style tank. I love the amount of movement you have in every video from all the livestock! its mesmerizing!! How do you remove the waste produced from all of those fish?!? I noticed the skimmer but I almost have to assume you are using other means of exportation of nutrients. are you having any PH issues with the calcium reactor and the demands that you have in your tank currently? Such a beautiful tank!
 
dca22anderson said:
I'd be happy to throw an eyeball or two on your design if you like! Funny thing is that there are many ways to skin the cat in this reefing game. I can provide you with my opinion and experience for you to consider...:lolspin:
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I will 100% take you up on that.
I plan to start a thread to allow all the pros to critique and make recommendations. I want to get advice from every angle, and then when we place the plan into action I will know I did it right.

It will be the tank Reef Central Built!
 
kyle1284 said:
This set up is absolutely sick. It took me 3 days but I read through every page and it is quite impressive! When my wife and I move into another house we will be making sure there is room for this style tank. I love the amount of movement you have in every video from all the livestock! its mesmerizing!! How do you remove the waste produced from all of those fish?!? I noticed the skimmer but I almost have to assume you are using other means of exportation of nutrients. are you having any PH issues with the calcium reactor and the demands that you have in your tank currently? Such a beautiful tank!
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Thanks for taking the time to read through the thread! Good question! I have an oversized skimmer, filter socks that I change every few days, carbon and GFO all helping to keep the nutrients in check. No real PH issues to date with the undersized Ca reactor. I end up dosing once or twice a week to keep everything in check!

Thanks again for checking it out!:wave:
 
theReefKing said:
I will 100% take you up on that.
I plan to start a thread to allow all the pros to critique and make recommendations. I want to get advice from every angle, and then when we place the plan into action I will know I did it right.

It will be the tank Reef Central Built!
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It will be my pleasure! I just chimed in on your thread so I will get your updates! I'll be able to look at your design even closer this week to provide some feedback. :rollface:
 
Current Acro List June 2013

Current Acro List June 2013

Acropora cytherea (blue tip table)
Acropora hyacinthus
Acropora florida
Acropora paniculata
Acropora prostrata (green with pink/orange coralites and tips)
Acropora prostrata (pink coralites blue tips and green polyps)
Acropora austera
Acropora subulata
Acropora (sp) "Pink Jade"
Acropora (sp) ORA "Plum Crazy"
Acropora (sp) "Pink Lemonade"
Acropora (sp) "Shades of Fall"
Acropora nasuta (Hugo frag1)
Acropora digitfera Greg C "acroberry"
Acropora aculeus
Acropora caroliniana
Acropora sp "Red Planet"
Acropora nana (light house aquatics Purple nana)
Acropora valida sp (Garf purple bonsai)
Acropora kimbeensis
Acropora divaricata
Acropora sp (original ********** strawberry lemonade)
Acropora abrolhosensis (the Shaggy Dog)
Acropora sp. Greg C "Lime in the Sky"
Acropora exquisita Greg C "Ultimate blue stag"
Acropora granulosa (Greg C granulosa)
Acropora Tortuosa (Oregon tort)
Acropora sp. ORA "Miami orchid"
Acropora sp. "Ponape Torch Staghorn"
Acropora turaki (ORA Hawkings echinata)
Stylophora pistillata (ORA Purple Polyp)
Pink Stylophora pistillata
Pocillopora damicornis (light pink w/green polyps)
Rainbow monti Tuberculosa
Montipora porites (orange/red)
Montipora porites (blue polyp)
Montipora digitata (purple base with green polyps)
Montipora foliosa (blue polyp)
Montipora sp (blue polyp blue edge)
Flower petal Polyps (plating sp.)
Acro navini
Australian bottlebrush
Acro blue tip green stag
Green jacket acro
Blue tip green slimer
Jedi mind trick Monti
Bali Green Slimer
Orange Setosa
Purple Digitata
Orange Digitata
Rainbow Montipora
Superman Montipora
Mystic Montipora
Supernatural Cap
True Undata Cap
Pink Birdsnest
Hydnophora
Orange Montipora Cap
Grafted JB Orange Cap
Idaho Grape Cap
Poletti's Yellow Tip Austera
ORA Chips Acro
ORA Pearlberry
Gatorade Acro
ORA Bird of Paradise
ORA Green Fuzzy Acro
ORA Spongeode
1980's old School Green Digi JL
ORA Green Birdsnest
Sunset Milli
Purple Milli
Pink Milli
Green Milli
Jerry's Rainbow Milli
Red & Green Milli
Blue Matrix
Red Matrix
Oculus Highlighter Acro
Blue Deep Water Acro
Tutuliensis
Fiji Wild Caught
Green Deep Water JL
Pearlberry Stag
Blue Tip Green Stag
German Blue Polyp Stag
Acropora solitaryensis
 
OK... that will work as a frag pack.

You realize you are in the wrong section to be posting frag packs right?

You still have my address so I'll take those. Better yet I'll just drive down there and pick them up.



All seriousness... WOW.. that is an impressive list.
 
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