Lee's Twin 180g system

[ldzielak]

Set Up Date : Moved from 120g SeaStar Nov 28 2004

Reef Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 72"x24"24" | 180g
with single 1.5" Durso to 2" drain pipe, over flow box is 8.5" x 9"

FOWLR Size (LxHxW | Volume): 72"x24"24" | 180g
with single 1.5" Stand Pipe to 2" drain line

Common Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume): 55"x24"x33" oval rubber maid | 110g max, using approx 70g.

Refuge Size (LxHxW | Volume): 26"x16"x18" Restaurant grade food storage container | 30g max, using approx 20g.
1 x 175w 10K Ushio MH, 10hr (10:00pm-8:00am)

Frag Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume): 26"x16"x18" Restaurant grade food storage container | 30g max, using approx 12g.
1 x 250w 10K XM MH 10hr (10:00pm-8:00am)

Live Rock (Mass): 120lbs Fiji, 60lbs Tonga

Live Sand (Mass):
REEF: 80lbs of Caribsea Seafloor Special Grade ~1.5" coverage.
FOWLR: 160lbs of Aragonite medium and sugar 50%/%50 mix.
REFUGIUM: 40lbs of Aragonite medium mixed with Aragonite sugar sand.

Reef Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):
3 x 400w 10K XM MH on Son Agro Ballast, 10hr (10:00am-8:00pm)
2 x 160w VHO URI Atinic on 14hr (8:00am-10:00pm)
2 x 3/4w Coralife Moonlights on 10hr (10:00pm-8:00am)

FOWRL Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):
2 x 160w VHO 1 URI Atinic & 1 URI Aqua Sun on 14hr (8:00am-10:00pm)

Power Service 3 x 20Amp dedicated services, with a fourth if I need it!

Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model): ETSS model 800 with Ampmaster 3000 pump dedicated to skimmer and small amount to chiller.

Biological Filtration (Type): LR / LS

Chemical Filtration (Type): Activated Carbon in sump

Reef Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model):
75% of flow from Ampmaster 3000 return pump
SOON 4x1" Seaswirls on closed loop, when I find High flow pump and fix the motors.

Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model): Ampmaster 3000 shared between both tanks, 75% to REEF 25% to FOWRL. 5x1" returns in REEF and 3x1" returns in FOWLR

Chiller (Brand | Model): Powecooler 1/4hp Chiller w/ dual temp control. Setpoing 81 +/- 2 Deg.

Heaters (Watts | Brand): 2x250w Ebo-Jagers

pH (Morning | Evening): 8.2 | 8.2

Temperature (Range | oC ): 81 - 83

Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): 1.024

Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH): 9.0

Calcium (ppm): 410

Ammonia (ppm): 0

Nitrite (ppm): 0

Nitrate (ppm): 0

Phosphate (ppm): 0

REEF Fish: Percula Clown, Black Clown Gobies, Bangai Cardinal, 2" Mystery Tang (Like Kole but very Dark w/ light tail), 6 Green Chromis

FOWRL Fish: 3.5" Ocean Surgeon Tang (Acanthurus bahianus), 2.5" Lemon Peel Angel, 3 Green Chromis

Corals : 1 Torch large, Orange and Purple Monti Digitata, Green Monti Cap with Pink Rim. Lost most of my SPS, time to re-stock.

Invertebrates : Blue, Scarlet and Leftie Hermits (approx 25 total) Asteria and MexicanTurbo Snails approx. 20 total

Maintenance Program : 15g water change every 2 weeks, also change Activated Carbon

Dual stage DYI Ca "Fluidized" reactor (1st stage 6"x18" with MAG5 pump, second stage 4"x18".

Kent Maxxima 100 gpd RODI water system, with auto top off float, back flush system and in/out TDS meter

Pinpoint pH meter

[ldzielak]

Updated Oct 28 2005

[Manny]

sounds nice. got some pics

[Invigor]

i have almost the identical overflow/return setup as you do, do you find it noisy in the durso, crashing water in the pipe? I have a 2" durso thru 2" drain with my ampmaster 3000 wide open..sounds like a toilet flushing