Coolguy818
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Ok ladies and gentlemen, since I got my first tank on Valentines day. The addiction has become a part of life. I recently upgraded from my 29g Reef to a 70g Reef.
I am completely new to RC and I love what I see.
I have many pictures of my old tank, but I won't put that into this thread, just one picture of the tank before I tore it down.
Here are some specs on the new tank.
Tank:
70g Oceanic - 36"x21"x24"
Filtration:
125 lbs of LR
90 lbs of LS
Dual Overflow Box (1000gph)
Dual sump design
Sump #1 (30g):
200 micron Sock
Refugium
20 lbs of LS
Calupera Algae
Cheato Algae
10 lbs of LR
5 Hermits
17w Flourescent Light
Lifegard QuietOne 3000 (760 gph) - return
Sump #2 (20g)
200 micron sock
Coralife Super Skimmer 65
Coralife Turbo Twist 3x 9w - Maxi Mini (106 gph)
Rio 10HF (300 gph) - return
Jager Heater
Circulation:
2 Maxi-Jet 1200 = 590 gph
Sump #1 Return = 600 gph
Sump #2 Return = 200 gph
Total of 1390 gph of flow = 19.85 turnover rate
Lighting:
Retrofit 2x175w MH SE 14k by JBJ
Retrofit 1x39w 18k T5 HO
Retrofit 1x39w 6700k T5 HO
Total of 428w of lighting = 6.11 watts per gallon
Inhabitants:
1 3" Midas Blenny
10 Hawaiian Zebra Hermits
10 Blue Leg Hermits
10 Brown Leg Hermits
5 Scarlet Hermits (getting more in 2 weeks)
15 Nessarius Snails
20 Nerite Snails
10 Cerith Snails
4 Emerald Crabs (getting more in 2 weeks)
1 Peppermint Shrimp (getting more in 2 weeks)
35g Saltwater Mixing Tank
10g Freshwater Holding Tank (Top off)
2 DIY Built-in to the canopy Computer fans
The first picture is the old 29g I tore down to setup the 70g, then the rest of the pictures are from the new tank.
Enjoy and please comment. I hope the pictures work.
Here is the before
And the After
Here is the Lighting
Here is the Sump setup
Here it is fully setup
With the UV Sterilizer
I am completely new to RC and I love what I see.
I have many pictures of my old tank, but I won't put that into this thread, just one picture of the tank before I tore it down.
Here are some specs on the new tank.
Tank:
70g Oceanic - 36"x21"x24"
Filtration:
125 lbs of LR
90 lbs of LS
Dual Overflow Box (1000gph)
Dual sump design
Sump #1 (30g):
200 micron Sock
Refugium
20 lbs of LS
Calupera Algae
Cheato Algae
10 lbs of LR
5 Hermits
17w Flourescent Light
Lifegard QuietOne 3000 (760 gph) - return
Sump #2 (20g)
200 micron sock
Coralife Super Skimmer 65
Coralife Turbo Twist 3x 9w - Maxi Mini (106 gph)
Rio 10HF (300 gph) - return
Jager Heater
Circulation:
2 Maxi-Jet 1200 = 590 gph
Sump #1 Return = 600 gph
Sump #2 Return = 200 gph
Total of 1390 gph of flow = 19.85 turnover rate
Lighting:
Retrofit 2x175w MH SE 14k by JBJ
Retrofit 1x39w 18k T5 HO
Retrofit 1x39w 6700k T5 HO
Total of 428w of lighting = 6.11 watts per gallon
Inhabitants:
1 3" Midas Blenny
10 Hawaiian Zebra Hermits
10 Blue Leg Hermits
10 Brown Leg Hermits
5 Scarlet Hermits (getting more in 2 weeks)
15 Nessarius Snails
20 Nerite Snails
10 Cerith Snails
4 Emerald Crabs (getting more in 2 weeks)
1 Peppermint Shrimp (getting more in 2 weeks)
35g Saltwater Mixing Tank
10g Freshwater Holding Tank (Top off)
2 DIY Built-in to the canopy Computer fans
The first picture is the old 29g I tore down to setup the 70g, then the rest of the pictures are from the new tank.
Enjoy and please comment. I hope the pictures work.
Here is the before
And the After
Here is the Lighting
Here is the Sump setup
Here it is fully setup
With the UV Sterilizer
