Hi all,
This is my first marine setup, I have had a 4ft running with freshies for around 6 years. Had a lot of lake Malawi cichlids, which bred frequently. This was a great start and I learnt a lot along the way. Tried a lot of DIY stuff and it all seemed to work well.
System Objectives: To learn the basics and then move onto the harder corals in a few years.
System Type: Mixed Reef
Display System:
Strike up Date: 28/4/12
Display Tank: 4ft x 18” x 24” centre weir with 2 corner returns
Display Lighting: DIY 100xBridgelux 3w LEDs from aquastyle online, 6 maxwellan dimmable drivers. LED strips for moonlighting
4 x 54w t5
Stand: 4ft cabinet from the old setup
Hood: 4ft hood, with the DIY led rails built into it. 2 x computer fans for flow thru.
Sump: 2.5ft x 14” x 18”, 3 sections (skimmer and return, return section and refugium section)
Refugium: approx 1ft x 1ft cube section in sump
Refugium Lighting: DIY 12 x Crea LEDs. 6 royal blues and 6 10k whites with meanwell driver (purchased from forum member)
Support systems:
System Water: NSW
Display Water circulation: Vortech MP40W and MP40WES operating anti sync reef crest, mp10wes back wall
Return Pump: EHEIM compact 5000
Skimmer: Royal exclusive bubble king mini 160
Evaporation Top Up: cheapo chinese auto top up with 2 float switches
Chiller: Hailea hc250a
Chemical Support:
Kamoer Dosing pump 3 channel and 4ch expansion
Calcium Addition: Calcium Chloride
Alkilinity Addition: Sodium Carbonate
Other Chemical Maintenance:
Magnesium sulphate and magnesium chloride
Rowaphos in fb150 phosban reactor
Carbon in reactor
Current Water Chemistry:
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.026
pH: 8.1 (api)
Phosphates: 0.00ppm (hanna)
Alkalinity: 7.6dkh (red sea test kit)
Calcium: 430ppm (salifert)
Magnesuim: 1200ppm (salifert)
Nitrates: 2.00 (red sea kit)
Nitrite: 0.00ppm (api test kit)
Ammonia: 0.00ppm (api test kit)
Current fish list
"the" purple tang
Yellow tang
Mandarin gobie
Flame angel
2 x occy clowns
5 x lyretail anthias
5 x dispar anthias
2 x yellow coral gobies
Collector urchin
Images:
Current FTS
23/7/13

23/6/13

15/6/13

28/4/13

22/3/13

4/3/13

1/1/13

2/12/12

22/11/12

16/10/2012

20/09/2012

6/09/2012

22/07/2012

20/06/2012

16/05/2012

5/5/12
