A 90 Gallon Zeovit Filtration Adventure Mixed Reef Style

[druluv]

A 90 Gallon Zeovit Filtration Adventure Mixed Reef Style

Hi folks I wanted to start a tread on my 90 Gallon tank.

Let tell you the specs on the tank:

Display Tank
90 Gallon Tank by GlassCages (Sapphire Front & Side Panels)

Filtration:
Sump by TriggerSys
Protein Skimmer by Bubble King
Addition Filtration by Zeovit(Basic 4)

Calcium Addition:
Calcium Reactor by Knop
Feed Pump by AquaLifter
Kalk-Reactor by Precision Marine
PH Controller by PinPoint

Circulation:
Return Pump by Danner-Drive Mag7
Closed Loop Pump by Ehim1262
Random Flow Pattern by OceansMotions Squirt
Random Flow Pattern by Wave2k

Lighting:
5 t-5 Reflectors By IceCap
2 Florescent Ballasts By IceCap
MH Dual 250Watt Ballast by Sunlight-Supply

Tank's Goal is to set up a True Mixed Reef. To me a "True Mixed Reef " houses a representive from all the major groups from the reef. So this tank will have soft corals, SPS, LPS, and inverts. I going to try and balance out the tank so that one species don't over run the tank. I get inspiration from GARF style tanks, so I'll use some of their techniques with this tank.

The tank has been running for 4 weeks now, so this is a basic fast foward through the 4 weeks:

Enough Long Talk here are some pictures:

Here are some Pics of the Tank:

The stand is 36" high, I like high stands

Side Panel comes out, this is a reefers dream

Canopy

Within the stand I know I'm going to need light, so I install a bulb in the stand

Since the stand and canopy were unfinished, I went down to Home depot and pick up stain, I happen to like pecan cherry, they even make stains with the gloss in the stain; so I went with that one.

I also needed to seal the inside of the stand will a latex sealer.

 

[kris]

How specifically do you plan to integrate GARF Techniques with Zeovit?

 

[rookie07]

Where are the current pics? I want to see the tank on the stained stand, with rocks, sand, and water....pa----pa---pa--pwease

 

[KathyC]

Nice to see you back on the board!! Thought about stopping and knocking on your door recently to see if you were still there. Looking forward to seeing this tank grow..more pics please

 

[Slamajamajama]

BOL dru...good 2 c u back....

 

[jackson6745]

Yeah, good to see you back. Looking forward to update pics

 

[druluv]

:grouphug:Glad to be back

 

[druluv]

Kris – I mean more from a bacterial aspect. I like the way they start their tanks. No protein skimming to let the micro-creatures grow, when they establish themselves, then they add the protein skimmer.

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[druluv]

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[druluv]

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[druluv]

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[druluv]

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[bigbris1]

Lookin good

 

[NDY]

Very nice work

 

[druluv]

Thanks for the love Bigbhris & Ndy5392

Here are some pics of the filtration set up:

Triggersys Sump Berlin/Reefugium set up

Input to the sump

Here is a cool addition to the sump.
Ca Effulent box - complete with PH probe holder

Using these items with my return pump. You can see flow is on my mind

 

[druluv]

Here is my bad boy protein skimmer:

Top - off Kalk reactor

Everything tucked in the cabinet

 

[druluv]

No One Likes a noisey overflow

Simple Lighting Set up:

Oh Yead Pic of the wave2k - wave maker

 

[druluv]

Here's the zeovit line up - Basic 4

Protein Skimmer pulling some gunk:

My Zeo Sump filtration

 

[druluv]

Some livestock Pics -

Toadstool Frag

 

[noodleman]

i like the DIY zeo reactor