Los' 360 reef CAD plans and setup
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Los
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Chris, I'm sorry to say that I had to throw everything away that was in my QT. I bought a bunch of stuff at MACNA, including some really gorgeous LPS, and because of the "infected" montis, I ended up ditching everything. It is truly amazing how hard it is to get rid of the little buggers. I'd think I was all clear and a couple weeks later, there they were again. Good luck.
You may want to try a wrasse. The Yellow Coris or a Radiant Wrasses are supposed to be good at eating them. The problem with biological control is you'll then need to be be 110% certain that they are truly eliminated before ever trading corals. Personally, I don't think I could take the chance.
Again, good luck. I feel for you!
Los
You may want to try a wrasse. The Yellow Coris or a Radiant Wrasses are supposed to be good at eating them. The problem with biological control is you'll then need to be be 110% certain that they are truly eliminated before ever trading corals. Personally, I don't think I could take the chance.
Again, good luck. I feel for you!
Los
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
I had the pleasure of seeing this system in person. Here are some pictures that weren't washed out or blurry.
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
SO, aside from just the eye candy there are some really cool things about this system.
-First, it is the divider between the foyer and the living room so this is literally the first thing you see coming in.
-The rose bulb tip anemone in the second picture is one of the splits from the larger of the pair in the ninth that went through the closed loop and survived.
-The clam in the ninth picture is literally imbedded into the rock in front of the anemones.
-Los uses a pegging method that allows for the repositioning of corals with ease. If a coral grows onto the base rock, the pegged piece is removed and a spacer is placed between the base of the coral and the main rock structure. A very simple system that allows the corals to be removed for fragging or moved to prevent chemical warfare.
-The water change system means that in the time I was there, 50 gallons were emptied from the system and replaced with new without any changes to the level in the rest of the system. Since this is one bag of salt, no measuring needed.
-Lots of counter space, a fridge/freezer, and a sink means that anything that needs to be cleaned or stored is right where its needed.
At the end of the day, one of the better designed systems that I have seen.
-First, it is the divider between the foyer and the living room so this is literally the first thing you see coming in.
-The rose bulb tip anemone in the second picture is one of the splits from the larger of the pair in the ninth that went through the closed loop and survived.
-The clam in the ninth picture is literally imbedded into the rock in front of the anemones.
-Los uses a pegging method that allows for the repositioning of corals with ease. If a coral grows onto the base rock, the pegged piece is removed and a spacer is placed between the base of the coral and the main rock structure. A very simple system that allows the corals to be removed for fragging or moved to prevent chemical warfare.
-The water change system means that in the time I was there, 50 gallons were emptied from the system and replaced with new without any changes to the level in the rest of the system. Since this is one bag of salt, no measuring needed.
-Lots of counter space, a fridge/freezer, and a sink means that anything that needs to be cleaned or stored is right where its needed.
At the end of the day, one of the better designed systems that I have seen.
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
Lots of flow. A powerhead mounted inside the container was used for mixing. Pushing a lot of water around in such a small space was how he got the salt to mix properly.
The mixing container had a gravity overflow that emptied into the sump. The level of that overflow was how he knew there were 50g in the container to be removed and replaced with one bag of salt. A valve on the inlet would isolate the container and send the extra flow via a bypass to the sump directly.
I'm sad to say that the system is no longer running. I contacted Los over the weekend to see about visiting to take more pictures and was informed that the setup has been decommissioned for several years now. I didn't ask for details. I will say that this setup was a real inspiration for me both in how the tank was central to the house and how the tank room made chores very easy to accomplish.
EagleFF
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Very impressive setup Los, I like the fact your circulating 1 of the tanks, and can divert from it while continuing running your system while mixing the next batch after draining old out, I am currently building a 190 gal tank, waiting on my sump from Life Reef , I have been back and forth on how to setup my mixing station, I have no basement, only route I can take is from my garage, I have the pump in figured out, still trying to come up with as close to a match to pump out of sump as I am pumping in, along with ease of controlling both from 1 place. Your setup is very nice, gives me ideas.
