Richo's Aussie Reef 5x3x2 1000L.

[Richo66]

Hey everyone, just thought I would share my reef tank,

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Display Tank: [5 Ft X 3 Ft X 2 Ft] Starphire front and sides 12mm glass bevelled edges, Euro Braced with a External overflow.Bean animal overflow .

Display Lighting: ATI Hybrid 4 Foot t5 fixture.

Stand: Wood : reinforced with galvanised corner brackets and 4grade marine ply
Hood: No hood

Sump: 1450 x 500 x 500. [ 4 Chamber ] filter/skimmer / fuge / reactors-pumps.

Computer: Neptune Apex system .

Refugium: macro algae / live rock / chateo / Dragons breath algae.

Deep Sand Bed: No

Refugium Lighting: 2 foot t5 54W

Chiller: Teco TR15

Support systems:GEO CR 818 calc reactor

System Water: Synthetic Salt Water, Red Sea Coral Pro

Display Water circulation: 4x Vortech MP40WES & batt backup

Return Pump: Ocean runner 6500.

Refugium Pump: Ocean runner 4000. For chiller and UV steriliser.

Skimmer: Bubble king double cone 250.

Evaporation Top Up: Tunze osmolator

Calcium Addition: Calc reactor

Alkilinity Addition: Calc reactor

Other Chemical Maintenance: Carbon, lanthanum,UV Light.

Current Water Chemistry:
Nitrates:0.00
Phosphates: 0.03
Alkalinity:7.3 dkh
Calcium:410
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.026
Magnesium:1420
































Thanks for looking

 

[9balliw]

Wow!!! Nice set up love the dimensions is close to what I'm looking to do! :bigsmile:

 

[revhtree]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing and keep us updated!!

 

[revhtree]

PS. Thanks for joining!

 

[Richo66]

No worries
Hooked up a GEO CR818 calcium reactor,

Reactor is now fully stocked with ARM corse media ,

Aswell as a new scape.







Aswell as added in a drain for water changes and gravity fed calcium reactor.


Thanks for looking

 

[Richo66]

 

[PonySeaArt]

Really nice tank! Love the color!

 

[Lalo J]

Amazing ! I love the color of your corals , and nice fish selection

 

[jason g]

Stunning looking tank. Great job. I too like your fish selection.

 

[fishroomlady]

wow! absolutely stunning tank - the colors are so rich and intense

 

[jkirk]

The rescape looks good

 

[Richo66]

Hey all. I haven't checked this for a while thanks for the comments!
I took a few picture the other day
Nice Tri - Color purple tiped, lighter stem , green polyps.



Green Stag seems to be doing well,



A stunning piece that has gone through hell, I've had this piece since I started its gone through a lot.
It also use to be brown


Yellow Tip,


Blue Tip


Possibly my favourite piece , Tabling Aceo,


Hairest SPS Acro I have, orange tip rest os green/yellow


Birdsnest pink base green Tip


I have the odd Hammers


And the odd Clam


Green Scrolling Montiporia


Purple montipora



& Last but not least my slowest growing one but the Colors are stunning!

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Wow beautiful pictures :bigsmile: Impressive work.

 

[DecanoLA]

nice! how about an updated FTS?

 

[reggaedrummin]

It's looking great!

 

[wandoshane]

awesome tank. wwhat kind of dosing do you do?

 

[Richo66]

I'll try and get a FTS up this weekend,
As for dosing I use a calcoum reactor,
And add 4mls of zeovit coral snow every 3rd day and that's it

 

[Richo66]

FTS as promised
They are just crappy iphone pictures haven't had a chance to get the camera out,
Enjoy

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Those are pretty good pictures! :first: