reefwars 2012 nano contest entry

reefwars · #1 09-20-2012, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

Cat's out of the bag now eh? :P

yeah i know biggest regret ever lol

so much work and so much trial and error lol i should have went with the zoa tank lol :P

albert_dao · #2 09-20-2012, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars

yeah i know biggest regret ever lol

so much work and so much trial and error lol i should have went with the zoa tank lol :P

Don't sweat it man! Azoo is easy once you nail down good habits. That's all it is, habits.

reefwars · #3 09-20-2012, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

Don't sweat it man! Azoo is easy once you nail down good habits. That's all it is, habits.

ive had good luck with some of the easier stuff im a bit worried over the live food part, but at least ill work into that slowly, since i dont have alot of display room ill start with the easier stuff and replace it with some more advance corals as time goes by.

one smart move was setting this tank up in my fishroom, i have all kinds of room for equipment around the tank itself and noise,smell,clutter isnt an issue in here.

new water is only 4ft away and theres always 20g of new water kicking around.

i figure the only way this tank is going to get reg is if i make everything easily accessible for supplies

any azoox keepers out there id love to hear any ideas or tips you could offer as this build gooes on

albert_dao · #4 09-20-2012, 04:49 AM

I have a tip for ya: Flow is king. 60+ x turnover each hour at least man. Settlement is the main reason people fail with AZoox. Keep the turnover high and you will keep organics in suspension for your protein skimmer to gobble up.

fishoholic · #5 09-20-2012, 05:07 AM

Huh I've never heard the term azoox before now. Very cool Denny

Enigma · #6 09-20-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

Huh I've never heard the term azoox before now. Very cool Denny

X2

Had to google it.

sphelps · #7 09-20-2012, 02:57 PM

I think the tall tank is ideal for keeping things suspended. I'd run a small closed loop with the suction centered within the rock work and the outputs scattered around the base. This way you push water upwards keeping things suspended and you're constantly drawing water inwards towards the corals which will promote feeding. The base will look like Swiss cheese but that's OK

Looking forward to this one buddy, don't let me down.

reefwars · #8 09-20-2012, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma

X2

Had to google it.

ive wanted to do one for years, they are the hardest kind of reeftank to pull off but im up for the challenge

reefwars · #9 09-20-2012, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

I have a tip for ya: Flow is king. 60+ x turnover each hour at least man. Settlement is the main reason people fail with AZoox. Keep the turnover high and you will keep organics in suspension for your protein skimmer to gobble up.

thats where i stand now figuring out the key components of my sump , what i should use and not use and how to plumb it together.

im still undecided as if ill use the display i have now or not, ill have a decision by the first ,its hard dimesions to work with lol

being so tall an being so narrow flow is gonna have a weird pattern thats for sure lol

Enigma · #10 09-20-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

I have a tip for ya: Flow is king. 60+ x turnover each hour at least man. Settlement is the main reason people fail with AZoox. Keep the turnover high and you will keep organics in suspension for your protein skimmer to gobble up.

Holy smokes. That is pretty aggressive flow. The polyps must be pretty tough to not get cut on the skeleton or damaged.