The Reef Monster
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System Specs
Type:
75g
Mixed Reef Tank
History and Goals:
-Started with a BioCube 32 then upgraded to this 75g
-The 75g I bought off someone else; was all beat up.
-In process of building a 250g by mid 2023
Background:
I tore it down completely and redid everything from replacing the silicone to installing a brand new Overflow.
It came with an old-school sump and while I did start modifying it; I found a great deal from someone else selling a better sump for $100.
Set Up:
Installed piping with 3 ball valve exits.
1 valve is for UV
1 valve is for GFO
1 valve is for Algae Turf Scrubber
-The UV exits to the tank
-The GFO exits to the sump. It is now only being used to bring down Nutrients if they get too high so it's off the majority of the time.....although when I started it was on 24/7
When the tank turned 1 year; which was about 2 months ago, this is when I started hitting 0/0 on PO4 and NO-3
-The Algae Turf Scrubber exits into a Chiller which then exits into the Sump
Active opposite times of the tank lights.
-The Overflow drains into the sump which passes through 3 filter floss chamber.
Within the Overflow section I have a bag of Carbon and a bag of Purigen
-Below the filter floss chamber I have my Heater connected to an InkBird controller
Reef is kept at 78 degrees.
-Next chamber is my Skimmer which is connected to a CO2 next to the tank on the outside.
The CO2 has a valve for precise control.
The skimmer is being used part time (3x a week).....although when I started it was on 24/7
-Middle chamber is where the chiller exits to as well as the GFO and I also have 1 pump for a Carbon Reactor.
The Carbon Reactor exits back into the tank on the 3rd chamber.
-There is also a Bio Sponge Filter that splits between the middle chamber and the 3rd chamber.
This is a 40ppi fine
I also have a dosing tube holder where my dose falls in to a back small chamber before filtering through the Bio Sponge and out to the 3rd chamber.
-The 3rd chamber is my return pump exiting out to the tank on 2 rigid flex headers.
There is also the emergency drain from the Scrubber going into this 3rd chamber.
There is also a PH instrument within this chamber connected to a controller.
There is also an Auto Top Off gyro that connects to a 5 gallon reservoir of Kalkwasser.
Flow:
Return pump exits from the left of the tank
There are 2 Nero 5's on the right side of the tank
I also keep an extra power head and turn it one from time to time for my Acros.
Lighting:
-AI Hydra 32 HD x2
The Hydra's sit on the back top side by side pointing down to the entire tank.
-AI Prime 16 HD
The Prime sits on the right side of the tank dedicated to Acros
Dosing Machines:
So far I have 3 active dosing machines with a 4th pending to install (daisy chained)
-Dose 1 = Alkalinity
-Dose 2 = Calcium
-Dose 3 - PO4
-Pending Dose 4 = Not sure yet but maybe NO-3 (still thinking bout this)
Parameters:
Alkalinity @ 10
Calcium @ 435
PO4 @ 0.03
NO-3 @ 10 (keeping it at 10 for Acro coloration purposes)
Magnesium @ (I don't know - I don't really check this)
Temp @ 78
PH @ 8.1 during day and 8.0 at night
Salinity @ 35ppt
Fish Stock:
Nebulous Wrasse
Percula Clownfish
Indo Hamlet
Sailfin Desjardini
Engineer Goby
Lemark Angel
Royal Gramma
Springeri Damsel
Gold Stripe Maroon Clownfish
Coral Stock:
Kept between 50 - 200 PAR (32 Hydra HD's)
Indo Toxic Splatter Branching Hammers
Gold Branching Hammers
Marbled Branching Hammers
Purple Tip Branching Hammers
Alveopora
Several Goni's
Several Shrooms including Bounce
Indo Green Torch
Candy Cane Torch
Indo Gold Torches x2
NY Knick Torch
Bubblegum Digitatas
various Zoa's
Montipora's
Various Favias
Sonic Hedgehog Galaxea
Candy Cane Trumpets
Green Star Polyps
Duncans
Coral Stock:
Kept between 375 - 400 PAR (16 HD Prime)
Bill Murray
PC Rainbow
German blue Montipora digitata
Type:
75g
Mixed Reef Tank
History and Goals:
-Started with a BioCube 32 then upgraded to this 75g
-The 75g I bought off someone else; was all beat up.
