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Yea over the top is always a hassle, that’s definitely a nice improvement. Can I ask what you spent on it? I’ll definitely need the same size one with the 700g+ I have.
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Yea over the top is always a hassle, that’s definitely a nice improvement. Can I ask what you spent on it? I’ll definitely need the same size one with the 700g+ I have.
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lolgranny
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Amen to that sister
Any chance we could have a quick write up on filtration and a few pics? Curious on the system running this absolutely stunning tank. This is one of the nicest display tanks I've ever seen (40 years in this hobby). Congrats on this stunning work of living art !!!!
Also wandering if the tank is set up with true live rock or is it a new man made reef style rock?
Also wandering if the tank is set up with true live rock or is it a new man made reef style rock?
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SchnitzelReef
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The reactor was around $700. Plus the second chamber which cost me another $100. Well worth the cost.
I have seen Nick's tank and it is outstanding. Excellent husbandry at work.
lolgranny
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Thanks bud! That’s much cheaper then I’d imagine.
Absolutely out of this world growth! So very rare to see large colonies these days, bravo!! Corals are bright and colorful as can be. A really nice reef. Well done.
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I think it’s all posted in the beginning of this thread, but I’ll go over it again.
I have a basic 3 compartment sump. Sump is fed from a bean animal overflow.
First chamber is an Aquamaxx skimmer. I had a Vertex, a bubble king, and an ATB. IMO high end skimmers are the biggest waste of money in this hobby. I get the same colors and same growth with this $400 Aquamaxx as I did with the my $1200 bubble king. Much rather spend money on a quality light fixture, calcium reactor, return pump, apex, and an ATO.
I haven’t ran a single filter sock in 3+ years. They are just a maintenance headache, and my tank looks just fine with out them.
Second chamber is a tiny fuge. I have a Tao Tronics grow led light I got off of amazon. I found a bunch of reefers using it, so I tried it out. I only keep chaeto in the fuge.
I also run 2 Tunze pumps in my sump to help keep detritus from building up. One in the fuge, and 1 in the skimmer section.
Third chamber is a Fluval SP6. The Fluval is an AC, non adjustable pump that uses an Askoll motor. Having a quality return pump is extremely important. Everyone now a days is running controllable DC return pumps. IMO adding a controller just adds another point of failure. No thanks! I have a manifold off the Fluval that feeds my calcium reactor. I also have a line that bleeds off extra flow back to the sump. The Fluval is a monster, almost too much flow.
I don’t run GFO, I don’t run bio pellets, and I rarely run carbon. I do have some extra live rocks in my sump, but it’s not much, and honestly i doubt it really does much. I did run Siporax at one point, but it just became a detritus trap, so I ditched them.
I run a Geo CR818 calcium reactor with a Geo second chamber. Everything is controlled by a classic apex.
I’m running an avast marine ATO that is also controlled by the apex. They have an option to plug in their ato to a break out box instead of a stand alone ato controller.
Water changes are done 40-50g at a time, and only when I have spare time. Currently it’s been almost 6 months since my last water change. I do think water changes help, but clearly they aren’t a necessity.
Flow in the tank is 2 mp60s, 2 Tunze 6095s, and 2 Tunze 6105s attached to sea sweeps.
I started the tank with all dry rock and dry sand. I used the cheapest dry rock from marine depot, I forgot what they called it. I did acid wash the rock, which I think helped from keeping the rock from leeching nasty stuff back into the tank. When I acid washed the rocks, all kinds of gunk came off them.
Not the biggest fan of starting with live rock. I went through a lot of headache making sure there wasn’t any bad hitchhikers going into this tank.
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the simplicity is just so impressive, thank you for going over it again, I thought I read the entire thread, I must have missed this portion. Hats off to you, one of the nicest displays I've ever seen.I think it’s all posted in the beginning of this thread, but I’ll go over it again.
I have a basic 3 compartment sump. Sump is fed from a bean animal overflow.
First chamber is an Aquamaxx skimmer. I had a Vertex, a bubble king, and an ATB. IMO high end skimmers are the biggest waste of money in this hobby. I get the same colors and same growth with this $400 Aquamaxx as I did with the my $1200 bubble king. Much rather spend money on a quality light fixture, calcium reactor, return pump, apex, and an ATO.
I haven’t ran a single filter sock in 3+ years. They are just a maintenance headache, and my tank looks just fine with out them.
Second chamber is a tiny fuge. I have a Tao Tronics grow led light I got off of amazon. I found a bunch of reefers using it, so I tried it out. I only keep chaeto in the fuge.
I also run 2 Tunze pumps in my sump to help keep detritus from building up. One in the fuge, and 1 in the skimmer section.
Third chamber is a Fluval SP6. The Fluval is an AC, non adjustable pump that uses an Askoll motor. Having a quality return pump is extremely important. Everyone now a days is running controllable DC return pumps. IMO adding a controller just adds another point of failure. No thanks! I have a manifold off the Fluval that feeds my calcium reactor. I also have a line that bleeds off extra flow back to the sump. The Fluval is a monster, almost too much flow.
I don’t run GFO, I don’t run bio pellets, and I rarely run carbon. I do have some extra live rocks in my sump, but it’s not much, and honestly i doubt it really does much. I did run Siporax at one point, but it just became a detritus trap, so I ditched them.
I run a Geo CR818 calcium reactor with a Geo second chamber. Everything is controlled by a classic apex.
I’m running an avast marine ATO that is also controlled by the apex. They have an option to plug in their ato to a break out box instead of a stand alone ato controller.
Water changes are done 40-50g at a time, and only when I have spare time. Currently it’s been almost 6 months since my last water change. I do think water changes help, but clearly they aren’t a necessity.
Flow in the tank is 2 mp60s, 2 Tunze 6095s, and 2 Tunze 6105s attached to sea sweeps.
I started the tank with all dry rock and dry sand. I used the cheapest dry rock from marine depot, I forgot what they called it. I did acid wash the rock, which I think helped from keeping the rock from leeching nasty stuff back into the tank. When I acid washed the rocks, all kinds of gunk came off them.
Not the biggest fan of starting with live rock. I went through a lot of headache making sure there wasn’t any bad hitchhikers going into this tank.
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I only run ATI. 6 blue. 1 coral. 1 purple
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Thank you!!! [emoji1303]
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