Tank Journal Archive

[n0rk]

Introduction:​

Reefing Since: sometime long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...​

System Objectives: Successful paring of various Pomacanthidae and harem structuring and shoaling behaviour of Anthiinae.​

Type of reef: Full SPS reefcrest/reef wall/cave biotope.​

Display System:​

Initial Fill Date: Sometime!​

Display Tank Dimensions: custom 60x40x20", roughly 5'x3'4"x1'8" or 1500x1000x500mm. Eurobraced with external weir.​

Display Lighting: 10x39W ATI Powermodule, 8x custom 54W LED modules.​

Stand: custom 40x40 3mm 1500x1000x1050mm. ​

Hood or Rimless: Hooded.​

Sump Design: custom 900x700x460mm 3-section.​

Filtration: Modified ZEOvit method, 24/7 Ozone addition, continuous waterchange.​

Support systems:​

NSW or ASW: NSW.​

Display Water circulation: 2x closed loop gyres (fed by Panworld 150PS-MD55R pumps with 400% penductors), 2x Tunze Turbelle 6205.000, 2x Carlson Surge Device. Tidal structure to create heavy wave action and strong directional movement with surges.​

Return Pump: Royal-Exclusiv Red Dragon Speedy 8K.​

Skimmer: Royal-Exclusiv Bubble King Supermarin 200 w/ Swabbie 200.​

Evaporation Top Up: Tunze Osmolator 3155.000, provided by custom PSI/BOSS RO/DI unit.​

Chemical additions:​

Calcium Addition: Kamoer dosing setup, 15 channels.​

Alkilinity Addition: Kamoer dosing setup, 15 channels.​

Magnesium Addition: Kamoer dosing setup, 15 channels.​

Prodibiotics Addition: ZEOvit method.​

Coral Food Addition: Kamoer dosing setup, 15 channels.​

This should be fun...​

 

[MagicJ]

Should be fun to watch this come together ;)

 

[BooY]

Go the close loop setups :)

Lookin good ben, give us a yell if want any help setting anything up

 

[MTG]

ben this will be excellent!, some nice gear on that list!!!

 

[slin1977]

This one will be the tits nOrk.
The planning will be on your mind during the day, and the dreaming at night.
Hope you get some water in it soon mate.

 

[Jonny Glover]

This one will be the tits nOrk.
The planning will be on your mind during the day, and the dreaming at night.
Hope you get some water in it soon mate.

if thats not addiction then i don't know what is....

 

[slin1977]

I need another project, lol.

Ben, would you like a price for your glass to be supplied.

 

[jashay]

nice, I am starting to lean to a tank setup and build like this. the intergrated hoods make things awkward at times..

look forward to this build!

 

[n0rk]

Cheers lads, hopefully it comes together because I've been massaging this plan to be exactly right for a long time now and I'm at a point where if it goes against the way I want it's going to be frustrating beyond compare.

Nils, the tank is already built mate. I bought it off of another reefer, it's just sitting quietly in my room waiting for some action.

Some more images:

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[MagicJ]

:drool

What are you using for your renders Ben?

 

[VaultBoy]

That looks great mate keep up the good work!

 

[Luke]

Looks good mate, Cant wait to see this one start to take shape :)

 

[n0rk]

:drool

What are you using for your renders Ben?

Everything is done in SketchUp then rendered in Kerkythea. I posted a video tutorial in another thread this morning... it's very easy!

That looks great mate keep up the good work!

Looks good mate, Cant wait to see this one start to take shape :)

It's been a long time in the making, still a ways off yet but every little aspect is closer to where I want it than it once was...

As for stocking, the following:

• Mated pair Red Sea/Indonesian Regal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)
• Mated pair Multibar Dwarf Angelfish (Paracentropyge multifasciata)
• Mated pair Golden Angelfish (Centropyge aurantia)
• Mated pair Fathead Anthias (Serranocirrhitus latus)
• Trio Longfin Anthias (Pseudanthias ventralis ventralis)
• Trio Randall's Anthias (Pseudanthias randalli)
• Harem Tiger Anthias (Pseudanthias lori) (5)
• Harem Queen Anthias (Pseudanthias tuka) (7)

 

[BooY]

looking good ben, but tisk tisk when will u upgrade to a real modeling program :P

 

[n0rk]

When I can be bothered learning how to use 3DSmax or something :P which... being how lazy I've been lately... will be sometime about 2022.

 

[MagicJ]

I like the idea of the small internal overflow weir section - you don't really need the weir running from the top to the bottom of the tank ;)

 

[n0rk]

That one is one of the proposed QT tanks, I'll have several of different sizes so I can cater to different hospitalisation needs as they arise. Basically designed so it can be run with a sump and without, with an external skimmer, with the ability to do 50% and 100% water changes, and to house what I need to long-term. A bottom-exit weir goes against what I want to achieve anyway :)

 

[MagicJ]

I wondered what the hole in the side was for ;)

 

[n0rk]

There is very few times in reefkeeping I do things without a purpose ;)

 

[MagicJ]

There is very few times in reefkeeping I do things without a purpose ;)

:D