-In process of building a 250g by mid 2023
Background:
I tore it down completely and redid everything from replacing the silicone to installing a brand new Overflow.
It came with an old-school sump and while I did start modifying it; I found a great deal from someone else selling a better sump for $100.
Set Up:
Installed piping with 3 ball valve exits.
1 valve is for UV
1 valve is for GFO
1 valve is for Algae Turf Scrubber
-The UV exits to the tank
-The GFO exits to the sump. It is now only being used to bring down Nutrients if they get too high so it's off the majority of the time.....although when I started it was on 24/7
When the tank turned 1 year; which was about 2 months ago, this is when I started hitting 0/0 on PO4 and NO-3
-The Algae Turf Scrubber exits into a Chiller which then exits into the Sump
Active opposite times of the tank lights.
-The Overflow drains into the sump which passes through 3 filter floss chamber.
Within the Overflow section I have a bag of Carbon and a bag of Purigen
-Below the filter floss chamber I have my Heater connected to an InkBird controller
Reef is kept at 78 degrees.
-Next chamber is my Skimmer which is connected to a CO2 next to the tank on the outside.
The CO2 has a valve for precise control.
The skimmer is being used part time (3x a week).....although when I started it was on 24/7
-Middle chamber is where the chiller exits to as well as the GFO and I also have 1 pump for a Carbon Reactor.
The Carbon Reactor exits back into the tank on the 3rd chamber.
-There is also a Bio Sponge Filter that splits between the middle chamber and the 3rd chamber.
This is a 40ppi fine
I also have a dosing tube holder where my dose falls in to a back small chamber before filtering through the Bio Sponge and out to the 3rd chamber.
-The 3rd chamber is my return pump exiting out to the tank on 2 rigid flex headers.
There is also the emergency drain from the Scrubber going into this 3rd chamber.
There is also a PH instrument within this chamber connected to a controller.
There is also an Auto Top Off gyro that connects to a 5 gallon reservoir of Kalkwasser.
Flow:
Return pump exits from the left of the tank
There are 2 Nero 5's on the right side of the tank
I also keep an extra power head and turn it one from time to time for my Acros.
Lighting:
-AI Hydra 32 HD x2
The Hydra's sit on the back top side by side pointing down to the entire tank.
-AI Prime 16 HD
The Prime sits on the right side of the tank dedicated to Acros
Dosing Machines:
So far I have 3 active dosing machines with a 4th pending to install (daisy chained)
-Dose 1 = Alkalinity
-Dose 2 = Calcium
-Dose 3 - PO4
-Pending Dose 4 = Not sure yet but maybe NO-3 (still thinking bout this)
Parameters:
Alkalinity @ 10
Calcium @ 435
PO4 @ 0.03
NO-3 @ 10 (keeping it at 10 for Acro coloration purposes)
Magnesium @ (I don't know - I don't really check this)
Temp @ 78
PH @ 8.1 during day and 8.0 at night
Salinity @ 35ppt
Fish Stock:
Nebulous Wrasse
Percula Clownfish
Indo Hamlet
Sailfin Desjardini
Engineer Goby
Lemark Angel
Royal Gramma
Springeri Damsel
Gold Stripe Maroon Clownfish
Coral Stock:
Kept between 50 - 200 PAR (32 Hydra HD's)
Indo Toxic Splatter Branching Hammers
Gold Branching Hammers
Marbled Branching Hammers
Purple Tip Branching Hammers
Alveopora
Several Goni's
Several Shrooms including Bounce
Indo Green Torch
Candy Cane Torch
Indo Gold Torches x2
NY Knick Torch
Bubblegum Digitatas
various Zoa's
Montipora's
Various Favias
Sonic Hedgehog Galaxea
Candy Cane Trumpets
Green Star Polyps
Duncans
Coral Stock:
Kept between 375 - 400 PAR (16 HD Prime)
Bill Murray
PC Rainbow
German blue Montipora digitata
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