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ldzielak
01-03-2002, 02:47 PM
Set Up Date : Moved from 33 Hagen on Oct 2001

Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 60"x18"24" | 120g
with 2x1/5" over flows and 2x1" return lines drilled into bottom of tank.

Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 48"x18"x14" | 52g max, using 11" of water height 32g actual, Includes a 21"x11"x14" | 14g Refugium section

Live Rock (Mass): 120lbs Fiji, 30lbs Tonga

Live Sand (Mass): 140lbs of Aragonite in Tank and 60lbs of Aragonite medium mixed with Aragonite sugar sand in sump, Total 200lbs

Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):
2 x 175 10K Ushio MH on 12hr (9:00am-9:00pm)
2 x 110 VHO URI Atinic on 14hr (8:00am-10:00pm)
2 x 55 PC Sump/Refuge on 15hr (7:00pm-10:00am)

Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): ETSS model 800 with Iwaki 55RLT pump

Biological Filtration (Type): LR / LS

Chemical Filtration (Type): Activated Carbon in sump

Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model): 2x301 powerheads on 20000VA UPS

Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): MAK4 @ 1000 GPH approx.

Closed Loop w/ Chiller (Rate | Brand | Model): T4 @ 1000 GPH approx. Through a Powecooler 1/4hp Chiller. Setpoing 81 +/- 2 Deg.

pH (Morning | Evening): 8.2 | 8.2

Temperature (Range | oC | oF): 79 - 81

Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): 1.025

Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): 11.6

Calcium (ppm): 420

Ammonia (ppm): 0

Nitrite (ppm): 0

Nitrate (ppm): 0

Phosphate (ppm): 0

Fish: 2 Orange Spotted Gobies, Percula Clown, 4" Maroon Clown, 2 Black Clown Gobies, 2 Bangai Cardinals, 5" Sailfin Tang

Corals : 1 Torch large, Green & Orange & Purple Montipora Digitata, Green & Orange & Brown Montipora Cap., Pink & Yelow & Multiple Green Pocilipora, 10 different Acros and Stags. The more you look the more you will find.

Invertebrates : Blue, Scarlet and Leftie Hermits (approx 20-40 total) Asteria and Turbo Snails approx. 15-20 total

Maintenance Program : 15-20g water change every month, also change Activated Carbon

Dual stage DYI Ca reactor (1st stage 6"x18" with MAG7 pump, second stage 4"x18".

Kent Maxxima 50gpd RODI water system, with auto top off float, back flush system and in/out TDS meter

Pinpoint pH meter