Basic full overview of the system
Hello, I just joined Reef Addicts last week and wanted to introduce myself and my tank. I have been a part of this hobby for just over a year now. The church I attend and work at was given a 100 saltwater aquarium with fish and I volunteered to take care of it. I had always wanted a saltwater aquarium but the cost was always out of my range so this worked out perfect for me. When the aquarium was moved in and setup I began reading what I could from books and the internet. The aquarium ...
Still fighting some alge and nitrates but the tanks coming along
I decided to upgrade my nano to one step up. I had a few requirements: 1. Not too big. 42 x 24 X 20 2. Had to blend into existing house and furniture. Where possible use existing items vs buy new and have it accepted by wife 3. Have the system set up to be as low maintenance and automated as possible! Wife will not deal with tank related issues when I'm out of town on business! So this is my story of the tank build up in San Francisco, Bay Area! ...
, Lighting 150w 14k metal halide 18" t-5 antinic Filtration 200 micron filter sock, skimmer, next reef phos reactor GFO Carbon Temp 1/10 HP chill two heaters JBJ ATO with kalkwasser 20ml a day B-ionic 2 part 2 gallon WC a week Averages Calcium 410 ALK 8.0 salinity 1025 Phos 0 Nitrates 0 temp ...
So ive finally got around to posting the progress build of my new 138 gallon sps system run off of the ZEOvit method. In short the tank is 3 sided 1/2" starphire glass measuring 42.5x30.5x24 tall. Tank drains into a custom Melev's Reef sump measuring 36x24x16 with two main chambers. First chamber is for drains and houses a Super Reef Octopus Internal 2000 series cone skimmer, then flows through a bubble trap into the return chamber which houses the ZEOvit reactor, activated carbon and return ...