Lets do the Braging Rights Thread

[savethereef]

Ok guys let learn a little about each other systems. We will do it like this. We will all name the equipment on out primary show tank we have on the house. If you have more than one pick the one that is your pride and glory. And only name the equipment you are using on it not what you have in the garage.
Copy and paste below all the questions and answer them. Then at the very end post only ONE of your best FTS you have. Lets try to keep the thread to follow these instructions. Lets Begin


1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>

Tank was Made by Visio and its a 72L x 30W x 24H front side Starphire with dual corner overflows. Has two 1.5 inch drains and two 3/4 returns.

2. Who made your stand?

Stand is made by John at Distributers unlimited. Its 2 inch steel all around and has a builin in light rack and powder coated. Stands at 46inches tall.
The Skin for the stand was made by my own two hands

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
I have a Reefkeeper Elite from Digital aquatics to control all my Lights,ATO,temp,PH,Calcium reactor.

4. What lights do you have?
I have a 72'' Aquamedic fixture which has 3 x 250 Phoenix 14k DE mh and four 39w Giesemann actinic t-5

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
I own a Koralling Calcium reactor along with a 5lbs bottle. I use ARM coarse Media.

6. What do you use for water movement?
I currently use one MP40W vortech, One Tunze 6060, One Seio 820, Tunze nano Stream.

7. Any other Reactors?
I also own a Warner Marine Reactor that i put Carbon and Phosar in.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
I use a dolphin ampster 2700/3200 for the past 3 years and its external.

9.Skimmer for your tank?
I am using a ATI Bubble Master 250.

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
I currently use one 7 inch fan to keep the tank cool. Got rid of the chiller.

11. Whats your live stock?
i have a about 7 tangs and 7 small fish.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
I have a Mixed Reef.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
I have 300 lbs of authentic Southdown Sand from the Caribbean

14.Sump Configuaration?
Mine is REFUGIUM/RETURN/SKIMMER

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 77-79
Calcium 430
Alk 11
Salinity 1.026
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
Mine sits in the 2nd living room.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
I have Fiji and and marshall rock. About 250 of Fiji and 50 of the marshall

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
I use D & D Salt. And make Water with my RODI Typhoon Extreme From Air Water and ICE/

And Finally the FTS

 

[socalchris]

Ok guys let learn a little about each other systems. We will do it like this. We will all name the equipment on out primary show tank we have on the house. If you have more than one pick the one that is your pride and glory. And only name the equipment you are using on it not what you have in the garage.
Copy and paste below all the questions and answer them. Then at the very end post only ONE of your best FTS you have. Lets try to keep the thread to follow these instructions. Lets Begin


1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>

Tank was Made by Visio and its a 72L x 30W x 24H front side Starphire with dual corner overflows. Has two 1.5 inch drains and two 3/4 returns.

2. Who made your stand?

Stand is made by John at Distributers unlimited. Its 2 inch steel all around and has a builin in light rack and powder coated. Stands at 46inches tall.
The Skin for the stand was made by my own two hands

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
I have a Reefkeeper Elite from Digital aquatics to control all my Lights,ATO,temp,PH,Calcium reactor.

4. What lights do you have?
I have a 72'' Aquamedic fixture which has 3 x 250 Phoenix 14k DE mh and four 39w Giesemann actinic t-5

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
I own a Koralling Calcium reactor along with a 5lbs bottle. I use ARM coarse Media.

6. What do you use for water movement?
I currently use one MP40W vortech, One Tunze 6060, One Seio 820, Tunze nano Stream.

7. Any other Reactors?
I also own a Warner Marine Reactor that i put Carbon and Phosar in.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
I use a dolphin ampster 2700/3200 for the past 3 years and its external.

9.Skimmer for your tank?
I am using a ATI Bubble Master 250.

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
I currently use one 7 inch fan to keep the tank cool. Got rid of the chiller.

