Mixed reef 200gal system

[DRThompson]

New to R2R and thought I'd post a brief description of my tank

I started this tank Nov 2011:
It's a 180gal 60x24x30
Here's a few pics from the stand build

 

[Eric B]

Very nice and clean setup! Same DRThompson that's over on RC? If so I have been following the Denitrator thread and I'm ebonline over there!

 

[Stingray77]

Very nice I really like this , good job!

 

[DRThompson]

Yea, same name on RC. LOL, at least here I can type RC!!!...over there I cant even type R2R. Will post more current pics; tank has evolved quite a bit since I started it almost 3 years ago.

 

[DRThompson]

Current equipment:
Custom built glass tank 60L x 24W x 30H, approx 180 gallons with back/center overflow

2 MP40's
ASM G4xx skimmer powered by Bubble Blaster 3000
LED lighting x 3 units - rapid LED onyx dimmable 75w unit
DIY sump made from 65gal Tall
Return pump - Water Blaster 7000
Turbotwist 36W UV
JBJ 1/5 hp chiller
TLF 550 reactor (for GFO)
Methanol denitrator - cycles 3 times per day, approx 12 gal per cycle
Dose 2 part alk/Ca (BRS drews dosers)
Auto top off from garage (50 feet away) using stenner pump
Auto waterchange system using a dual head Stenner pump also from garage, piped thru attic (approx 50 feet of piping)

Everything controlled from:
Apex light controller (EB4 x2, EB8 x2, WXM, ALD, conductivity probe, pH probe)

DIY stand and canopy (wood frame with oak doors and trim)

 

[DRThompson]

Current pic (from my phone) of my tank

My messy sump ;)

 

[DRThompson]

Current fish:
Purple Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Naso Tang
Foxface Lo
Bluethroat Triggerfish
Melenaris Wrasse
six line wrasse
5 x Lyretail anthias
5 x blue/green chromis
2 x pajama cardinals
2 x Ocellaris clownfish
2 x flame hawkfish (mated)
3 x sailfin blenny (all male)
lawnmower blenny
copperband butterfly
lemmon peel angelfish
mandarin dragonet

Inverts:
RBTA
Long tenticle BTA with porcelin crab
Rock anemone
2x cleaner/skunk shrimp
blood shrimp
peppermint shrimp
blue leg crabs
cerith and mexican turbo snails
3x acro crabs

 

[Eric B]

Yea, same name on RC. LOL, at least here I can type RC!!!...over there I cant even type R2R. Will post more current pics; tank has evolved quite a bit since I started it almost 3 years ago.

Haha cool deal glad to see you over here then!

 

[FLipp]

that leathers size is getting out of control lol

 

[DRThompson]

Trumpet coral about the size of a cantelope

Copperband getting cleaned

Porcelin crab in RBTA

Sailfin Blenny

 

[DRThompson]

that leathers size is getting out of control lol

Yea, the toadstool is about a foot across if it could expand out all the way. I've got to do some MAJOR cutting back.

 

[DRThompson]

 

[Stingray77]

Good looking fish

 

[DRThompson]

Melanarus wrasse

Blue/green chromis

Lemmon peel angelfish

Lyretail anthia male

Red bubble tip anemone with hosting clownfish

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Wow! Stunning! Welcome to R2R! We're so glad to have you here!

 

[DRThompson]

Started my own automated water change system
I use a dual head stenner pump to change out 2.5gal/day
The pump is in my garage and the 1/4" tubing runs thru my attic (approx 50ft run)
One head pulls the waste water from my sump and dumps it in a vent pipe in my attic
The Other head pulls fresh/clean saltwater from the 55gal barrel (see pic) and dumps it at the top of my display

You can also see in this pic I use a single head stenner to push kalk saturated water for my ATO.
Both pumps are controlled by my apex using an EB4 in the garage

 

[DRThompson]

Just had the Triton Test done:

 

[FishDooD65]

nice aquarium sir! awesome water change system as well. must be nice not lifting buckets lol

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Awesome tank!
The auto water change is really cool.
Where did you get the containers for your part one and two?

 

[DRThompson]

Built my own: Here's a pic. Each side holds about 6 Liters (1.5gal)