ReefDoberman
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I have a 265 gallon reef tank that I have been switching over to sps for the past month or so. Thus far I made a critical error when my digital thermometer was off by 20 degrees. It read 69 when it was actually 89. I now have 3 digital thermometers on the tank for reference. I lost every sps I had to date. So this has been my journey:
I started out with the following 2 years ago:
265 Gallon Display
40 Gallon Sump
100 Gallon DSB and Macro Algae Refugium
2 250 Watt Metal Halides
2 175 Watt Metal Halides
160 watts Actinic
Custom made Beckett Skimmer that I never had a major complaint for but was affraid wouldn't scale as the system grows.
I've sold off all of my soft corals of 2 years (with the exception of my favorite leather and some zoos, mushrooms and polyps..) And have invested in the following equipment to support the new SPS System:
265 Gallon Display
40 Gallon Sump
100 Gallon DSB and Macro Algae Refugium
4 250 watt Metal Halides (2 10K and 2 20K XM's)
160 watts actinic
ASM G-6 Skimmer
Calcium Reactor - Decision in process: between MRC CR-6 or the next size up.
Closed Loop Run by a Mag 24
Return Pump: Iwaki 2000 Gallons/Hr
Next Steps are:
Another large rubbermaid bin (100 Gallons?) to house the ASM G-6 and the Calcium Reactor.
I will be adding a 140 gallon grow out tank to this system in addition to the current water volume.
Question number 1: Will this set up support a heavy load of SPS?
Question Number 2: I've heard that perhaps the ASM skimmer is a mistake????
Question 3: What Else would you suggest?
I started out with the following 2 years ago:
265 Gallon Display
40 Gallon Sump
100 Gallon DSB and Macro Algae Refugium
2 250 Watt Metal Halides
2 175 Watt Metal Halides
160 watts Actinic
Custom made Beckett Skimmer that I never had a major complaint for but was affraid wouldn't scale as the system grows.
I've sold off all of my soft corals of 2 years (with the exception of my favorite leather and some zoos, mushrooms and polyps..) And have invested in the following equipment to support the new SPS System:
265 Gallon Display
40 Gallon Sump
100 Gallon DSB and Macro Algae Refugium
4 250 watt Metal Halides (2 10K and 2 20K XM's)
160 watts actinic
ASM G-6 Skimmer
Calcium Reactor - Decision in process: between MRC CR-6 or the next size up.
Closed Loop Run by a Mag 24
Return Pump: Iwaki 2000 Gallons/Hr
Next Steps are:
Another large rubbermaid bin (100 Gallons?) to house the ASM G-6 and the Calcium Reactor.
I will be adding a 140 gallon grow out tank to this system in addition to the current water volume.
Question number 1: Will this set up support a heavy load of SPS?
Question Number 2: I've heard that perhaps the ASM skimmer is a mistake????
Question 3: What Else would you suggest?