I have been procrastinating putting my tank on this thread for a while now. I was cohearsed into starting a salt water tank about 4 months ago from a coworker/friend. I immediately caught the "sickness", when i started my first tank, which was a 40 gallon bow front. After having that tank for a few months i decided to upgrade and found my current tank for a steal of a deal. Anyways, below is a list of the equipment currently being used as well as my DIY Sump.
Lighting:
Viparapectra 300watt
Pumps:
Icecap gyre 3k
Return pump recommended by my LFS (don't remember the name)
Skimmer:
Reef octo 150-int
Heater:
Hydor
Diy Sump:
20 gallon long
3 chamber:
1st chamber: filter sock/ skimmer
2nd chamber: refugium
3rd chamber: return pump
Soft plumbing to reduce noise
Salt:
Liveaquaria professional reef salt
I use Red sea test kits, and currently have been dosing coral up, and have been building an auto top off to feed into my return pump chamber from a RODI water container located directly below my display tank in the basement. I started my tank with live sand and a mixture of live and dry rock. When i upgraded to my current build i purchased new live sand and reused all the old water and live rock and also added about 30 pounds of live rock from another friends 12+ year system with a few anemones and lots of coral.
Now for what you have all been waiting for..... my livestock.
Fish:
Yellow tang
Frostbite clown
Normal clown
Purple firefish
Diamond watchman goby
Sail fin molly
Current parameters:
Alk: 8.7
Calcium: 390
Mag: 1280
Ph: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: .02
Temp: 77 f
Coral:
To much to list, check out the pictures and ask about anything you see. Would be glad to let you know what it is.
I look forward to hearing all your questions, comments, and concerns about how new and full this tank is
Lighting:
Viparapectra 300watt
Pumps:
Icecap gyre 3k
Return pump recommended by my LFS (don't remember the name)
Skimmer:
Reef octo 150-int
Heater:
Hydor
Diy Sump:
20 gallon long
3 chamber:
1st chamber: filter sock/ skimmer
2nd chamber: refugium
3rd chamber: return pump
Soft plumbing to reduce noise
Salt:
Liveaquaria professional reef salt
I use Red sea test kits, and currently have been dosing coral up, and have been building an auto top off to feed into my return pump chamber from a RODI water container located directly below my display tank in the basement. I started my tank with live sand and a mixture of live and dry rock. When i upgraded to my current build i purchased new live sand and reused all the old water and live rock and also added about 30 pounds of live rock from another friends 12+ year system with a few anemones and lots of coral.
Now for what you have all been waiting for..... my livestock.
Fish:
Yellow tang
Frostbite clown
Normal clown
Purple firefish
Diamond watchman goby
Sail fin molly
Current parameters:
Alk: 8.7
Calcium: 390
Mag: 1280
Ph: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: .02
Temp: 77 f
Coral:
To much to list, check out the pictures and ask about anything you see. Would be glad to let you know what it is.
I look forward to hearing all your questions, comments, and concerns about how new and full this tank is