CasperOe
Member
Hi Reefers!
I am just about to pull the trigger on my new aquarium within a couple of weeks. This will be a significant upgrade from my old and scratched 2nd hand Red Sea Reefer 170 that i have now.
I am aiming for a well (..heavy!) stocked ultra-low nutrient (using ZEOvit) mixed reef; predominantly LPS though as the missus likes the movement that it gives; I will however have some SPS corals in the upper part.
I will off course be doing a proper build tread once i get going but before i go ahead, I am looking for any final comments or advice on below equipment:
Let me know what you think :grinning-face-with-big-eyes:
Aquarium:
- Cade Classic Reef S-2 1200 (512 L / 135 gal)
Flow:
- Royal Exclusive Red Dragon 3 100W
- Stock Cade manifold with three gate-valved outlets supplied by the return pump(s)
- 2 x Red Sea ReefWave 45 gyre pumps
Filtration:
- Clarissa SK-3000 Gen 3 Filter Roller
- Integrated refugium for growing macro algae (chaeto)
- Refugium is fed by the overflow from the filter sock chamber
- Refugium overflow drains in to the skimmer chamber
- Reef Octopus Regal 150-S protein skimmer
- AquaMaxx JZR-2 ZEOvit reactor
- 2 x Aquaforrest AF-90 fluidized reactors (Carbon + Spare) supplied by the manifold
- Evolution Aqua evo25S UV steriliser supplied by the manifold
- 6 KG Maxspect Nano-Tech Bio-Spheres
Chemistry:
2 x Red Sea ReefDose 4 (Cal, Alk, Mag & var. KZ)
Lighting:
- 2 x Ecotech Radion XR30 Gen 6 (blue)
- Kessil H160 (Tuna Flora) Refugium light
Heating:
- D&D 650w titanium heater (controlled by Apex)
Controller:
- Neptune Apex A3 Pro (UK edition)
- Standard Apex probes in skimmer chamber
- 2 x Energy Bar 832
- 2 x Neptune FMM units
- Monitor flow on return pipe
- Monitor flow on each media reactor
- Monitor flow on UV steriliser
- Leak detection in sump cabinet
- Leak detection outside cabinet
- Neptune AFS
- Control of Kessil refugium light
- Control of Reef Octopus return/skimmer pumps
- Module for controlling the Radions once released
I am just about to pull the trigger on my new aquarium within a couple of weeks. This will be a significant upgrade from my old and scratched 2nd hand Red Sea Reefer 170 that i have now.
I am aiming for a well (..heavy!) stocked ultra-low nutrient (using ZEOvit) mixed reef; predominantly LPS though as the missus likes the movement that it gives; I will however have some SPS corals in the upper part.
I will off course be doing a proper build tread once i get going but before i go ahead, I am looking for any final comments or advice on below equipment:
Let me know what you think :grinning-face-with-big-eyes:
Aquarium:
- Cade Classic Reef S-2 1200 (512 L / 135 gal)
Flow:
- Royal Exclusive Red Dragon 3 100W
- Stock Cade manifold with three gate-valved outlets supplied by the return pump(s)
- 2 x Red Sea ReefWave 45 gyre pumps
Filtration:
- Clarissa SK-3000 Gen 3 Filter Roller
- Integrated refugium for growing macro algae (chaeto)
- Refugium is fed by the overflow from the filter sock chamber
- Refugium overflow drains in to the skimmer chamber
- Reef Octopus Regal 150-S protein skimmer
- AquaMaxx JZR-2 ZEOvit reactor
- 2 x Aquaforrest AF-90 fluidized reactors (Carbon + Spare) supplied by the manifold
- Evolution Aqua evo25S UV steriliser supplied by the manifold
- 6 KG Maxspect Nano-Tech Bio-Spheres
Chemistry:
2 x Red Sea ReefDose 4 (Cal, Alk, Mag & var. KZ)
Lighting:
- 2 x Ecotech Radion XR30 Gen 6 (blue)
- Kessil H160 (Tuna Flora) Refugium light
Heating:
- D&D 650w titanium heater (controlled by Apex)
Controller:
- Neptune Apex A3 Pro (UK edition)
- Standard Apex probes in skimmer chamber
- 2 x Energy Bar 832
- 2 x Neptune FMM units
- Monitor flow on return pipe
- Monitor flow on each media reactor
- Monitor flow on UV steriliser
- Leak detection in sump cabinet
- Leak detection outside cabinet
- Neptune AFS
- Control of Kessil refugium light
- Control of Reef Octopus return/skimmer pumps
- Module for controlling the Radions once released
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