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daplatapus
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Looks good. Maybe fill us in on your system, How big is it? How long's it been running etc. We're suckers for the inner workings 
Sure.....tank is 250 gallons, Marineland DD. It is two weeks old, having moved up from a 180 gallon.
I have four AI SOL LED modules, two 400 watt MH and two 60" VHO hanging about 10 inches above the tank. For water movement I have a closed loop powered by a ReefLo pump going into two Sea-swirls (front corners) and two Moceans (back). I have two Gyre 130's on both ends of the tank and for circulation I have a smaller (than my closed loop pump) ReefLo pump split into two.
Tank water goes into an MRC sump. Four filter-socks>Bio-media>Life Reef skimmer (36") w/ozone>Bio-pellets>refugium with more bio-media, Live rock then back to tank.
I have four AI SOL LED modules, two 400 watt MH and two 60" VHO hanging about 10 inches above the tank. For water movement I have a closed loop powered by a ReefLo pump going into two Sea-swirls (front corners) and two Moceans (back). I have two Gyre 130's on both ends of the tank and for circulation I have a smaller (than my closed loop pump) ReefLo pump split into two.
Tank water goes into an MRC sump. Four filter-socks>Bio-media>Life Reef skimmer (36") w/ozone>Bio-pellets>refugium with more bio-media, Live rock then back to tank.
Thanks. It's been a lot of hard, non stop work on taking down the old and putting up the new these past weeks, as I am sure most of you can relate to. Things finally settled down a couple days ago so I can finally chill.
I lost a Green Chromis, and my dominant Anthias in the process as well as some misc. corals, etc. Not too bad though. I had some aiptasia starting to show up in the previous tank so I gave away a lot of things for piece of mind.
I lost a Green Chromis, and my dominant Anthias in the process as well as some misc. corals, etc. Not too bad though. I had some aiptasia starting to show up in the previous tank so I gave away a lot of things for piece of mind.
Tank is in the same place. Just sticks out further into the room.
I was able to use my main sump @ 50 gallons, my refugium @ 60 gallons and I also have a second 50 gallon DT linked into the same system to put most of my stuff in. I just kept the 50 gallon DT running as usual while I setup and plumbed the new tank. It took a few days to fill the tank with RO water. I kept my rock (most of which I am not using anymore) in an old acrylic 40 gal I had in my storage shed that I brought into my boiler room.
This time around I bonded all the rock together before putting water in the tank. It is nice knowing that what would normally be a precarious display is actually quite sturdy. It passed my 1000 gph hose test anyway.
I ended up using the BRS Reef Saver Dry Rock and was not aware that it will leach excessive amounts of phosphates. I have been using biopellets for years and recently the all in one pellets, but based on reviews, I am not so sure they will be up to the task. I plan on digging out my GFO reactor and getting it ready to go this weekend.
I was able to use my main sump @ 50 gallons, my refugium @ 60 gallons and I also have a second 50 gallon DT linked into the same system to put most of my stuff in. I just kept the 50 gallon DT running as usual while I setup and plumbed the new tank. It took a few days to fill the tank with RO water. I kept my rock (most of which I am not using anymore) in an old acrylic 40 gal I had in my storage shed that I brought into my boiler room.
This time around I bonded all the rock together before putting water in the tank. It is nice knowing that what would normally be a precarious display is actually quite sturdy. It passed my 1000 gph hose test anyway.
I ended up using the BRS Reef Saver Dry Rock and was not aware that it will leach excessive amounts of phosphates. I have been using biopellets for years and recently the all in one pellets, but based on reviews, I am not so sure they will be up to the task. I plan on digging out my GFO reactor and getting it ready to go this weekend.
jjk_reef00
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Nice pics, love the tusk!
AirForceAquariu
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Interesting clam placement. Is it to make sure it get's enough light? Or is it since you went BB you would rather have it on a natural substrate?
NanoReefWanabe
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looks like a maxima clam, they don't like to be in the sand. pretty sure like the crocea they like to wiggle their foot into a rock for a secure hold.
Hi,
The clam was already footed to a very large rock I had in my previous tank that I didn't want to carry over to the new one. I chiseled a portion of the rock w/clam and since he was about halfway to the waterline in the old tank I figured he would be happy where he is at now. So far seems to be OK.
I am just about to go to HDepot to get some fittings to plumb in a larger Reeflo pump for my closed loop. I had it on my previous tank but I thought it was a little too much. The one I have inline now is 3500 gph this other one I think is around 6000 gph. What I find kind of weird is that the smaller pump has a 2" inlet whereas the larger one has a 1.5". Go figure.
The clam was already footed to a very large rock I had in my previous tank that I didn't want to carry over to the new one. I chiseled a portion of the rock w/clam and since he was about halfway to the waterline in the old tank I figured he would be happy where he is at now. So far seems to be OK.
I am just about to go to HDepot to get some fittings to plumb in a larger Reeflo pump for my closed loop. I had it on my previous tank but I thought it was a little too much. The one I have inline now is 3500 gph this other one I think is around 6000 gph. What I find kind of weird is that the smaller pump has a 2" inlet whereas the larger one has a 1.5". Go figure.
