Hey, been looking for a good reef forum so happy I found this. Been keeping freshwater and a few saltwater tanks over the last 10 years, recently moved and sold everything.. Recently I purchased a full system for a great price, minus a few things for $1100.
Little about what I have:
225g glass tank:
It has:
2 1'' drilled overflows
assortments of fish (17 total)
4 turbo snails
15 other snails
4 polyp frag
Approximately 125lbs of LR
3 koralia power heads
1 air stone
40g sump:
It has:
a filter sock on the intake
approximately 50lbs of LR
Octopus protein skimmer
carbon reactor
GFO reactor
2 foam blocks near pump section of sump
1 bag of ammonia rocks
15g refugium:
It has:
approximately 40lbs LR and rubble
4'' DBD
Chaeto algae
light
power head with foam filter
3 peppermint shrimp
1 turbo snail
2 blue leg crabs
The refugium and sump are in the stand and the refugium sits about 4 inches above the sump and is gravity fed into the sump and eventually pumped back into the display.
No heater is used due to the heat the lights cause.
In the hood, there is a ATF HO T5 10 bulb 80w light fixture with an LED light strip for moonlights.
Main lights are on for 10-10.5 hours a day.
Reverse cycle for the moon lights and refugium light.
15% water change is done once a month and sump maintenance a few times a week with daily glass cleaning.
The tank was set up about 2 months ago and is battling a bit of algae on sand,rocks and back of tank.
If you have any suggestions or improvements for me please let me know, I am always trying to make it nicer and an healthier system. Thanks!
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Little about what I have:
225g glass tank:
It has:
2 1'' drilled overflows
assortments of fish (17 total)
4 turbo snails
15 other snails
4 polyp frag
Approximately 125lbs of LR
3 koralia power heads
1 air stone
40g sump:
It has:
a filter sock on the intake
approximately 50lbs of LR
Octopus protein skimmer
carbon reactor
GFO reactor
2 foam blocks near pump section of sump
1 bag of ammonia rocks
15g refugium:
It has:
approximately 40lbs LR and rubble
4'' DBD
Chaeto algae
light
power head with foam filter
3 peppermint shrimp
1 turbo snail
2 blue leg crabs
The refugium and sump are in the stand and the refugium sits about 4 inches above the sump and is gravity fed into the sump and eventually pumped back into the display.
No heater is used due to the heat the lights cause.
In the hood, there is a ATF HO T5 10 bulb 80w light fixture with an LED light strip for moonlights.
Main lights are on for 10-10.5 hours a day.
Reverse cycle for the moon lights and refugium light.
15% water change is done once a month and sump maintenance a few times a week with daily glass cleaning.
The tank was set up about 2 months ago and is battling a bit of algae on sand,rocks and back of tank.
If you have any suggestions or improvements for me please let me know, I am always trying to make it nicer and an healthier system. Thanks!
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...225g-picture24331-2013-01-22-13-43-26-865.jpg
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...225g-picture24330-2012-12-28-17-07-33-474.jpg
