grassi Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Display tank: 65g acrylic 56x15x18h Propagation tank (rics and zoas): 30g acrylic 47x16x9h Propagation tank (sps): 2 x 40b Sump: 100g Rubbermaid with "bucket" integrated refugium, live rock and auto top off Movement Display: 1500gph overflow about 1500 gph through the Reeflo Barracuda 1000gph GEN-X 40 closed loop with schwid Vortech MP40w in reef crest mode Coral Vue 3000 gph 30 g Prop tank: durso overflow about 600 gph through the Reeflo Barracuda Vortech MP10 in Lagoon Mode Coral Vue 1500 gph 40 g Prop tank: 700 gph overflow about 600 gph through the Reeflo Barracuda Modded Mj 1200, about 2000 gph 40 g Prop tank: 700 gph overflow about 600 gph through the Reeflo Barracuda Coral Vue 1500 gph Lighting Maristar 2x250w with Phoenix 14k + 2x54 true actinics for display 30 g frag tank: ATI Powermodule 6x54w 40 b left: 250w Radiums on Blue Wave ballast 40 b right: 250w 10k unknown borrowed for the refugium tank: 65k grow lights Photoperiod: about 7h, fuge in reverse photoperiod Filtration Lot of LR Refugium integrated in the sump BRS charbon (lignite) and GFO (pellets) reactor feed by the main Barracuda pump ATB 1050 v1.5 custom white cone Skimmer Controller Neptune Apex controlling lights, fans, heaters and pumps The Apex is connected to my lan through a Cisco wifi bridge Auto top off controller with peristaltic pump Supplements Daily: Balling light through Bubble Magus dosing pumps Elos Omega Amino Acids Weekly: iodine/iodide ZeoVit Traces Water change 10% weekly. The water is provided by a water station with RO/DI, tds meter, pressure gauge and 2x55g buckets for fresh and salt water (heated and moved by pumps) Kent salt mix Food Elos Pellets Nori algae Phyto Oyster eggs Elos Pro Skimmer Test Ph (Apex lab): 8,0-8,2 Temp (Apex): 78-79 Specific Gravity/Salinity (refractometer): 1025 Ammonia (API): 0 Nitrite (API): 0 Nitrate (API): 0 Phosphates (hanna colorimeter): 0 Akl (Elos and La Motte): 2,6 Calcium (Elos/La Motte): 420 Magnesium (Elos): 1300 Iodide (Salifert): 0,02 Livestock list: to be completed :-) ORA Bellina Acropora ORA Borealis Acropora ORA Verde Acropora ORA Roscoes Blue Acropora ORA Purple Plasma Acropora ORA Joe the Coral Acropora ORA Red Planet Acropora ORA Pearlberry Acropora ORA Hawkins Blue Acropora Echinata ORA Ice Acropora Tortuosa ORA Blue Oregon Acropora Tortuosa ORA Blue California Acropora Tortuosa ORA Orange Montipora Digitata ORA Miami Orchard ORA Green Birdnest ORA Pink Birdnest ORA Orange Montipora Capricornis Green With Purple Rim Montipora Capricornis Purple Montipora Capricornis Green Montipora Capricornis Idaho grape Turbinaria Cup Coral Tyree Pink Lemonade Tyree Montipora Setosa Tyree Sunset Monti Montipora Tyree Ponape Birdnest Tyree Mystic monti Poker Star Monti Rainbow Monti Tyree Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata Original Orenji Monti Purple Monti Cap Orange Monti Cap ATL Shades of Fall Mike paletta Baby Blue Garf bonsai Tyree Purple Monster Chalices Bazooka Joe Oregon Mummy Eye Miami Hurricane Hollywood Stunner Aspera Orange Sherbert A few no name ones Zoa/Paly Purple Death Lunar Eclipse Mohwaks Hulks Fire in the Sky Fire and Ice Bam Bams Orange Tubs Blue African Blue Fake hornets Magicians Gorilla Nipples Armageddons Armor of God Green People Eaters Red People Eaters Purple People Eaters Nuclear Greens Candy apple red Fruit loops LA Lakers Jokers Grandis Maryjane's Billyclubs WOW Raptors Rainbows Blue hornets Captain America Ding Dangs GreenBay Packers Fantasia Palys Raspberry Limeade Miami Vice Shiznit zoas Fizzy Lizzy Sunny D 007 Goldeneye Clams: 2 crocea 3 maxima 2 derasa 1 giga (in the sandbed hotel) about 150 ricordea florida Pink Yuma Green Yuma Yellow Yuma Green and Purple Yuma Varios mushrooms 4 acans 4 scolymia 2 De Martini Mini carpet anemones 2 RBTA A few dunkans A few candy canes Tyree Simpodium 2 False Percula Clownfish Yellow Tang 3 Cinnamon Clownfish Mandarin Gobi Ora Orchid Dottyback 6 line wrasse FTS 03-01-11 (dirty glass!) FTS 01-20-11 FTS 12-17-10 FTS 11-13-10 FTS 09-29-10 FTS 08-24-10 FTS 07-01-10 FTS 05-31-10 FTS 04-09-10 FTS 03-14-10 FTS 01-19-10 FTS 10-23-09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 After some work: Flow is now delivered by a 1" bulkhead + a 3/4 bulkhead + a closed loop (1" drain and 3/4 returns). A Little Giant rated about 1000gph @0 as main pump and a Fasco rated about 1000 for the closed loop. The drain is a massive 1500gph monster [ATTACH]5253[/ATTACH] The sump was a wet/dry filter that I converted to a sump with a fuge suspended on top of it. I was worried about the design but now that I see it working