Dallas' 600L tank of ......

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So here is the start of my new journey,

Tank:
1250*1000*500 3 sides viewable in starphire, the stand is 1000mm high so that i can keep everything underneath it.

Sump:
500x500x400 , i have 2 filter socks, one at 10 micron to filter out particles when i use lanthanum chloride for PO4 removal
I have a Reef Octopus SRO 3000INT skimmer, Reef Octopus PHR140 media reactor for purigen. a 300 Jager heater and a waveline 5000 for my return.

I am running a Reef Octopus Kalk reactor and Carx, and using Ozone through my skimmer.

Lighting:
for now i am running 2 x Radion Gen1 and 2 x Vertex Illumilux 50/50
Linked to Ecotech ReefLink

Flow:
2 x Vortech MP40
1 x Vortech MP60

I added some livestock in the last few days..
Corals & Clams
2 x Large Clams (1 is 15cm the other 25cm)
1 x Spiny Gorgonian
1 x Lobophyllia Brain Coral
1 x Bali Polyps
1 x Chalice Coral
1 x Plating Montipora
1 x Lumo Green Cabbage Leather
1 x Green Frogspawn

Inverts
1 x Pom Pom Crab
3 x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 x Firecracker Shrimp
1 x Tiger Pistol Shrimp
3 x Nassarius snails
1 x Fighting Conch
4 x Trochus Snails
2 x Large Turban Snails
2 x Astrea Snails
1 x Camel Shrimp
1 x Coral Banded Shrimp
1 x Sand Sifting starfish
2 x Fancy Tiger stripped serpent starfish
1 x Banded Brittle starfish
1 x Tuxedo Urchin
1 x pin cushion urchin
1 x short spine urchin

Fish
1 x Aiptasia Eating File fish
4 x Blue Green Chromis
2 x Vanderbilt Damsels
3 x Reinfords Gobies
1 x Copperband
1 x Sleeper Blue dot goby
1 x Six line wrasse
1 x Cleaner Wrasse
2 x Black Saddleback Clowns
1 x Multi colour Lubbock Wrasse

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Nice setup keep them pics coming.
 
Great job!!
 
thanks!

i am really loving all the info on this forum!
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 56 58.3%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.3%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.2%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 17 17.7%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 4.2%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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