My 600L (160G) Reef Tank start and today

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Hello everybody,
I'd like to introduce my tank for the second posting.
The followings are about my tank built 2 years ago.
Display Tank : 1500l*700w*600h*12t (59"*27.6"*23.5"), Gross Water Volume : 550L (146G)
Sump Tank : 1300l*500w*400h*10t (51"*20"*15.8") Gross Water Volume : 200L (53G)
Net Water Volume : 600L (160G)
Return Line : 2*1"
Overflow : Bean Animal's 1-1/4" 3 pipe system

A. Peninsular type, 3-side open tank

Cabinet 40*40 Aluminum profile frame with wood plating
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B. Pre-Constructed Dead Rocks about 18Kg (40Lb)
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C. Plumbing & Equipment installation
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Two Return Pumps are externally installed.
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Overflow box & Standpipes
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D. Major equipment installation and water filling
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E. GHL Mitras LX7206 LED Lighting
Corals & fish moved from old tank.
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Lately, two Orphek OR-2 120 LED Bars are added.
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F. Most equipment are installed in the cabinet.

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A louver door on the wall oposit side and a ventilation fan on wall side to prevent the cabinet inside from high humidity.
And the sump tank is covered with glass plates. All minor accessories are on the glass covers.
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Macro Algae Reactor in the sump
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Calcium Reactor w/ CO2 cylinder
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Filter socks, protein skimmer, sodalime reactor, sensor probes
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Wall side electrical compartment
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G. The tank is controlled by GHL Profilux 4

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H. Current Operaqtion
1. Dimensions : 1500*700*600h Peninsular
2. Net Water Volume : 600L
3. Return Pump : Vectra M1 *2 turn-over 7, Bean Animal Overflow System
4. Wavemaker : Vortech MP40qd *4
5. Lighting : GHL Mitras LX7206 *4 + Orphek LED Bar OR2 120 *2
(15500K 5hr 17500K~21000K Ramp up/dn 4hr, top 350par ~ bottom 200par)
6. Major Elements Dosing : Calcium Reactor Geo's 612 50% Balling w/ dosing pumps 50%
7. Trace Elements Dosing : w/ Balling Dosing Pumps
8. Protein Skimmer : R.E Bubble King D.C 200 w/ RD3
9. NO3 Export : Denitrator w/ Seachem Denitrate 8L
10. Water Change & ATO : 1.5%/d automatic (10%/week), by Profilux 4
11. NO3 & PO4 Export : Macro Algae Reactor Pacific Sun MAR ProM
12. Accessories : GHL Profilux 4 Aquarium Controller, Ozone Generator Poseidon 200 4*2 hrs
GHL KH Director, 4" Filter Sock * 3, GHL Doser 2.1 4P *2
DIY Power Failure Battery Backup 12 hr,
13. Water Parameters
- Temp : 26.3'C (79'F) w/ 1/2hp chiller w/ GHL Cooling Fan 4f*2
- Sal : 34.0ppm (GMH3450 w/ Ricca 50mS Cal Solution)
- Ca : 420ppm (Salifert)
- Mg : 1350ppm (Salifert)
- Alk : 130ppm (Hanna Alk ppm)
- K : 400pm (Salifert)
- NO3 : 0.25ppm (Red Sea NO3 pro)
- PO4 : 0.015+/-ppm (Hanna Checker P ULR & Triton ICP-oes)

H. Current Tank Images (Gallaxy S10+ pro mode)
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Sorry for poor images.
Thanks for watching~!
 

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