I'm satisfied (bubble trap working very well) [ATTACH]5254[/ATTACH] A little media filter container I built inside the sump [ATTACH]5255[/ATTACH] Wife restoring the stand [ATTACH]5256[/ATTACH] The overflow [ATTACH]5257[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 ..and some more work (and money) The plumbing is a mix of pvc and flexible. A schwid take care of alternating the closed looè return [ATTACH]5258[/ATTACH] Water! I had to redo 2 bulkheads, obviously the most difficult to reach (sump and lower drain) [ATTACH]5259[/ATTACH] Salt! Now is a marine aquarium :-) [ATTACH]5260[/ATTACH] We had a good deal yesterday from a member of the forum for a 175W MH that we are gonna use for a while until we find the right ones (probably 2x250w MH + T5 actinics). We also found some nice live rock in the local area. It was a busy weekend [ATTACH]5261[/ATTACH] The tank room, just repainted. Not finished yet. Glad I had some Chemi Pure elite running into the 2 other tanks for the paint fumes. Now cycling and looking for the rest of the equipment (skimmer, ato and calcium reactor) and some more Live Rock. [ATTACH]5262[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Looks like you figured out the plugs on the light. I forgot to show them to you yesterday. Are you going to do a bare bottom or will you be adding sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yes, that was easy :-) I lowered them some more after the pic. Give me a few hours to figure out the sizes for the tube and I'll send you an email. I would like to go bare bottom, I like them better, maybe because I'm from Europe lol Wife likes it with sand. We are fighting but you know already who is gonna win. We have sand in the Biocube 14 and bare bottom in my 10g and I can say that the last one is more easy to keep (and also nicer with all the coralline on the bottom glass). Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 No problem. Woody at Seahorse sells used sand for 50 cents a pound but it needs to be rinsed first if you decide to go that way. (40 or 50 pounds of my sand is the same stuff) Where in Europe are you from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Thanks for the advice! I think I will go for a medium grain sand. Not more than 1 and 1/2 or 2". We are still looking for more live rock too. I'm from Milan, Italy. Not a nice town: just 7 millions of people in the metro area and lots of traffic and pollution. Just like LA but without sun :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Some updates Recently a member of the Pforum (Rick) built for me a nice hanging system for the 65g. It is made of 2 stainless steel tubes, bent and with 2 sailing fittings that are perfect to attach the fixture. I also got a tube bender and with a 1/2inch alluminum tube I made a support for the lights of my 10 gallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Updates 2 In the other room of the basement I setted up my "wather station". I was bored of difficult water changes so with some $30 I built this unit. As you can see from the pics the left bucket is feed by RO/Di. Then a diy bulkhead feed by gravity the second bucket, where I make the salt wather. An heater and an old powerhead are into this second unit. I plan to add a float valve and a solenoid to have always the fresh water bucket filled up. It is working very well. When you need to make salt you just open the lower valve and the water goes into the second unit. Add salt and switch on pump and heater and you are set. Also the 2 buckets feature 2 ball valves for easily serve fresh or salt wather. In the future I plan to add a couple of pumps to feed the auto topoff and wather change of my new tank (yes! the 4th one). This is a 100g rubbermaid tub that I will use for propagation. At now is filled with about 100lb of a mix of LR and dead rock. There is also a venturi skimmer and a MJ 1200 with the 2100gph kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomd Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Hey, great job with the tank, looks awesome!!! Also, I spent a few months in Milan in 2003 and it was the hottest and most HUMID weather I have ever endured.... I would agree, like LA but more humid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Thanks! Yes, more humid than LA for sure. And the winter is even worst with all the fog we have. The NW is way better :-) You were there for work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Recently a member of the Pforum (Rick) built for me a nice hanging system for the 65g. It is made of 2 stainless steel tubes, bent and with 2 sailing fittings that are perfect to attach the fixture. I also got a tube bender and with a 1/2inch alluminum tube I made a support for the lights of my 10 gallon. Looks good. I think I'm going to bend a couple more to use on mine until I decide what to run for lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Personally I like the minimalist look and it will look even better with a bigger pendant, when I will upgrade. