equipment poll

[dejaco]

210 gallon system (display) with 45 gallon sump
MH and VHO lighting
DSB (5 inches)
300 lbs live rock
Water drains from display, first contact chamber heaters and blue filter pads.
Next into algae chambers (chaeto).
Then large storage area for skimming(corallife super Skimmer 220), carbon filtration (2 mag 350's), into Artica 1/3 HP Titanium chiller (temp stays 77.5 to 78.5 F). Finally into return area with two quiet one 6000 pumps returning water to display.
System has stayed at zero NH3, NO2, and NO3 since it's 6 month birthday.
22 various fish, 38 coral placements, and a host of shrimps, hermits, crabs, snails, and more.
With all this my only drawbacks are Rock wall limits usage of space and coral placings. Sand bed gets grey blacl areas. And weekly raising calcium and Alk levels up.
By the way the Algae chambers do act as a refugium area ( they are always crawling with microstars and pods!)

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by 40 galons
with all this extra cash youre useing to buy all these corals i would love to see youre tank. must be packed !!!
Welll........it was. It's a long story. My 90 gallon was taken down, but now thanks to a friend I am back in business with her 45 gallon. She got too frustrated and gave every to me!!!!

2 false percs
45 lbs LR
~3 inches LS
and TONS of mushrooms!!!!!!!
I am making preparations to turn the tank into a sea horse tank.

oops sorry.....I am highjacking this thread.

 

[wangotango]

55 aga with megaflow:
-acrylic sump w/ small fuge and carbon built by local company
-2x mag-7's (one return and one for skimmer)
-precision marine es-100 skimmer
-titanium heater (gonna replace before it goes ka-put)-its a won bros

-maxijet 900 and some penguin ph
-3x 46.5" 110w vho retrofit (2 actinic, 1 12k) my aquactinics 5x 54w fixture will be here in a few weeks!!
-2 inchish sandbed
-60ish pounds of lr

 

[sign guy]

Originally Posted by Rykna
Welll........it was. It's a long story. My 90 gallon was taken down, but now thanks to a friend I am back in business with her 45 gallon. She got too frustrated and gave every to me!!!!

2 false percs
45 lbs LR
~3 inches LS
and TONS of mushrooms!!!!!!!
I am making preparations to turn the tank into a sea horse tank.

oops sorry.....I am highjacking this thread.
we need to talk about the seahorse tank my 46 bow is gonna be a sea horse tank btw what ever happened with that book

 

[lazypinoy]

do you use an ozinizer
no, dont even kno how it works
do you use a calcium reactor
no
do you use a refugium
no but i wish
do you use a chem reactor
no
how often do you do a water change
once every 2 weeks or so. about 15gallons on a 125 gallon.
my equip?
sump20gallon)
1 asm g-3 skimmer w/ sedra 5000 pump
1 rio 1700 as uv pump
1 25 watt gamma uv
1 Resun 9 watt uv
1 sedra 9000 return
1 250watt via aqua heater
Tank
1 seio 620
1 seio 820
1 seio 1500
3 t-6 vho 140watt
2 vent vans
and just a little more:
3 -5 outlet extensions
1 shock buster
1 15ft extension

 

[puffer32]

Nothing fancy in my 150, no sterilizer, reactors etc. The fanciest thing i have is my deltec skimmer (a priority to me) I have a 25 gal sump/fuge, those are my only filtration besides LR. 2 acqua clear and 1 maxi jet PH. I have 4 T5's and 500 watts of MH,moonlights, all on timers. 2 300 watt heaters, about it :notsure:

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by puffer32
The fanciest thing i have is my deltec skimmer
Lucky....

 

[murray bmf]

I have a 75 gal reef ready with two 150 watt 20K metal halides and one moon light all on timers. I also have a couple of power heads in the tank for circulation. For a sump I used a 22 gal long and glued baffles in it to create separate chambers. In the sump I have a Euro-Reef skimmer, a Mag 7 as a return pump and a heater. Thats about it.

 

[al mc]

Well, I should do the KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid) method, BUT, I have gone to the dark side with equipment.
175 gallon display/ 250# live rock/ 200# live sand
Orbit 72" MH/T5 combo light
(4) maxi jet (900?) to move water in the tank
80 gallon sump/refugium
(2) ASM 4 skimmers
Red Sea phosban reactor
Coralline 250 UV light
(5) 250 watt heaters in sump
Mag 36 in sump pump to circulate water
Supplements (Calcium/Stron/Iodine) in 'IV drip' top off tank
Change 40 gallons of water every 3-4 weeks

 

[deric203]

No ionizer
no calcium reactor
no chiller
no heaters
no chem reactor
no refugium
no sump tank
never change the water.............
Tank has been no problems

That all will change this week!

Happy new year and thanks for all the help everone.

 

[cofishguy]

I don't use any of the equipment you asked about. I do change my water once / week. I have an 80 gallon and do about 10 gallons once/week
Happy New Year!

 

[sign guy]

what about lights what brands are you using?

 

[polarbear1]

I only do weekly water changes about 20gal With a skimmer in the sump. I have a uv that came with tank but dont use it.

 

[1knight164]

Originally Posted by sign guy
what about lights what brands are you using?
Coralife PC 96W 10000k and 96W 420/460 actinic plus moonlight.