11. Whats your live stock?
i have a about 7 tangs and 7 small fish.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
I have a Mixed Reef.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
I have 300 lbs of authentic Southdown Sand from the Caribbean

14.Sump Configuaration?
Mine is REFUGIUM/RETURN/SKIMMER

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 77-79
Calcium 430
Alk 11
Salinity 1.026
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
Mine sits in the 2nd living room.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
I have Fiji and and marshall rock. About 250 of Fiji and 50 of the marshall

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
I use D & D Salt. And make Water with my RODI Typhoon Extreme From Air Water and ICE/

And Finally the FTS

As far as I'm concerned, you definitely have bragging rights...very sick tank bro...this is very similar to what I'd like to set up if I weren't living in an upstairs apartment :lol:

 

[firereef]

Man! You have to let me see your tank in person.

 

[aquariumclown]

I think this is a good idea for a thread. Only thing is, I'm animal centric not equipment centric. I'd rather brag about the health and longevity of the fish and corals I keep.

 

[firereef]

I think this is a good idea for a thread. Only thing is, I'm animal centric not equipment centric. I'd rather brag about the health and longevity of the fish and corals I keep.

You should make a fish and coral bragging rights thread also

 

[Paramecium]

I'll join in because I am bored and have some time. Nice tank BTW.

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>
Oceanic 70 Gallon Tech Tank for the display, Sump and plumbed in frag tank by John at AA. Display is 36"x18"x24" Frag is 36"x24x8"

2. Who made your stand?

Stand for the display is the standard Tech stand with 3 glass doors. The frag stand was built by a shop in Gardena.

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
Neptune Apex.

4. What lights do you have?
Display has a Current Outer Orbit 2x250W with 14k Phoenix bulbs and 4 t5's. Frag tank has a Lumen Max with 250W 14k Phoenix with and Icecap Ballast.

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
Yes, Korallin.

6. What do you use for water movement?
Display has an Eheim 1262 for return, 3 modded 6045's and a Wavebox Nano. Frag has a 1262 return and 2 K2's

7. Any other Reactors?
2X 2 little fishies phosban reactors, one for carbon one for phosban.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
Eheim 1262's both in sump.

9.Skimmer for your tank?
Octopus Extreme 160

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
I have a current 1/4 prime tower fed with another external Eheim 1262.

11. Whats your live stock?
Light bio load currently, an Ember Blennie, Mystery Wrasse, Blue Spot Jawfish and a pair of Misbarred Onyx Clowns. Starry Blennie in the frag tank.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
Mixed but predominantly SPS.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
about 3" sand bed.

14.Sump Configuaration?
Split with skimmer on the left, refugium on the right and return in the center. Frag tank goes to the skimmer section and the main display is split with a ball valve to the fuge.

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 77-79
Calcium 440
Alk 9
Salinity 1.024
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Amm 0
Phos 0

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
In the living room with the frag tank through the wall in the office. Chiller,ballasts, reactors and ATO are under the frag tank out of sight.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
Mostly Fiji with a couple Marshall pieces.

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
Tropic Marin Pro Reef, I have a Filter Guys Ocean Reef +1 RO/DI unit.

Some shots.
From the living room.

From the office.

And the most recent FTS I can find.

 

[ddinox64]

With all that flow, how do you keep your sand where it belongs?

 

[bromion]

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims?
90 gallon acrylic, 60x18x20 in, unknown make.

2. Who made your stand?
John (JE) made the steel stand. I made a canopy and skin myself!

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
Ranco temperature and AquaController Jr.

4. What lights do you have?
Dual 250W Radiums on IceCap electronic ballasts.

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
Schuran CA reactor.

6. What do you use for water movement?
NO powerheads! QuietOne 3000 for sump return, Ocean Runner 1500 for closed loop. The CL is soon to be upgraded to a Dolphin 2700.

7. Any other Reactors?
AquaC XP for GFO and carbon.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
Quiet One 3000 external.

