4x2x2 Reboot (ATI 8x54w)

[old_mr2]

Introduction:
Was going to sell this tank, but decided I couldnt part with it as its a great tank. So its reboot time!

System Objectives:

Acans and SPS

System Type: BB

Strike up Date: 06/09/2014

Display Tank: 4x2x2 400L

Display Lighting: 6x54W T5HO

Stand: Custom Pine

Hood: Dodgy Pine

Sump: 60L Tub for now, will upgrade down the track

Refugium: Live Rubble in sump

Substrate: No way

System Water: NSW

Display Water circulation: 2 x Tunze 6105, Tunze 7091

Return Pump: Devil 3000

Skimmer: BM150 with Devil 3000 pinwheel

Evaporation Top Up: Guppies Float switch and pump

Chiller: House air-con

Calcium Addition: Pool Calcium via doser
Alkilinity Addition: BiCarb via doser
Other Chemical Maintenance: GAC, Rowaphos, Amino Acids


Current Water Chemistry:
Salinity / Specific Gravity:
pH:
Phosphates:
Alkalinity:
Calcium:
Magnesuim:
Nitrates:
Nitrite:
Ammonia:

Current stocking:

Kole Tang
Occ Clownfish
Acro Crab
4 Peppermint Shrimp
Snails
Hermits

[old_mr2]

Only 2 blue T5's were on for this shot.

[Sin]

Good to see you back in the game Marty, I've also stocking mine again after a bit of time off.

The fish list is nearly complete and I'm waiting on my last few fish then ill stock it full of SPS. I will frag them as i get them and put together some frags for you.

Sin

[peekandboo]

Welcome back Marty , coral here waiting

[old_mr2]

You guys are too nice! I hate freeloading, so ill get a few nice colonies from Hunter Pets so I have something to trade. Clayton, I still have 80% of the frags from 6 months ago and the pink lemonade is starting to colour up again.

Need to add a bit more base rock to fill out the tank more, but will be staying with a low lying profile/open scape. No rock wall this time around. I am keen to get a few schooling fish, maybe some anthias.

Skimmer is running nicely and producing a nice foam, plus its running quieter than I can remember so I can run it 24/7 (lounge room tank). Only thing left to do is setup up 2 more 54W tubes and get my ATO working. Plus set the aquascape, which is going to be tricky as most of the LR has encrusted sps on it.

[Daz the reefo]

Marty good to sse you're back, look forward to seeing the come back. ps i still have the ATI PM from my tank shutdown if you're interested ?

[old_mr2]

Thanks for the offer mate, I ended up getting a 4x54w DE lighting rig off another reefer. Along with my old 2x54w gear. Good luck with your new house!

[old_mr2]

Things have settled in, here are some htc pics. Will take better quality pics once the aquascape is set.

[blacjack]

Good to see you back, tagging along.

[old_mr2]

Hi Blackjack, thanks for stopping by.


MMM NOG!

[old_mr2]

Set up a basic scape for now, now for some large acros. Also picked up a light blue stag.

[old_mr2]

Have been collecting some SPS over the last few months, with more frags to come shortly. Thought id do something completely different and give NEO ZEO a go. I am 3 weeks in and seeing its effects on SPS tissue. Just running the stones in a DIY chamber, Bacter7 and Bio-Fuel for now. Not going to get too carried away with it.

Crossroads

Timmeh

Chris Neill

Clayton

Hunter Pets

Chris Neill

[old_mr2]

28days later, colour lacking a little due to no water changes.

[old_mr2]

Camera shots looked terrible so I took a video instead. Have started zeovit big 4 and a passive zeo reactor, starting to get some colour changes, lost a couple of frags to rtn though which was a shame, tank is running at 26-27 degrees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_XPHOaUtq4

[old_mr2]

Just realised the video was set to private, WHOOPS, see above.

[old_mr2]

I have changed lighting to 8 x 54W T5 as I wasnt happy with the LED's. I built the light back in 2009 using only Cree Royal Blues and Coolwhites, so it was lacking in certain wavelengths.

I am still using a DIY passive reactor, but this will change soon to a DIY flow through at 400lph, with carbon.

Checked PO4 the other day and got 0.03 on hanna, only got one more reagent sachet left!

Here is some side pics, sps still lacking in vibrant colouration, but improving every day. Hopefully the T5's will help.

[blacjack]

Coming along nicely

[old_mr2]

Thanks Mate

[old_mr2]

my new ZEOvit "shake" reactor, can hold 1.5L of stones (currently about 800mL), with 400lph, shaken daily.

[blacjack]

Interesting piece of equipment, I like the simplicity of it

[titusho]

my new ZEOvit "shake" reactor, can hold 1.5L of stones (currently about 800mL), with 400lph, shaken daily.

Looks interesting, is it DIY?

[old_mr2]

Yeah, made it the other day, cost about $8. Its just 90mm PVC with screw cap fittings. 2 x 10mm 90deg hose fitting epoxyed on and some 10mm tube. The outlet is at the bottom of the end-cap, unlike the inlet which is in the centre.

Seems to work OK as you can see the mulm/crud coming down the outlet tube after shaking.

[titusho]

Yeah, made it the other day, cost about $8. Its just 90mm PVC with screw cap fittings. 2 x 10mm 90deg hose fitting epoxyed on and some 10mm tube. The outlet is at the bottom of the end-cap, unlike the inlet which is in the centre.

Seems to work OK as you can see the mulm/crud coming down the outlet tube after shaking.

Nice work man

[old_mr2]

Managed to get throught storm with only a sump overflow, thankfully no extended power outage. Here are some updated photos.

[old_mr2]

Scored these beauties for $20 each. Ben at crossroads, Argenton. Legend.

[old_mr2]

a top down from yesterday

[Ben S]

Tanks looking good. Quick question, I noticed you said you where running 800ml of stones with 400lph flow, shouldn't it be 1l for your tank size?


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[old_mr2]

Yep, should be 1L. Coming up to my 3rd stone change, will use 1L. Didnt want to go too hard too soon.

[old_mr2]

Lost a few sps lately. Heater was struggling to keep up and I saw tank hit 22.5 degrees on a few occasion (early morning) Thought it would be OK, but no. Quite a few brown corals

Going to keep it KISS for a while top make sure something else isnt wrong. Halved zeovit and rolled back to original lighting. Switching to Halides seems to have burned a lot of my corals I was enjoying the extra growth.

[old_mr2]

Made a new sump out of some old acrlyic found at work and some square conduit from bunnings. Hoping to commission it soon, so far 72hours leak free.

pretty basic: socks/skimmer, rock rubble/algae, media bags, return.