tonyf
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GENERAL TANK SPECIFICATIONS
Biotope Type -- Reef-crest / Reef-face / Bommie.
System Volume -- Approximately 2,000L maximum.
Tank -- 2.85m Wide x 0.90m deep x 0.75m high, euro-braced and 3 x cross-braces. Full depth end weir 300mm in width.
40mm Durso standpipe, 40mm intake for closed loop; 40mm emergency overflow. Weir doubles as a cryptic zone due to its large size.
Stand -- 75x25 RHS Duragal framing with 25x25 infill framing. Recycled timber cladding, open faces.
Sump -- 450mm Wide x 600 deep x 450mm high. ATJ auto top-up system.
Refugium -- 900mm Wide x 450mm wide x 450mm high connected to the sump. Refugium designed in the ‘race’ style based on A.Calfo’s coral propagation tanks. 4 x 39W x 10,000k T5 lighting in anti-cycle. Miracle Mud & Caulerpa. Small DSB in separate compartment.
Return Pump -- Iwaki MX70R feed to perimeter return loop with 8 x ¾†outlets. Soon to be upgraded to Sequence Barracuda and with manifold to drive the various water treating devices.
Lighting -- Metal halide:
4 x Lumenbright 20†reflectors 250mm off the water surface.
3 x 250W Lumatek electronic ballasts.
1 x 400W CoralVue dimmable electronic ballast plus one spare.
3 x 250W x 15,000k AMD SE lamps.
1 x 400W x 15,000k AMD SE lamp
Lighting -- Florescent:
Icecap 660 electronic ballast.
4 x 54W x 20,000k Aquaz Pro-Blue.
Lighting -- LED Moonlights:
LunarTracker auto lunar cycle â€"œ 5 LED
Natural Filtration -- Around 200kg of Live rock. Some of the LR has been in my tanks since the first day +13 years ago.
Deep Sand Bed -- 100mm to 300mm deep made up of mainly Calgrit Fine Calcium feedstock, 40kg of Fiji Pink, and 10kg of 3mm marble chip in high flow areas. The high water flow tends to move the bed around a bit creating areas of exception depth and other areas bare.
Water Parameters
Temperature Range = 24.5C â€"œ 27C. Average 26.1C
Salinity = 1.025
pH = 7.8 â€"œ 8.3 (low due to CO2 usage)
Alk = 9.2 â€"œ 10.8 dKh
Ca = 420 - 450 ppm
Mg = +/- 1830 ppm
Sr = 12 ppm â€"œ rarely measured
Nitrate = Not measured
Phosphate = Rarely measured, would be <0.10 ppm
Additives & Conditioners
Kalkwasser (Builders Lime) - Weak solution in top-up water
Baking Soda / Washing Soda - Occasional use to restore balance
DampRid - Occasional use to restore balance
Bacteria - ProdiBio products
Vodka / White Vinegar - 50/50 x 16ml x 2’ce per day
Magnesium - Kent Marine Tech-M
Strontium - Seachem â€"œ now and then
Phosphate Remover - Seachem PhosGuard occasional use
Granular Activated Carbon - Activated Carbon Technologies Anticarb GA1000N 8x16 mesh
Biotope Type -- Reef-crest / Reef-face / Bommie.
System Volume -- Approximately 2,000L maximum.
Tank -- 2.85m Wide x 0.90m deep x 0.75m high, euro-braced and 3 x cross-braces. Full depth end weir 300mm in width.
40mm Durso standpipe, 40mm intake for closed loop; 40mm emergency overflow. Weir doubles as a cryptic zone due to its large size.
Stand -- 75x25 RHS Duragal framing with 25x25 infill framing. Recycled timber cladding, open faces.
Sump -- 450mm Wide x 600 deep x 450mm high. ATJ auto top-up system.
Refugium -- 900mm Wide x 450mm wide x 450mm high connected to the sump. Refugium designed in the ‘race’ style based on A.Calfo’s coral propagation tanks. 4 x 39W x 10,000k T5 lighting in anti-cycle. Miracle Mud & Caulerpa. Small DSB in separate compartment.
Return Pump -- Iwaki MX70R feed to perimeter return loop with 8 x ¾†outlets. Soon to be upgraded to Sequence Barracuda and with manifold to drive the various water treating devices.
Lighting -- Metal halide:
4 x Lumenbright 20†reflectors 250mm off the water surface.
3 x 250W Lumatek electronic ballasts.
1 x 400W CoralVue dimmable electronic ballast plus one spare.
3 x 250W x 15,000k AMD SE lamps.
1 x 400W x 15,000k AMD SE lamp
Lighting -- Florescent:
Icecap 660 electronic ballast.
4 x 54W x 20,000k Aquaz Pro-Blue.
Lighting -- LED Moonlights:
LunarTracker auto lunar cycle â€"œ 5 LED
Natural Filtration -- Around 200kg of Live rock. Some of the LR has been in my tanks since the first day +13 years ago.
Deep Sand Bed -- 100mm to 300mm deep made up of mainly Calgrit Fine Calcium feedstock, 40kg of Fiji Pink, and 10kg of 3mm marble chip in high flow areas. The high water flow tends to move the bed around a bit creating areas of exception depth and other areas bare.
Water Parameters
Temperature Range = 24.5C â€"œ 27C. Average 26.1C
Salinity = 1.025
pH = 7.8 â€"œ 8.3 (low due to CO2 usage)
Alk = 9.2 â€"œ 10.8 dKh
Ca = 420 - 450 ppm
Mg = +/- 1830 ppm
Sr = 12 ppm â€"œ rarely measured
Nitrate = Not measured
Phosphate = Rarely measured, would be <0.10 ppm
Additives & Conditioners
Kalkwasser (Builders Lime) - Weak solution in top-up water
Baking Soda / Washing Soda - Occasional use to restore balance
DampRid - Occasional use to restore balance
Bacteria - ProdiBio products
Vodka / White Vinegar - 50/50 x 16ml x 2’ce per day
Magnesium - Kent Marine Tech-M
Strontium - Seachem â€"œ now and then
Phosphate Remover - Seachem PhosGuard occasional use
Granular Activated Carbon - Activated Carbon Technologies Anticarb GA1000N 8x16 mesh
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