9.Skimmer for your tank?
EuroReef RS-80

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
Fans on the AC Jr. Two small ones on the sump, one big one over the canopy.

11. Whats your live stock?
7 fish -- 2 B/W ocellaris (mating), Golden Hogfish, Flame Angel, Purple Pseudochromis, Lawnmower blenny, mandarin dragonet.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
Mixed. Mostly softies, but increasing SPS.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
Home Depot play sand, baby! And a DSB of crushed coral in the fuge.

14.Sump Configuaration?
Skimmer compartment, Fuge, Return

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 80-82
Calcium 400ish
Alk 10
Salinity 1.026
Nitrate ?
Nitrite 0

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
Living room

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
Diverse

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
Got RO/DI (mostly custom parts at this point), Tropic Marin

FTS (10/5/09):
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[Paramecium]

With all that flow, how do you keep your sand where it belongs?

I just tweak the powerheads and outlets so they are blowing across the tank and not right at the glass or sand bed in front of them. One is pointed behind the rocks to keep things from settling back there and the other two shoot towards the front but angled across the tank so the sand doesn't get blown much.

 

[ddinox64]

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>
90 gallon. Make unknown. Display is 48"x18"x24"

2. Who made your stand?
Stand for the display is the one it came with. Unknown.

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
Just a power strip with built in timer for lights on dislpay and fuge.

4. What lights do you have?
Build Your Aquarium brand retrofit. 6x54 3-10,000k and 3-540 attinic

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
No.

6. What do you use for water movement?
2 Tunze 6025s.

7. Any other Reactors?
One Two Little Fishies phosban reactor with carbon and GFO.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
Quiet One 6000

9.Skimmer for your tank?
ASM G-1X

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
No

11. Whats your live stock?
A pair of clowns(unknown), 4-Chromis, 1-Firefish, 1-YWG, 1-Canary Blenny, 1-Starry
Dragonette, 1-Blue Tang, 1-Sand sifting star, 1-Brittle star, 1-Sea cucumber.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
Mixed but predominantly softies.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
About 3" sand bed.

14.Sump Configuaration?
Split with skimmer on the left, refugium in the center and return on the right.

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 81-84
Calcium ?
Alk 9
Salinity 1.024
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Amm 0
Phos 0

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
In the livingroom.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
Mostly Marshall pieces with some other.

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI?
Red Sea. No.

Pictures. I'm horrible at pictuers.

 

[slick6669]

This is gonna be the thread for tanks I would pay admission for lol

 

[Kenfuzed]

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>
Lemar euro braced 72 x 24 x 24, center overflow with 3 beananimal style overflow pipes.

2. Who made your stand?
Me. 44" tall wood stand built into the wall studs. In-wall construction that I built myself.

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
Reefkeeper Elite controls the lights, ATO, temp (heaters/fans), pH, ozone reactor, and pumps (feeding standby).

4. What lights do you have?
ATI Sunpower T5 6 x 80watt.

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
Korallin 1502 reactor, ARM mixed media.

6. What do you use for water movement?
Vortech MP40W. Tunze 6105 hidden behind black acrylic false wall panel, controlled on a 7096 controller. Dart closed loop through 2 inlets/2 outlets in the back glass.

7. Any other Reactors?
a) Warner Marine Reactor with Carbon and BRS GFO.
b) DIY Ozone reactor.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
1 Eheim 1262 and 1 Eheim 1260 internal.

9.Skimmer for your tank?
Vertex IN-250.

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
Three fans - one over tank and two over sump.

11. Whats your live stock?
Pair of false perc clowns and RTBA, 6-lined wrasse, Foxface, Royal Grama, Chromis', Yellow eye (Kole) tang, large Blue Hippo Tang.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
So far all SPS but will likely be mixed.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
DT is shallow sand bed and the refugium is deep sand bed.

14. Sump Configuaration?
100 gallon acrylic DIY, Skimmer section > center return < 40g refugium section.

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 78-79.4
Calcium 420
Alk 11
Salinity 1.026
pH 8.01-8.17

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
In-wall, sits in my home office room and display faces into living room.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
Mixed Fiji and and marshall rock from other people's tanks, approx 200 lbs.

