O.k so my new tank has been up and running for almost 2 weeks, livestock was transferred from my 4x2x2 this is where I am at now, and how I got there, the story goes like this....
After much deliberation I decided on a 36"x24"x36" (LxHxW) display tank, this tank would be rimless/braceless, with central weir. I am going with the twin standpipe method so I will have two 40mm drains and one 25mm return, the sump will be 30"x18"x20" (LxHxW) and a very simple design, two chambers the first where the skimmer and zeovit reactor will be then a standard three baffle over, under, over bubble trap leading into the return chamber.
System specs:
Main tank - 36"x24"x36"
Sump tank - 30"x18"x20"
Return Pump:
Eheim 1262.
Lighting:
Giesemann infiniti 1x250w hqi + 4x24w T5's
hqi bulb = 14000k T5 lamps = 2x pure actinic and 2 x aquablue +
Filtration:
50kg Liverock.
40lbs Caribsea aragalive sand to create a shallow sand bed. 20lbs Bahamas Oolite, 20lbs Special grade reef sand.
20lbs KZ Coral Sand.
100/200 micron filter socks.
ATB Small cone Skimmer, rated at 1500 litres.
KZ Zeovit basic 4 system (stones, zeobak, zeostart2 and zeofood7) I will be running 1.2l of stones through a KZ easylift magnetic Zeovit reactor, I have changed out the aquabee up 1000 pump for an Eheim 1048.
KZ Activated Carbon.
Wavemaking:
1x Tunze turbelle stream 2 6085.
1x Tunze turbelle stream 2 6105, controlled with the Tunze single controller 7091.
Auto Top up:
Aquamedic SP3000 Niveaumat, supplied by a 20l RO reservoir. this will be upgraded to the Tunze auto top off soon.
Heating:
2x 300w Hydor Theo heaters.
Supplementation:
KZ Calcium reactor S.
All other elements will be kept in check by weekly 10% water changes using KZ Reefers Best Salt.
Livestock:
Fish:
1x Powder Blue Tang
1x Yellow Tang
2x Percula Clowns
1x Royal Gramma
1x Yellow watchman goby
1x yellowtail Tamarin wrasse
and will be adding a harem of 4 Lyretail Anthias.
Corals will consist of 90% SPS, mostly staghorn type Acropora Sp. With LPS corals making up the other 10% these will be mostly Acans and Lobophyllia's placed on the sandbed.
Picture of some of the equipment.
A couple shots of the tank as it arrived, I had it unloaded onto the garden as I wanted to get the tank painted and the weir covered in acrylic by the end of the day it arrived.
After a couple of layers of paint, the two painted sides will be against a wall in the corner, a shame on a cubed tank but nowhere else for it to go.
Next up was to cut the black acrylic to size and silicone onto the weir, after this,
I ended up with something like this.
The sump, like I said very simple design.
After much deliberation I decided on a 36"x24"x36" (LxHxW) display tank, this tank would be rimless/braceless, with central weir. I am going with the twin standpipe method so I will have two 40mm drains and one 25mm return, the sump will be 30"x18"x20" (LxHxW) and a very simple design, two chambers the first where the skimmer and zeovit reactor will be then a standard three baffle over, under, over bubble trap leading into the return chamber.
System specs:
Main tank - 36"x24"x36"
Sump tank - 30"x18"x20"
Return Pump:
Eheim 1262.
Lighting:
Giesemann infiniti 1x250w hqi + 4x24w T5's
hqi bulb = 14000k T5 lamps = 2x pure actinic and 2 x aquablue +
Filtration:
50kg Liverock.
40lbs Caribsea aragalive sand to create a shallow sand bed. 20lbs Bahamas Oolite, 20lbs Special grade reef sand.
20lbs KZ Coral Sand.
100/200 micron filter socks.
ATB Small cone Skimmer, rated at 1500 litres.
KZ Zeovit basic 4 system (stones, zeobak, zeostart2 and zeofood7) I will be running 1.2l of stones through a KZ easylift magnetic Zeovit reactor, I have changed out the aquabee up 1000 pump for an Eheim 1048.
KZ Activated Carbon.
Wavemaking:
1x Tunze turbelle stream 2 6085.
1x Tunze turbelle stream 2 6105, controlled with the Tunze single controller 7091.
Auto Top up:
Aquamedic SP3000 Niveaumat, supplied by a 20l RO reservoir. this will be upgraded to the Tunze auto top off soon.
Heating:
2x 300w Hydor Theo heaters.
Supplementation:
KZ Calcium reactor S.
All other elements will be kept in check by weekly 10% water changes using KZ Reefers Best Salt.
Livestock:
Fish:
1x Powder Blue Tang
1x Yellow Tang
2x Percula Clowns
1x Royal Gramma
1x Yellow watchman goby
1x yellowtail Tamarin wrasse
and will be adding a harem of 4 Lyretail Anthias.
Corals will consist of 90% SPS, mostly staghorn type Acropora Sp. With LPS corals making up the other 10% these will be mostly Acans and Lobophyllia's placed on the sandbed.
Picture of some of the equipment.
A couple shots of the tank as it arrived, I had it unloaded onto the garden as I wanted to get the tank painted and the weir covered in acrylic by the end of the day it arrived.
After a couple of layers of paint, the two painted sides will be against a wall in the corner, a shame on a cubed tank but nowhere else for it to go.
Next up was to cut the black acrylic to size and silicone onto the weir, after this,
I ended up with something like this.
The sump, like I said very simple design.
