stylaster Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 I am finally starting a new tank. I have had a 120g system sitting in the fish room with the other two tanks for almost a year. After getting it drilled the way i wanted (thanks isaac!) i have got my components together (most anyway) Lighting Two 250w 15k halides on each end and One 400w 20k in the center. Ill have two 18" pc actnic lamps running between each halide. Lighting will be 10 hrs for actnics, 8 hours for 15k and 3 hours for the 20k Pumps, Ill have an iwaki rlt 40 as return pump and a dart as a circulation pump running through an ocean motions 4 way splitter. Skimmer will be an AquaC ev 180 with john guest valve for co2 blow off Calcium reactor is a korallin C3002 Ill be running this system as a zeovit tank from the start. What do you guys think? roy Quote
CCR Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 I think you should start posting pic's of your new build. Not sure about your lighting timing. Short on the 400 but will have to see what your stock will be Quote
chorse Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 It sounds like an awesome system Roy. I can't wait to see some pictures. Quote
spectra Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Roy, Did you get moved or seting it up and the old pad? Thought you said you were moving but have not heard one way or the other. Quote
stylaster Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 ya im setting it up at the old pad, im having my broker see if i can get the fixed 5% on mortagage before i move. what im figuring is ill setup the new tank and move the contents of the other two tanks into it that way im still only moving the same amount of stuff. ccr - the 400 watt is going to be for the benefit of the sps corals on the upper areas, lower down will be lps corals roy Quote
fishiefish Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 (worthless) sounds nice looking forward to watching the build thread. Quote
andy Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Sounds like a great system. Why so short a photoperiod on the 400W bulb? Also, what is the "co2 blowoff" on the skimmer? Quote
mrgreenthumb Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 i think zeovit is snake oil personally. Most of the nicest tanks i've seen have not used it. Nothing can replace proper maintenance and water quality. Talk to travis at upscales, he used it for a couple months on his displays, I know he will back me up on this one Quote
stylaster Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 the co2 blow off is you run your effluent into the skimmer the mixture of air and water will bring some of the excess co2 back into gaseous form for it to dissapate as for the zeovit im still up in the air about it, but wanted to give it a try. you've seen my tanks matt and know that i have no problem keeping excellent water quality ill get some pics up this weekend of the tank, plumbing, and lights Quote
stylaster Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 ooh and for the short photoperiod for the 400, im treating it like the afternoon sun over the reef, when i was in fiji the sun was really intense from about 2pm to 4pm then drops off quickly. im trying to recreate what i experienced over there Quote
JasonH Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Stylaster, I'm about 4 months away from setting up a very similar system (4x2x2), so I will be very happy to watch yours develop. I had been debating two 250w or two 400w lights - so you've already given me a good third option with 2x250 + 1x400. Quote
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