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
I use a mix of Coralife and D&D Salt. DIY 5 stage RO/DI system.

My tank shot is kinda weak as it was taken just after it went in and snapped with a cheap camera.

 

[skairik]

1. Who made your Tank and what are the Dims?
225 Gallon. Manufacturer: Deep Sea Aquatics. Display is 72L"x36W"x20T" (Rimless, 3 sides Starphire, 24" internal Calfo style overflow)

2. Who made your stand?
Stand for the display is the one it came with. Powder coated steel

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
I have yet to purchase this but it will be a ProfiLux Plus III eX

4. What lights do you have?
Sfiligoi Infinity Triple XR6 SE (Black) 3 X 250W (AquaConnect bulbs) 8 X 39W Super Actinics, 8 Moon Lights, 3 X 250W electronic Ice Cap ballasts

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
Euro Reef calcium reactor CR3

6. What do you use for water movement?
OM-4 way w/Snapper pump, 2 Tunze 6100's

7. Any other Reactors?
Korallin 3002 Bio-denitrator.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
External. Snapper

9.Skimmer for your tank?
Bubble King SM 250 Internal

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
No.

11. What's your live stock?
1 Long Nose Hawkfish, 1 Purple Queen Anthias, 1 pair of Black Percula Clowns, Black Blenny, Hawaiian Hermit, 2 Fire Shrimps, 3 Bangai Cardinals, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, 1 Royal Gramma

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
Still stocking it, but as of now I only have: 1 Purple Long Tentacle anemone, 1 small rock of Blue Xenia, 1 med. rock of Green Cloves, 1 med. rock of some type of red Paly's.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
Shallow sand bed.

14.Sump Configuaration?
Skimmer on left, no refugium.

15. Whats your Parameters?
Salinity 1.024
I haven't tested for the other parameters.

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
Home.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
Fiji, Tonga.

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI?
NSW. Yes.

No pics yet but I will take some in a few more days.

 

[savethereef]

Wow thanks eveyone keep them coming. Shairik lets see some pics when you get a chance. I would love to see a rimless tank with those Dims.

 

[slick6669]

Rob u have all the bragging rights as far as I know! Amazing tank and thanks again I think I owe u money for letting me see ur tank! Lol I wouldv paid admission hahah

-Josh

 

[johnwin84]

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>

Tank was Made by Visio I think and its a 30L x 30W x 24H corner pentagon

2. Who made your stand?

Custom made by a local furniture maker

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?
Rk lite (had a Ac Jr but I dropped it in the water so it broke)

4. What lights do you have?
Lumenarc mini se with 250 watt Galaxy ballast with Ushio 20 k

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
I own a P.M Calcium reactor along with a 5lbs bottle. I use ARM coarse Media.

6. What do you use for water movement?
2 tunze 6055 with w 7901 controller

7. Any other Reactors?
Cheap phosban Reactor that i put Carbon in

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?
Eheim 1262.

9.Skimmer for your tank?
Bermuda 3C.

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.
jbj 1/5 and 2 cheap walmart fans

11. Whats your live stock?
5 lyterials anthias, Borb anthias, mystery wrasses, yellow wrasses, yellow tang, Clown, damsel, blenny, mandrian..(so 13 fish total )

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
was all sps until I killed most of them…so now I have a mix reef with tiny frags

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?
normal sand bed

14.Sump Configuaration?
Mine is filter sock /skimmer/return

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 78-79

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?
Family room.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?
marshall tonga and some flat rock.
18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
I use D & D Salt. To lazy to own RODI..so I just get it from local reefers.

4-27-09

7-4-09

10-26-09 (all monti taken out)

 

[firereef]

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims.

Clear for life( acrylic) 6x2x2

2. Who made your stand?

I dunno?

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?