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not a fan of the standard canopy and I love the open top tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Finally the Skimmer! I had to wait about 8 weeks but finally the skimmer is here. First the new model was out and I had to wait it was shipped in the US. Then they were stuck somewhere in NJ. So this is the new Bubble Magus NAC6. The quality of constructions looks great for that cheap. The instructions are impossible to read. But once up and running this guy surprised me. It is very silent and producing a huge amount of bubbles. I'm breacking in inside the 100g rubbermaid sump, which is supposed to be plenty of crap. Tomorrow I'm gonna mount it in the tank's sump (but I have to empty the sump, slide it outside the stand... a pita). Here some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Personally I like the minimalist look and it will look even better with a bigger pendant, when I will upgrade. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not a fan of the standard canopy and I love the open top tanks. After having mine done for a few days there is a good chance we will leave it as it is. My wife said it gives it more of a retro look and like it. I like it because it is easy to access the tank. My only concern is if I have any jumpers (If I ever decide to put my eel in the big tank) then I'll need to build an eggcrate cover to keep them from jumping out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Our last diamond goby jumped out through our egg crate :( I've read that screen door screen material can be bought and cut to shape and is a great option -Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I had to wait about 8 weeks but finally the skimmer is here. First the new model was out and I had to wait it was shipped in the US. Then they were stuck somewhere in NJ. So this is the new Bubble Magus NAC6. The quality of constructions looks great for that cheap. The instructions are impossible to read. But once up and running this guy surprised me. It is very silent and producing a huge amount of bubbles. I'm breacking in inside the 100g rubbermaid sump, which is supposed to be plenty of crap. Tomorrow I'm gonna mount it in the tank's sump (but I have to empty the sump, slide it outside the stand... a pita). Here some pics That looks like an awesome skimmer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Our last diamond goby jumped out through our egg crate :( I've read that screen door screen material can be bought and cut to shape and is a great option -Jamie I thought of that also, I think it may reduce the light more than I want though. I think I could build a lip around the edge similar to what the acrylic tanks have and that might work. Fortunately nothing in there now jumps. (I've heard the sleeper goby could potentially jump but mine never gets to the top of the tank except occasionally if I feed them flakes) The only jumper I have is the eel and it is big enough I think egg crate will keep it in. For now it's okay in the other tank though so I don't have to worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 after 6 hours No vinegar, 6 hours into a 100g rubbermaid with some live rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Is that the tank you are using for the GOC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 No, we have 4 tanks. The GOC is running into the 14gallon biocube with a remora skimmer. The new skimmer is running into the 100g sump at now, and I'm moving it into the 65g tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 ah....dang 4 tanks? I am fighting to try and get a second tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 one day I will get another tank...I swear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 well, 2 are nanos. 15 and 10 gallons. Then we started a 65g 7 weeks ago. And I'm running a 100g rubermaid tank just for LR and macros at now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 yeah....that is enough to make me jealous. I have a 20g who's only use is spinning up water for tank changes...which are far and few between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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