DSPS tank from Thailand (1000 gallon+)

[chingchai]

Ninong, nuccadoc, Josh.
Thank you guys.

 

[chingchai]

GREAT picture SIR
what kind of lenses did you use this time?

Lawrence. Thank you.
This time I use Canon 16-35mm.

 

[roktsintst]

Ryan. Thanks.
So far they are doing okay. Just seldom nip on my open brain corals.

Do the Interrupta show a lot of aggression towards the other fish in the tank?

 

[chingchai]

Do the Interrupta show a lot of aggression towards the other fish in the tank?

Not at all.
They are quite friendly.

 

[Briney Dave]

Ching, do you use a drier between the fresh air and the ozone generator? also can you speak about the volume of water flowing through the reactor and how often you feel the carbon media that recieved the ozonated water needs to be changed. How about how often if at all you need to take the ozone reactor body apart.

I expect to add an ozone system to our new reef once its all up and running. I want my students to be able to research and install the system themselves and then monitor the effects. (as a result it must wait until their return in the fall)

David

 

[dave.m]

Chingchai, thx for those great FTS. I now have a new background on my PC.

I would like to ask you a completely different sort of question from the ones above. I do not wish to appear critical of your wonderful display tank, it is truly remarkable, but for myself, I am much more enamored of your non-photosynthetic tank. My question is this: given your experience keeping your non-photo softies tank, do you think it would be as much work/difficulty to keep a softies tank the size of your display tank as it is the hard corals? If yes, what would you think the issues would be?

Thx,

Dave.M

 

[maroun.c]

Fabulous growth you had over the last 10 months.
Can you please share what bulbs are you using and what K rating? as well as the parameteres your keeping in your setup?
So how do you go from here? will you regularly trim all the corals to keep the separate islands look or will you allow them to grow into a single reef structure?

 

[dani15]

Hey friend I am Colombian and my country where I live is very little conocimineto we have about reef aquariums. my question is how the ozone reactor and serving. Thanks

 

[bullitr]

Lawrence. Thank you.
This time I use Canon 16-35mm.

its been on my background since you post it.
better than the split one.
thanks

 

[uhuru]

teslo. Thanks.
I connect the output of ozone to ozone reactor and then back to sump.

On the left is HDPE (high-density polyethylene), and on the right is GAC (granular activated carbon)

I wonder when SI-AM is going to bring this to USA.

 

[chingchai]

Ching, do you use a drier between the fresh air and the ozone generator? also can you speak about the volume of water flowing through the reactor and how often you feel the carbon media that recieved the ozonated water needs to be changed. How about how often if at all you need to take the ozone reactor body apart.

I expect to add an ozone system to our new reef once its all up and running. I want my students to be able to research and install the system themselves and then monitor the effects. (as a result it must wait until their return in the fall)

David

No, I didn't use drier.
I use eheim1262 (910 GPH) to feed water through the reactor.
Carbon media has been changed every two month.
So far I never take apart the body of reactor yet.

 

[chingchai]

Chingchai, thx for those great FTS. I now have a new background on my PC.

I would like to ask you a completely different sort of question from the ones above. I do not wish to appear critical of your wonderful display tank, it is truly remarkable, but for myself, I am much more enamored of your non-photosynthetic tank. My question is this: given your experience keeping your non-photo softies tank, do you think it would be as much work/difficulty to keep a softies tank the size of your display tank as it is the hard corals? If yes, what would you think the issues would be?

Thx,

Dave.M

Well, this is a good question.
I can say that I am not able to keep NPS in the main tank.
Too difficult, too much work, too much food to feed etc.

Only if I am lucky to have a house near the sea, then I will use natural sea water to feed the system.

 

[chingchai]

Fabulous growth you had over the last 10 months.
Can you please share what bulbs are you using and what K rating? as well as the parameteres your keeping in your setup?
So how do you go from here? will you regularly trim all the corals to keep the separate islands look or will you allow them to grow into a single reef structure?

Here you go:
400w(20k) Ushio x 8
VHO URI 48" 110w (aquasun) x 3
VHO URI 48" 110w (454) x 3
VHO URI 60" 140w (aquasun) x 4

My parameter is:
pH - 8.0
Calcium - 420 ppm
Magnesium - 1300 ppm
Alkalinity - 9 dKH
Salinity - 1.026
Temperature - 75-77 F

I hardly trim the coral.
I love to let them grow into a single reef structure. Looks more natural.

 

[chingchai]

Hey friend I am Colombian and my country where I live is very little conocimineto we have about reef aquariums. my question is how the ozone reactor and serving. Thanks

Hi,

You should read this thread. It is very helpful to learn how and why we have to use ozone and ozone reactor.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=639805

 

[chingchai]

its been on my background since you post it.
better than the split one.
thanks

You are welcome.

 

[chingchai]

I wonder when SI-AM is going to bring this to USA.

Depending on the demand. I guess.

 

[dragonfish_!]

Depending on the demand. I guess.

Hopefully
I will be in September in Thailand
I'll buy myself a toy like that :spin2:

 

[dani15]

Chingchai Thanks for your answer thank you, deseguro teseguiré how are you bothering with questions, there excuse my English, By

 

[dani15]

Chingchai Thanks for your answer thank you, you are sure to follow how are you bothering with questions, there excuse my English, By

 

[Poriferan]

Good info on the Ozone. I will have to consider adding this to my tank now.:beer: