btkrausen
Fish Hoarder
Updated: 8/12/2011
So, since my tank was ordered, I figured it would be a good time to get started on this thread, as I've never really had the chance to do one before. Here is the equipment list. Everything equipment wise will be reused from my current setup, which works out perfectly. I will be building the stand myself, as I did the current one. Still deciding on if I'll run a true canopy on this, or run it topless with netting, since my reflectors are hung from the ceiling.
Tank - Marineland 220 Reef Ready Tank. - 72 x 24 x 30 - Dual Corner Overflows.
Water Movement - 2 x MP40ESw
Sump - 60gal with baffles
Return Pump - Reef Octopus Water Blaster 7000
Skimmer - Super Reef Octopus 3000 SSS Internal w/ Bubble Blaster 3000 w/ Reef Octopus self cleaning head
Lighting - 3 x 24" Heatsinks with 36 CREE LEDS each - Has blue LEDs on own drivers for actinics for night time looks
Filtration - 2 x Single BRS Reactors running off manifold from return pump
Dosing - Precision Marine Kalk Reactor - Manual Dosing of Magnesium if I go reef
Controller - Apex Lite: 2 x EB8, VMX Module, Breakout Box
Heater - 2 x 300w Jaggers Heaters for redundancy
Rock - Will be completely starting over with all BRS dry Fiji, EcoRock, and some Tonja Shelf pieces. Plan to go easy on the rock to create a nice look with plenty of negative space.
Sand - Starting over with 200 lbs of new Fijii Pink and Sea Floor Sand from Caribsea
Corals - I have decided that I'm going to move to fish only tank. This will give me the ability to get some fish that I haven't been able to before, such as rare butterfly fish, angels, etc. Will still focus on a crazy nice wrasse collection, but will be adding many nice other fish as well.
Fish - The fish list will include all my current fish, and then I plan to add some stuff I couldn't keep before.
Current Fish list:
Planned new fish:
In creating this new tank, and with all the expensive fish in it, I'll will be finally (after 6+ years reefing) be setting up a quarantine tank for new additions. Will probably use either a 20H or a 40B that I have onhand.
Quarantine Tank:
Tank: 40 gallon Breeder
Water Movement: 1 x MP10ESw
Sump: 20H Tank w/ baffles
Return Pump: TBD
Skimmer: Super Reef Octopus 1000 Internal w/ Bubble Blaster 1000
Lighting: My spare 6 x T5 or my PC Compact Fixture
Heater: 250w Jaggers
Controller: Tied into my Apex above for monitoring and topoff using float switches
So, since my tank was ordered, I figured it would be a good time to get started on this thread, as I've never really had the chance to do one before. Here is the equipment list. Everything equipment wise will be reused from my current setup, which works out perfectly. I will be building the stand myself, as I did the current one. Still deciding on if I'll run a true canopy on this, or run it topless with netting, since my reflectors are hung from the ceiling.
Tank - Marineland 220 Reef Ready Tank. - 72 x 24 x 30 - Dual Corner Overflows.
Water Movement - 2 x MP40ESw
Sump - 60gal with baffles
Return Pump - Reef Octopus Water Blaster 7000
Skimmer - Super Reef Octopus 3000 SSS Internal w/ Bubble Blaster 3000 w/ Reef Octopus self cleaning head
Lighting - 3 x 24" Heatsinks with 36 CREE LEDS each - Has blue LEDs on own drivers for actinics for night time looks
Filtration - 2 x Single BRS Reactors running off manifold from return pump
Dosing - Precision Marine Kalk Reactor - Manual Dosing of Magnesium if I go reef
Controller - Apex Lite: 2 x EB8, VMX Module, Breakout Box
Heater - 2 x 300w Jaggers Heaters for redundancy
Rock - Will be completely starting over with all BRS dry Fiji, EcoRock, and some Tonja Shelf pieces. Plan to go easy on the rock to create a nice look with plenty of negative space.
Sand - Starting over with 200 lbs of new Fijii Pink and Sea Floor Sand from Caribsea
Corals - I have decided that I'm going to move to fish only tank. This will give me the ability to get some fish that I haven't been able to before, such as rare butterfly fish, angels, etc. Will still focus on a crazy nice wrasse collection, but will be adding many nice other fish as well.
Fish - The fish list will include all my current fish, and then I plan to add some stuff I couldn't keep before.
Current Fish list:
- Female Hawaiian Flame Wrasse
- Laboutei Fairy Wrasse
- Male Rhomboid Fairy Wrasse
- Male Filamented Flasher Wrasse
Planned new fish:
- Crosshatch Trigger Pair
- 1 or 2 Female Rhomboid Wrasse
- Female Laboutei (still unclear whether my current is male or female)
- Lineatus Fairy Wrasses
- Orange Shoulder Tang
- Black Tang
- Watanabe Angels
In creating this new tank, and with all the expensive fish in it, I'll will be finally (after 6+ years reefing) be setting up a quarantine tank for new additions. Will probably use either a 20H or a 40B that I have onhand.
Quarantine Tank:
Tank: 40 gallon Breeder
Water Movement: 1 x MP10ESw
Sump: 20H Tank w/ baffles
Return Pump: TBD
Skimmer: Super Reef Octopus 1000 Internal w/ Bubble Blaster 1000
Lighting: My spare 6 x T5 or my PC Compact Fixture
Heater: 250w Jaggers
Controller: Tied into my Apex above for monitoring and topoff using float switches
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