Hello my names Garry, but i prefer GT. My tanks specs are as follows
Main tank
11ft x 2.5 x2.5 with a 62x27.5 x 20 high" sump 2.5ft of the sump is a refugium. Plus there is an extra sump 30 x30 x27 (90gal) Which equates to 650 british and 925 u/s gals
LIGHTING
5 x 400 watt lowbays with 10.000 k BLV lamps
4 x 140 watt phillips o3 actinics
7 x 18 watt 4300k over refugium and other sump
WATER MOVEMENT
9 x aquaclear 5000's
3 x aqua b 3000's
4 x 6100 tunzes on controller 7094 all other pumps, are pulsed by the octopuss computer.
GEAR IN SUMP
1 Oase 7500 return pump, which is hard piped, back to the tank.
1 eheim hobby pump, feeding the fluidised bed full of rowa
1 maxijet 1250 which pumps, the fresh water in for my evap, from a 2x2x1 tank.
HEATING
Various makes of heater totaling 2000 watts.
COOLING
4x6inch fans in the hood
2x6inch fans in the sump cab
1x16 inch fan over left side of sump
1x16fan constantly on blowing at side of tank and skimmer, supplemented by a 12" blowing at another part of the tank, apart from the 2 i have just mentioned, all fans are controlled by the computer.
CONTROL
All parameter's are controlled by the aquadyne octopuss 3000, heating cooling, wave machine ect.
CALCIUM
There is a Korrallin 4001 reactor, run at 75 bubs of co2 and around80 to 100 on the effluant, which has a kh of 32
Also all the top up water is kalkwasser.
Filtration
There are over 350kgs in the main tank, with some other in the sump with the dsb. Live rock is mainly fuji.
Aquamedic turboflotor 5000 twin skimmer, DSB in sump and refugium which is filled with 3 differant spcs of calerpa.
Prolifera Being the most prolific.
taxifolia
racemosa
The only other bit of usefull kit ( i think) 200 mg ozoniser with 2xairdryers, which are controlled by the redox controller on the octopuss. The o3 is only used to clear the water once a week, not to artificially lift redox.
PARAMETERS
salinity 1.026.5
measured by refractometer
calcium 460 was 560 when using kalk with vinegar
po4 0
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 4 (nitrate ion)
temp 27.6 to 28.5
ph 8.1 to 8.6
redox around 385 Morning/ 360 evening
CLEAN UP CREW
Around 25 various brittle/serpant stars
200 odd various turbo.s
90 odd red legs
6 sand sifting star fish
12 cleaner shrimps
8 blood reds
Fish
Lots i havent got time to type all them.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The tank was originally built in feb 02, but i'm afraid it leaked. So it had to be rebuilt. After it all cured ect, i managed to get it up and running april 02
Main tank
11ft x 2.5 x2.5 with a 62x27.5 x 20 high" sump 2.5ft of the sump is a refugium. Plus there is an extra sump 30 x30 x27 (90gal) Which equates to 650 british and 925 u/s gals
LIGHTING
5 x 400 watt lowbays with 10.000 k BLV lamps
4 x 140 watt phillips o3 actinics
7 x 18 watt 4300k over refugium and other sump
WATER MOVEMENT
9 x aquaclear 5000's
3 x aqua b 3000's
4 x 6100 tunzes on controller 7094 all other pumps, are pulsed by the octopuss computer.
GEAR IN SUMP
1 Oase 7500 return pump, which is hard piped, back to the tank.
1 eheim hobby pump, feeding the fluidised bed full of rowa
1 maxijet 1250 which pumps, the fresh water in for my evap, from a 2x2x1 tank.
HEATING
Various makes of heater totaling 2000 watts.
COOLING
4x6inch fans in the hood
2x6inch fans in the sump cab
1x16 inch fan over left side of sump
1x16fan constantly on blowing at side of tank and skimmer, supplemented by a 12" blowing at another part of the tank, apart from the 2 i have just mentioned, all fans are controlled by the computer.
CONTROL
All parameter's are controlled by the aquadyne octopuss 3000, heating cooling, wave machine ect.
CALCIUM
There is a Korrallin 4001 reactor, run at 75 bubs of co2 and around80 to 100 on the effluant, which has a kh of 32
Also all the top up water is kalkwasser.
Filtration
There are over 350kgs in the main tank, with some other in the sump with the dsb. Live rock is mainly fuji.
Aquamedic turboflotor 5000 twin skimmer, DSB in sump and refugium which is filled with 3 differant spcs of calerpa.
Prolifera Being the most prolific.
taxifolia
racemosa
The only other bit of usefull kit ( i think) 200 mg ozoniser with 2xairdryers, which are controlled by the redox controller on the octopuss. The o3 is only used to clear the water once a week, not to artificially lift redox.
PARAMETERS
salinity 1.026.5
measured by refractometer
calcium 460 was 560 when using kalk with vinegar
po4 0
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 4 (nitrate ion)
temp 27.6 to 28.5
ph 8.1 to 8.6
redox around 385 Morning/ 360 evening
CLEAN UP CREW
Around 25 various brittle/serpant stars
200 odd various turbo.s
90 odd red legs
6 sand sifting star fish
12 cleaner shrimps
8 blood reds
Fish
Lots i havent got time to type all them.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The tank was originally built in feb 02, but i'm afraid it leaked. So it had to be rebuilt. After it all cured ect, i managed to get it up and running april 02
truly amazing now i'll go to bed happy.
