NY_Caveman
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Here are a few pictures and explanatory notes on the life support and general equipment @Janci
This is the complete system including black cabinet to the side.
Well what’s inside said black cabinet I here you say......
All sorts! Lol
At the back of the cabinet, screwed to a wooden panel is the Apex system with various modules.
You can see what’s in the cabinet including dried foods, dosing containers, glass clothes and scrapers, refractometer etc. Did I mention nest of wires!
The following is a picture of the Kamoer doser, temperature controller and Tunze Osmolator ATO and a very good algae clip I purchased. You can also see the Apex and ‘wiring looms’ as well!
The following is the power centre with large ATO reservoir underneath which hold 90-100 litres of RODI water and will last around 2 - 2 1/2 weeks. This is used by the Tunze and their is also around 5 days in the rear of the tank via the built in float ATO system which will cut in if the Tunze fails or runs out of water.
And now the sump
I’ve shown this picture before but basically
Bottom left - Seachem Matrix bags x 6 litres and a marine pure block. DD UV-C steriliser at the back and deltec FR509 rhowaphos reactor fed from the return pump.
Back middle is the NYOS Quantum 160 skimmer, with a large skimmate container (ex wine/grape juice container!) which will last easy 2 weeks provided the skimmer doesn’t ‘freak out’. This container is inside the sump so in the event of overflow it will just run back into the sump.
Around the container you can see the green hose which is the return flow of the UVC so I can see if the water has stopped for whatever reason.
Underneath is are mesh bags of Red Sea activated carbon and Purigen, along with some more Martrix.
I have also added 2 lots of filter floss which has made a great deal of difference in terms of mechanical filtration, in particular keeping the deltec reactor clear of debris from the main pump. I just change it every week or so and it works a treat.
And then there is Apex
Those of you who have it will know the piece of mind it provides and what this system can do. I wouldn’t be without now.
Anyway that’s a brief explanation of the system
This was awesome, Shaun!