A banging sound system hooked up to an Itouch. Love that thing!!!! Watch the video at the end to see it.

4. What lights do you have?

Hamilton light fixture with 3x 250w halides 14k, 2 blue pc, 2 white

5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?

Koralin 1502

6. What do you use for water movement?

2x mp40w gen 2 w/ battery back ups

7. Any other Reactors?

Not yet

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?

mag 24 for submersible

9.Skimmer for your tank?

asm g3 or g4 cant remember

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.

Jbj 1/3 and some home depot fans

11. Whats your live stock?

12 chromis, sohal tang, blue tang, six line wrasse, yellow tang, That green mandarin with the spots.. haha forgot the name, occelaris clown fish w/ lots of freckles, hermits, snails, big *** urchin, and Im to lazy to type the rest.

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?

mixed

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?

4- 5 inch

14.Sump Configuaration?

filter sock /refugium/skimmer/chiller/return

15. Whats your Parameters?

Temp: 78-79
salinity: I try to keep it at 1.026
Cal: Around 450
Alk: 10 w/ buffer
Ph: Ill check tmrw

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?

back living room

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?

Da hard kine

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI

Regular Tropic marin and reef crystals, Yes I own a RODI 150gpd

and a video after I did a water change and scraped all the coraline off the back wall today. (and my sound system)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bib2ixPNKhE

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Sound system... HeeHee

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[Jadams]

Nice video firereef! Lovin' the sound system and song selection!

 

[firereef]

Nice video firereef! Lovin' the sound system and song selection!

Thx

 

[scrapz]

1. Who made your Tank and whats the Dims>

No idea, bought it used from my LFS. It's a custom 180 84x24x20 eurobraced & trimmed.

2. Who made your stand?

Well the tank and stand came as one, literally. The paint was semi-wet when they put the tank on, guess it chemically bonded.

3. Any Controllers to control your tank?

Just bought a RK Lite L3 off a fellow reefer. Pretty much controls everything in my tank. I run 2 pumps and the return pump on another circuit in case of controller failure.

4. What lights do you have?

Recently switched over to ATI Sunpower 6x54 HO T5.

Bulb Config:
ATI Blue+
ATI Blue+
ATI Aquablue
KZ Fiji Purple
ATI Blue+
ATI Blue+


5. Do you have a calcium Reactor?
Yes, a Koralin c1502. tank really took off once this was put online.

6. What do you use for water movement?2x modded tunze 6045. I will need to purchase 2 more

7. Any other Reactors?

Three Little Fishes Phosban reactor filled with carbon.

8. Return pump for your tank? Submersible or External?

Some Rio pump. upgrading to a eheim 1262 when I have more funds

9.Skimmer for your tank?

Warner Marine AS-200

10. Chillers or Fans for temp Control.

Window box fan. didn't have to hook up my chiller this year

11. Whats your live stock?
3x chromis,2x perculas, 2x yellow coris wrasse, spotted mandarin 1-eyed bartlett, anthias, flame hawkfish, mystery wrasse, something flasher wrasse, hippo blue tang, yellow tang, sailfin tang, eyestripe surgeonfish, & a BTA

12. SPS, LPS, FOWLER, Mixed Reef?
Mixed reef, dominantly sps/zoas.

13. Barebottom / Deep Sand Bed / Shallow Sand bed/ Etc what do you have?

1/2" sandbed, need to add more sand.

14.Sump Configuaration?

40g breeder, no baffles. new build next week!

15. Whats your Parameters?
Temp 77.5-80.5
Calcium 450
Alk 11
Mag 1400
Salinity 1.026
Nitrate ??
Nitrite ??

16. Where is your tank in your home or office?

In my garage.

17. What kind of rock is in your tank?

Mostly Fiji, some tonga.

18. What type of Salt do you use? or NSW? Do you own a RODI
DD H20 salt. RO/DI unit is a $199.00 5 stage unit from bulkreefsupply.


FTS: coming soon