1200x600x500 Reef... of some sort
Introduction: I have kept aquariums since my teenage years though back then success was varied with the info that was around. In the last few years I have had several tanks going with the old oscars (had my pair for 9 years) and other americans. I then turned to South Americans, Eartheaters (geophagus species) in particular. I had both varients of the Orange heads and Columbia/Venezula sp. Recently moved to melbourne so shut down all my tanks and sold most. I brought a 3 foot stand down with me with the aim to set up a small south american biotope houseing a pair of Apistogramma (probably near as hard as marine as far as water requirements go) until I found a link to this place on a bonsai forum :rolleyes and the rest as they say is....
Reefing Since: Now. I tried about ten years ago back in brissie but with bad advice on poor equipment it wasnt a success. Armed with more knowledge i aim to be successful with this one (fingers crossed)
System Objectives: To have a healthy tank that I think looks good and that keeps any critter or coral I put in there alive.
Type of reef: FWLR.....Mainly softies and LPS and a CLAM!! Maybe if the tank will handle it a Monti, so far the only SPS that takes my fancy ;)
Display System:
Initial Fill Date: Still to far away :( Hopefully by mid year.
Display Tank Dimensions: 1200x600x500 Front panel will be starfire glass.
Display Lighting: Either Illumagic if the funds permit otherwise DIY :cool:
Stand: Timber.... building it myself though I am no handyman :confused:
Hood or Rimless: DIY = Hood. Illumagic = No hood. Probably going to have an allround brace budget doesnt extend to laser cut euro bracing
Sump Design: Skimmer in front, heaters and LR and macro in the middle (maybe FBF if need be) return pump at the back.
Filtration: Sump
Support systems:
NSW or ASW: NSW
Display Water circulation: Tunze 7096 Controller and two 6055 pumps (maybe 3 if i need it)
Return Pump: I would say it will be an ehiem Compac
Skimmer: Bubble Magus CS180
Evaporation Top Up: Undecided probably manual to start with.
Chiller: Hailea 250a
Heating: Two 300w Fluval heaters. Long term interested in the heaters Mj has.
Chemical additions:
Calcium Addition: Probably start with Red Sea when needed but aim to use randys reciepe
Alkilinity Addition: See above ^^^
Magnesium Addition: See above the comment above^^^
Prodibiotics Addition: More Reading needed ;)
Coral Food Addition: Some aminos might try 100% reef safe and others... See above ^^^
Reefing Since: Now. I tried about ten years ago back in brissie but with bad advice on poor equipment it wasnt a success. Armed with more knowledge i aim to be successful with this one (fingers crossed)
System Objectives: To have a healthy tank that I think looks good and that keeps any critter or coral I put in there alive.
Type of reef: FWLR.....Mainly softies and LPS and a CLAM!! Maybe if the tank will handle it a Monti, so far the only SPS that takes my fancy ;)
Display System:
Initial Fill Date: Still to far away :( Hopefully by mid year.
Display Tank Dimensions: 1200x600x500 Front panel will be starfire glass.
Display Lighting: Either Illumagic if the funds permit otherwise DIY :cool:
Stand: Timber.... building it myself though I am no handyman :confused:
Hood or Rimless: DIY = Hood. Illumagic = No hood. Probably going to have an allround brace budget doesnt extend to laser cut euro bracing
Sump Design: Skimmer in front, heaters and LR and macro in the middle (maybe FBF if need be) return pump at the back.
Filtration: Sump
Support systems:
NSW or ASW: NSW
Display Water circulation: Tunze 7096 Controller and two 6055 pumps (maybe 3 if i need it)
Return Pump: I would say it will be an ehiem Compac
Skimmer: Bubble Magus CS180
Evaporation Top Up: Undecided probably manual to start with.
Chiller: Hailea 250a
Heating: Two 300w Fluval heaters. Long term interested in the heaters Mj has.
Chemical additions:
Calcium Addition: Probably start with Red Sea when needed but aim to use randys reciepe
Alkilinity Addition: See above ^^^
Magnesium Addition: See above the comment above^^^
Prodibiotics Addition: More Reading needed ;)
Coral Food Addition: Some aminos might try 100% reef safe and others... See above ^^^