Simon G's baby reef.

[simon garratt]

Ok. Its been a long time coming I know, so here are my tank specs for my current 55gall...... new 180gall set-up will follow soon..


Old system…..Been running for 5 years now…

Tank 55gall Seabray (15years old) 52L x 12W x 24D With 12L x 6W x 24D header tank at the back.(no sump)

Filtration.

1x Moded Seaclone (up-rated pump, and Air diffuser added)
Approx 75kilos of mixed Fiji / Carrabean / Tuffa / Lava rock
1 1/2” layer of Aragamax sand in tank and 3” in the bottom of header tank.
Small amount of Caulerpa in header tank, lit by overspill from MH’s

Circulation.

2x 802’s
2x Aquaclear 3000
2x MJ1200
1x MJ1000

Total turnover 32x tank volume/hr

Lighting.
2x 250W 10K BLV MH’s (no cover glasses) + 2x Marine blue actininics.
Duration MH’s *10Hrs / *Actinics 12Hrs

Perameters

Temp * * *79-83 over 24hrs,,,(bad I know)
Ph * * * *7.9 – 8.2 */ 24hrs
PO4 * * * 0.0 (below Salifert kit)
NO3 * * * 0.0 (below Salifert kit)
Amm * * * (your avin a larf)
Ca * * * *380 - 420 avarage
Alk * * * 3.4 – 3.8 meq/l

Daily addatives etc….
2ltrs Kalkwasser (overnight drip) + 4scoops of Reef Success CALK
5mill Iodine every week. *

Stock

SPS.
2 x Steriatopora Histrix……(debate on this)
1 x Montipora Sp(flat plate type)
1 x Montipora digitata

LPS
2 x Turbinaria peltata.
1 x Turbinaria Mesentarious
2 x Plerogyra Sinuosa
2 x Physogyra lichtensteini
1 x Pectinia paeonia.
1 x Euphyllia divisa (+ about 6 babies)
1 x Euphyllia ancora
4 x Euphyllia glabrescens
1 x Fungia granulosa
1 x Fungia horrida
1 x Blastomussa
1 x Brain coral (lobophyllia)
3 x Trumpet coral (caulastrea furcata)

others

Various polyps Zooanthids (green/ yellow/ brown)
Blue shrooms
Green shrooms
Ricordia shrooms
Rhodactis shrooms
Clavularia (4 big batches growing like a weed)

Softies
3 x Mushroom leathers
1 x Medusa coral
2 x Pussy / Colt coral

Others

2 x Duresa Clams
1 x Tigertail cuke
1 x Cleaner shrimp
1 x Peppermint (recently rediscoverd, I did have 4)
1 x Urban combat serpent star (best description I could think of)
(god alone knows what-else lurking in the rockwork)

Fish.

Paul and Helen (the maroon clowns)
1 x Pajama wrass
1 x Coral beauty
1 x Short finned yellow tang , ‘new species’(shut up Andy a )
1 x Bicolour blennie



Tank end (http://website.lineone.net/~espsrg/Tank%20end%20Dec1.jpg)


Tank LHS (http://website.lineone.net/~espsrg/Tank%20rhs%20Jan02.jpg)


Tank RHS (http://website.lineone.net/~espsrg/Tank%20lhs%20Jan02.jpg)


Tank centre (http://website.lineone.net/~espsrg/2001_1019_214905AA.JPG)



Thats about it really.....new set-up on the way soon.



Cheers




Si.

(Edited by simon garratt at 9:24 pm on Jan. 1, 2002)


(Edited by simon garratt at 1:18 am on Jan. 13, 2002)



Last edited by simon garratt at July 12 2002,00:14

[gruntany]

hi si
very impressive tank m8, will look forward to some pics of your new system.
cheers
* grant

Simon,

I can't see the piccies (i've got boxes with red squares in)? Sounds like a great tank though.

SS.

[Ali A]

Si,
nice pics and setup m8, what is your plan and overall aim for your new setup?

and what are you going to do with your old setup? Are you going to keep your old system and run in conjunction with new and keep both independent, or gradually transfer your stock over from old to new when the time is right?

atb
ali.

p.s. guest, right click the x-box, go to properties. Highlight the url(address) and copy it. Once copied paste the address in the address bar. once loaded click back to return to the page. hey presto.